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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
If I take a dump on the counter in a few McDonalds and I get a lifetime ban from all McDonalds, are they not responsible for taking away my right to feed my family? Are we comfortable with them having this power?
Surely we need to look critically at McDonalds. If they can ban me and take away my right to purchase food simply for taking a dump on the counter, what's next? They could come for you too. The power imbalance is striking.
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Tech media platforms are not fast food restaurants. There's a reason why anti-trust charges are being brought against them, and why calls have been growing for them to be regulated. In a lot of ways, they're more like a combination of newspaper publishers and utilities that have secured quasi-monopolies. Both newspaper publishers and energy utilities are regulated by government policies and oversight.
This isn't about Trump. Unless you think everyone raising red flags are closet MAGA supporters. But maybe Angela Merkel just wants to be able to incite riots and post conspiracy theories on Facebook.