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imgabe on Sept 6, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Researchers studying Facebook misinformation say t...

> If facebook becomes public utility I want to be able to regulate speech on it with my tax money.

What makes you think you should be able to do that? Do you get to cut off someone's water utility if they say something you don't like?

guerrilla on Sept 6, 2021 [–]

> Do you get to cut off someone's water utility if they say something you don't like?

Coming soon to a Hell on Earth near you.

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