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TX social media censorship bill
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TX social media censorship bill
Wow, so it is now freedom to force someone to hold your hate speech.

Quote:Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs social media "censorship" bill into law

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that aims to stop social media companies from banning users or nixing posts based solely on political opinions — the latest salvo by Republicans, who claim that these tech giants are censoring conservative users.

"We will always defend the freedom of speech in Texas, which is why I am proud to sign House Bill 20 into law to protect first amendment rights in the Lone Star State," Abbott said in a statement. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-socia...or-abbott/

So if you have a bakery you have the freedom to object to what is written on your cakes, but if you have a website you are forced to have whatever people write on it.
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RE: TX social media censorship bill
How much TNT would it take to dislodge TX from the US?
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(September 12, 2021 at 12:14 pm)Foxaire Wrote: How much TNT would it take to dislodge TX from the US?

I don’t care how much it takes. I’ll pay for it.
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It would be hilarious if all the major players kicked him off immediately.
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem.
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(September 12, 2021 at 12:12 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Wow, so it is now freedom to force someone to hold your hate speech.

Quote:Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs social media "censorship" bill into law

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that aims to stop social media companies from banning users or nixing posts based solely on political opinions — the latest salvo by Republicans, who claim that these tech giants are censoring conservative users.

"We will always defend the freedom of speech in Texas, which is why I am proud to sign House Bill 20 into law to protect first amendment rights in the Lone Star State," Abbott said in a statement. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-socia...or-abbott/

So if you have a bakery you have the freedom to object to what is written on your cakes, but if you have a website you are forced to have whatever people write on it.

So, we can add ‘freedom of speech’ to the long list of things Abbott doesn’t understand. It guarantees your right to say stupid things, it doesn’t guarantee you a platform on which to say them.

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Does this buffoon have any working brain cells?
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The handmaids tale re -nactment society are busy at the moment arent they?



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RE: TX social media censorship bill
I've enjoyed recent occasions to revisit an old Arkansas maxim:  Fuck Texas.
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RE: TX social media censorship bill
The big 3 should announce that it's now to financially risky to continue doing business in the state and all accounts will begin to be deleted in 60 days. That's enough time for all parties to go back to email and websites.

Sometimes you just have to use the nuclear option threat.

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Texas has become a communist state for not letting business do whatever it wants is Republicans would be chanting if a Democrat governor had done this to any other business.

(September 12, 2021 at 12:12 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: Wow, so it is now freedom to force someone to hold your hate speech.

Quote:Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs social media "censorship" bill into law

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill that aims to stop social media companies from banning users or nixing posts based solely on political opinions — the latest salvo by Republicans, who claim that these tech giants are censoring conservative users.

"We will always defend the freedom of speech in Texas, which is why I am proud to sign House Bill 20 into law to protect first amendment rights in the Lone Star State," Abbott said in a statement. 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-socia...or-abbott/

So if you have a bakery you have the freedom to object to what is written on your cakes, but if you have a website you are forced to have whatever people write on it.
Yup you have the freedom to deny protected classes service but don't you dare tell the Transphobes to stop the internet bullying  Dodgy
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