"It can't happen here.""Hate-speech" is different.Note that this is a voluntary action taken by the private sector. So there is no violation of the First Amendment, which prohibits government censorship.ReutersFacebook, Apple remove most of U.S. conspiracy theorist's content Rich McKayAlso at ReutersThis is kind of a big deal. Chinese state media is usually pretty moderate. This is an attack on POTUS and it represents ratcheting up.Chinese state media slams Trump for 'extortion' in trade dispute Andrew Galbraith, Michael Martina
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"It can't happen here."
"Hate-speech" is different.
Note that this is a voluntary action taken by the private sector. So there is no violation of the First Amendment, which prohibits government censorship.
Reuters
Facebook, Apple remove most of U.S. conspiracy theorist's content
Rich McKay
Also at Reuters
This is kind of a big deal. Chinese state media is usually pretty moderate. This is an attack on POTUS and it represents ratcheting up.
Chinese state media slams Trump for 'extortion' in trade dispute
Andrew Galbraith, Michael Martina