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PunkTheFunk
2 minutes ago, OG Gaga Stan said:

He'll definitely be a Fox News staple for years. I really don't see him going away, sadly. :rip:

He'll start his own network, Trump TV, which will be Fox News on steroids :bear:

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3 minutes ago, OG Gaga Stan said:

He'll definitely be a Fox News staple for years. I really don't see him going away, sadly. :rip:

A lot of insiders seem to agree that Trump has a big chance of starting his own news network when leaving office, maybe even enticing tucker and Hannity to leave fox. We’ll see but it wouldn’t be surprising by 

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HorusRa2
8 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Banning him from Twitter is not censorship, he's on their private platform, he has no expectation of free speech.

I'm very familiar with the fact that technically the big social media companies have full say as to what is on their platforms and have full control over the content. However, considering how many Americans (has reached a majority of americans per a study I've read) who say they consume either some or most of their news on those social media platforms, I am vehemently opposed to the idea that the companies should be able to police what is on the platform, decide what is true or not, etc. I'm not asking you to agree with me on this but all I am saying is that I disagree with it regardless of what the law says in section 230 of the communications act. And the reason that I believe the way that I do is that when a private citizen can control what people consume as their source of news you are very nearly reaching state controlled media and propaganda. It's a very slippery slope and that is a reason why big tech has been in the news a lot, why the supreme court will be important to that as well as congress as we move forward. 

To be clear: I am not advocating for hate speech to be platformed for example but I do think that there should be more concrete bounds as to what should or should not be censored. 

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1 minute ago, Dulo Peep said:

All votes will be counted. Thank you next.

They will be. but at this point it’s almost statistically impossible for trump to win. Trump needs a large margin from Phoenix (a blue city) in tonight’s drop if he has any chance and he’s already not getting the margin he needs in AZ from red counties. PAs votes still largely remain in Philly and Pittsburgh while NV votes remain in Vegas. It’s not gonna happen. Even if Trump manages to get states in legal challenges which is virtually impossible, Biden can still lose a couple of states and still win.

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Chromatican

Why hasn't mainstream media called the election for Biden yet? This is not a good sign, they are giving Trump's BS arguments credence.

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buzzkill
6 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said:

He'll start his own network, Trump TV, which will be Fox News on steroids :bear:

inb4 trump tv files for bankruptcy  :bear:

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Contessa

I want them to ban trump from twitter just to see his meltdown on another platform. If they are going to censor someone is there a better option? :ladyhaha:

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PartySick
12 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Banning him from Twitter is not censorship, he's on their private platform, he has no expectation of free speech.

Yeah, this is my feeling on that. He can spew his crap but Twitter, as a private platform, can decide they don't want to be a medium for it.

Whimsical bitch
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PartySick
9 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said:

He'll start his own network, Trump TV, which will be Fox News on steroids :bear:

Oh god. He'll be like if Steve Bannon cloned himself, had Alex Jones mate with the clone, and had Rush Limbaugh raise it.

Whimsical bitch
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AnglerfishbraBENUS
5 minutes ago, Chromatican said:

Why hasn't mainstream media called the election for Biden yet? This is not a good sign, they are giving Trump's BS arguments credence.

Not really. We’d make the argument worse for ourselves if we call it without counting every vote at this point. Just because we have a healthy lead does not mean anything should be called too quickly. THAT would seem sus imo

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Chromatican
1 minute ago, whipopotamus said:

Not really. We’d make the argument worse for ourselves if we call it without counting every vote at this point. Just because we have a healthy lead does not mean anything should be called too quickly. THAT would seem sus imo

Seriously? Trump has no path to victory. Announce Biden as president elect already.

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JusKeepBreathin
1 hour ago, Jase said:

oop

I wonder if those countries he owes money to will start collecting now..

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr.
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BUtterfield 8
3 minutes ago, Chromatican said:

So when is an official announcement coming? This is ridiculous.

11/10 @ 11:59 pm ET

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Gagaloo911
2 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Yeah, this is my feeling on that. He can spew his crap but Twitter, as a private platform, can decide they don't want to be a medium for it.

That's honestly a slippery slope though, giving these companies the ability to outright ban people based on their own standards and opinions.

Lies, misleading posts, calls for violence and the like should all be flagged as such, yes, and suspend accounts for a specified time for repeated actions, but really thinking about this and considering it's been proven that social media companies are biased against antiestablishment opinions, views, and people, I don't really like the precedent that starts.

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