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Trump Accuses Social Media Firms of 'Silencing Millions' (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the tussle-continues dept.

U.S. President Donald Trump accused social media companies on Friday of silencing "millions of people" in an act of censorship, but without offering evidence to support the claim. From a report: "Social Media Giants are silencing millions of people. Can't do this even if it means we must continue to hear Fake News like CNN, whose ratings have suffered gravely. People have to figure out what is real, and what is not, without censorship!" Trump wrote on Twitter, not mentioning any specific companies. Trump also criticized social media outlets last week, saying without providing proof that unidentified companies were "totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices." Mr. President's Friday remarks comes days after he expressed concerns over Twitter and Facebook regulating the content on their own platforms. He found such practice "very dangerous."

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  1. yes they are silencing millions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They have the right to silence but they are silencing none the less. If you don't group think you are kicked out.

  2. Re:From the other side of the big pond by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Heâ(TM)s in control enough to achieve 4% GDP growth. What your GDP growth?