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JumpCrisscross01/17/20253 repliesview on HN

If the President had over Meta and X the sort of control the CCP has over TikTok, Instagram and Twitter would be banned in most countries. The only reason this is debated so much here is we’re (in my opinion correctly) very cautious about free speech.


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Bukhmanizer01/17/2025

The owner of X is in the government.

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mattrick01/17/2025

The owner of Twitter/X is about to be in the president’s cabinet. And the owner of Meta is clearly cozying up to the incoming administration with their new “anti-woke” policies.

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jayzalowitz01/17/2025

I believe theres a related argument that congress might be making here, idk.