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Offline Right_in_Virginia

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Sen. Warren after Facebook's Trump ban: 'They're acting like they're bigger than government'
Washington Times. May 6, 2021

Sen. Elizabeth Warren blasted Facebook as having too much power and “acting like they’re bigger than government” after the company decided to uphold its suspension of former President Donald Trump Wednesday.

“I’m glad that he’s not on Facebook,” the Massachusetts Democrat told Cheddar News. “I think that he poses a real danger. But I don’t think that Facebook ought to have this kind of power. We need to break up these giant tech companies, and Facebook is one of them.

“They are crushing competition,” she continued. “And in cases like Facebook, they’re acting like they’re bigger than government. The group that made this decision calls itself ‘the Supreme Court’ — they are not the Supreme Court, they’re part of a private company. They need to be broken up, we need a chance for competition to flourish here, and we need a chance to have some power that balances out what these giants are up to.”


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Paging any Republican senator --- please look out the window of opportunity:   :pigs fly:


Offline libertybele

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Paging any Republican senator --- please look out the window of opportunity:   :pigs fly:

Yep, members of the GOPe will get right on this as they loved Trump so much.    *****rollingeyes*****
Romans 12:16-21

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly, do not claim to be wiser than you are.  Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.  If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all…do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Offline skeeter

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How sad. Liz Warren looks like a populist titan compared to the GOPe.

Offline libertybele

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How sad. Liz Warren looks like a populist titan compared to the GOPe.
 

You are absolutely correct.  Pitiful, absolutely pitiful. 
Romans 12:16-21

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly, do not claim to be wiser than you are.  Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all.  If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all…do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Offline Slide Rule

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Facebook is bigger than government so why not act accordingly.

Pawns like Warren, and Xo Bi Din are only place holders.

They will sell to the highest bidder and throw off all constraints.

Just look at fb as big daddy.
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