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• MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “Free speech” doesn’t entitle you to dictate policy over privately held companies. We spent four years trying to convince Trumpers of this. Be smarter.

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  • fishy@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What do you mean, did the Biden admin target any particular shows or networks? Are you also aware the current admin is holding off Paramount’s merger to exert influence over their programming? IDK how free that feels. May not be directly breaking laws, but it’s absolutely a subversion of free speech.

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    • MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No, it’s not. Free speech protects what you say from the government, not your employer. Your employer ALSO has free speech, meaning they can decide what can and can’t be said on their property.

      This is like saying Sesame Street doesn’t show hardcore porn and that’s a violation of free speech.

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      • fishy@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Based on your response, I’m not sure you even read my questions.

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• bigmamoth@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Like axing a show that didn’t make money ?

  That a poor comparison since on x the moderations is about random citizen and not paid employee doing a work for a company that a the end of the day is free to choose how to spent her money

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  • MellowYellow13@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It did make loads of money though? Why do you get to just push blatant lies?

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    • bigmamoth@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      how much ? cause the cost is high too. anyway

      However, the “pros” ultimately won out because, according to sources close to the network, “The Late Show” was losing money and there was no apparent path to turning around its financial position. source

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    • smeenz@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      For the same freedom of speech reasons that we’re applying to Colbert. That jerkwad is just as entitled to lie as they are to tell the truth, and it’s up to everyone else to call them out on it.

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      • smeenz@lemmy.nz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Can someone explain why a post in favour of free speech is being downvoted on lemmy ?

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  • db2@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Like axing a show that didn’t make money ?

    Even if that were true, which it isn’t, what business does the president have even mentioning it much less making a demand?

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    • bigmamoth@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      However, the “pros” ultimately won out because, according to sources close to the network, “The Late Show” was losing money and there was no apparent path to turning around its financial position. source

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