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Mark Rushton's avatar

I appreciate your take. I'm one of those "free speech" types. I used to subscribe to SPY Magazine in the late 80s. No way could such a funny magazine be produced today. They ragged on everybody. That's the way it should be.

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Peter James's avatar

As an Elder Millennial, I miss MADTV

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Talia Barnes's avatar

Great observations - many platforms pull users in with the promise of expression and authenticity, only to deprioritize it with draconian moderation policies. I also agree that the best remedy is platforms like Substack, which don’t use the ad-based model.

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Peter James's avatar

“Mark Zuckerberg said I can’t cuss on Reels.”

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Michael Mohr's avatar

Very much agree. Substack is the way to go. The lefties did try to "cancel" Substack over the fake Nazi scandal but, you know, free speech is no longer en vogue.

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Peter James's avatar

That anti-Substack campaign felt like one of the last gasps of a dying movement. Glad it didn't stick.

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