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US state AGs: How can Facebook, Google, Twitter say they tackle misinformation when *gestures wildly at COVID-19 BS everywhere*

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Paris Hilton

First amendment?

I'm aware that private companies can choose whatever they want to accept on their platforms, I've read the <a href="https://xkcd.com/1357/>relevant XKCD</a>, and I have no problem with it. The right to free speech only protects you from the government, and all that... But isn't it weird to have <b> Attorneys General</b>, who are definitely part of the government, pressing private companies to limit what people can say on their platforms?

It feels weird to have the government saying "something is wrong about the world, and tech companies should do something about it."

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