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From: Frank Krygowski <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Told You So
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:43:57 -0500
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On 1/23/2025 2:33 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 1/23/2025 10:06 AM, cyclintom wrote:
>>
>> The Federal government under Biden was funging Wiki to say the things 
>> they wanted to hear.
> 
> As I understand the situation, based on emails and Mr Zuckerberg's 
> testimony in Congress, the administration merely asked and the various 
> platforms were enthusiastic volunteers in promoting administration 
> viewpoints while suppressing dissenting views.  This fails a strict 
> scrutiny test for 1st Amendment violation. Also, no payments have been 
> implied or discovered.
> 
> (I just read the news. I am not an expert)

AFAIK, Zuckerberg has nothing to do with Wikipedia, other than being the 
subject of a not particularly positive Wiki article.

And I'd be slightly curious about the details of the "dissenting views" 
suppressed on Facebook, Twitter or other similar platforms.

As I understand it, classic dead-tree newspapers are not required to 
print every viewpoint. If, for example, someone wrote a letter to the 
editor of our local paper to say "The Federal government under Biden was 
funging [sic] Wiki to say the things they wanted to hear," or 
"seriously, the world really is flat" the newspaper editors would shoot 
those "dissenting views" letter into the nearest trash basket.

IOW, fact checking is still alive in certain institutions.

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- Frank Krygowski