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If Facebook/twitter/google wanted to play with fire they could use their platformS to basically vanquish the GOP.

Those three companies control a significant amount of what people see online.

Certainly. But the risk is incredibly high. If trump gets re-elected he’s going to go after these guys big time. Breaking them up would not be stretching the imagination.

Censoring trump is the nuclear option.

If he gets reelected (not likely) he would do it regardless. He’ll destroy the country too

Word of advice, don’t let your extreme biases cloud observations and judgements.

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Trump won the election largely by leveraging Twitter and Facebook.

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