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Let us be honest here. The people that have the job to sort out this stuff might also not be the brightest stars in the night sky. If I had vested interests where manipulation of social media nets me advantages, I would be very content with the situation.

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> The people that have the job to sort out this stuff might also not be the brightest stars in the night sky.

Why not?

Maybe they are... I just thought they might want to do a different job.

In this case, the low-level moderators were apparently overruled by a self-describe “conservative” higher-up.

Yes, and I think whoever is responsible has a deeper understanding. People focusing on sanctioning people not believing in climate change are a larger hindrance to find support for climate policies than complete deniers.

I believe in climate change, but I am very skeptical why we need to censor people for speaking their mind. So if they had free reign, it would have been a net negative for everyone.

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