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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 4649595" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>Newspapers are old technology.  Social media is new technology.  There are long established rules for newspapers to protect the public from their power.  When a newspaper goes after a private citizen(this also pertains to tv news networks)they must be very careful to be exact and truthful or they can face serious litigation.  The new technology, social media platforms, have been given protections as a platform.  However when the owners of that platform take sides, and their side goes after private citizens in ways that can harm that citizen, such as doxing, the owners are definitely risking the government establishing oversight, and taking away protections that keep them from being sued.  "Cancel culture", if not reined in, will eventually lead to the government stepping in.</p></blockquote><p></p>