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		borski on Jan 21, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter suspends the account of Venezuela's new Na... They aren’t editorializing; they are arguably trying to remove potential liabilities from their service. If you walk into my bar and start screaming racist nonsense, I am well within my rights to ask you to leave the bar, and I do not have to let you back in. That doesn’t also suddenly make me liable for the nonsense you spewed.

redwine11 on Jan 21, 2021 [–]

Correct because you could be potential liable if you did nothing, right now they have no liability and the ability to have editorial control.

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