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		lovecg on Nov 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for d... It’s a bit of a stretch but imagine if China bought Twitter for some reason: Joe Biden: We stand with independent Taiwan. Fact check: This statement is false. Taiwan is part of China. Does this hypothetical not give you chills?

havelhovel on Nov 8, 2020 [–]

Nope. Twitter is a product. If it becomes China’s mouthpiece, you can point your browser to a different URL.

lovecg on Nov 8, 2020 | [–]

Network effects are a thing. You personally could, but you can’t do anything about hundreds of millions who won’t.

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