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In reply to the discussion: AOC just made Mark Zuckerberg look like a deer in headlights. [View all]OKNancy
(41,832 posts)2. meh.. Katie Porter was much better
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Porter was great, as was Rep. Joyce Beatty. They asked biting questions, and....
George II
Oct 2019
#46
She did a good job, made him squirm as he struggled to not take any responsibility...
brush
Oct 2019
#5
I appreciate the problem. Setting the parameters for such regulation would be difficult.
TomSlick
Oct 2019
#10
So, I'll ask what I asked before. Do you want fact-checkers on your posts here at DU?
X_Digger
Oct 2019
#68
The government has no power to regulate the content of speech on a private website. Period.
X_Digger
Oct 2019
#15
Get past the government will you. It's about industry standards and pride in publishing...
brush
Oct 2019
#21
No, it isn't. You didn't watch the hearing today, did you? Not just the linked excerpt above.
X_Digger
Oct 2019
#22
Yes, it's up to him. He doesn't have to run it. Seems he just doesn't want to be...
brush
Oct 2019
#31
sure they have the power. apply libel laws of publishers to fb. a few winning lawsuits. fixed.
Kurt V.
Oct 2019
#52
No, but the concept is the same. Size has no impact on whether or not the gov't has the power. n/t
X_Digger
Oct 2019
#57
Don't you think size of audience of influence weighs heavily on many decisions in history?
Kurt V.
Oct 2019
#58
the govt does this already. like with LAWS in libel in publishing, which was my original
Kurt V.
Oct 2019
#60
DU is not "fundamentally the same" as FB, which has a billion users. Anarchy doesn't work ...
Hekate
Oct 2019
#32
DU is a public website. We have a TOS. Facebook is a public website, with a TOS.
X_Digger
Oct 2019
#39
DU gets paid per impression- just seeing the ad generates revenue. Yes, clicks more $.
X_Digger
Oct 2019
#50
It amazes me that AOC is smarter than 99% of the men, 100% of the Repubs in DC and now...
JoeOtterbein
Oct 2019
#7
I was picturing him as a deer in the headlights of a vehicle that can't stop in time.
milestogo
Oct 2019
#9