In the old days people spread rumors about brand names/products (and joked about how ridiculous those rumors were), and there was nothing the corporation could do (see: “Wendy’s hamburgers are made from earthworms” and “Proctor and Gamble donates money to the Church of Satan”), but in the age of “digital speech” there are ways to censor that kind of discussion. Making it easier to communicate with lots of people also makes it easier to silence that speech. (I guess this is obvious, I’m just musing here.)
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