> I don't know what anyone can do about it without breaking US Constitutional freedoms

Well that's the thing, these apps can ban whoever they want they're not run by the government. The government cannot force them by law but I'm sure they can be very persuasive, especially given how many bootlickers execs there are

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ChocolateGod a day ago | parent [-]

If these apps have content that is inciting crime (e.g. on both Reddit and Twitch over the last couple weeks I have seen people promoting violence such as killing JK Rowling) then I think the government can force them to act.

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lm28469 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

And since they decide what a crime is...

See the recent tweet of trump declaring antifa as a terrorist organization, it's not even an organization to begin with.

	▲	ChocolateGod 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I'm pretty sure trying to convince other people to kill someone is widely already considered a crime, regardless of what who or what the target is.

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lyu07282 19 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Its also great because all the regime has to do is to employ agent provocateurs on whatever speech-platforming network they want to shut down and people like you will happily go along with it.

	▲	amenhotep 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't think it even needs to be that organised; the extremely online right wing love that kind of thing and would probably do it entirely organically.