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		brookst 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dilbert creator Scott Adams says he will die soon ... Refusing to buy something is not censorship. Encouraging other people to not buy something is ALSO not censorship. It is the exact opposite of censorship: it is making a case that people are free to listen to (or not).

coliveira 9 months ago [–]

When you're a monopolist, like Netflix or Google, then it is definitely censorship.

brookst 9 months ago | [–]

Google declined to buy my company. Was I censored, and didn’t even notice?

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