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		rswail on June 1, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Mark Zuckerberg faces employee blowback over rulin... The issue is not whether people are allowed to incite violence with their words. It's where FB or other online forums are responsible. To use your example, is it the movie theater's responsibility to ensure that you don't yell fire in their theater?

petee on June 1, 2020 | [–]

If they're handing you the microphone, absolutely!!

Trump isn't a normal person, his words have power. Providing him with a platform to spew whatever he wants is completely irresponsible

elygre on June 1, 2020 | [–]

But if you yell fire, shouldn’t the move theatre throw you out of there?

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