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   Tim Bray (timbray@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 26-Feb-2024 00:11:25 JST Tim Bray

   • Taylor Lorenz

   I guess @taylorlorenz's theory was “Don’t platform fascists unless you’re pretty sure they’ll expose themselves as malignant idiots.” I think simple theories are better, as in “Don’t platform fascists.”

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     LA Legault 🍉 (lalegault@newsie.social)'s status on Monday, 26-Feb-2024 00:11:24 JST LA Legault 🍉

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     • Taylor Lorenz
     • Robert J. Berger

     @timbray @taylorlorenz @rberger

     The Libs of Tiktok are an important element of the story on why a child was killed.

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     Bruce Mirken (brucemirken@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 26-Feb-2024 00:13:47 JST Bruce Mirken

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     • Taylor Lorenz
     • Inventor

     @timbray @inventor @taylorlorenz Exactly. The fact that some may misuse the term doesn't alter the fact that actual #fascists exist -- e.g. #LibsOfTikTok. And "Don't platform fascists" is useful advice that @taylorlorenz shouldn't need to be told.

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     Tim Bray (timbray@cosocial.ca)'s status on Monday, 26-Feb-2024 00:13:48 JST Tim Bray

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     • Taylor Lorenz
     • Inventor

     @inventor @taylorlorenz I do not toss that label around lightly. But Libs of TikTok? Complete no-brainer, fascist to the core by any reasonable definition.

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     Inventor (inventor@linuxrocks.online)'s status on Monday, 26-Feb-2024 00:13:50 JST Inventor

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     • Taylor Lorenz

     @timbray @taylorlorenz

     Meh... Everyone is "fascist" nowadays. It lost its meaning.
     Currently it means "someone I don't like".
     
     Point to anyone "not fascist", I will show you how many times that person was accused of being "a fascist".