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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, both Apple and Google stores require app developers to moderate content. Elon will need to moderate content, lest Twitter become flooded with kiddie porn [/quote]

Elon Musk has made it clear that any illegal postings will not be tolerated.  Goes without saying that any CP should be removed and IP logs turned over to law enforcement.  The majority of this country thinks that this takeover is a good thing.

[twitter]https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1519036983137509376[/twitter][/quote]
This is a nice sentiment, but it's coming from a man who flagrantly violated public health regulations that were implemented by an elected government (and largely supported by the people of Alameda County). Musk has shown he doesn't believe in following democratically passed laws that he disagrees with. [/quote]

Go back to government 101. None of the “public health regulations” were laws. Or were voted on. Ever. That was the problem. Your side argued that it was done in the name of “science” so it didn’t need to be democratically supported. These were fundamental disagreements, and one side has continued to win in the courts. Hint: the winners have not been the unelected bureaucrats you want Musk to blindly follow. [/quote]
Seems you may need Government 102, because county health departments and local governments are absolutely empowered (by law) to issue public health regulations and orders. In fact, here's the governing statute in California:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?article=1.&chapter=2.&division=101.&lawCode=HSC&part=3.&title=

Also, in most counties the public health officer is an elected official.

FWIW, even Tesla understood the orders to carry the force of law (they just claimed they disagreed with the county sheriffs interpretation of a statewide order from the governor):
https://www.businessinsider.com/alameda-county-officials-tesla-violated-lockdown-rules-hope-comply-2020-5

Government is far more complicated than whatever you might have learned in fourth grade social studies. Most of us like living in a society with some modicum of rules and enforcing power. Most of us don't want to live in a world where we elect officials to make decisions and then have some rich cyber-bully decide he's above the law.[/quote]

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