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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Trump wants to 'close up' the Internet
http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/08/technology/donald-trump-internet/index.htmlIn a speech at the U.S.S. Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on Monday, Trump referenced the use by ISIS of social media as a recruitment tool. He recommended a discussion with Bill Gates to shut off parts of the Internet.
"We're losing a lot of people because of the Internet," Trump said. "We have to go see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people. We have a lot of foolish people."
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Donald Trump wants to 'close up' the Internet (Original Post)
no_hypocrisy
Dec 2016
OP
First thing we should close down is trump's twitter account, and then have him comitted
still_one
Dec 2016
#4
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. The crap coming for the Con Job's mouth has
no end.
BeyondGeography
(39,370 posts)2. My head already hurts
uponit7771
(90,335 posts)14. +1
Tanuki
(14,918 posts)3. Note that this was published in December 2015. nt
still_one
(92,187 posts)4. First thing we should close down is trump's twitter account, and then have him comitted
to an appropriate mental health institution
meow2u3
(24,761 posts)8. Question
Before or after he crowns himself czar takes office?
still_one
(92,187 posts)13. Ideally before
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)12. Hear, hear!
MrsMatt
(1,660 posts)5. Case in point.
Takket
(21,563 posts)6. Microsoft controls the internet?
I thought they made operating systems?
marybourg
(12,629 posts)7. His locution seems to be stuck at the level of
See Dick. See Jane. See Spot. See Spot run.
bdamomma
(63,845 posts)9. whew
I am that I'm glad sitting down when I read this.
Rex
(65,616 posts)10. Maybe he wants to make us a closed government and a closed society.
Mao ZeTrump might be thinking a few steps ahead. A closed society would be a bad one, to maintain order of course.
spanone
(135,830 posts)11. start with his twitter account.....
he's so fucking dangerous.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)15. He'll have to pry the mouse from my cold, dead hand
Which, alas, he and his Russian-Republican thugs would no doubt be thrilled to do.