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You mean like when the government deplatformed conservatives left and right across social media to the cheers of left wingers everywhere?

I certainly recall you were adamant that that was completely inappropriate, yes. Even though the government's role there was quite different than a threat to pull a license, you felt it was censorship for the government to even be telling social media companies when posters were violating the social media companies' own terms of service, without making any actual threats.

Here, we have the head of the FCC making an overt threat to pull the broadcast license of ABC broadcasters if Kimmel's show isn't pulled.

Do you think that was appropriate? Would you be okay with it if a Democratic FCC chair made a similar statement directed at a conservative broadcaster?

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