Social media companies aren't worried about abuse of their platforms. They had four (or more) years to act on that problem. They chose to do nothing. Social media companies are dumping Trump and all the other right-wing bullshit for one simple reason: they've done the math. They now believe it costs them more to keep platforming the bullshit than it does to eliminate the bullshit.
It's the same with all these other corporations now suddenly growing a spine and deciding — oh hey, maybe disingenuous conservative assholes don't deserve corporate money/support/sponsorship. The corporations made their choices years ago. The wind changed direction and they're changing with it. Wait a year or two and see if the money has gone right back to the people and organizations these corporations suddenly find radioactive.
For capitalists, all decisions boil down to maximizing profit — or minimizing losses.
More about the self-coup:
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Donnie's mistake was not getting the military on his side. If he'd spent more time cozying up to soldiers instead of calling them "losers" and "suckers", last Wednesday might have turned out very differently. Thankfully, Donnie's an idiot. A
clever idiot, but still an idiot. The next would-be American dictator will be a lot smarter — and far more successful.
