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[petercooper]

Meanwhile, a British MP chairing a media committee thinks it's appropriate to write to content platforms to suggest that they demonetise people they don't like: https://twitter.com/rumblevideo/status/1704584929026216118

[dewclin → petercooper]

This should get more coverage, as it's a worrying development. The tone of the letter is disturbing.

Surprisingly enough, the mainstream media haven't covered it at all ...

[petercooper → dewclin]

I learnt about it from the BBC News homepage, where it currently remains, but I know they show different front page stories based on location.

But yes, it's a nasty bit of overreach. What's annoying is all the people I see being vocal about it on Twitter are the alt-right or pro-Tory/Telegraph/Mail folks I wouldn't usually want to align with. I suspect the presence of Brand is key to them, and if a similar letter had been written targeting someone on the left, they would be quiet.

[denton-scratch → petercooper]

> if a similar letter had been written targeting someone on the left, they would be quiet.

The author of the letter, Dame Dinenage, is a Tory MP. To my mind, the letter is quite mild; there are no threats or demands, just questions. In view of her job as Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport committee, it seems a reasonable letter to write (even on House of Commons notepaper).