RIP free speech on LinkedIn

They're banning journalists in China

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‘LinkedIn blocked the profiles of several U.S. journalists from the company's China-based platform this week, citing "prohibited content."’ Here.

The NBA. Hollywood. And now LinkedIn.

I typically don't venture out of my lane in this newsletter. But I spend so much damn time on that damn site my disappointment needs to be voiced.

Everything has a price. And I guess that includes free speech.

LinkedIn’s core business isn’t social media. It’s hosting the world's largest crowdsourced company directory. And China is pretty damn large.

So they had a choice: ban free speech or lose money. They chose the former.

To that I say: 👎

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