That’s not what free speech means. Platforms can remove anything they like, it’s not a public space and they aren’t run by governments.

Incredibly similar

I mean Linux magazines in general were pretty niche, not all corner shops had them. I had to go to larger newsagents and decide which one had the most tempting cd on the cover that month.

It was pretty niche, most magazine racks in a corner shop would only carry a few of them.

There was a sort of rule at the time, for people with cd burners in their PCs. You would charge people for the 3-4 CDs which e.g. mandrake came on, but wouldn’t charge them for the time or software itself. So you’d “buy Linux” from your friends friend for a few quid.

I can’t find any citation for this.

I think the theory is that if things are made in the US there’s less reason to import anything. So in a way this proves the plan worked.

Step two, build and staff factories all over the place to immediately fill the gaps on the shop shelves. This activity is left as an exercise for the reader.

36, laundry basket

https://what-if.xkcd.com/31/

Truck bandwidth

I’m in the UK and have experienced all of this