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Perversely, the regulation Trump wants in order to rein in Facebook and Twitter might actually protect these companies from potential competition by preventing newer start-ups like Parler from getting off the ground. Many organizations joined CEI in issuing this warning, including the National Taxpayers Union, the Libertas Institute, Americans for Prosperity, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, FreedomWorks, and the R Street Institute.

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