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It's censorship for sure.

> If you see Facebook for what it is --- not an arm of the government

I find it easy to see Facebook as one of the arms of the government. It's not the only arm of the government, and it's not the only thing Facebook does, but one could consider Facebook (and other social networks and tech giants) as an arm of the government.

Believe me, the world would look a lot different if Facebook were actually an arm of the government.

Much in the same way that the Chinese firewall is just determining what it is okay with flowing through its fiber pipes.

> it's clear that this is no violation of free speech.

It is a violation of free speech. Just a legal one. For example, parts of europe, russia, china, saudi arabia, etc there are legal violations of free speech. Doesn't make it right though.