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Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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Re: Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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Post by aaronbrethorst »

gaius wrote: post #14
echlebek wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are literally nazis promoting themselves on twitter without censorship, so I disagree with your claim.

There are literally nazis promoting themselves on twitter without censorship There's all kinds of genocide being promoted on Twitter, and the so-called Nazis are literally the only ones being censored. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander says I. Either Twitter - a for profit entity - is a common carrier or they impose editorial standards, they can't be allowed to get away with playing both sides as it…

Rose McGowan would disagree with your assertion.

Re: Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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Post by panic »

rebuilder wrote: post #19
irulebush wrote: post #15

I frequently come across tweets by neo-nazis promoting their hateful ideas. We can't let this go on in the name of free speech.

We might have to. Fringe groups like neo-nazis thrive on suppression. Censoring them may serve to validate their narrative of fighting for a cause despite oppression. It also shows them people are taking them seriously.

This sounds reasonable, but doesn't match the facts: these groups have been on the rise precisely because they've been able to use these platforms for communication and recruitment. We shouldn't give them power just to avoid playing into their narrative; in fact, the reason they push this narrative so hard is to maintain that power.

Re: Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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Post by aaronbrethorst »

mozumder wrote: post #7
mankash666 wrote: post #2

This article shines light on the power bestowed upon Twitter employees. They can randomly deactivate one's account, and unless you're the president, you might not have any recourse. Particularly worrisome is the general left leaning political and social affiliation of such employees. We are an era of systemic censorship of right leaning speech by popular internet platforms. I'm personally center left, but in no way d…

Just treat these companies as media companies with editorial discretion instead of as utilities. Really, the moment you start to take advertising, you're responsible for content. Professional advertisers have specific rules about content they can associate with. I've worked with them and they're strict about that, for example, they can't show a beautiful fashion spread next to a bloody image in a magazine. That's jus…

I’m not sure why you’re being downvoted. You’re absolutely right. Maybe the idea of technology not being a neutral good makes the downvoters uncomfortable.

edit: yep, seems it does.

Re: Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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Post by arachnids »

mankash666 wrote: post #2

This article shines light on the power bestowed upon Twitter employees. They can randomly deactivate one's account, and unless you're the president, you might not have any recourse. Particularly worrisome is the general left leaning political and social affiliation of such employees. We are an era of systemic censorship of right leaning speech by popular internet platforms. I'm personally center left, but in no way d…

> power bestowed upon Twitter employees

Customer support agents need to take actions against people's accounts. This is literally their job description. This is true at every company.

> you might not have any recourse.

Free service.

> We are an era of systemic censorship of right leaning speech by popular internet platforms.

lol

Re: Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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Post by nodesocket »

mankash666 wrote: post #2

This article shines light on the power bestowed upon Twitter employees. They can randomly deactivate one's account, and unless you're the president, you might not have any recourse. Particularly worrisome is the general left leaning political and social affiliation of such employees. We are an era of systemic censorship of right leaning speech by popular internet platforms. I'm personally center left, but in no way d…

I'll give a very personal account. I was in the past harassed on Twitter. I received death threats and users were giving out my phone number and address to other Twitter users via DM.

I filed an official complaint, and Twitter's response was this is not harassment, we won't do anything. I am pretty sure because of my political views the Twitter support representative decided they didn't like me. The hypocrisy, bias, and subjective filtering is rampant in silicon valley. It also unfortunately is a thing here on HN as well. To this day I still get downvoted not for the content of my comments, but because solely people "recognize" me.

Re: Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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Post by spondyl »

tryingagainbro wrote: post #4
mankash666 wrote: post #2

This article shines light on the power bestowed upon Twitter employees. They can randomly deactivate one's account, and unless you're the president, you might not have any recourse. Particularly worrisome is the general left leaning political and social affiliation of such employees. We are an era of systemic censorship of right leaning speech by popular internet platforms. I'm personally center left, but in no way d…

someone has to do it...they can't have a board meeting each time they deactivate any random account. I'm sure for VIP accounts safeguards will be put in place. Why was the employee allowed access after being fired /leaving is the question.

As I understand it, it was their last day with the company so they'd still have had their credentials.

Re: Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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Post by lsmarigo »

mankash666 wrote: post #2

This article shines light on the power bestowed upon Twitter employees. They can randomly deactivate one's account, and unless you're the president, you might not have any recourse. Particularly worrisome is the general left leaning political and social affiliation of such employees. We are an era of systemic censorship of right leaning speech by popular internet platforms. I'm personally center left, but in no way d…

Please re-consider your use of the term "SJW" as a derogatory term. I had hoped that garbage would stay on reddit. Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln were 'social justice warriors'. The more accepted definition is of an extreme leftist which in truth is statistically irrelevant % of the population. SJW is a strawman term that's great for dividing us and categorizing those with opposing views as the boogeyman.

Re: Twitter employee deactivates Trump account

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lsmarigo wrote: post #38
mankash666 wrote: post #2

This article shines light on the power bestowed upon Twitter employees. They can randomly deactivate one's account, and unless you're the president, you might not have any recourse. Particularly worrisome is the general left leaning political and social affiliation of such employees. We are an era of systemic censorship of right leaning speech by popular internet platforms. I'm personally center left, but in no way d…

Please re-consider your use of the term "SJW" as a derogatory term. I had hoped that garbage would stay on reddit. Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln were 'social justice warriors'. The more accepted definition is of an extreme leftist which in truth is statistically irrelevant % of the population. SJW is a strawman term that's great for dividing us and categorizing those with opposing views as the boogeyman.

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