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Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#101
I fear REAL violence is coming.

If people feel trapped and their voices aren’t heard it is just going to create a spring release. Like a cornered animal.

These political activist employees and executives are going to get real people killed in the name of owning the President.

Everyone on every side is so wrong here it is heart breaking.

Trump has truly broken both the Left and the Right’s minds of this country.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#102

Is it just my perception, or is their actual justification using the 2 quoted tweets kinda weak? Interpreting his boycott of an event as a call to violence seems like a huge stretch. It seems like they wanted to shoehorn a justification using his 2 latest tweets when the actual reason goes back further.

Yeah I feel the same way. I don’t like Trump but Twitter’s justification is weak and their message is pandering to the masses. No sustenance.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#103
I think twitter needed to do this far sooner, they showed that some people are held to different standards and allowed to break the rules. Someone followed religiously by half the country is not just going to go away. Gab is going to have massive growth now, and will further increase the divide between left and right viewpoints. This is not something to celebrate.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#105
post #8

I really don't when a private company decides who gets air time and who doesn't. Oh well it's the world we live in.

Yes, it is the world we live in, and have pretty much always lived in. Private companies have been deciding who gets "air time" ever since we had radio or TV. And with the printing press, it's always been private companies deciding who gets airtime.

I'm pretty sure public utilities don't get to deny service for political wrongthink, though. And platforms like Android play store and the iPhone app store are definitely that (regarding Parler).

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#107

Is it just my perception, or is their actual justification using the 2 quoted tweets kinda weak? Interpreting his boycott of an event as a call to violence seems like a huge stretch. It seems like they wanted to shoehorn a justification using his 2 latest tweets when the actual reason goes back further.

Agreed. It very well may be coded speak to rile up some supporters and drive them to violence, but that's hardly clear to the average observer. There are so many other instances of direct calls to incite violence, it's rather sad that these were the two that broke the camel's back.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#109
post #8

I really don't when a private company decides who gets air time and who doesn't. Oh well it's the world we live in.

Yes, it is the world we live in, and have pretty much always lived in. Private companies have been deciding who gets "air time" ever since we had radio or TV. And with the printing press, it's always been private companies deciding who gets airtime.

Twitter itself presents itself to investors and users as communication network, not a publisher or media company. This is a direct quote from the very first paragraph of their 10K filing:

> Twitter shows every side of the story.

So, I'd say the better analogy isn't a news station or printing press. This is more like if Verizon decided to start censoring your phone calls.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#110

Is it just my perception, or is their actual justification using the 2 quoted tweets kinda weak? Interpreting his boycott of an event as a call to violence seems like a huge stretch. It seems like they wanted to shoehorn a justification using his 2 latest tweets when the actual reason goes back further.

I agree, inciting that violent mob to storm the Capitol building, while a join session was certifying the election seems to be a better reason.
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