Twitter suspends Trump's campaign account TeamTrump for violating its rules

Post by pineapple_rice » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:24 AM UTC

rzz3 wrote: post #45

pineapple_rice wrote: post #4

So today we had: * Reddit ban a number of pro trump subreddits (details at reddit.com/r/reclassified) * Twitter permanently bans Trump and a number of other influential conservative accounts * Discord has banned the donald win discord * Google banned Parler from the Play Store * Apple is strongly considering to do the same This will go down as a very important day in American Internet history. A very important week i…

What other conservative accounts, just curious?

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:24 AM UTC

kennywinker wrote: post #69

nalekberov wrote: post #42

I will never understand why small amount of tech companies should decide who goes into public who not.

Instead of a small amount of broadcast companies? As long as mass communication is mediated by corporations, we give them this control - and the alternative is systems without any control whatsoever (for better and very much also for worse). Ultimately, Twitter gave dt a platform, and so it’s theirs to take away.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:24 AM UTC

ErikVandeWater wrote: post #74

Is anyone concerned by the coordinated efforts of Facebook Google, Twitter, Discord, Reddit, and Apple today? If these groups and individuals that were banned were violating the TOS before, why did they leave them in place for so long? How do these companies decide when to enforce their rules, since obviously it's not immediately? And do they make deals with one another (I'll ban someone you don't like if you ban som…

Post by Acrobatic_Road » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:25 AM UTC

ajross wrote: post #56

Acrobatic_Road wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A tolerant society that doesn't "tolerate intolerance" (your words) is an intolerant society. We are heading toward authoritarianism.

> We are heading toward authoritarianism. We had a coup attempt on Wednesday! We're already there. This is the attempt to recover. Maybe it won't work. I'm not super hopeful. But in a country where the president can aim a riot at congress, his ability to tweet doesn't really seem like the freedom we should be most concerned about.

Post by vecter » Sat, Jan 09, 2021, 3:25 AM UTC

TrackerFF wrote: post #82

pineapple_rice wrote: post #4

So today we had: * Reddit ban a number of pro trump subreddits (details at reddit.com/r/reclassified) * Twitter permanently bans Trump and a number of other influential conservative accounts * Discord has banned the donald win discord * Google banned Parler from the Play Store * Apple is strongly considering to do the same This will go down as a very important day in American Internet history. A very important week i…

Well, good riddance to Trump. But the only thing I'm really worried about, is that his most extreme followers will feel even more marginalized - which could make the echo chambers even more dangerous. I don't think these actions are as much coordinated, as they simply are a cascade of reactions. But from the outside, especially to those living in a bubble, it certainly would look like a surgical strike on Trump and h…