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

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

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another_sock wrote: post #92
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…

That is a conspiracy theory. You need to be medicated and deplatformed.

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

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Post by mmastrac »

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…

The point at which lame duck presidents start fanning the flames of insurrection seems like a great marker for when to decide. Not hard.

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

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Post by ng12 »

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…

It's very concerning. This is a coordinated political action with unprecedented scale. You may agree with the action this time, next time you may not.

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

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Post by DonHopkins »

kristofferR wrote: post #83

The storming of the Capitol was another 9/11 type of event, we are now in the same climate that lead to the Patriot Act, war, torture and countless other abuses. People are cheering on the bans without thinking further of the massive negative consequences this slippery slope will likely lead to. Glenn Greenwald did an excellent interview yesterday where he explained exactly why acting hastily after traumatic events a…

The 9/11 event was Trump being president during the Corona virus pandemic. His incompetence has been killing more people every day than the number of people killed on 9/11, for quite some time now.

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

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Post by kortilla »

mullingitover wrote: post #53

It's going to be exhausting watching people explain how the First Amendment works, ad nauseam, over the next few days.

It’s going to be exhausting hearing people explain how censorship is cool because it’s not the government doing it.

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

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Post by another_sock »

[deleted] wrote: post #95
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…

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Do you have a link from a state-sanctioned and social media site approved source where I can read about this?

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

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Post by gamblor956 »

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…

The tipping point was probably the revelation earlier today that multiple right-wing seditionist groups are planning to go back to DC on the 17th, but with weapons. (https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Live-updates-U-...)

If Wednesday wasn't enough to make it clear that Trump's rhetoric was inciteful, that news was.

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

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Post by sn_master »

another_sock wrote: post #92
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…

That is a conspiracy theory. You need to be medicated and deplatformed.

I am afraid to ask if your comment is serious or sarcasm
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