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I think the logic isn't that hard. Person says bad things to whip up a mob - Twitter unsure to take him seriously or literally. Mob actually materializes and several people die - Twitter sure they now have to take him literally
He literally told people to stay peaceful...
This a big reason why I dislike censorship. It distorts everything, and removes evidence.
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>I think it will have some negative 2nd/3rd order effects. that they haven't yet realized. This is correct. The type of person that stormed the capitol will perceive this as an escalation. I’m sure that’s not what we need, but I’m also sure that there is no good way out of this mess.
> The type of person that stormed the capitol will perceive this as an escalation. One can argue that this type of person would potentially perceive any action (or inaction) as an escalation. That doesn't mean that action shouldn't be taken.
I am loving people who don't understand that they are literally supporting billionaires while claiming to be anti-corporate resistance. Definition of Liberal used to be: "Willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas. Relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise." I am still a…
Those liberals are now considered conservatives/libertarians. I want no part of the current form of "liberalism", if it means censoring other people like these companies have consistently done. Free speech is a principle to me, not just some "law".
IMHO there are things that are much more scary than some trespassing into government buildings or a riot. The possibility that we might slide backwards from traditionally liberal ideas spawned from the enlightenment is utterly terrifying. And we are rapidly heading in that direction.
IMHO there are things that are much more scary than some trespassing into government buildings or a riot. The possibility that we might slide backwards from traditionally liberal ideas spawned from the enlightenment is utterly terrifying. And we are rapidly heading in that direction.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
It sounds like he tweeted new things today that they considered breaching their earlier warning? Does anyone know what those tweets were? Edit: Oh, damn, I had just seen the Twitter Safety and just assumed that this was linking to that, not to a separate blogpost. As many people have pointed out it was for these two tweets: On January 8, 2021, President Donald J. Trump tweeted: “The 75,000,000 great American Patriots…
They are purging a lot of conservative accounts.
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Donald Trump should never have been blocked from Twitter. Where is free speech? Wake up people!
> Donald Trump should never have been blocked from Twitter Maybe, maybe not. Twitter is free to do what you think they should not. > Where is free speech? It's what Twitter exercises when it decides what content and content sources to relay. Free speech isn't an entitlement to someone else's resources to amplify your speech.
Donald Trump should never have been blocked from Twitter. Where is free speech? Wake up people!
> Donald Trump should never have been blocked from Twitter Maybe, maybe not. Twitter is free to do what you think they should not. > Where is free speech? It's what Twitter exercises when it decides what content and content sources to relay. Free speech isn't an entitlement to someone else's resources to amplify your speech.
Donald Trump is free to do what you think they should not.
> It's what Twitter exercises when it decides what content and content sources to relay.
And now Twitter is doomed to fail.
> Free speech isn't an entitlement to someone else's resources to amplify your speech.
"Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The term "freedom of expression" is sometimes used synonymously but includes any act of seeking, receiving, and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used." [1]
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Regardless of your beliefs, today is a sad day for free speech.
Would you agree that there are many ways to deliver a message? Do you think verbally insulting my friends to the point where they can no longer communicate with me is freedom of speech?. Things are not black and white