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Re: Trump criticizing Twitter for shadow banning

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Post by izzydata »

thebiglebrewski wrote: post #2

Why the hell does Twitter even allow Trump at all? He's violated their TOS so many times I can't even. I report him all the time but for some reason his account still exists.

We need every Twitter employee to quit 1 at a time and ban Trump on there way out the door.

Re: Trump criticizing Twitter for shadow banning

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Post by havermeyer »

thebiglebrewski wrote: post #2

Why the hell does Twitter even allow Trump at all? He's violated their TOS so many times I can't even. I report him all the time but for some reason his account still exists.

Politicians play by a different set of rules: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2018/.... From the blog:

> Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate. It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions.

Re: Trump criticizing Twitter for shadow banning

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Post by holtalanm »

``` Twitter “SHADOW BANNING” prominent Republicans. Not good. We will look into this discriminatory and illegal practice at once! Many complaints. ```

What kind of idiotic crap is this? Twitter is a private company, they can control what is on their site in any way they see fit. Shadow banning, while potentially destructive to the reputation of the company, is in no way illegal.

We have a moron for President.

Re: Trump criticizing Twitter for shadow banning

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Post by thebiglebrewski »

steveeq1 wrote: post #4
thebiglebrewski wrote: post #2

Why the hell does Twitter even allow Trump at all? He's violated their TOS so many times I can't even. I report him all the time but for some reason his account still exists.

what specifically did he do to violate TOS?

https://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-twitter-account-violat...

"Threatening to nuke someone is a 'violent threat,' no?"

Re: Trump criticizing Twitter for shadow banning

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Post by Someone1234 »

steveeq1 wrote: post #4
thebiglebrewski wrote: post #2

Why the hell does Twitter even allow Trump at all? He's violated their TOS so many times I can't even. I report him all the time but for some reason his account still exists.

what specifically did he do to violate TOS?

- https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-rules

See Abusive Behavior; You may not engage in the targeted harassment of someone, or incite other people to do so. We consider abusive behavior an attempt to harass, intimidate, or silence someone else’s voice.

See Violence and physical harm; You may not make specific threats of violence or wish for the serious physical harm, death, or disease of an individual or group of people.

See Threats to expose / hack; You may not threaten to expose someone’s private information or intimate media. You also may not threaten to hack or break into someone’s digital information.

Re: Trump criticizing Twitter for shadow banning

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Post by thebiglebrewski »

havermeyer wrote: post #5
thebiglebrewski wrote: post #2

Why the hell does Twitter even allow Trump at all? He's violated their TOS so many times I can't even. I report him all the time but for some reason his account still exists.

Politicians play by a different set of rules: https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2018/... . From the blog: > Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets would hide important information people should be able to see and debate. It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions.

Sounds like an easy way out of taking a stand from the spineless, "@jack" and his ilk.
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