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Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#91

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. I don't disagree with the ban, but their justification is weak.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#92

They let him concede, waited a day, and then nuked him. It's too little too late, but I'll take it.

This was the straw that broke's the camel's back, Trump's influence is waning (since he's not going to be in office any more in a few days), and even his supporters are distancing themselves. I don't think Twitter could have done this earlier without risking lots of blowback.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#94
post #16

Free speech extremists seriously think a private company should be forced to keep someone who uses their platform to incite deadly riots. Trump's free speech here has consequences. 5 people have died.

Yes, those free speech extremists. They are as bad as those pursuit of hapiness extremists or the life and liberty extremists. Where do they think they are to expect to be able to exercise their rights, just think of the children.

What rights as a US citizen has Trump lost here? The right to shitpost on twitter?

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#95
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.

I mean, precisely because it's a private company, so they can set their own rules, guidelines and procedures?

Twitter have clear terms of service, and Trump broke them multiple times on a daily basis for the past few months at least - if he hadn't have been POTUS, his account would have been terminated long ago.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#97

Finally ... ding dong the witch is dead. I would like to know how much revenue Twitter and Facebook made off of this POS. Doubtful we will ever hear such things.

I think the extremely online political junkies vastly overestimate the amount of money Twitter derives from Donald Trump's tweets. Most people just use Twitter to follow their friends and celebrities and don't hang on to his every word. They were mostly refraining from taking a harder line on Trump because they were worried about retaliation from the Republicans. Now that Trump's out office and the Democrats control…

You could be totally correct. I would like to know though.

I think you think it lower than me and I think it higher than you. Ha. Just good that he is gone.

Re: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

#99

Update: People are more emotionally involved with this than I am. I'll avoid getting involved.

It is 100% certain that the riots would not have happened without him and the things he Tweeted. I don't even see how you can make that argument honestly.
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