"SJW" is how you know that the following argument is going to be some seriously weak-sauce shit.
"...and other pro-censors are constantly trying to come up with new and more detailed rules that would somehow allow them to ban the people that they don't like, while allowing those that they do..."
Which is entirely their right to do. Or are you also arguing that you don't also have the right to stop people you don't like from coming into your house while allowing in those that you do like. Coz there's zero difference.
"The solution is for Twitter to just be honest and admit that they hate conservative political viewpoints..."
MTG and the other crackpots are not being kicked off for espousing "conservative" viewpoints. Proper conservatism is a whole different thing to what the Mad Hatter wing of the GOP are currently going all-in on.
"Getting censored proves that your opinion is the strongest."
After all the people pointing out your apparent support for ISIS and KKK viewpoints, surely by now you've realised the glaring flaw in your theory.
"Maybe Twitter should take user sentiment into account when making a decision."
The problem is that "Twitter" is either an algorithm or one of hundreds of underpaid human moderators, neither of which is capable of making a consistently accurate call on interpreting user sentiment.
"If this app reaches the expected success, which is mostly probable, it should be adopted by followers and occupied in order to regain the glory of Twitter..."
The glory of Twitter?! That is not where I expected that one to go...
"I don’t know everything, and I could be completely wrong about absolutely all of my points…but I doubt it. Anyway, it’s good to be surrounded by so many omniscient gods who know how to destroy such a novel (not to you all, of course) virus."
Shall I follow and share the advice of doctors and scientists, or a go with a self-doubting anonymous rando on the internet. Gee, tough choice...
"the vaccine was unnecessary to end the pandemic."
What's this "was" BS? The pandemic is not only not ending, it's getting worse because of selfish assholes who can't think beyond their own petty lives and consider anyone else.
"the vulnerable protect themselves and everyone else live their lives and get the virus."
If you actually looked at the long-term health effects suffered by some people who got the virus you might not be so enthusiastic.
"the fact is that this virus is only dangerous to a very small demographic."
So you're one of those selfish assholes? I'll be fine so fuck anyone else?
"the lockdown, face diapers and everything else was just a power grab by the tyrants."
Power to do what?! What possible benefit would "the tyrants" get from lockdowns and facemasks? These paranoid claims of tyranny never seem to explain why governments would actually want these things.
You mean demands that someone else host their uncensored communication on a privately owned platform, for free, despite agreeing to follow a simple set of rules on behavior. Sounds perfectly reasonable...
"Google or Apple could be charging hundreds of dollars per phone for such a product, but they choose not to."
Companies don't get anywhere near as successful as Google or Apple by selling a product that is a security and privacy dumpster fire. This phone will crash and burn.
"I'm saying people are willing to pay money and sacrifice their privacy..."
The Constitution is almost entirely a list of things the government is not allowed to do. HOA's are not governments, not matter how authoritarian they might act.
"Why doesn't Trump just make his own platform at this point?"
Because like a lot of his more vocal supporters, he's a selfish asshole. He's wants all the benefits of a widely used platform without having to do any work or spending his own money. In his whole life the only thing he's been legitimately successful at is grifting.
Just to be clear, your contention is that he deserved to die for the act of not wanting the weight of three cops on his body while handcuffed and shackled. I can't read your comment any other way and you come off as a pretty sick fuck.
"And that is the fundamental constitutional problem with section 230. It was done expressly to incentivize private actors to take down constitutionally protected speech."
You mean speech constitutionally protected from government action. Private companies are not beholden to 1A. Did you not learn that in school?
"Being censored for wrongthink has nothing to do with trespassing."
Breaking the rules you agreed to when signing up for an online service, or acting like an asshole on said service, has everything to do with trespassing.
You think you're pretty clever by throwing around words like "wrongthink", but really you just want be able to act like an asshole without consequences.
"Section 230 harms businesses and individuals... by making them defenseless against internet smear campaigns."
I'm sure you understand that S230 only applies to protected speech, so what you really mean is the First Amendment harms businesses and individuals by making them defenseless against internet smear campaigns. Maybe you should concentrate on getting that repealed instead...
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Re: Stop Defining, Start Announcing
"Twitter's SJW rulemakers..."
"SJW" is how you know that the following argument is going to be some seriously weak-sauce shit.
"...and other pro-censors are constantly trying to come up with new and more detailed rules that would somehow allow them to ban the people that they don't like, while allowing those that they do..."
Which is entirely their right to do. Or are you also arguing that you don't also have the right to stop people you don't like from coming into your house while allowing in those that you do like. Coz there's zero difference.
"The solution is for Twitter to just be honest and admit that they hate conservative political viewpoints..."
MTG and the other crackpots are not being kicked off for espousing "conservative" viewpoints. Proper conservatism is a whole different thing to what the Mad Hatter wing of the GOP are currently going all-in on.
"Getting censored proves that your opinion is the strongest."
After all the people pointing out your apparent support for ISIS and KKK viewpoints, surely by now you've realised the glaring flaw in your theory.
On the post: Bad Faith Politicians Are Using Social Media Suspension To Boost Their Own Profiles
Re:
"Maybe Twitter should take user sentiment into account when making a decision."
The problem is that "Twitter" is either an algorithm or one of hundreds of underpaid human moderators, neither of which is capable of making a consistently accurate call on interpreting user sentiment.
On the post: Social Network GETTR, Which Promised To Support 'Free Speech' Now Full Of Islamic State Jihadi Propaganda
All hail Twitter
"If this app reaches the expected success, which is mostly probable, it should be adopted by followers and occupied in order to regain the glory of Twitter..."
The glory of Twitter?! That is not where I expected that one to go...
On the post: Enough About FOSTA's 'Unintended Consequences'; They Were Always Intended
Re: Re: What's the difference?
Can we just cut to the chase and blame religion?
On the post: As The White House (And Others) Blame Facebook For COVID Vaccination Rates, Health Officials Are Blaming Fox News
Re: Re: Re: Re:
"I don’t know everything, and I could be completely wrong about absolutely all of my points…but I doubt it. Anyway, it’s good to be surrounded by so many omniscient gods who know how to destroy such a novel (not to you all, of course) virus."
Shall I follow and share the advice of doctors and scientists, or a go with a self-doubting anonymous rando on the internet. Gee, tough choice...
On the post: Senator Klobuchar Proposes An Unconstitutional Law That Would Kill Legions Of People If Trump Were Still President
Re: Re:
"the vaccine was unnecessary to end the pandemic."
What's this "was" BS? The pandemic is not only not ending, it's getting worse because of selfish assholes who can't think beyond their own petty lives and consider anyone else.
"the vulnerable protect themselves and everyone else live their lives and get the virus."
If you actually looked at the long-term health effects suffered by some people who got the virus you might not be so enthusiastic.
"the fact is that this virus is only dangerous to a very small demographic."
So you're one of those selfish assholes? I'll be fine so fuck anyone else?
"the lockdown, face diapers and everything else was just a power grab by the tyrants."
Power to do what?! What possible benefit would "the tyrants" get from lockdowns and facemasks? These paranoid claims of tyranny never seem to explain why governments would actually want these things.
On the post: As White House Says It's 'Reviewing 230', Biden Admits His Comments About Facebook Were Misinformation
Re: Can't Blame Him
"He'll read anything that his handlers put on the teleprompter."
At least he can read what's on the teleprompter.
On the post: MAGA 'Freedom Phone' Targets Rubes With Dubious Promises Of Privacy
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Market Failure
"Demands for uncensored communication."
You mean demands that someone else host their uncensored communication on a privately owned platform, for free, despite agreeing to follow a simple set of rules on behavior. Sounds perfectly reasonable...
"Google or Apple could be charging hundreds of dollars per phone for such a product, but they choose not to."
Companies don't get anywhere near as successful as Google or Apple by selling a product that is a security and privacy dumpster fire. This phone will crash and burn.
"I'm saying people are willing to pay money and sacrifice their privacy..."
...and their bank account. And identity.
On the post: Judge Ignores First Amendment, Misreads Town Law, While Ordering Resident To Remove 'Fuck Biden' Signs
Re: Re:
"HOA's are not immune from the Constitution..."
The Constitution is almost entirely a list of things the government is not allowed to do. HOA's are not governments, not matter how authoritarian they might act.
On the post: It Appears That Jason Miller's GETTR Is Speed Running The Content Moderation Learning Curve Faster Than Parler
Re: Re: Re: Patreon apparently also practices censorship
Bloof's facts are worth a helluva lot more than your opinion.
On the post: It Can Always Get Dumber: Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, Claiming His Own Government Violated The Constitution
Re: Imaginary Dictatorship
"...elements of the executive branch of government were working against Trump."
Some say "working against Trump, some call it "following the law".
On the post: It Can Always Get Dumber: Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, Claiming His Own Government Violated The Constitution
Re: Serious question
"Why doesn't Trump just make his own platform at this point?"
Because like a lot of his more vocal supporters, he's a selfish asshole. He's wants all the benefits of a widely used platform without having to do any work or spending his own money. In his whole life the only thing he's been legitimately successful at is grifting.
On the post: Supreme Court Rejects Another Questionable Qualified Immunity Decision By An Appeals Court
Re: One Thing
Just to be clear, your contention is that he deserved to die for the act of not wanting the weight of three cops on his body while handcuffed and shackled. I can't read your comment any other way and you come off as a pretty sick fuck.
On the post: Judge Don Willett Calls Out Appeals Court For Saying Setting A Suicidal Man On Fire Didn't Violate His Rights
Re: The obvious answer from my armchair
"... keep him talking."
Don't be silly. Only other first-world countries give cops training in de-escalation.
On the post: Marco Rubio Jumps To The Head Of The Line Of Ignorant Fools Pushing Dumb Social Media Regulation Bills
Re: Re: Thats What!
"And that is the fundamental constitutional problem with section 230. It was done expressly to incentivize private actors to take down constitutionally protected speech."
You mean speech constitutionally protected from government action. Private companies are not beholden to 1A. Did you not learn that in school?
On the post: Reason Shows How To Properly Respond To A Questionable Social Media Takedown: By Calling It Out
Re: Re: Re: Fixed
"Being censored for wrongthink has nothing to do with trespassing."
Breaking the rules you agreed to when signing up for an online service, or acting like an asshole on said service, has everything to do with trespassing.
You think you're pretty clever by throwing around words like "wrongthink", but really you just want be able to act like an asshole without consequences.
On the post: Reason Shows How To Properly Respond To A Questionable Social Media Takedown: By Calling It Out
Re: Impractical
"Desire for the breakup of large social media platforms and section 230 reform is the collective "call out" of big tech by the little guys..."
It's hilariously stupid of you to claim it's the little guys that want that.
On the post: As Everyone Rushes To Change Section 230, New GAO Report Points Out That FOSTA Hasn't Lived Up To Any Of Its Promises
Re: What Section 230 Does Not Protect
"Just because these companies are private businesses, doesn't give them the right to abridge our rights granted by our Constitution."
It literally does.
On the post: As Everyone Rushes To Change Section 230, New GAO Report Points Out That FOSTA Hasn't Lived Up To Any Of Its Promises
Re:
"Section 230 harms businesses and individuals... by making them defenseless against internet smear campaigns."
I'm sure you understand that S230 only applies to protected speech, so what you really mean is the First Amendment harms businesses and individuals by making them defenseless against internet smear campaigns. Maybe you should concentrate on getting that repealed instead...
On the post: Cop Who Led Strike Team Into Wrong House During Drug Raid Granted Immunity By Eleventh Circuit
Re:
Probably needs to happen to a white person, preferably middle class or better, before any meaningful change will happen...
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