I didn't argue about this at all. I agree it's their right. I said I wish they'd own it and don't pretend it's something else. Trump is a bully who insults people constantly. I'd kick him off my service too. I wouldn't pretend it was for safety, otherwise I would have kicked him off after Charlottesville.
Information warfare is as good a word for it as any, but it is perfectly legal. Morality is always someone's judgement call.
I think what really gets the republicans upset is that Twitter only cares about "safety" or "inciting" when there's a chance to mute or suspend a republican. But, that's their right too, it's their company, they can do whatever they want. And, fair or not, Trump just is such an easy guy to root against for most of us because he spent much of the last four years constantly mocking and insulting people. Even if we believe he had some accomplishments, the berating of non-politicians and non-entertainment/ shock anchor journalists (I don't believe there are any actual journalists left) just pissed people off. I would much prefer Twitter to just say, "We're tired of his insults and he's free to go elsewhere" instead of pretending like all of a sudden they care about safety... days before he finally leaves office and all three elected houses go Democrat. We just had a year of riots (not the peaceful protesters, those folks I admire, the actual rioters who robbed, beat, burned, and destroyed.)
Surprised this thread has gone on for so long arguing over whether it is censorship. Twitter is of course censoring Trump from Twitter which is their right to do. They are not censoring him from other apps or elsewhere in reality because that would be illegal. Censoring does not only mean suppression from a government. Companies can censor too, they just can do it legally. I can censor in my own household, and I can censor at my own business. I can't censor outside of it. It doesn't matter if any of us believe it is fair to censor him or not, we don't own Twitter. Twitter can censor within their own app for any reason. Those who don't like this will leave Twitter and those who support it will stay. This is how money works. Twitter is about making dollars and they had an easy win to appease the party that is going to own the White House, the House of Reps and the Senate which they took literally the day that party completed the sweep. (depeding on recounts)
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I didn't argue about this at all. I agree it's their right. I said I wish they'd own it and don't pretend it's something else. Trump is a bully who insults people constantly. I'd kick him off my service too. I wouldn't pretend it was for safety, otherwise I would have kicked him off after Charlottesville.
Re: Re: Of course it's censorship, but it is legal censorship
Information warfare is as good a word for it as any, but it is perfectly legal. Morality is always someone's judgement call.
I think what really gets the republicans upset is that Twitter only cares about "safety" or "inciting" when there's a chance to mute or suspend a republican. But, that's their right too, it's their company, they can do whatever they want. And, fair or not, Trump just is such an easy guy to root against for most of us because he spent much of the last four years constantly mocking and insulting people. Even if we believe he had some accomplishments, the berating of non-politicians and non-entertainment/ shock anchor journalists (I don't believe there are any actual journalists left) just pissed people off. I would much prefer Twitter to just say, "We're tired of his insults and he's free to go elsewhere" instead of pretending like all of a sudden they care about safety... days before he finally leaves office and all three elected houses go Democrat. We just had a year of riots (not the peaceful protesters, those folks I admire, the actual rioters who robbed, beat, burned, and destroyed.)
Of course it's censorship, but it is legal censorship
Surprised this thread has gone on for so long arguing over whether it is censorship. Twitter is of course censoring Trump from Twitter which is their right to do. They are not censoring him from other apps or elsewhere in reality because that would be illegal. Censoring does not only mean suppression from a government. Companies can censor too, they just can do it legally. I can censor in my own household, and I can censor at my own business. I can't censor outside of it. It doesn't matter if any of us believe it is fair to censor him or not, we don't own Twitter. Twitter can censor within their own app for any reason. Those who don't like this will leave Twitter and those who support it will stay. This is how money works. Twitter is about making dollars and they had an easy win to appease the party that is going to own the White House, the House of Reps and the Senate which they took literally the day that party completed the sweep. (depeding on recounts)
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