So Twitter is Purging Accounts...
@NewWorldOptimist (184)
January 9, 2021 12:01am CST
(** EDIT ** This is obviously geared toward people in the US) They deleted Trump (I'm sure you've heard), then removed a statement he posted to the POTUS account. And, after he again tried to get a message out on the TeamTrump account, they suspended that. Then, Google & Apple both removed Parler apps.
Personally, I am very happy about it. But, what are your thoughts on Section 230? So many of the people calling for it to be repealed don't understand that they would ultimately end up getting banned faster so Social Media giants don't risk lawsuits in our tort-happy society.
**EDIT** Wait! I get it. It's a con job. I thought they didn't realize the consequences of repealing Section 230. But, they do. Repealing would mean faster deletion of anything controversial. That way "Liberal" ideas couldn't spread. It's a 21st-century book burning ploy.
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@kaylachan (69488)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Jan 21
Well, the internet does have a code of conduct under the guise of terms of service. Trump's tweets clearly finally broke those terms, and now he's paying for it. Goes to show Twitter isn't playing favortisim.
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@NewWorldOptimist (184)
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9 Jan 21
Wait! I get it now. It's a con job. I thought they didn't realize the consequences of repealing Section 230. But, they do. Repealing would mean faster deletion of anything controversial. That way "Liberal" ideas couldn't spread. It's a 21st-century book burning ploy.
@NewWorldOptimist (184)
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10 Jan 21
@mrki444 Apple just followed through and banned them.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
9 Jan 21
I think this is more of a problem for the United States than for most other countries, due to the 1st Amendment to the US Constitution. When you guarantee free speech, you will always have a problem when someone says something that you don't want to hear. When you have clear laws that prohibit hate speech (for example) you have a good chance of being able to purge the public domain of the really nasty stuff.
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