Mickey wrote:My position on the Twitter ban is that on the one hand it's incredibly troubling to have unaccountable corporations making unilateral decisions on who can participate in what has rapidly become *the* public sphere, but on the other hand it's insanely funny that Trump is spending the last days of his presidency trying to log in to sock puppet accounts so he can keep posting and getting banned over and over, so it's impossible to say whether it's bad or good.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
I'm more worried about the fact that a lot of others were banned, too (including a few lefties), across multiple platforms in a coordinated effort. And that a competitor was cut off by Apple and Google.
But the banks being able to cut off whatever they want is the biggest problem.
Seems like a bigger problem long term than the Orange Man.
Probably true but letting Orange Man say whatever he wants on Twitter dot com will not check the power of transnational finance capital.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Real talk here, I think I have a higher tolerance for what we consider censorship in the U.S. than I used to. My life experiences and travels took me to places where kneeling for an anthem or being a dick on Twitter will get you killed without trial. That being said, I just don't like Trump so censor away. That's right, I want to be the arbiter of censorship in this country.
I do not like Trump either. I think that everyone is better off without him on Twitter or Facebook. I rejoiced when I read the news that he was off those platforms, and because I often lack the self control to avoid doomscrolling and hate-reading his tweets, I slept better last night.
After not even a day of consideration, however, I shudder to think about what that short term gain will amount to in unintended consequences going forward. I don't think it was a responsible decision overall.
The American Civil Liberties Union, too, said the free speech interests involved in suspending Mr. Trump’s Twitter account were complicated.
“We understand the desire to permanently suspend him now, but it should concern everyone when companies like Facebook and Twitter wield the unchecked power to remove people from platforms that have become indispensable for the speech of billions,” said Kate Ruane, an A.C.L.U. lawyer. “President Trump can turn to his press team or Fox News to communicate with the public, but others — like the many Black, brown and L.G.B.T.Q. activists who have been censored by social media companies — will not have that luxury.”
dimejinky99 wrote:I could destroy any ai chatbot you put in front of me. Easily.
BurtReynolds wrote:Red Scare was suspended too. Not sure if it was related.
Well that's definitely good.
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
What I hate about this entire discussion is how much importance we place on fucking Twitter and Facebook.
My god. Fucking good riddance to all of it.
These asshats are still able to spew their bullshit they just can’t do it in Social media. Fucking setup a stupid message board if he wants to so badly.
Let’s just get rid of social media all together. What a shit stain on society. I’m also looking at you yoga community peddling your MLM’s and bullshit.
Yeah the weird thing about Trump trying to access twitter through other accounts is that he's the fucking POTUS. If he wants to get a message out, just hold a press conference.
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Yeah the weird thing about Trump trying to access twitter through other accounts is that he's the fucking POTUS. If he wants to get a message out, just hold a press conference.
That gets filtered though. He can't go directly to the people.
