Quote (IceMage @ Feb 4 2019 02:08pm)
Because Jack Dorsey is a pedophile devil worshiper, my dude.
I really don't know and don't care. Why don't the right-wing nutters move over to the white supremacist Twitter where they belong?
I, unlike many people, have zero issues with censorship on a voluntarily used online platform. Even despite the monopolistic nature of the market share. As long as the censorship is consistent.
In the same way a company not enforcing their IP can harm their ability to make copyright claims the next wave of litigation will be exiled pundits from Twitter that have a claim they should be paid damages because Twitter isn't applying their rules to both sides equally.
some of the core ideas people have about censorship in the 21st century aren't based on anything, no precedent, and they're legally ignorant to boot. "it's a free platform, no one's forcing the user to use it", being one of them. when it comes to application of a standard of rules the user isn't the one on trial. being voluntary isn't the only issue at play. we're in an era where exposure on social media is a tangible financial fact of business. precedent of lawsuits for lost revenue will be coming, and will force more uniform rules.
i understand that in the micro details people get confused, "i got banned for saying ______" says a guy with 12 followers. those people don't matter, they're blips on the algorithmic radar. This leads to bad info and data, especially given that right wingers are more anti-PC and will therefore always trigger more algorithmic bans. but celebs that lose tens of millions from deplatforming? that's going to lead to some big windfall lawsuits.
and still, we're in a situation where Kathy Griffin is more guilty of breaking the rules than Milo. and she's online. Rose McGowan got like a 3 day ban for accidentally doxxing someone, and that was light because of the #metoo role she played. but at least she was banned for a bit. kathy posts "who are they, I WANT NAMES" and is online. and it loses the left credibility. who gives 2 flying fucks if Kathy got a week suspension, she could ahve taken one for the team.