Posted on 11/30/2016 9:56:55 AM PST by mandaladon
The president-elect of the United States is a notorious troll — a fact which his promise to ban Muslims from entering the country, threat to imprison and strip Americans of citizenship for exercising their First Amendment rights, and widespread insulting of people online all make clear. We now learn via Slate that the two technology platforms Donald Trump uses most prominently to spread his messages of hate and division, Twitter and Facebook, take a very different stance on how to respond to future instances of harassment by Trump. Namely, Twitter says it would consider suspending his account. Facebook, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg (mostly) denies contributed to Trump's victory by means of spreading fake news, not so much. The publication reached out to Twitter directly and inquired whether top government officials could ever lose access to their accounts for violating the site's rules. “The Twitter Rules prohibit violent threats, harassment, hateful conduct, and multiple account abuse, and we will take action on accounts violating those policies,” a spokesperson responded. When asked if those standards apply to Trump, who The Guardian reports will soon be given the handle @POTUS, the spokesperson replied in the affirmative. “The Twitter Rules apply to all accounts, including verified accounts.” Twitter has previously banned so-called "alt-right" a.k.a. white supremacist trolls. That the future president of this country could fall into that category reflects a sad state of affairs. And yet, according the company, Twitter Rules are Twitter Rules. If Trump violates them, his account could be sanctioned in some form or another. Facebook, for its part, says it has a slightly more nuanced view of things.
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Are we sure this is a legit site?
Yeah, Twitter’s little Lefty Echo Chamber for the Journoscum worked out REAL WELL for them in the last election, didn’t it? :)
And yet, Twitter gives jihadists a voice.
Inconsistent much?
Thank you for reminding me to go check for my Gab invite...
It’s a homosexual breeding ground website.
Just look at the title with San Fransisco and the word fist. Make your own conclusions.
It already exists. It’s called GAB. Several other posters have provided a link.
If a couple running a bakery can loose 600,000 for accommodation, I say Twitter should be hit for 600 Million.
At their own peril. Twitter is still running because of Donald Trump and his supporters.
Already exists. GAB is a free sppech alternative to twittster and facebook.
Wow. They’re growing exponentially. My number was in the low six digits. The wait can be a couple weeks but typically less than a couple days.
Do it.
Good thing for Gab.ai or anyone else moving beyond twitter. Freedom of speech or ban the president???
Twitter, u suck.
Yes, they are nothing if not liberal propaganda tools.
Great idea, thank you.
...and if Trump gets kicked off Twitter, we will be good to go. 8^)
Cancelling TRUMP’S Twitter account would lead to a conservative “Twitter” and all would switch over to the new system.
That will be a great new business venture.
I would buy stock in the new company and use it.
I’m also a GABber. So far, I really like it. More lurking at this point but so far, nice folks. Mostly conservative. It’s pure free speech: rules are no illegal porn, no terrorism, no doxxing, and a request to be nice to each other. But you can filter what you don’t want to see.
So they would deny the ability of the President of the United States the same right as every other citizen? They’re to chickensh#t to do it. These fascists need a major smackdown.
The thing is that a guy like Zuckerberg probably does cheat on his taxes.
Done! You’re #1,325,772 in the waiting list.
“It would take less than a week for a new platform to appear and be geared to strictly conservatives. Then you’d watch 40,000 people a day quit Twitter and in three months...across not just the US but Europe...Twitter would standing there and then admitting it was a host for only liberal commentary, with half of it’s advertising cut.”
Just signed up for Gab. I on a long waiting list.
Done! You’re #1325772 in the waiting list.
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