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Twitter Says It Would Consider Banning Donald Trump's Account
SFIST ^ | 30 Nov 2016

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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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: achillwind; bantrump; censorship; corporateliberalism; facebook; fascistbook; hillaryvoter; internet; liberalfascism; newmedia; orwelliannightmare; stalinisttactics; trump; trumpmedia; trumptransition; trumptweets; trumptwitter; twitter
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To: Grampa Dave

Gab had been clearing those invites in large chunks. You might be in sooner than you’d think.


121 posted on 11/30/2016 2:04:51 PM PST by bobcat62
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To: faithhopecharity

“twitter, google, amazon, facebook, microsoft, ebay...all need serious anti-trust and RICO investigations, ...”

I prefer the US gov’t stop supporting their intellectual property rights. Let them have some unrestricted, unregulated, globalized free trade.


122 posted on 11/30/2016 2:12:27 PM PST by Reverend Wright (Build the Wall !)
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To: bobcat62

Thanks.

I will let you know!


123 posted on 11/30/2016 2:13:48 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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To: Scythian_Reborn

What is gab.ai?


124 posted on 11/30/2016 2:24:42 PM PST by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: mandaladon

Guess they want to go the way of Myspace.


125 posted on 11/30/2016 2:40:22 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: mandaladon

Go ahead and JUMP that shark Twitards.

The free market already has alternatives up and running.


126 posted on 11/30/2016 2:56:01 PM PST by HLPhat (It takes a Republic TO SECURE THESE RIGHTS - not a populist Tyranny of the Majority)
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To: mandaladon

“...The left is having hard time.....”

Not yet they’re not... But they will be.

Starting January 20th, 2017.


127 posted on 11/30/2016 3:18:25 PM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Biggirl

So now Gab.ai will be the social media I never bother to sign up for, instead of Twitter.


128 posted on 11/30/2016 3:28:26 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: bobcat62

I just got this email Gab:

GAB.

“Thank you for registering for Gab! Our mission is to put people first and promote free speech and expression. All are welcome on Gab, and always will be.

Currently Gab is in beta, it may take up to two weeks to receive your invitation due to high demand from around the world.”

Is it too late to short Twitter and maybe Facebook?


129 posted on 11/30/2016 3:37:51 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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To: Grampa Dave

Wow. About 2 weeks ago I was 156,229. It will take longer than two weeks with a number in the millions unless they ramp up quickly.


130 posted on 11/30/2016 4:11:49 PM PST by lkco
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To: lkco

“Wow. About 2 weeks ago I was 156,229. It will take longer than two weeks with a number in the millions unless they ramp up quickly.”

Twitter has probably given itself a fatal self inflicted blow.


131 posted on 11/30/2016 4:17:47 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Hey, whining losers,Trump will just go ahead & make things better for us without you!!!!")
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To: mandaladon
they ain't got the balls...
132 posted on 11/30/2016 6:03:24 PM PST by Chode (You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
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To: mandaladon

I don’t have a twitter account, nor want one.
However, I just went to sign up on GAB AI and I’m 1,328,076 on the waiting list...that’s a lot of folks!!!


133 posted on 11/30/2016 8:41:20 PM PST by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: mandaladon

It would rank up there with the BBC banning Winston Churchill from the airwaves because he was talking bad about the threat of Nazism (true story).


134 posted on 11/30/2016 10:32:27 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The COM-Left is saddened by the death of the Communist dictator Fidel Castro. No surprise there.)
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To: RummyChick

I saw it coming weeks ago.


135 posted on 11/30/2016 10:34:40 PM PST by a fool in paradise (The COM-Left is saddened by the death of the Communist dictator Fidel Castro. No surprise there.)
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To: RKBA Democrat

It’s an alternative but is it Trump friendly?


136 posted on 12/01/2016 7:35:47 AM PST by Leep (Stronger without her!)
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To: RKBA Democrat

Disregard my last question. I see they are pro free speech.


137 posted on 12/01/2016 7:39:55 AM PST by Leep (Stronger without her!)
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