they ain't got the balls...
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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Gab had been clearing those invites in large chunks. You might be in sooner than you’d think.
“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.
Thanks.
I will let you know!
What is gab.ai?
Guess they want to go the way of Myspace.
Go ahead and JUMP that shark Twitards.
The free market already has alternatives up and running.
“...The left is having hard time.....”
Not yet they’re not... But they will be.
Starting January 20th, 2017.
So now Gab.ai will be the social media I never bother to sign up for, instead of Twitter.
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?
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.
“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.
they ain't got the balls...
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!!!
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).
I saw it coming weeks ago.
It’s an alternative but is it Trump friendly?
Disregard my last question. I see they are pro free speech.
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