James Woods Banned from Twitter Amid Silicon Valley’s Conservative Blacklisting Campaign

Breitbart ^ | 5/3/2019 | Justin Caruso

[bitt]

James Woods, one of the few conservative stars in Hollywood, has been locked out of his Twitter account for over a week now for “abusive behavior,” once again demonstrating the double standard the tech giant holds when it comes to enforcing rules.

Twitter suspended Woods for a tweet that read, “‘If you try to kill the King, you best not miss’ #HangThemAll,” according to his girlfriend Sara Miller.

The tweet was apparently in reference to the Mueller report, which found no conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia. The quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson and has been used in various forms in movies and TV shows like The Wire.

Nevertheless, this post apparently met the threshold on Twitter for “abusive behavior.”

Twitter does not appear to have the same standard for leftists. As Breitbart News has reported, there are several examples of actual violent threats going unchecked by the social media company.

[Pelham]

“You expect the govt to do a good job at promoting objectivity”

The only role for gov’t would be to insure open access for all who wish to use the platform. That was essentially the reason for the first regulatory law, the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887.

Railroads had been creating winners and losers in other industries by granting preferential rates and kickbacks to their cronies at the expense of their competitors.

The big social media platforms are choosing winners and losers by allowing or denying access.

These platforms have achieved market power in the online public square.

[wardaddy]

That’s a good point

[Phillyred]

Until any other alternative has even half the audience then the giants should be forced to allow equal access free speech. Unless you’re okay with losing elections standing on corners eith signs. Wake the hell up.

[DiogenesLamp]

Algorithms of Suppression