Posted on 05/10/2019 6:48:52 AM PDT by Red Badger
Conservative actor James Woods said on Thursday that he will no longer be using Twitter after the platform suspended him and then deleted a tweet that he refused to take down after the platform received widespread scorn from lawmakers for its continued censorship of conservatives.
"Twitter demanded that I rescind my tweet paraphrasing Emerson," Woods said in a statement to The Daily Wire. "It now seems they have chosen to delete that tweet from my account without my permission. Until free speech is allowed on Twitter, I will not be permitted to participate in our democracy with my voice. As long as Jack Dorsey remains the coward he seems to be, my Twitter days are in the past."
Woods was suspended in late April over a tweet that stated: "If you try to kill the King, you better not miss. #HangThemAll."
The Daily Wire has reached out to Twitter for clarification on what specific rules Woods' tweet allegedly broke and will report on what answers the social media platform gives.
Woods received an outpouring of support including from President Donald Trump, who tweeted: "How can it be possible that James Woods (and many others), a strong but responsible Conservative Voice, is banned from Twitter? Social Media & Fake News Media, together with their partner, the Democrat Party, have no idea the problems they are causing for themselves. VERY UNFAIR!"
"It's interesting how @twitter and @facebook both seem more concerned with silencing non-violent people who hold political opinions they disagree with, than violent terrorist organizations and the people that support them," Donald Trump Jr. tweeted. "Is @RealJamesWoods really more 'dangerous' than Hamas?"
"How is it that @RealJamesWoods is currently being banned on Twitter, but @JimCarrey is not?" Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tweeted. "It’s certainly not any standard based on 'hate.' Carrey’s latest Twitter 'art' shows Bill Barr drowning in a sea of vomit. @Jack - how ‘bout we let everybody speak and the People decide?"
Maybe not, I think Chris Pratt may be of the next gen..................
Then take a page out of Facebook’s ... book: “Don’t be too proud to copy.”
Offer exactly the same thing Farcebook does, only eliminate the left-wing bias.
I would suggest that we have enough technical savvy here on FR alone to build a platform that could duplicate Farcebook’s functionality.
The challenge is finding the dinero, not the talent.
MySpace is still out there, withering away..................
Making them utilites with communications responsiblities similar to telephony would solve many problems. They would have no responsiblitiy for content and users would pay for use and buy specific blockers..
Bummer he will be missed I checked his page nearly every day.
So what? That doesn’t justify government intrusion into the private sector.
If enough people reject Fakebook and demand becomes great enough for qn alterative, one will emerge. The free market works.
MySpace is owned by the same vermin that own Time magazine.
It could be bought at a good price...................
With its reputation, you’d be buying a dead horse. Unless all you bought was the infrastructure.
If there was a new platform that might be true, but there isn't a new platform and not a chance in he77 there will be one before the election.
The big three thwart all attempts to compete with them. Sarah Palin first chastised the GOP for not recognizing the power in dominating Social Media and like most other advice she tried to give it was ignored.
Nope we can just keep on losing because we free traitors refuse to see the threat.
Better that we betray the principles of free enterprise and prove ourselves hypocrites, eh?
It’s okay to turn to government when it helps US, right?
Twitter. I have heard of that word before.
5.56mm
Jack Dorsey remains the coward.
Better when they are screwing us like now. If you think the government is not involved in this Private enterprises then.....oh well.
Not sure if this is a done deal or not but after 17 seasons the show “Family Guy” may change the name of James Woods High School to Adam West High School. If so it’s definitely a leftist inspired move.
“The family is looking for a way to honor Mayor West, and Brian suggests they rename James Woods High to Adam West High School, and everyone gets on board quickly, especially after listing all the reasons why James Woods is undeserving.”
https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/05/10/family-guy-tribute-adam-west-season-finale/
btt
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