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Twitter lifts suspension for vocal critic of NBC’s Olympics coverage
Yahoo! News | The Lookout ^ | Dylan Stableford

Posted on 07/31/2012 3:38:06 PM PDT by mazda77

. . . . . According to Adams, the micro-blogging service—which partnered with NBC for the summer games—alerted him of the reinstatement via email.

"We have just received an update from the complainant retracting their original request," Twitter wrote, according to Adams. "Therefore your account has been unsuspended." . . . .

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1 posted on 07/31/2012 3:38:10 PM PDT by mazda77
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To: mazda77

There’s some funny snark here:

https://twitter.com/nbcdelayed


2 posted on 07/31/2012 3:49:22 PM PDT by spankalib (The downside of liberty is the need to tolerate those who despise it.)
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To: mazda77
"Therefore your account has been unsuspended."

"unsuspended", formerly known as "reinstated".

Everything is plunging at terminal velocity toward the lowest common denominator.


3 posted on 07/31/2012 3:50:50 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("Jiggle the Handle for Barry!")
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To: mazda77

Is anyone even watching this nonsense. Hundreds of thousands of seats not occupied at the events because they are reserved, ordinary people can’t get tickets because the events are “sold out”, but wait, those reserved tickets can be had for $1,000 each but only by British citizens, and the carnival plays on.


4 posted on 07/31/2012 3:57:05 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Skittle pooping unicorns are more common than progressives with honor & integrity.)
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To: Iron Munro

unsuspended is Hindu for reinstated, twitter accounts manager is probably in Bhopal India


5 posted on 07/31/2012 4:10:35 PM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: mazda77

Rush called then out. Releasing Zimmerman’s home address didn’t merit suspension, but releasing an NBC execs public email does?

When Rush speaks, Twitter execs listen...


6 posted on 07/31/2012 4:43:29 PM PDT by ziravan (Are you better off now than you werie $9.4 Trillion dollars ago?)
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To: ziravan

I’ve been on Twitter for a year or so, but have rarely used it. Very, very rarely. I’ve even gotten emails from them stating they miss me. Since this flap occurred, I’ve canceled my account. I have no intention of patronizing a hypocritical business such as this.


7 posted on 07/31/2012 6:17:12 PM PDT by bcsco
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