Twitter accused of double standards over ban on tweets wishing death on Trump(theguardian.com)
theguardian.com
Twitter accused of double standards over ban on tweets wishing death on Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/oct/03/twitter-faces-backlash-over-abuse-policy-in-wake-of-trump-illness
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> Trump on twitter is literally just Donald Trump, not the president.
There has been a specific legal battle about almost exactly this question. So far, the US court system disagrees with you.
> "These tweets are published by a public official clothed with the authority of the state using social media as a tool of governance and as an official channel of communication on an interactive public platform," [2nd circuit] appeals court Judge Barrington Parker wrote.
Trump is appealing that outcome though.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/20/donal...
There has been a specific legal battle about almost exactly this question. So far, the US court system disagrees with you.
> "These tweets are published by a public official clothed with the authority of the state using social media as a tool of governance and as an official channel of communication on an interactive public platform," [2nd circuit] appeals court Judge Barrington Parker wrote.
Trump is appealing that outcome though.
https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/20/donal...
I'm not American so I wasn't aware of the legal battle, or the precise law, but I agree with this statement from the article
""By ignoring the critical distinction between the president’s (sometimes) official statements on Twitter and his always personal decision to block respondents from his own account, the opinion blurs the line between state action and private conduct," Wall said in asking the Supreme Court to hear the case."
The role of the presidential office and the private citizen Trump should not be treated as synonymous. Of course Trump is probably the worst particular case here because he blurs the line intentionally. For the reason outlined in the argument Trump ought to communicate through official channels and users on twitter should all be subject to the same rules. Or alternatively we acknowledge that Twitter is now the public square which means nobody gets to ban anyone else.
""By ignoring the critical distinction between the president’s (sometimes) official statements on Twitter and his always personal decision to block respondents from his own account, the opinion blurs the line between state action and private conduct," Wall said in asking the Supreme Court to hear the case."
The role of the presidential office and the private citizen Trump should not be treated as synonymous. Of course Trump is probably the worst particular case here because he blurs the line intentionally. For the reason outlined in the argument Trump ought to communicate through official channels and users on twitter should all be subject to the same rules. Or alternatively we acknowledge that Twitter is now the public square which means nobody gets to ban anyone else.
I don't use Twitter, but it appears to very much so have a two class system.
Blue check marked people have a quite different experience to regular users.
Not that I support their policy but let’s be honest, before Trump, Twitter was languishing and totally stagnating when compared to Facebook. They owe their resurgence to Trump and other extremists on both sides.
They’re never going to kill the golden goose.
They’re never going to kill the golden goose.
As soon as he starts claiming (with zero evidence) voter fraud and instigating insurrection against president elect joe Biden, I guarantee Twitter will be ban him before Biden’s swearing in.
I think it's indicative on the Left after 6 months telling people it's not about you, it's the other people you kill, this shows they don't truly believe what they have been preaching.
The closer he goes to death the riskier a carrier he is.
Not that wishing death on someone is actually a death threat or anything real, does Twitter think all those Amharic Curses are real as well?
The closer he goes to death the riskier a carrier he is.
Not that wishing death on someone is actually a death threat or anything real, does Twitter think all those Amharic Curses are real as well?
The Left, the Right, the Middle, the whatever are not singular entities with a single mind an purpose. To me such generalizations really do not help people discuss such topics.
This is a 100% political post, so flag it as it should by HN rules or get dirty and talk left and right politics.
I understand the tactic of denying the left or antifa don't exist.
But the fact HN falls for these stoner teenager properganda ideas is a problem. Sure, nothing is actually real. It's all inspecific cultural artifacts created by out meat computers. But then nothing actually matters including believing it's real.
To the article, there is nothing factual in this article. No statistics or graphs or data just left bent politics.
I understand the tactic of denying the left or antifa don't exist.
But the fact HN falls for these stoner teenager properganda ideas is a problem. Sure, nothing is actually real. It's all inspecific cultural artifacts created by out meat computers. But then nothing actually matters including believing it's real.
To the article, there is nothing factual in this article. No statistics or graphs or data just left bent politics.
The thing is that your comments are just vague incoherent rambling, you're just not adding any new information or asking any thoughtful questions.
Inductive? Resistive? ...?
Also, are we capitalizing Left now?
Also, are we capitalizing Left now?
Also, what left? The US doesn't have a relevant political left.
Celebrities or the president should get the exact same treatment anyone else gets, because Trump on twitter is literally just Donald Trump, not the president. If he wants to speak ex cathedra, he has official channels for that purpose.