Thread by @AndrewFeinberg

I was having a bad day until I read this lawsuit against @Twitter @facebook @Apple & @Google by @FreedomWatchUSA and Laura Loomer. Let’s look at the highlights. (thread) 1/

freedomwatchusa.org/pdf/181129-201…

Missing something?

Apparently the amount in controversy here is more than [Doctor Evil voice] ONE BILLION DOLLARS!!! 3/

Facts? FACTS? That’s what you’re calling these? 4/

In which @FreedomWatchUSA reveals that Apple’s computer/phone/tablet sales, Google’s search engine, and Facebook & Twitter’s social networks are just elaborate fronts for a criminal conspiracy, much like a mobbed-up “waste management” business. 5/

Hmm. It’s sad that @tedcruz doesn’t know the history behind Section 230 or how it really works outside of his talking points. 6/

Is @FreedomWatchUSA trying to cite the @prageru case? Can Larry Klayman spell R-E-S J-U-D-I-C-A-T-A? 7/

“As evidence...”

You keep using that word, @FreedomWatchUSA. I do not think it means what you think it means... 8/

Let’s see...

1. The fact that @realDonaldTrump accuses someone of something doesn’t make it true, just like the fact that he doesn’t like the news doesn’t make it “fake.”

2. Google news results constantly change and often feature different outlets, incl Fox, etc. 9/

Not to knock @SharylAttkisson but on what basis does @FreedomWatchUSA declare her “media bias chart” to be “widely accepted?” 10/

Ah, here we go again with the ridiculous idea that having fewer referrals to your website = censorship. 11/

In a feat of amazing lawyering, Larry Klayman is trying to prove his theory by citing a quote from @campbell_brown that literally has nothing to do with what he’s accusing Facebook of. She says it right there, the “point of view” is “quality news.” 12/

INTERMISSION: Laura Loomer has chained herself to the doors of Twitter’s New York HQ. Enjoy while I get something to eat.

nbcnews.com/news/us-news/f…

More “facts.” One of these is true.

Hi, @FreedomWatchUSA

I think you mean “renowned.”

Oh, ok. So Twitter has to suspend conservative users and so-called “liberal” ones in pairs? 🤦🏻‍♂️

So now the allegation is that Twitter, Apple, etc are all coordinating these bans, and that banning people for repeated TOS violations is “refusing to deal with” with them.

If they’ve been banned after multiple violations, they’ve definitely been “dealing with” these users.

In other news, both of these theories of “antitrust violations” are laughable, as in they actually made me laugh.