Twitter has the right to suspend whoever they want, and Trump spent months begging them to do so.
But if they want to maintain any confidence in their rules, they need to apply them consistently across the entire spectrum of beliefs.
So far they have not come close to doing so.
But if they want to maintain any confidence in their rules, they need to apply them consistently across the entire spectrum of beliefs.
So far they have not come close to doing so.
Twitter kept Trump's account open because he brought in a ton of valuable traffic, but this week were forced to acknowledge that traffic was also coming from people who were seeking to do harm.
The media did the same thing after giving Trump two billion in free airtime in 2016.
The media did the same thing after giving Trump two billion in free airtime in 2016.
We'll find out soon enough how serious Twitter is about no longer being willing to entertain accounts that promote outright hate, misinformation, and extremist politics.
Trump absolutely deserved to be suspended, but now the real work begins for Twitter to apply that uniformly.
Trump absolutely deserved to be suspended, but now the real work begins for Twitter to apply that uniformly.
For example, how is the @ChineseEmbinUS account allowed to continue when they spread the most abhorrent misinformation.
You might not consider forced sterilizations "violence," but I guarantee you the Uyghurs who are having it done to them do.
Where does Twitter draw the line?
You might not consider forced sterilizations "violence," but I guarantee you the Uyghurs who are having it done to them do.
Where does Twitter draw the line?
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