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Noam Blum

15 Jan, 6 tweets, 2 min read

https://twitter.com/jaynordlinger/status/1350095066170355713

I'll keep saying this: That Amazon even has the power to erase you from the internet on a whim is the far bigger issue than whether or not they made the right call THIS TIME.

https://twitter.com/jaynordlinger/status/1350095066170355713

It's a bit like defending a violation of someone's Fourth Amendment rights by saying "but I found the murder weapon." Yeah, THIS TIME you did. "Hey we doxed the right person." Yeah, THIS TIME you did. What about next time? Or the 50 times after that?

Also as someone who said repeatedly that Trump being banned from Twitter was the one thing that could make Parler a viable alternative, it's awfully weird that Parler went bye bye the second that became a legitimate possibility. Just saying.

https://twitter.com/AlexanderCola12/status/1350179702938320896

AWS isn't a utility in the classic sense but it should absolutely operate differently than a social network banning your account. Same with money processing services.

https://twitter.com/AlexanderCola12/status/1350179702938320896

https://twitter.com/shlevy/status/1350180830136705026

It actually literally does.

https://twitter.com/shlevy/status/1350180830136705026

My thoughts on this are far too long and complicated for tweets. Going to have to do something about that... 🤐

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Watch someone "resign" over this.

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Noam Blum

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Again, it's not the Twitter ban. It's that 4-5 services can act in concert to instantly freeze someone out of the online sphere, including the serving president of the united states. Forget whether HE deserved it. The fact that this ability exists AT ALL is dangerous.

https://twitter.com/lostfreak4/status/1347915602770472962

Yes the world is exactly the same now as it was in 2002 and the online sphere isn't a far more central place for information, business, and the general conduct of society and life. Good take.

https://twitter.com/lostfreak4/status/1347915602770472962

The big Writers Guild strike in 07-08 was exactly over this - they were being denied royalties they deserved because they came in via digital platforms - something new enough to not be included in their previous CBA. New technology often needs new legal frameworks.

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Noam Blum

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https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1347585572911636480

Even with how bad it's been Pelosi still manages to make me roll my eyes. Are military leaders even obligated to initiate a nuclear strike if the president just orders it out of nowhere?

https://twitter.com/carlquintanilla/status/1347585572911636480

https://twitter.com/SRutzick/status/1347587878524694528

I seriously can't believe this is a thing. Like there's no process by which there's even a reason given? Just blind obey? Yeah that's scary. Still, Trump won't do it.

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https://twitter.com/NathanWurtzel/status/1347588059483828224

That's sort of what I meant. But "unlawful" is a judgment call and I figure that if literally out of nowhere the president orders a strike, there would at least be *some* hesitation.

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There are so many creative choices in this movie that would never have been made today, which is one of the reasons I love it so much. It has true character.