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Twitter isn't censoring the vast majority of people. One group will be the vast majority of people who don't get kicked off Twitter. The other group will be a r

Twitter isn't censoring the vast majority of people. One group will be the vast majority of people who don't get kicked off Twitter. The other group will be a relatively tiny collection of extremists.

MichaelMoser123 6y ago
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1347898774891491332 https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1347898774891491332 Glenn Greenwald says they are leaving in droves (or are being kicked out, not sure on that).
- lumpenprole 6y ago
  Interesting. Is anyone with a shred of credibility confirming that?
  - pppppp_ 6y ago
    Actually Glenn Greenwald is the most credible journalist in my opinion. Who speaks to power no matter what. I have a word with right wing friends. For years and years you supported removal Palestinian activists from Twitter or any other platform. I think you understand what it feels.
    - pppppp_ 6y ago
      For those who are keep downvoting me. It just shows you are fucking imbecile and/or ignorant. Keep censoring people, I am eager to see how that is going to work for you.
      - dang 6y ago
        We've banned this account for obvious reasons, and if you keep creating accounts to abuse HN we will ban your main account as well. No more of this please. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to the rules when posting here, we'd be grateful.
        pppppp_ 6y ago
        Thanks. Sure. > and if you keep creating accounts to abuse HN we will ban your main account as well. What do you mean by my main account?
    - MichaelMoser123 6y ago
      Actually MEMRI has been quoting some of these Palestinian activists, and has been censored by youtube in return: https://www.memri.org/reports/youtube-censors-memri-removes-%E2%80%93-harmful-or-dangerous-content-%E2%80%93-memri-tv-translated-clip https://www.memri.org/reports/youtube-censors-memri-removes-...
      - deleted 6y ago
        [deleted]
  - mapme 6y ago
    It’s because they banned a boatload of accounts that were dedicated to Qanon. A few high profile ones and a ton of others. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1253550 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna12...
- swader999 6y ago
  Seems like they are combing profile key words and punting users the last 24 hours. Harmless phrases, acronyms from words Kennedy said. Nothing hateful or inciting but does label them as identifying with a certain spirit or community.
  - MichaelMoser123 6y ago
    I don't understand something: wouldn't that be extremely bad for twitter? i mean they need subscribers for pushing their advertising, or so i was told.
    - jedmeyers 6y ago
      Not if they are a cost center for the propaganda machine. In Soviet Union no one cared how much Pravda earned from the subscriptions, since it was not their purpose.
      - MichaelMoser123 6y ago
        I think they are fighting for survival, they might be taking this court action that was pushed by some ten republican states very seriously - this case has a strong legal basis. I suspect that its all business. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/google-sued-by-texas-over-abuse-of-dominance-in-antitrust-case https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/google-su...
- sixothree 6y ago
  There were three people with Trump flags in my neighborhood on Monday. Those people all took their flags down.
- zepto 6y ago
  Another explanation is that centrists are simply unfollowing right wing sites. I generally have tried to keep informed across the political spectrum, but I’ve definitely been less inclined to look at right leaning stuff since the Capitol Riot.
tenpies 6y ago
Twitter isn't going after extremists at all. Terrorists continue to post on Twitter right now. Totalitarian regimes carrying out genocide continue to tweet happily away on Twitter. This is about going after anyone they think they should ban in order to keep the Democrats happy. This is not about Trump for the technology companies. It's about bending the knee enough towards the Democrats to ensure that they retain as much of their freedom as possible. They are sacrificing others' freedoms in order to hopefully secure they own - although I think this is a Faustian bargain.
- lumpenprole 6y ago
  You do know that the Republicans repeatedly dragged tech CEOs in front of their kangaroo courts to air their entirely fabricated grievances, right? Why would technology companies be worried about Democrats after surviving four years of that?
  - camhart 6y ago
    Aren't the antitrust cases just getting going?
    - lumpenprole 6y ago
      Hopefully.
- tangue 6y ago
  This. Malaysian ex-PM tweets that Muslims "have 'right' to kill French". Despite the outrage he's still free to tweet. Twitter cares about its image and its advertisers.
  - lumpenprole 6y ago
    Twitter is an American company. Americans don't care about what happens anywhere else. Don't complicate it.

MichaelMoser123 6y ago

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1347898774891491332 https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1347898774891491332 Glenn Greenwald says they are leaving in droves (or are being kicked out, not sure on that).

lumpenprole 6y ago
Interesting. Is anyone with a shred of credibility confirming that?
- pppppp_ 6y ago
  Actually Glenn Greenwald is the most credible journalist in my opinion. Who speaks to power no matter what. I have a word with right wing friends. For years and years you supported removal Palestinian activists from Twitter or any other platform. I think you understand what it feels.
  - pppppp_ 6y ago
    For those who are keep downvoting me. It just shows you are fucking imbecile and/or ignorant. Keep censoring people, I am eager to see how that is going to work for you.
    - dang 6y ago
      We've banned this account for obvious reasons, and if you keep creating accounts to abuse HN we will ban your main account as well. No more of this please. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to the rules when posting here, we'd be grateful.
      - pppppp_ 6y ago
        Thanks. Sure. > and if you keep creating accounts to abuse HN we will ban your main account as well. What do you mean by my main account?
  - MichaelMoser123 6y ago
    Actually MEMRI has been quoting some of these Palestinian activists, and has been censored by youtube in return: https://www.memri.org/reports/youtube-censors-memri-removes-%E2%80%93-harmful-or-dangerous-content-%E2%80%93-memri-tv-translated-clip https://www.memri.org/reports/youtube-censors-memri-removes-...
    - deleted 6y ago
      [deleted]
- mapme 6y ago
  It’s because they banned a boatload of accounts that were dedicated to Qanon. A few high profile ones and a ton of others. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1253550 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna12...
swader999 6y ago
Seems like they are combing profile key words and punting users the last 24 hours. Harmless phrases, acronyms from words Kennedy said. Nothing hateful or inciting but does label them as identifying with a certain spirit or community.
- MichaelMoser123 6y ago
  I don't understand something: wouldn't that be extremely bad for twitter? i mean they need subscribers for pushing their advertising, or so i was told.
  - jedmeyers 6y ago
    Not if they are a cost center for the propaganda machine. In Soviet Union no one cared how much Pravda earned from the subscriptions, since it was not their purpose.
    - MichaelMoser123 6y ago
      I think they are fighting for survival, they might be taking this court action that was pushed by some ten republican states very seriously - this case has a strong legal basis. I suspect that its all business. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/google-sued-by-texas-over-abuse-of-dominance-in-antitrust-case https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-16/google-su...
sixothree 6y ago
There were three people with Trump flags in my neighborhood on Monday. Those people all took their flags down.
zepto 6y ago
Another explanation is that centrists are simply unfollowing right wing sites. I generally have tried to keep informed across the political spectrum, but I’ve definitely been less inclined to look at right leaning stuff since the Capitol Riot.

tenpies 6y ago

Twitter isn't going after extremists at all. Terrorists continue to post on Twitter right now. Totalitarian regimes carrying out genocide continue to tweet happily away on Twitter. This is about going after anyone they think they should ban in order to keep the Democrats happy. This is not about Trump for the technology companies. It's about bending the knee enough towards the Democrats to ensure that they retain as much of their freedom as possible. They are sacrificing others' freedoms in order to hopefully secure they own - although I think this is a Faustian bargain.

lumpenprole 6y ago
You do know that the Republicans repeatedly dragged tech CEOs in front of their kangaroo courts to air their entirely fabricated grievances, right? Why would technology companies be worried about Democrats after surviving four years of that?
- camhart 6y ago
  Aren't the antitrust cases just getting going?
  - lumpenprole 6y ago
    Hopefully.
tangue 6y ago
This. Malaysian ex-PM tweets that Muslims "have 'right' to kill French". Despite the outrage he's still free to tweet. Twitter cares about its image and its advertisers.
- lumpenprole 6y ago
  Twitter is an American company. Americans don't care about what happens anywhere else. Don't complicate it.