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Twitter has every right to support a candidate against another. After all it's only a private company, and its leaders were not coy about which candidate they w
by return0 10y ago
Twitter has every right to support a candidate against another. After all it's only a private company, and its leaders were not coy about which candidate they want to help to win. If you want to support another candidate, use another platform.
- wyager 10y agoJesus Christ, he's not saying Twitter broke the law, he's saying that the article (which is about internet groups helping candidates) ignored a number of powerful internet groups helping candidates. I swear, every time someone brings up twitter's political censorship, there's at least one comment to the effect of "they're allowed to!" or "if you don't like it, you can leave!". Yes, everyone knows! We're talking about the morality, outcome, or effectiveness of twitter doing such a thing, not whether or not they're entitled to do it.
- rm_-rf_slash 10y agoAgreed. The whole point of morals and ethics is to establish a code of behavior that defines what is or is not ok to do even if it's not against the law. There isn't a law that forbids people from gossiping about others behind their backs but most of us can generally agree that it's simply something that decent people should not do.
- return0 10y agoI was playing devil's advocate in that comment. Sadly it got upvoted. Twitter 's mission is to "watch events unfold, in real time, from every angle". It has no business in manipulation. There are 2 social media monopolies and they play increasingly important roles in our democracies. If they keep using their power to manipulate people, people will demand their regulation. How can this be? maybe open up their data channels so competitors can enter the space.