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I feel like this effectively makes Twitter an avenue for propaganda dissemination, giving world leaders who frequently blur the line near facism a "no-rules" pl
by connorelsea 9y ago
I feel like this effectively makes Twitter an avenue for propaganda dissemination, giving world leaders who frequently blur the line near facism a "no-rules" platform to give out (mis)information. I mean, trump just denied climate change on Twitter and then threatened to bomb a country that has millions of people (aka killing millions of civilians). I can't be the only person who, at the very least, is a little freaked out by trump's presence on Twitter and this announcement
- bmmayer1 9y agoIsn't Twitter much more akin to something like a bulletin board or a printing press? Certainly the platform on which speech is disseminated should be viewed independently from the speaker?
- connorelsea 9y agoTwitter frequently removes and censors users at the request of governments and due to rule breaking, etc. They aren't a bastion of free speech
- tb303 9y agoI don't know why you're getting downvoted and I completely agree. Twitter as a platform continues to give voice to mis-(dis-?)information.