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Need a citation? Get on twitter and see how right wingers get banned on heated discussions with left wingers where BOTH are aggressive to each other. The left

Need a citation? Get on twitter and see how right wingers get banned on heated discussions with left wingers where BOTH are aggressive to each other. The left also mass report stuff they don't like as "hate speech" which automatically results in a ban. Sorry, but the hate speech stuff is just a new way to censor stuff some people don't like and in the end it'll affect us all, no matter if left or right wing.

spiderfarmer 6y ago
I am on Twitter all the time and couldn’t care less about American politics, but the vocal minority of right wingers always think there’s some sort of complot against them. You’re no exception.
- kukx 6y ago
  Well, objectively the Twitter is biased against conservatives. See a talk on Joe Rogan with Tim Pool and CEO of Twitter. So, the most obvious example is, if you are conservative and assert that there are only two sexes and happen to refer to someone according to your stance - you can get banned for misgendering.
  - elliekelly 6y ago
    That’s because it’s against Twitter’s “Hateful Conduct Policy” which users agree to follow in order to use the site. And it isn’t just “misgendering” someone that will get your account banned, it’s deliberately misgendering someone so as to bully them. Everyone on the internet has accidentally been referred to using the wrong pronouns but innocent mistakes happen when people communicate anonymously. Innocent mistakes won’t get your account banned. Deliberately misgendering someone is also a violation of Facebook’s Community Standards. Do you consider Facebook to be “objectively biased against conservatives” as well?
    - spiderfarmer 6y ago
      Some right wingers only want to be nice to people they personally know. The whole “liberally biased” world is trying to “force” them to be nice and they hate it.
alpha_squared 6y ago
A citation is still preferred because the nature of social media is that everyone experiences their own bubble of interactions. As a counter-anecdote, my experience has been that frivolous reporting is far more common coming from far-right political ideologists. Without citation, no one knows who's right/wrong or even how pervasive of a problem it is. It just results in zero discussion and turns into a flame war.
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Voloskaya 6y ago
That's doesn't provide any evidence. Twitter doesn't block tweets for being "agressive", they block tweets for some very specific things like call to violence etc. * Can you show that one side gets censored more often than the other? Not just based on your biased personal timeline. * If yes, can you show that both sides breaks the ToS as often? Both sides are politically very different, and appeal to very different people, it's not hard to imagine that one side may indeed be more violent than the other. So yes, I would like a citation.
- shripadk 6y ago
  Alright since you asked for citation here is one: https://www.opindia.com/2019/04/popular-twitter-account-trueindology-suspended-again-after-suspended-bureaucrat-threatened-to-use-his-contacts-to-block-it/ https://www.opindia.com/2019/04/popular-twitter-account-true... This is a really popular right wing Twitter account in India which only dealt with exposing false narratives spread by leftist historians with facts. Facts from published books, memoirs of Kings who ruled India, sculptures and ancient artifacts. "True Indology" did not break any rules. Was not violent nor did he threaten anyone. Just exposing false narratives through facts. He was banned with no reason provided. This was not the first time his account was suspended. It was done multiple times. You can read complete details of what he experienced on Twitter here: https://www.mynation.com/views/true-indology-exposes-the-vicious-plan--pqtqwo https://www.mynation.com/views/true-indology-exposes-the-vic... The number of right wing accounts shadow banned and suspended in India by Twitter is staggering. You never hear left wing accounts being suspended. No matter how much hate speech you come across. Heck those left wing accounts that get exposed for hate speech automatically turn their accounts private. That doesn't mean that Twitter doesn't know what is contained within the account right? It can still close down the account for violation of its policies. But it doesn't do that. There is a strong undercurrent against left-leaning biased social media sites like Twitter in India. It will just erupt one day just like Indians have erupted against TikTok. It is only a matter of time. Twitter is doing a big mistake by treating right wingers in India unfairly.
  - commoner 6y ago
    OpIndia is a propaganda website. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpIndia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpIndia
Minor49er 6y ago
I am citing this comment as an example

spiderfarmer 6y ago

I am on Twitter all the time and couldn’t care less about American politics, but the vocal minority of right wingers always think there’s some sort of complot against them. You’re no exception.

kukx 6y ago
Well, objectively the Twitter is biased against conservatives. See a talk on Joe Rogan with Tim Pool and CEO of Twitter. So, the most obvious example is, if you are conservative and assert that there are only two sexes and happen to refer to someone according to your stance - you can get banned for misgendering.
- elliekelly 6y ago
  That’s because it’s against Twitter’s “Hateful Conduct Policy” which users agree to follow in order to use the site. And it isn’t just “misgendering” someone that will get your account banned, it’s deliberately misgendering someone so as to bully them. Everyone on the internet has accidentally been referred to using the wrong pronouns but innocent mistakes happen when people communicate anonymously. Innocent mistakes won’t get your account banned. Deliberately misgendering someone is also a violation of Facebook’s Community Standards. Do you consider Facebook to be “objectively biased against conservatives” as well?
  - spiderfarmer 6y ago
    Some right wingers only want to be nice to people they personally know. The whole “liberally biased” world is trying to “force” them to be nice and they hate it.

alpha_squared 6y ago

A citation is still preferred because the nature of social media is that everyone experiences their own bubble of interactions. As a counter-anecdote, my experience has been that frivolous reporting is far more common coming from far-right political ideologists. Without citation, no one knows who's right/wrong or even how pervasive of a problem it is. It just results in zero discussion and turns into a flame war.

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Voloskaya 6y ago

That's doesn't provide any evidence. Twitter doesn't block tweets for being "agressive", they block tweets for some very specific things like call to violence etc. * Can you show that one side gets censored more often than the other? Not just based on your biased personal timeline. * If yes, can you show that both sides breaks the ToS as often? Both sides are politically very different, and appeal to very different people, it's not hard to imagine that one side may indeed be more violent than the other. So yes, I would like a citation.

shripadk 6y ago
Alright since you asked for citation here is one: https://www.opindia.com/2019/04/popular-twitter-account-trueindology-suspended-again-after-suspended-bureaucrat-threatened-to-use-his-contacts-to-block-it/ https://www.opindia.com/2019/04/popular-twitter-account-true... This is a really popular right wing Twitter account in India which only dealt with exposing false narratives spread by leftist historians with facts. Facts from published books, memoirs of Kings who ruled India, sculptures and ancient artifacts. "True Indology" did not break any rules. Was not violent nor did he threaten anyone. Just exposing false narratives through facts. He was banned with no reason provided. This was not the first time his account was suspended. It was done multiple times. You can read complete details of what he experienced on Twitter here: https://www.mynation.com/views/true-indology-exposes-the-vicious-plan--pqtqwo https://www.mynation.com/views/true-indology-exposes-the-vic... The number of right wing accounts shadow banned and suspended in India by Twitter is staggering. You never hear left wing accounts being suspended. No matter how much hate speech you come across. Heck those left wing accounts that get exposed for hate speech automatically turn their accounts private. That doesn't mean that Twitter doesn't know what is contained within the account right? It can still close down the account for violation of its policies. But it doesn't do that. There is a strong undercurrent against left-leaning biased social media sites like Twitter in India. It will just erupt one day just like Indians have erupted against TikTok. It is only a matter of time. Twitter is doing a big mistake by treating right wingers in India unfairly.
- commoner 6y ago
  OpIndia is a propaganda website. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpIndia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpIndia

Minor49er 6y ago

I am citing this comment as an example