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Twitter is removing Trump's tweets

25 points by edward 6y ago

esoterica 6y ago
I guess advocating the violent overthrow of the government was the last straw.
input_sh 6y ago
Great, now ban him, as you should've done years ago.
ksaj 6y ago
Update: People downvoted me for pointing out that Donald himself deleted the tweets. Here's what Twitter actually said: "...the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked." Which means Trump deleted them, as I had described. Either way, I deleted my longer explanation of why the messages appeared they way they did under his Twitter account because it's not worth venturing into negative karma over this. I explained why the deletions looked like they did, and Twitter's explanation suggests that was correct.
- edward 6y ago
  They weren't replies.
  - ksaj 6y ago
    I didn't say that. If you make a tweet, and people reply to it, and then you delete that tweet, your deleted tweet is replaced with that message. Try it. If Twitter removes a tweet, the message is different, as specified in the "Read More" link. Also, I added the content of 2 of those deleted tweets in my comment above.
    - edward 6y ago
      Thanks, makes sense.
      - deleted 6y ago
        [deleted]
- krapp 6y ago
  They're still in Twitter's database, or else Twitter is criminally negligent with their infrastructure. Trump's Twitter account is now evidence of complicity with sedition against the US, it needs to be frozen and backed up as evidence for law enforcement.
  - ksaj 6y ago
    Scroll up. I added to that comment with two of the deleted tweets, and in a subsequent tweet clarified what I was saying. By all appearances, it is Trump that deleted the messages. And understandably, because they make him look like the instigator. If Twitter deleted them, the message would be different. And the link they give tells you what those messages would be. It is easy to duplicate that message yourself. Make a tweet. Reply to your tweet. Delete the initial tweet. You are left with the same thing seen here.
    - krapp 6y ago
      I'm not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that it doesn't actually matter. Twitter and countless archivers, including news organizations, still have them.
      - ksaj 6y ago
        "This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked." People are saying Twitter deleted the posts. Twitter Safety clearly left it to him to delete them, and his account is locked for 12 hours after he did so. Just pointing that out because the news keeps saying that Twitter deleted them, when Twitter themselves say that they gave him the choice of deleting them, or remaining locked out from making any more posts.
  - o-__-o 6y ago
    By law enforcement you mean congress so they can impeach a president leaving office in the next 2 weeks? a sitting president cannot be charged with a crime, but congress can bring articles of impeachment under specific circumstances as outlined in the constitution.
awnird 6y ago
Years too late. Jack Dorsey has been instrumental in organizing the coup.
alblue 6y ago
See also https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1346970433917222912 https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1346970433917222912

25 points by edward 6y ago

esoterica 6y ago

I guess advocating the violent overthrow of the government was the last straw.

input_sh 6y ago

Great, now ban him, as you should've done years ago.

ksaj 6y ago

Update: People downvoted me for pointing out that Donald himself deleted the tweets. Here's what Twitter actually said: "...the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked." Which means Trump deleted them, as I had described. Either way, I deleted my longer explanation of why the messages appeared they way they did under his Twitter account because it's not worth venturing into negative karma over this. I explained why the deletions looked like they did, and Twitter's explanation suggests that was correct.

edward 6y ago
They weren't replies.
- ksaj 6y ago
  I didn't say that. If you make a tweet, and people reply to it, and then you delete that tweet, your deleted tweet is replaced with that message. Try it. If Twitter removes a tweet, the message is different, as specified in the "Read More" link. Also, I added the content of 2 of those deleted tweets in my comment above.
  - edward 6y ago
    Thanks, makes sense.
    - deleted 6y ago
      [deleted]
krapp 6y ago
They're still in Twitter's database, or else Twitter is criminally negligent with their infrastructure. Trump's Twitter account is now evidence of complicity with sedition against the US, it needs to be frozen and backed up as evidence for law enforcement.
- ksaj 6y ago
  Scroll up. I added to that comment with two of the deleted tweets, and in a subsequent tweet clarified what I was saying. By all appearances, it is Trump that deleted the messages. And understandably, because they make him look like the instigator. If Twitter deleted them, the message would be different. And the link they give tells you what those messages would be. It is easy to duplicate that message yourself. Make a tweet. Reply to your tweet. Delete the initial tweet. You are left with the same thing seen here.
  - krapp 6y ago
    I'm not disagreeing with you, just pointing out that it doesn't actually matter. Twitter and countless archivers, including news organizations, still have them.
    - ksaj 6y ago
      "This means that the account of @realDonaldTrump will be locked for 12 hours following the removal of these Tweets. If the Tweets are not removed, the account will remain locked." People are saying Twitter deleted the posts. Twitter Safety clearly left it to him to delete them, and his account is locked for 12 hours after he did so. Just pointing that out because the news keeps saying that Twitter deleted them, when Twitter themselves say that they gave him the choice of deleting them, or remaining locked out from making any more posts.
- o-__-o 6y ago
  By law enforcement you mean congress so they can impeach a president leaving office in the next 2 weeks? a sitting president cannot be charged with a crime, but congress can bring articles of impeachment under specific circumstances as outlined in the constitution.

awnird 6y ago

Years too late. Jack Dorsey has been instrumental in organizing the coup.

alblue 6y ago

See also https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1346970433917222912 https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety/status/1346970433917222912