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Now that Trump doesn't serve any value to Twitter or Facebook the bans come. Before they justified his behavior because he brought them viewers. It may be cyn

by ProAm 6y ago

Now that Trump doesn't serve any value to Twitter or Facebook the bans come. Before they justified his behavior because he brought them viewers. It may be cynical but too convenient to play the morality card now.

ttul 6y ago
Anyone who was confused as to the purpose of Facebook and Twitter should hopefully now understand: they exist to make money.
- earthscienceman 6y ago
  I don't care. That's a fair argument for a slave-wage worker making a moral decision that walks the line between them having a job or not having a job. That's not a fair argument for a company like twitter who is trying to improve their 3+ billion dollar revenue. If you're a multi-millionare choosing dollars over ethics, you are in the wrong. Plain, clear, and simple. And I hope every tech-leader who has profited from this dumpster fire is labeled in history as such.
tw04 6y ago
I'm not sure that's entirely fair - and I'm someone who has no time for facebook OR twitter. I think Twitter has destroyed western journalism and facebook has been at best complicit in the growth of hate groups around the world. All that being said: Until November of this year, he wasn't "just Donald Trump" - he was the PUSA. There's a very big difference between banning PUSA and banning DJT. Now if you want to argue they should've done this the day that the results were in back in late November - sure. But the previous 4 years? I'm not sure that was a path either company was willing to test and I can't entirely blame them. Also: Trump serves them no value? Are you crazy? The viewers haven't gone down, and won't go down in any significant manner. For all the bluster from right-wingers of "we're making our own social network" - they all still somehow seem to be participating on both platforms.
- underdown 6y ago
  He is still the president today, making your argument dubious.
  - tw04 6y ago
    I guess if you don't see the distinction between someone who has 4 more years in the office with broad political support from his own party, and someone who has 2 weeks left and appears to be trying to incite a coup on his way out while being almost universally shunned by allies and foes alike, I'm not sure what I can say to change your mind.
tobib 6y ago
Exactly my thinking. It's just too obvious to me. Now that it's too late they're playing the "moral" card.

by ProAm 6y ago

ttul 6y ago

Anyone who was confused as to the purpose of Facebook and Twitter should hopefully now understand: they exist to make money.

earthscienceman 6y ago
I don't care. That's a fair argument for a slave-wage worker making a moral decision that walks the line between them having a job or not having a job. That's not a fair argument for a company like twitter who is trying to improve their 3+ billion dollar revenue. If you're a multi-millionare choosing dollars over ethics, you are in the wrong. Plain, clear, and simple. And I hope every tech-leader who has profited from this dumpster fire is labeled in history as such.

tw04 6y ago

I'm not sure that's entirely fair - and I'm someone who has no time for facebook OR twitter. I think Twitter has destroyed western journalism and facebook has been at best complicit in the growth of hate groups around the world. All that being said: Until November of this year, he wasn't "just Donald Trump" - he was the PUSA. There's a very big difference between banning PUSA and banning DJT. Now if you want to argue they should've done this the day that the results were in back in late November - sure. But the previous 4 years? I'm not sure that was a path either company was willing to test and I can't entirely blame them. Also: Trump serves them no value? Are you crazy? The viewers haven't gone down, and won't go down in any significant manner. For all the bluster from right-wingers of "we're making our own social network" - they all still somehow seem to be participating on both platforms.

underdown 6y ago
He is still the president today, making your argument dubious.
- tw04 6y ago
  I guess if you don't see the distinction between someone who has 4 more years in the office with broad political support from his own party, and someone who has 2 weeks left and appears to be trying to incite a coup on his way out while being almost universally shunned by allies and foes alike, I'm not sure what I can say to change your mind.

tobib 6y ago

Exactly my thinking. It's just too obvious to me. Now that it's too late they're playing the "moral" card.