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They let him concede, waited a day, and then nuked him. It's too little too late, but I'll take it.

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StavrosK 6y ago
This was the straw that broke's the camel's back, Trump's influence is waning (since he's not going to be in office any more in a few days), and even his supporters are distancing themselves. I don't think Twitter could have done this earlier without risking lots of blowback.
dionian 6y ago
You may agree with this new power now when its used on Trump, but you might not agree with it in the future. By then it will have been too late.
- nxc18 6y ago
  If I incite a mob to march on the seat of government, commit acts of sedition against The United States, and directly threaten the peaceful transfer of power, and refuse to abide by the terms of service, I deserve _a lot_ more than being banned from my social media site. You have to look at it in context.
- chillwaves 6y ago
  Any leader inciting insurrection against their own country should be banned. You know what? I don't think anyone I would support has a problem clearing that very low bar. Maybe people should be less concerned that Trump got banned for being a lying, traitorous piece of shit and more concerned that he was ever president in the first place.
- ben_w 6y ago
  This power has been used in ways I disagree with since before Trump ran for office. I still prefer a rules-based society to anarchy. However, I also prefer anarchy to oligarchy: People have even specifically demonstrated that Trump was receiving special privileges which prevented him from being banned, and they did so by getting themselves banned for tweeting copies of his tweets.
pensatoio 6y ago
The looser does not have to concede. There's no requirement to do so, and there's precedent not to as well.
- tmpz22 6y ago
  Surely there is an important difference between just not conceding and actively campaigning false allegations of voter fraud.
- davinic 6y ago
  Do they have to incite a mob to overtake the halls of a separate and equal branch of our government resulting in the deaths of five people including a police officer?
- mantap 6y ago
  With great power comes great responsibility. The president of the United States should be aware of how his words will be received. And he is responsible for the consequences of those words. He doesn't have to concede but by constantly claiming the election was stolen he is responsible for the ensuing violence.
kanzenryu2 6y ago
First president in history to be banned from twitter
- input_sh 6y ago
  That'd be Raúl Castro (Cuba for the unaware).
- megous 6y ago
  It's still there: https://twitter.com/POTUS https://twitter.com/POTUS
  - conradfr 6y ago
    He posted there apparently and Twitter removed the tweets. https://twitter.com/banthebbc/status/1347720547455688704 https://twitter.com/banthebbc/status/1347720547455688704 (not endorsing this account, just linking to the screenshots)
    - megous 6y ago
      Heh, they are quite thorough. There were a lot of video tweets on that account last time I looked.
- themacguffinman 6y ago
  Just to keep things in perspective, Twitter was founded in like 2006 so Twitter has only lived through 3 presidents.

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This was the straw that broke's the camel's back, Trump's influence is waning (since he's not going to be in office any more in a few days), and even his supporters are distancing themselves. I don't think Twitter could have done this earlier without risking lots of blowback.

dionian 6y ago

You may agree with this new power now when its used on Trump, but you might not agree with it in the future. By then it will have been too late.

nxc18 6y ago
If I incite a mob to march on the seat of government, commit acts of sedition against The United States, and directly threaten the peaceful transfer of power, and refuse to abide by the terms of service, I deserve _a lot_ more than being banned from my social media site. You have to look at it in context.
chillwaves 6y ago
Any leader inciting insurrection against their own country should be banned. You know what? I don't think anyone I would support has a problem clearing that very low bar. Maybe people should be less concerned that Trump got banned for being a lying, traitorous piece of shit and more concerned that he was ever president in the first place.
ben_w 6y ago
This power has been used in ways I disagree with since before Trump ran for office. I still prefer a rules-based society to anarchy. However, I also prefer anarchy to oligarchy: People have even specifically demonstrated that Trump was receiving special privileges which prevented him from being banned, and they did so by getting themselves banned for tweeting copies of his tweets.

pensatoio 6y ago

The looser does not have to concede. There's no requirement to do so, and there's precedent not to as well.

tmpz22 6y ago
Surely there is an important difference between just not conceding and actively campaigning false allegations of voter fraud.
davinic 6y ago
Do they have to incite a mob to overtake the halls of a separate and equal branch of our government resulting in the deaths of five people including a police officer?
mantap 6y ago
With great power comes great responsibility. The president of the United States should be aware of how his words will be received. And he is responsible for the consequences of those words. He doesn't have to concede but by constantly claiming the election was stolen he is responsible for the ensuing violence.

kanzenryu2 6y ago

First president in history to be banned from twitter

input_sh 6y ago
That'd be Raúl Castro (Cuba for the unaware).
megous 6y ago
It's still there: https://twitter.com/POTUS https://twitter.com/POTUS
- conradfr 6y ago
  He posted there apparently and Twitter removed the tweets. https://twitter.com/banthebbc/status/1347720547455688704 https://twitter.com/banthebbc/status/1347720547455688704 (not endorsing this account, just linking to the screenshots)
  - megous 6y ago
    Heh, they are quite thorough. There were a lot of video tweets on that account last time I looked.
themacguffinman 6y ago
Just to keep things in perspective, Twitter was founded in like 2006 so Twitter has only lived through 3 presidents.