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> Due to the ongoing tensions in the United States, and an uptick in the global conversation in regards to the people who violently stormed the Capitol on Janua
by bpodgursky 6y ago
> Due to the ongoing tensions in the United States, and an uptick in the global conversation in regards to the people who violently stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, these two Tweets must be read in the context of broader events in the country and the ways in which the President’s statements can be mobilized by different audiences, including to incite violence, as well as in the context of the pattern of behavior from this account in recent weeks.
That's so Orwellian. That so obviously reads... "we wanted to ban him, so we did".
Like, if you want to ban him based on past tweets, just do it. But to claim that this tweet is inciting violence is just farcical.
- yanderekko 6y agoBe prepared for more nebulous, uncharitable "you're lending support to those who promote violence" bans in the future. Wouldn't be surprised to see it being used more aggressively across a variety of platforms in the coming weeks.
- disgrunt 6y agoOr "dog whistles", which the left seems to be able to hear, rendering the term utterly illogical.
- busymom0 6y agoThe downvotes on these sensible comments clearly shows me HN is filled with anti-liberals who support big tech billionaires while claiming to be resistance. Definition of Liberal used to be: "Willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas. Relating to or denoting a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise."
- bpodgursky 6y agoMeh, at this point it's half unemployed Europeans with a scattering of paid Chinese and Russian agitators. I don't read anything into the downvotes.
- cossatot 6y agoThe article states in Twitter's reasoning that: The second Tweet may also serve as encouragement to those potentially considering violent acts that the Inauguration would be a “safe” target, as he will not be attending. Plans for future armed protests have already begun proliferating on and off-Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021. It seems possible if not likely that Twitter is closely monitoring how his followers are reacting to the tweets (at a scale that none of us are really capable of), and the permanent ban results most closely from that. It is also possible that Twitter is trying to evade liability in case there are more attacks and there was some organization on their platform.