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> In any case, my point is that in this society we live in, merely having an account is seen as an espousing of the views. You can even get fired for having an

by ttt0 6y ago

> In any case, my point is that in this society we live in, merely having an account is seen as an espousing of the views. You can even get fired for having an account there. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25922486 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25922486

XorNot 6y ago
And yet mysteriously I'm fairly certain that person didn't just "have" an account there...
- ttt0 6y ago
  I have no idea, but neither did the people who fired this person. It was purely on the grounds that he had an account there.
  - cobraetor 6y ago
    She, not he. > Colleen Oefelein, who identified herself on Twitter as an associate literary agent with the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, appeared to confirm her termination in a tweet on Monday morning. > "Well thanks Twitter and @JDLitAgency," Oefelein wrote. "I just got fired because I'm a Christian and a conservative."
- derptron 6y ago
  Your post uses too many adverbs for something that's pure conjecture
- vineyardmike 6y ago
  I had the same thought...
- throwaway19937 6y ago
  I haven't found any evidence that she posted anything offensive. According to (https://reclaimthenet.org/literary-agent-fired-gab-parler/ https://reclaimthenet.org/literary-agent-fired-gab-parler/) and (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25924637 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25924637) her Gab and Parler posts were mirrored from Twitter. Newsweek's story on the firing (https://www.newsweek.com/literary-agents-firing-over-parler-gab-accounts-stirs-free-speech-debate-1566324 https://www.newsweek.com/literary-agents-firing-over-parler-...) doesn't mention any offensive posts on Gab. None of the Reddit discussions I have looked at mention any offensive posts either; I would expect Reddit to find such posts if they had existed.
- justinhj 6y ago
  "The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency was distressed to discover this morning, January 25th, that one of our agents has been using the social media platforms Gab and Parler."

by ttt0 6y ago

XorNot 6y ago

And yet mysteriously I'm fairly certain that person didn't just "have" an account there...

ttt0 6y ago
I have no idea, but neither did the people who fired this person. It was purely on the grounds that he had an account there.
- cobraetor 6y ago
  She, not he. > Colleen Oefelein, who identified herself on Twitter as an associate literary agent with the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency, appeared to confirm her termination in a tweet on Monday morning. > "Well thanks Twitter and @JDLitAgency," Oefelein wrote. "I just got fired because I'm a Christian and a conservative."
derptron 6y ago
Your post uses too many adverbs for something that's pure conjecture
vineyardmike 6y ago
I had the same thought...
throwaway19937 6y ago
I haven't found any evidence that she posted anything offensive. According to (https://reclaimthenet.org/literary-agent-fired-gab-parler/ https://reclaimthenet.org/literary-agent-fired-gab-parler/) and (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25924637 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25924637) her Gab and Parler posts were mirrored from Twitter. Newsweek's story on the firing (https://www.newsweek.com/literary-agents-firing-over-parler-gab-accounts-stirs-free-speech-debate-1566324 https://www.newsweek.com/literary-agents-firing-over-parler-...) doesn't mention any offensive posts on Gab. None of the Reddit discussions I have looked at mention any offensive posts either; I would expect Reddit to find such posts if they had existed.
justinhj 6y ago
"The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency was distressed to discover this morning, January 25th, that one of our agents has been using the social media platforms Gab and Parler."