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My question exactly - I'd love to hear someone's take on this. Both are misinformation campaigns, and both result in violence. I don't see why Trump should be
by xNeil 5y ago
My question exactly - I'd love to hear someone's take on this. Both are misinformation campaigns, and both result in violence.
I don't see why Trump should be banned but accounts tweeting that the government is planning a genocide should not (be banned). I'd say both bans were fair.
- meepmorp 5y agoI think people are wary about a government making an official demand that content be removed. Trump's ban was entirely Twitter's own decision; by contrast, the Indian government seeks to compel removal of material. I don't have a problem, per se, with governments having the ability to remove content from public platforms on public safety or security grounds. But the Modi government has also sought to remove content that's much less plausibly likely to inflame public violence, in particular related to its handling of COVID.