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@dang can we update the link to this one please? At the moment people are just reacting to the headline and there doesn’t seem to be much substance to the deba

@dang can we update the link to this one please? At the moment people are just reacting to the headline and there doesn’t seem to be much substance to the debate due to this. https://patriotone.substack.com/p/twitter-suspension https://patriotone.substack.com/p/twitter-suspension

qwertyuiop_ 5y ago
"Just reacting" is questioning Twitter's motives to suspend an account for reporting court proceedings of the most scandalous case in recent US history which entangles everyone on the top political echelons, wall street, hollywood, academia and big tech. Sure go ahead supress the discussion here too.
- mynameismonkey 5y ago
  >Twitter's motives to suspend an account for reporting court proceedings It's clear Twitter suspended the account for TOS violations, and not the subject matter. I have no dog in this fight, do not follow the case, but a quick search of Twitter yielded these not-suspended accounts that are "reporting court proceedings" as you say: https://twitter.com/USvMaxwell https://twitter.com/USvMaxwell https://twitter.com/Trial_Tracker https://twitter.com/Trial_Tracker https://twitter.com/CultStateDotCom https://twitter.com/CultStateDotCom https://twitter.com/MaxwellTrial https://twitter.com/MaxwellTrial There are dozens at first glance. There is even a trial tracker tracker... https://twitter.com/CensorTracker https://twitter.com/CensorTracker So, @hxkandbe's request that we use the suspended account's blog post about the suspension to add some context and clarity is in no way suppressing the discussion, but instead seeking to elevate and inform it.
  - adam_arthur 5y ago
    It's always TOS violations when convenient. Plenty of accounts violate TOS and go untouched. Not casting judgment on this specific case, but the ease with which it's possible to selectively apply TOS to bans should be concerning to free speech oriented people. Just make a broad TOS and you can ban anybody you like.
- cronix 5y ago
  > in recent US history *in recent international history. This goes far beyond the US. The UK's Royal Family and other very high profile people all over the planet are implicated, in addition to US citizens.

qwertyuiop_ 5y ago

"Just reacting" is questioning Twitter's motives to suspend an account for reporting court proceedings of the most scandalous case in recent US history which entangles everyone on the top political echelons, wall street, hollywood, academia and big tech. Sure go ahead supress the discussion here too.

mynameismonkey 5y ago
>Twitter's motives to suspend an account for reporting court proceedings It's clear Twitter suspended the account for TOS violations, and not the subject matter. I have no dog in this fight, do not follow the case, but a quick search of Twitter yielded these not-suspended accounts that are "reporting court proceedings" as you say: https://twitter.com/USvMaxwell https://twitter.com/USvMaxwell https://twitter.com/Trial_Tracker https://twitter.com/Trial_Tracker https://twitter.com/CultStateDotCom https://twitter.com/CultStateDotCom https://twitter.com/MaxwellTrial https://twitter.com/MaxwellTrial There are dozens at first glance. There is even a trial tracker tracker... https://twitter.com/CensorTracker https://twitter.com/CensorTracker So, @hxkandbe's request that we use the suspended account's blog post about the suspension to add some context and clarity is in no way suppressing the discussion, but instead seeking to elevate and inform it.
- adam_arthur 5y ago
  It's always TOS violations when convenient. Plenty of accounts violate TOS and go untouched. Not casting judgment on this specific case, but the ease with which it's possible to selectively apply TOS to bans should be concerning to free speech oriented people. Just make a broad TOS and you can ban anybody you like.
cronix 5y ago
> in recent US history *in recent international history. This goes far beyond the US. The UK's Royal Family and other very high profile people all over the planet are implicated, in addition to US citizens.