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Calling what Trump was banned for as "political dissent" is extremely reductionist and naive. He was banned because he was inciting violence and insurrection.

• incrudible 4y ago
  Arguably, but is that against the terms of service? https://twitter.com/hashtag/DeathToAmerica https://twitter.com/hashtag/DeathToAmerica
  • aceazzameen 4y ago
    None of those posters have a cult-like following and the ability to sway millions of people like Trump. Maybe Twitter is allowing fringe extremists to say what they want as long as they don't inspire dangerous actions from others.
    • incrudible 4y ago
      "Inspiration to dangerous action" doesn't sound like a good criterion. Are there terms that apply only after an account is believed to reach a sufficient amount of people? In any sufficiently large amount of people, you'll find at least one lunatic. All things considered, the events on January 6th weren't any more violent than many protests for various political causes that unfolded in the years prior. Heated rhetoric on Twitter did play a part in that, would you apply the same standard in those cases?
      • aceazzameen 4y ago
        We're comparing Trump's influence over people when he had millions of followers, likes, retweets, etc vs a hashtag used by 5 people. Common sense should be used.