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Hell no, Donald Trump is guaranteed to have his account restored and I want to be there for the absolute sh*tstorm that ensues.

silisili 4y ago
You kinda touch on something I think is interesting and I'm hopeful for - a more return to balance. It seems a lot of people and groups who go against the status quo were effectively banned or suspended until they fall in line. Where's the fun in that? Do I want to see it turn into Voat? God no. But I'd appreciate way more diversity in thought than they currently allow.
- alphabettsy 4y ago
  My primary issue with Twitter moderation is that the ban process is so opaque and inconsistent. They’ve certainly got it wrong many times, but it seems like consistency and transparency are what’s missing most. > But I'd appreciate way more diversity in thought than they currently allow. I keep hearing this sentiment and I guess I don’t get it. Richard Spencer wasn’t banned for his “diverse thought”, he’s still on the platform. Trump wasn’t either. I see plenty of absolutely repugnant comments and tweets so what does this mean? These debates about what should and shouldn’t be allowed seem almost intentionally vague. What are people getting banned for saying that they shouldn’t be banned for?
  - silisili 4y ago
    It seems to me Twitter has a policy that seems fair, but is applied in an unfair way, if that makes sense. Basically, if they don't like someone, they ban them for violating policies that thousands of others violate daily. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_suspensions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_suspensions A quick scroll through that is pretty telling they have no interest in allowing conservative people on their platform. Were most of them banned for cause? Probably. But again, there's thousands if not millions not banned for identical or worse behavior. So my 'diversity in thought' comment means just that... differing opinions. Even if some opinions are stupid. I think one giant problem today is that having an opposing opinion on many topics is called out as 'hate', which is a super broad and often misapplied label.
drexlspivey 4y ago
He actually said he won't be coming back no matter what according to Fox News. He has his own twitter competitor now so that makes sense.
- Hamuko 4y ago
  You mean the platform that's doing so well that two of the executives (chief of technology and chief of product development) left in April? Yeah, not really counting on it.
- jandrese 4y ago
  Isn't truth.social completely stillborn? Last time I checked the only post from Trump on it was a "Hi, I'm on here!" post.
- rubyist5eva 4y ago
  Does Truth Social still violate the AGPL?
- rubyist5eva 4y ago
  And we all know when Trump says he's not going to do something he really really means it.
Jensson 4y ago
Did you delete your account before he got banned from Twitter? If not, what makes now different from then?

silisili 4y ago

You kinda touch on something I think is interesting and I'm hopeful for - a more return to balance. It seems a lot of people and groups who go against the status quo were effectively banned or suspended until they fall in line. Where's the fun in that? Do I want to see it turn into Voat? God no. But I'd appreciate way more diversity in thought than they currently allow.

alphabettsy 4y ago
My primary issue with Twitter moderation is that the ban process is so opaque and inconsistent. They’ve certainly got it wrong many times, but it seems like consistency and transparency are what’s missing most. > But I'd appreciate way more diversity in thought than they currently allow. I keep hearing this sentiment and I guess I don’t get it. Richard Spencer wasn’t banned for his “diverse thought”, he’s still on the platform. Trump wasn’t either. I see plenty of absolutely repugnant comments and tweets so what does this mean? These debates about what should and shouldn’t be allowed seem almost intentionally vague. What are people getting banned for saying that they shouldn’t be banned for?
- silisili 4y ago
  It seems to me Twitter has a policy that seems fair, but is applied in an unfair way, if that makes sense. Basically, if they don't like someone, they ban them for violating policies that thousands of others violate daily. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_suspensions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter_suspensions A quick scroll through that is pretty telling they have no interest in allowing conservative people on their platform. Were most of them banned for cause? Probably. But again, there's thousands if not millions not banned for identical or worse behavior. So my 'diversity in thought' comment means just that... differing opinions. Even if some opinions are stupid. I think one giant problem today is that having an opposing opinion on many topics is called out as 'hate', which is a super broad and often misapplied label.

drexlspivey 4y ago

He actually said he won't be coming back no matter what according to Fox News. He has his own twitter competitor now so that makes sense.

Hamuko 4y ago
You mean the platform that's doing so well that two of the executives (chief of technology and chief of product development) left in April? Yeah, not really counting on it.
jandrese 4y ago
Isn't truth.social completely stillborn? Last time I checked the only post from Trump on it was a "Hi, I'm on here!" post.
rubyist5eva 4y ago
Does Truth Social still violate the AGPL?
rubyist5eva 4y ago
And we all know when Trump says he's not going to do something he really really means it.

Jensson 4y ago

Did you delete your account before he got banned from Twitter? If not, what makes now different from then?