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Well this analogy leaves out Twitter censorship, which makes Twitter unlikeable.

bhouston 4y ago
I think Twitter is in a tough spot when it comes to deciding how to handle hate speech and harassment. In many ways they are like Amnesty International in that no matter which human rights issue they report on, there will be a contingent that says, well everything else you says is true, but the stuff you said about me is completely wrong and you've loss all credibility. It is a hard spot to be in trying to be neutral in a world of actors who only want the other side criticized or censored and never themselves. I am glade I do not have such a role. I wouldn't be able to take the constant flak from all directions for actions or inaction.
1270018080 4y ago
Adding to the analogy: The current owners of the home regularly remove swastikas spraypainted on their house by vandals, and some people call this a violation of free speech.
- shapefrog 4y ago
  Removing swastikas graffitied all over the place, political correctness gone mad.
  - Banana699 4y ago
- themaninthedark 4y ago
  - 1270018080 4y ago
    This further adds to my point that there's no violation of free speech taking place.
- ErikVandeWater 4y ago
  You really think the only speech Twitter censors is hate speech? Terrible.
- Banana699 4y ago
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Kaze404 4y ago
Twitter, the platform where trans people are routinely called pedophiles and groomers by prominent figures and nobodies alike, has a censorship problem? I can't imagine the kind of vitriol you have to spew to get banned off Twitter that's not just tripping the automatic ban for telling someone to die (which everyone is aware of at this point).
- Banana699 4y ago
  Here we go with that bullshit again. Do you have a link of an example of what you say ? Were the people in those linked example not banned at the time? On average, how many people calling your precious "trans people" pedophiles and groomers are banned vs. how many of the trans people themselves get banned when they say things equivalent or far worse ? It's mindblowing to me how the most coddled and put-on-a-pedestal group in public discourse is complaining about censorship and unfair treatment. They literally ban people for not using pronouns. It's honestly laughable.
  - Kaze404 4y ago
    I am one of those people. Last March one person went down on my profile and replied to multiple tweets calling me a groomer and a pedophile, with those exact words, and was not banned after I reported them. I'm not going to acknowledge the second paragraph because it's just hilariously out of touch with reality.

I think Twitter is in a tough spot when it comes to deciding how to handle hate speech and harassment. In many ways they are like Amnesty International in that no matter which human rights issue they report on, there will be a contingent that says, well everything else you says is true, but the stuff you said about me is completely wrong and you've loss all credibility. It is a hard spot to be in trying to be neutral in a world of actors who only want the other side criticized or censored and never themselves. I am glade I do not have such a role. I wouldn't be able to take the constant flak from all directions for actions or inaction.

1270018080 4y ago

Adding to the analogy: The current owners of the home regularly remove swastikas spraypainted on their house by vandals, and some people call this a violation of free speech.

shapefrog 4y ago
Removing swastikas graffitied all over the place, political correctness gone mad.
- Banana699 4y ago
themaninthedark 4y ago
- 1270018080 4y ago
  This further adds to my point that there's no violation of free speech taking place.
ErikVandeWater 4y ago
You really think the only speech Twitter censors is hate speech? Terrible.
Banana699 4y ago
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Kaze404 4y ago

Twitter, the platform where trans people are routinely called pedophiles and groomers by prominent figures and nobodies alike, has a censorship problem? I can't imagine the kind of vitriol you have to spew to get banned off Twitter that's not just tripping the automatic ban for telling someone to die (which everyone is aware of at this point).

Banana699 4y ago
Here we go with that bullshit again. Do you have a link of an example of what you say ? Were the people in those linked example not banned at the time? On average, how many people calling your precious "trans people" pedophiles and groomers are banned vs. how many of the trans people themselves get banned when they say things equivalent or far worse ? It's mindblowing to me how the most coddled and put-on-a-pedestal group in public discourse is complaining about censorship and unfair treatment. They literally ban people for not using pronouns. It's honestly laughable.
- Kaze404 4y ago
  I am one of those people. Last March one person went down on my profile and replied to multiple tweets calling me a groomer and a pedophile, with those exact words, and was not banned after I reported them. I'm not going to acknowledge the second paragraph because it's just hilariously out of touch with reality.