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As long as it's legal, why ban anyone? The bar should be VERY high.

by pbreit 4y ago

joshuamorton 4y ago
If you don't ban anyone, pretty soon the people who advertisers like leave the platform and you're left with free speech purists, hatemongers, and not too much else. Those people don't bring $$. So in this case, free speech and the free market are at odds.
pclmulqdq 4y ago
Ostensibly Twitter has to make money, and most companies do not want their ads to be seen next to blatant antisemitic messages. In the crazy clown world in which we live, Twitter could theoretically kick off all the advertisers and become Elon Musk's self-promotion platform (which it already is), but I doubt the other investors would go along with this.
- pbreit 4y ago
  Or just not show ads on those pages.
Dobbs 4y ago
Legal according to who? Different countries have different laws. As we see with India and Signal this week.
- conradfr 4y ago
  Twitter already hides tweets in specific countries based on local laws.
freejazz 4y ago
Spam city coming right at ya
smegger001 4y ago
for the same reason you don't see laundry detergent ads on pornhub. most advertisers don't want their ads next to certain kinds of content. Whether for their own moral objections or fear of negative customer reaction they won't pay for ad space near it. As advertising pays the bills for this service you have to only host content that advertiser are willing to allow their ads near. It not about whats legal its about whats practical and profitable.
- CapricornNoble 4y ago
  >>>for the same reason you don't see laundry detergent ads on pornhub. most advertisers don't want their ads next to certain kinds of content. Hmmm, if I had a laundry detergent company I'd totally support tailored ads for Pornhub. "Forgot to take your dress off before the bukkake scene? Don't worry! DirtBlaster Detergent can handle even the crustiest of stains!" You've actually got me thinking about the viability of this across a spectrum of common consumer products.....

As long as it's legal, why ban anyone? The bar should be VERY high.

by pbreit 4y ago

As long as it's legal, why ban anyone? The bar should be VERY high.

If you don't ban anyone, pretty soon the people who advertisers like leave the platform and you're left with free speech purists, hatemongers, and not too much else. Those people don't bring $$. So in this case, free speech and the free market are at odds.

pclmulqdq 4y ago

Ostensibly Twitter has to make money, and most companies do not want their ads to be seen next to blatant antisemitic messages. In the crazy clown world in which we live, Twitter could theoretically kick off all the advertisers and become Elon Musk's self-promotion platform (which it already is), but I doubt the other investors would go along with this.

pbreit 4y ago
Or just not show ads on those pages.

Dobbs 4y ago

Legal according to who? Different countries have different laws. As we see with India and Signal this week.

conradfr 4y ago
Twitter already hides tweets in specific countries based on local laws.

freejazz 4y ago

Spam city coming right at ya

smegger001 4y ago

for the same reason you don't see laundry detergent ads on pornhub. most advertisers don't want their ads next to certain kinds of content. Whether for their own moral objections or fear of negative customer reaction they won't pay for ad space near it. As advertising pays the bills for this service you have to only host content that advertiser are willing to allow their ads near. It not about whats legal its about whats practical and profitable.

CapricornNoble 4y ago
>>>for the same reason you don't see laundry detergent ads on pornhub. most advertisers don't want their ads next to certain kinds of content. Hmmm, if I had a laundry detergent company I'd totally support tailored ads for Pornhub. "Forgot to take your dress off before the bukkake scene? Don't worry! DirtBlaster Detergent can handle even the crustiest of stains!" You've actually got me thinking about the viability of this across a spectrum of common consumer products.....