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> You think we haven't figured out the pattern yet? But where is the evidence for your claimed reason for this particular ban? It doesn’t sound like you have a

> You think we haven't figured out the pattern yet? But where is the evidence for your claimed reason for this particular ban? It doesn’t sound like you have any so this fits the modern definition of conspiracy theory. Also, what you’re calling a pattern is just a small set of anecdotes that have other possible explanations. Or at least that’s how HN would respond to this line of reasoning typically. Look I understand where you’re coming from, but I am asking you to hold to the same standards that the political left, who controls virtually all other technology platforms (and Twitter in the past), demands of the center and right when they complain about censorship. Otherwise all the labels used to dismiss legitimate speculation, like “conspiracy theory”, should apply here no? > Good luck getting advertisers now though. If I follow your reasoning, it sounds like you’re saying that the big advertising firms are controlled by the political left and would respond to this “pattern” by pulling ads for their clients. That might be true. But do we want a society where expression is suppressed in this way? It undermines the principles of free speech even if it is technically legal.

dragontamer 2y ago
> But where is the evidence for your claimed reason for this particular ban? Every other ban Elon Musk pushed over the past 2 years. Lets just take the Substack ban. Did Substack Notes break any rules? Why was discussion of it banned? Why were Substack bloggers banned en-masse on Twitter? Answer: Because Elon didn't like Substack, likely because Substack Notes was rolling out Twitter-like features and Elon felt threatened. The end. Doesn't need anything else aside from that, and the adults can see that Twitter as a "neutral ground" is now dead. Plenty of examples of this, political or not. I'm choosing Substack because its a non-political example. But if you want to get political about things, what about AI Deepfakes of Kamala? I thought Twitter said they'd ban that kind of video? Why is that allowed now? In any case, its clear that Elon has a bias. Its his media company and media companies in the USA are allowed to have a bias. Just don't expect adults in the room to pretend with you that they're being neutral about it, especially when Elon makes it so obvious.
commandlinefan 2y ago
> big advertising firms are controlled Right... shouldn't this have been a problem for Twitter before the Musk buyout when it was the same way, but in the opposite direction?
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dragontamer 2y ago

> But where is the evidence for your claimed reason for this particular ban? Every other ban Elon Musk pushed over the past 2 years. Lets just take the Substack ban. Did Substack Notes break any rules? Why was discussion of it banned? Why were Substack bloggers banned en-masse on Twitter? Answer: Because Elon didn't like Substack, likely because Substack Notes was rolling out Twitter-like features and Elon felt threatened. The end. Doesn't need anything else aside from that, and the adults can see that Twitter as a "neutral ground" is now dead. Plenty of examples of this, political or not. I'm choosing Substack because its a non-political example. But if you want to get political about things, what about AI Deepfakes of Kamala? I thought Twitter said they'd ban that kind of video? Why is that allowed now? In any case, its clear that Elon has a bias. Its his media company and media companies in the USA are allowed to have a bias. Just don't expect adults in the room to pretend with you that they're being neutral about it, especially when Elon makes it so obvious.

commandlinefan 2y ago

> big advertising firms are controlled Right... shouldn't this have been a problem for Twitter before the Musk buyout when it was the same way, but in the opposite direction?

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