Inmate Central: RE: That's fine - but. . . internet censorship. . . by Dynobot

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Topic - Twitter Banning - A Second Look - Dynobot 13:41:57 01/18/21 ( 58)

In a democracy, continuing to attempt to explode it by continual lying is - tinear 14:20:21 01/18/21 ( 17)
- RE: In a democracy, continuing to attempt to explode it by continual lying is - RGA 19:05:08 01/18/21 ( 1)
  - RE: Thank you. - Todd A. 19:10:15 01/18/21 ( 0)
- RE: In a democracy, continuing to attempt to explode it by continual lying is - Dynobot 16:18:41 01/18/21 ( 0)
- The US Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:16:47 01/18/21 ( 13)
  - The government can't censor violent speech... - ghost of olddude55 15:50:21 01/18/21 ( 12)
    - RE: They have a right to protest... - Todd A. 16:40:35 01/18/21 ( 3)
      - They have the right to show up wearing paramilitary garb. - ghost of olddude55 16:54:12 01/18/21 ( 2)
        
        No, not if they enter illegally - jedrider 19:50:10 01/18/21 ( 0)
        
        My understanding is that very few of them were armed - Chris from Lafayette 18:11:11 01/18/21 ( 0)
    - "the First Amendment doesn't apply to private companies" - Chris from Lafayette 16:15:54 01/18/21 ( 7)
      - If you tried to argue in court... - ghost of olddude55 16:23:10 01/18/21 ( 6)
        
        Section 230 protects the social media mega corps - in theory anyway - Chris from Lafayette 16:31:58 01/18/21 ( 5)
        
        Misleading. - ghost of olddude55 16:44:18 01/18/21 ( 4)
        
        Newspapers are WAY limited in their reach compared to social media companies - Chris from Lafayette 17:22:22 01/18/21 ( 3)
        
        Reach is irrelevant. - ghost of olddude55 17:31:40 01/18/21 ( 2)
        
        Reach is NOT irrelevant - Chris from Lafayette 18:04:36 01/18/21 ( 1)
        
        RE: Reach is NOT irrelevant - rivervalley817 18:55:16 01/18/21 ( 0)
Twitter is a private company and can ban or deplatform any user. - ghost of olddude55 14:07:36 01/18/21 ( 38)
- RE: Twitter is a private company and can ban or deplatform any user. - RGA 19:30:18 01/18/21 ( 0)
- Hmm - we're in agreement on many things, ghost, but I'm not happy. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:03:51 01/18/21 ( 36)
  - The big big drama is Jack Dorsey & Mark Zuckerberg - JDK 18:08:07 01/18/21 ( 5)
    - That's fine - but. . . internet censorship. . . - Chris from Lafayette 18:27:43 01/18/21 ( 4)
      - RE: That's fine - but. . . internet censorship. . . - JDK 18:47:12 01/18/21 ( 3)
        
        RE: That's fine - but. . . internet censorship. . . - rivervalley817 18:58:27 01/18/21 ( 2)
        
        RE: That's fine - but. . . internet censorship. . . - Dynobot 01/18/21 19:00:33 01/18/21 ( 1)
        
        RE: That's fine - but. . . internet censorship. . . - rivervalley817 19:05:56 01/18/21 ( 0)
  - RE: Hmm - we're in agreement on many things, ghost, but I'm not happy. . . - double28 16:02:01 01/18/21 ( 9)
    - RE: Hmm - we're in agreement on many things, ghost, but I'm not happy. . . - Rod M 17:42:34 01/18/21 ( 0)
    - Not similar at all - AA is not a de facto public square - Chris from Lafayette 16:21:04 01/18/21 ( 7)
      - Neither is Twitter. - ghost of olddude55 16:30:44 01/18/21 ( 6)
        
        RE: Neither is Twitter. - rivervalley817 17:21:34 01/18/21 ( 0)
        
        You keep repeating that - but you'll be proven wrong - Chris from Lafayette 16:36:01 01/18/21 ( 4)
        
        There's no such thing as a "de facto public square." - ghost of olddude55 16:50:52 01/18/21 ( 3)
        
        Mere assertions on your part - Chris from Lafayette 17:24:34 01/18/21 ( 2)
        
        It could happen - ghost of olddude55 17:33:32 01/18/21 ( 1)
        
        You could be right - maybe I'm just more foolishly optimistic [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 18:12:40 01/18/21 ( 0)
  - Weak Toothless Judicial System - Dynobot 15:25:01 01/18/21 ( 3)
    - I think in many cases that the reason we can't hold people accountable. . . - Chris from Lafayette 15:32:56 01/18/21 ( 2)
      - RE: I think in many cases that the reason we can't hold people accountable. . . - Dynobot 15:39:20 01/18/21 ( 1)
        
        Exactly [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 16:23:59 01/18/21 ( 0)
  - The solution is simple...terminate your Twitter account. - ghost of olddude55 15:14:07 01/18/21 ( 15)
    - That's simply rationalizing - and I've never had a Twitter account - Chris from Lafayette 15:21:35 01/18/21 ( 14)
      - Well, then, Jack Dorsey isn't your gatekeeper either. - ghost of olddude55 15:23:15 01/18/21 ( 13)
        
        It may be entertainment, but it's also a de facto public space - Chris from Lafayette 15:28:19 01/18/21 ( 12)
        
        RE: It may be entertainment, but it's also a de facto public space - JDK 18:26:58 01/18/21 ( 2)
        
        OK - sure. Yes, I want freedom today - Chris from Lafayette 18:35:59 01/18/21 ( 1)
        
        RE: OK - sure. Yes, I want freedom today - JDK 19:40:19 01/18/21 ( 0)
        
        It's not a public space. It's a private space that the public gets to use.. - ghost of olddude55 15:44:56 01/18/21 ( 3)
        
        Please, keep asserting that all you want - Chris from Lafayette 16:49:09 01/18/21 ( 2)
        
        Well, dude...find me a court case where somebody successfully sued Twitter - ghost of olddude55 16:57:51 01/18/21 ( 1)
        
        I concede that that hasn't yet happened, but. . . - Chris from Lafayette 18:22:02 01/18/21 ( 0)
        
        Next, you'll complain the NYT doesn't give Trump editorial space. - tinear 15:41:47 01/18/21 ( 4)
        
        The NYT is not a social media platform - Chris from Lafayette 17:48:56 01/18/21 ( 0)
        
        They kept the POTUS when their shares were sinking - Wojciech 16:09:29 01/18/21 ( 1)
        
        No, no. . . the distinction is between. . . - Chris from Lafayette 18:45:45 01/18/21 ( 0)
        
        Ah crap.... DON'T get him started on the NYT... N/T - musetap 16:01:29 01/18/21 ( 0)
In this day and age, there's only so "underground" they can go... - musetap 14:06:12 01/18/21 ( 0)