Twitter Goes Full Orwell, Censors All Topics "Likely To Be Subject To Election Misinformation"

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[–]DoubleReverse 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (20 children)

Whether you guys acknowledge it or not, right wing misinformation campaigns have given the GOP freedom to do a critical amount of damage to this country's most central institutions as well as radicalizing a huge portion of the electorate against science, corporate responsibility, and democracy. A censorship based approach like this isn't perfect, but it's way better than letting people lie through their teeth and degrade our economy and institutions even more.

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    [–]DoubleReverse 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (16 children)

    Freedom of speech doesn't mean that Twitter has to help you spread lies.

    [–]Dr_Bukkake 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

    But they allow it to spread lies about Trump. If you’re gonna censor it’s gotta be both ways or it’s bullshit.

    [–]DoubleReverse 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    I mean I guess, but there's really no comparison in terms of quantity or magnitude. The truth disgraces Trump plenty well enough.

    [–]Dr_Bukkake 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    That may be but Biden’s closet is just as dirty except that info is being suppressed on Twitter.

    [–]DoubleReverse 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    This is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. You excuse extremely destructive and blatant corruption because right wing propaganda mills told you the alternative is just as bad.

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      [–]DoubleReverse 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (10 children)

      This is bigger than one story, far right propaganda mills have shown a consistent pattern of false narratives to instill fear of their opposition and obfuscate wealthy Republican's consolidation of money and power.

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        [–]DoubleReverse 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

        Again, free speech does not mean Twitter owes you a soapbox

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          [–]DoubleReverse 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

          That just isn't how it works. The first amendment protects you from being prosecuted by the law for your opinion, it doesn't force Twitter to do anything. Even if it did, lies are specifically exempted from free speech protections.

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            [–]copenseethe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

            The problem is that when people that have been silenced build their own soapbox (Gab, Bitchute, Parler) they are denied the ability to make payments with credit cards or Paypal. It is only right leaning speech that is treated this way. Left wing speech is the default, mandatory speech in most US institutions.

            [–]DoubleReverse 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

            The problem is that when people that have been silenced build their own soapbox (Gab, Bitchute, Parler) they are denied the ability to make payments with credit cards or Paypal.

            Good. I don't see why we should be making it easy for bad faith actors to further damage our democratic institutions.

            It is only right leaning speech that is treated this way.

            That's because the left doesn't rely on deception and dishonesty. Actual conservatism is still perfectly acceptable.

            Left wing speech is the default, mandatory speech in most US institutions.

            Only if you consider tolerance and rationality to be "left-wing speech".

            [–]copenseethe 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

            The left relies on violence and destruction to promote their agenda. People that call attention to this do not deserve to be de-platformed and de-banked.

            [–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

            This is true, censorship and propaganda comes from both sides

            [–]DoubleReverse 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

            The GOP is using that propaganda to consolidate money and power, and the alt right is falling for it.