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

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

          It doesn't matter, because nowhere does it say that Twitter has to let you retweet whatever you want.

          But just for academic purposes, here's this. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_statements_of_fact#:~:text=In%20United%20States%20constitutional%20law,a%20law%20has%20imposed%20one.

          [–]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.

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

          Misinformation is still misinformation, even if you fell for it.