Well, since it's Twitter's own platform, and they make the rules, they could just as easily ban someone simply because they don't like them. That's how owning things works.
They are free to do whatever they want, they are not free from criticism.
That's why I don't deal with Twitter, I support freedom of speech, and clearly they don't. So them, and the Saudi's that own them can go tweet themselves.
Which is to say, they can give any reason, or no reason at all, for showing a user the door. That's their prerogative as the owners and operators of a business.
I think the majority of HNers:
- Don't like it when private companies do racism
- Like it when private companies do censorship
So they should just say so. Don't try to bamboozle me with tactical Libertarianism.
And I'm from a small town, and I've been to many. I've never seen a sign like that.