@dang can we update the link to this one please?
At the moment people are just reacting to the headline and there doesn’t seem to be much substance to the debate due to this.
At the moment people are just reacting to the headline and there doesn’t seem to be much substance to the debate due to this.
It's clear Twitter suspended the account for TOS violations, and not the subject matter.
I have no dog in this fight, do not follow the case, but a quick search of Twitter yielded these not-suspended accounts that are "reporting court proceedings" as you say:
https://twitter.com/USvMaxwell https://twitter.com/Trial_Tracker https://twitter.com/CultStateDotCom https://twitter.com/MaxwellTrial
There are dozens at first glance.
There is even a trial tracker tracker...
https://twitter.com/CensorTracker
So, @hxkandbe's request that we use the suspended account's blog post about the suspension to add some context and clarity is in no way suppressing the discussion, but instead seeking to elevate and inform it.
Not casting judgment on this specific case, but the ease with which it's possible to selectively apply TOS to bans should be concerning to free speech oriented people.
Just make a broad TOS and you can ban anybody you like.
*in recent international history.
This goes far beyond the US. The UK's Royal Family and other very high profile people all over the planet are implicated, in addition to US citizens.