So it was fine when they were censoring republicans, but only became "the day of infamy" when blocking the left...
Zero acknowledgement or mention in the article about the history of censorship against the right.
I thought they believed in equity?
Or is that (and other scandals eg the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story) a distant and obscure memory?
If Trump was truly an insurrectionist, then that’s a very strange way to incite insurrection.
we know, it was all detailed in the Jan 6th report - confirming trump's anti-American attempt at a coup. He should be in jail.
And three of his tweets were deleted by Twitter, including this gem from late in the day:
“Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution, giving States a chance to certify a corrected set of facts, not the fraudulent or inaccurate ones which they were asked to previously certify. USA demands the truth!”
This doesn’t read like someone who was remorseful about the actions that happened that day on his watch.
0: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/tweets-january-6-2...
1: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-capitol-probes-season-fi...
Republicans on FaceBook in particular joked about being in FaceBook jail heavily -- observing "shadow bans", outright bans, and other ways they couldn't communicate with their fans and friends.
Indeed, when Twitter was bought out and the censorship was removed, many of these people were amazed at how much interaction they got afterward -- it was night and day. And we now know from the "Twitter Files" that the Government was behind these efforts all along, so it's not just a "company has the right to moderate content" issue, it's a "government is violating the 1st Amendment" issue.
When other groups do it to them, then they cry in the media in which they control.
The solution is simple: we should not censor free speech. IT WILL be turned against you. This should be a principled position, not one that depends on whether you like one party or another party...
For misinformation and inciting violence. Not because of his politics.
Very sad to see, and indicative of the poor state of political discourse.
But in the case of Trump he was banned due to the incitement of violence/revolt in the Capitol Hill incident and the attempts to overturn election results.
May 16th 2017 Nancy Pelosi tweeted to her massive following “ Our election was hijacked. There is no question. Congress has a duty to #ProtectOurDemocracy & #FollowTheFacts.”
Does that mean she was removed from social media for “inciting revolt”? No, of course not.
Trump’s tweets on the day of the Capitol riot were to demand people behave peacefully and respect the rule of law.
Yet he was banned without appeal.
In only one case was there an insurrection supported (as evidenced by pardons) by the tweeter.
Secondly, the riots in Washington DC on Trump's first inauguration are rather pretty, the way the fires of businesses glowed in the night.
I'm really tired of pretending that somehow the Republicans are the "uncivil" ones, while the Democrats are perfectly innocent, and wouldn't harm a fly.
I'm not sure what similar argument can be made about the #Democrat hashtag, though. As far as I know, nothing actually happened that would warrant any restrictions on the hashtag.