Twitter bans Alex Jones....
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Interesting choice of avatars.
Mines Pat Tillman if u didn’t know. #40
Yeah, I know who he is.
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Oh, what the heck, Its only Alex Jones. Right?
Robin
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BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
Want free and unfettered social media?
Have congress create a federal platform or platforms for it. Be prepared to pay for it via taxes. Be prepared for it to probably be clunky and suck.
But then, and only then, can we start arguing about "oppressive social media" violating peoples' civil rights.
Have congress create a federal platform or platforms for it. Be prepared to pay for it via taxes. Be prepared for it to probably be clunky and suck.
But then, and only then, can we start arguing about "oppressive social media" violating peoples' civil rights.
Maybe it's time conservative stop using Twitter
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Like the trust busters of old, this monopoly needs to be broken up so free discourse can flow.
Robin
Robin
Dr. Evil
20×102mm Vulcan
Never used it myself.
I have Twitter account, almost never put anything on it. I use it when I have an issue with a company or a product and I get no where with customer service. I take it to Twitter and the problem gets solved.
I have zero use for Slave book, I am not on Instagram or any other stupid Social Media. This forum and two others are the only Social Media that I use.
I have zero use for Slave book, I am not on Instagram or any other stupid Social Media. This forum and two others are the only Social Media that I use.
Catskillkid
.450/400 Nitro Ex
The problem is that companies like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube essentially have a monopoly on disseminating information today. Online is how you get your message out. Even ISPs are limiting certain sites because of "hate speech" and not wanting to associated with it. The problem lies in the biased and often inconsistent policing of the sites (in essence, only conservative voices are shut down and usually for littlest of things). How are we supposed to get out message out there when none of the platforms are allowing it? It would be like not having access to a printing press back in years leading up the Revolution. The pamphlet that were printed helped galvanize support for the Revolution. And don't just say set up your own site. In principal I agree with you, but in practice it's by not means easy and damn tough to get an audience.
Alex Jones is essentially a shock jock. I once heard his material described as 50% truth and 50% complete bullshit. But who gets to be the arbiter of what is allowed and what isn't?
Alex Jones is essentially a shock jock. I once heard his material described as 50% truth and 50% complete bullshit. But who gets to be the arbiter of what is allowed and what isn't?
That's exactly what I'd say.
It's not about how well you stand by your principles when stuff is going your way. You either genuinely believe something, or you play along when it suits you.
Way too many pick B.
But when you pick option B, remember it works both ways. I hope you'd enjoy all the Hillary campaign fundraising this site would be forced to do.
They have every right to ban him from their private platform.
@thewheels
.308 Win
One could argue that because the government's hands and money (taxpayer money) are all over Google, FB and others, it already has a "federal platform" so to speak.
Fed money and technical input were instrumental for some startups way back when.
They knew what could be implemented to their advantage.
I listen to all these people and I read these posts that people are upset that Twitter and Facebook and Instagram and all the other bullshit social media is stifling conservative talk. I ask often, how many people are going to continue to use the service. Week as waters hypocrites.
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
Monopolies, whether horizontal or vertical, through their sheer power stifle free trade and usually narrow commerce, there is no real up side to them. These tech giants have shown to be a virtual type monopoly and without question are stifling the free exchange of ideas. They need to be broken up without government strings. Let them compete for users and then see how many are banned.
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holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
This is absolutely not about owners rights.
This is about political power. Power that can change or reverse the course of the nation.
Corporate oppression hiding behind a mask of liberty.
You guys are going to see the results of it in November.
Trump won because of the internet not CNN or fox. They will make sure this doesn't ever happen again.
This is about political power. Power that can change or reverse the course of the nation.
Corporate oppression hiding behind a mask of liberty.
You guys are going to see the results of it in November.
Trump won because of the internet not CNN or fox. They will make sure this doesn't ever happen again.
ProgSpear
.338 Win Mag
The simple fact that the Silicon(e) Valley fakers have started actively suppressing conservative and other voices that disagree with them or portray any of their pet causes in a bad light is direct evidence that THEY KNOW THEY ARE LOSING! They did the post-mortem on the Shillary loss and rightly deduced that it was social media that lost it for them. Enough of the truth actually filtered out.
Their current goal is to tilt the playing field leading up to the 2018 elections, to nullify anyone telling the truth, but they failed to factor in that this active campaign of suppression is being noticed by people that actually vote, too, and I believe that will have it's own effect of highlighting the truth.
Even during the darkest days of Soviet oppression, they could not stamp out the underground press, samizdat.
Their current goal is to tilt the playing field leading up to the 2018 elections, to nullify anyone telling the truth, but they failed to factor in that this active campaign of suppression is being noticed by people that actually vote, too, and I believe that will have it's own effect of highlighting the truth.
Even during the darkest days of Soviet oppression, they could not stamp out the underground press, samizdat.
Exactly! And more of the reason to get the voting off electronic means and bring back the old hanging chads!
The scary thing is we’re gonna have to put up with another 2 years of this internet shit and it’s only going to get worse and not better... we’re going to keep getting censored.
Yeah but look what happened with the voting in Florida in the Bush v Gore election. There were pallets and pallets of paper and they voted for Gore and they threw them away and that’s what caused gore to lose if I’m correct, if he won Florida he would’ve won the election. There has to be something better. Either way it’s still going to be rigged.
If we had the same free flow of information, we have today, it's safe to say we wouldn't get into Vietnam war, we wouldn't get into Iraq war. That's over 60,000 American lives plus children and grandchildren they would father.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
Watch when Master card or visa stops processing campaign donations to people they don't like., Its OK right? its their company. So when China or Russia buy face book or or google its OK for them to censor their political adversary's because , Hey, they own it. When CNN omits certain storys and fails to present All the facts that's OK because its a private corporation. The problem is its not an ownership issue , This is a political Issue. Information is power. Ask the guys on wall street.
holdover
.475 A&M Magnum
For the record,I don't use any social media, Nor do I watch the NFL NBA or buy their sponsors products.
This forum is about as social as I get on the internet.
MadScientist
.45 acp
Keep in mind this is coming from a 28 year old with literally no social media accounts, the power of a monopoly is literally that boycott is an ineffective means of voicing concerns. I can voice concerns about a company such as facebook personally because I do not have a facebook, however i can’t rage-delete my account. One who does have an account can voice concerns over their control of political speech but fear actually deleting their account for losing connection to distant relatives or friends, for which Facebook is demonstrably convient technolgy for communication.
My point being the situation is more nuanced than you let on
BDinPutnam
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ProgSpear
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Tinman
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Put My Space, Twitter and Facebook together on a new feed and call it Mytwitface