WTF? When did this happen? I haven't seen this anywhere else yet.
@codemonkeyz banned too. Who else?
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The sad thing is that so many people are cheering for this Authoritarianism. Telling ya', Wetiko.
Twitter is a private company my dude. This is no different than TDW, Reddit, or -- for that matter -- us banning users.
No shit, Sherlock. You're missing the point that it is a slow progression. There are countless examples of this very thing happening in modern history. From Nazi Germany, USSR, to the CCP. I hope one day you become self-aware and realize you were on the wrong side of history.
I think you're confusing political polarization with authoritarianism. The U.S. has been undergoing a massive wave of polarization since the 1960s, i.e., there are significantly less moderates and party ideologies are further apart. I agree that this is a huge issue.
However, that doesn't mean authoritarianism is on the horizon. For that matter, the suggestion that companies acting on political ideologies show this is absolutely asinine and not supported by history. Recall the Red Scares and McCarthyism, both of which resulted in private companies blacklisting and firing individuals with communist ideologies. Consider also the extreme private media bias in the Revolutionary War. The last decade is not an anomaly that signals doom. Further, firm ideologies -- when present -- tend to reflect the employees of the firm, and not whatever third-party authoritarian you're suggesting exists, see, e.g., here.
You're confusing the desire of companies to ban people -- "walking liabilities" might be a better term -- that promulgate disinformation, violence, and attempt to overturn elections with Nazi Germany, which (now that I type that out) is extremely ironic. I suggest that you might be the one who isn't self-aware. I also find it hard to believe the future will find anyone but those who attacked the capitol to be on the wrong side of history, but you're welcome to keep thinking that.
Shut the fuck up. Just shut the fuck up with the private company shit.
I'm sorry that you don't like facts.
private companies can deny service to anyone... except A,B,C... LGBTQ ... X,Y,Z
They function now as a means for government and social services to communicate with people. The same way you “need” a phone to get a job, you “need” The use those sites to get the most efficient communication with things like USGS, emergency alerts, local Law enforcement, govt officials and until recently potus.
They can’t function that like that and still cut people off. Ever tried to contact local govt or even conduct business like refunds on a website vs on Social media? It’s like sending a raven with a written scroll vs talking directly them.
They want to be a place to say “I had pizza for dinner yolo”, fine. Ban whoever. You want to be the first and most widespread network to tell people their local water isn’t safe or their volcanos gonna blow, you’re government and everyone has a right to that info.