Someone urgently needs to make an alternative to Twitter that either allows all points of view, or has a set of limits which it applies equally to all parties. This is another deep chop in the tree of liberty. The one Jefferson said “must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. it is it’s natural manure”
But the smell of that manure seems to be reflected in Facebook and Twitter. Every platform has the right to set its own guidelines for content. But selectively enforcing those guidelines is evil.
This must also serve as a reminder that there is no such thing, as “social media”.
In the wake of the harassment of Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones, Twitter has permanently suspended conservative pundit and Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos.
Yiannopoulos, who tweeted under the handle @Nero, had several hundred thousand Twitter followers.
His account was permanently suspended around 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
A frequent provocateur on Twitter, Yiannopoulos is one of the biggest voices of the alt-right movement. His tweets frequently rallied against the so-called politically correct left and in support of causes such as GamerGate. He has also spoken widely against what he considers to be the ills of feminism.
At a speaking tour this spring, Yiannopoulos was frequently the target of protests from students and student groups.
Thank you Xanthippa.
Twitter is a private group so they can set their own rules but I agree we need a conservative alternative to it, one that allows true free speech and believes the rules apply to everyone.
Personally I think Russia’s VKontact may end up being the only choice… Putin is the current leader of the Free World after all, at least until the Donald takes up the seat in te White House anyway.
Ross Lloyd @VK.com
Even the Pig Michael Moore thinks Trump is going to win, I hope it is either a 49 or 50 state sweep. If he takes all of the states the left is dead in this nation, they won’t realize that for a while but they will be dead.