73 odd million people swallowed Trumpās social media bullshit on a regular basis yet that went on for 4 years before something was finally done about it, and not by the judiciary.
I expect he or his acolytes will find another way to peddle their poisonous bullshit though. Cutting off his social media access is one thing but the bloke really needs to be behind bars facing a court case following his attempts to subvert the election result.
Iām on Facebook and Twitter. I use the former purely with friends and family, although increasingly we communicate via private WhatsApp groups.
Perversely, my only reason for being on Twitter was as an exercise in following Trumpās machinations, the unquestioning adoration of his cult, spotting bots: the psychology of it. Itās scary how easy it is to post utter lies and pseudo-scientific data and have hundreds of thousands lapping it up without question, especially when followers feel they are being spoken to directly by their idol.
Now that heās gone, Iāll probably delete my account
The removal is justified because of a simple word⦠accountability. Freedom of speech comes with responsibility for the impact and outcomes of your voice. If what you say incites hate, violence and criminal activity, then it should be silenced. That includes extremist religious views IMHO or doctrine that causes bodily harm etc, spread shit about genital mutilation being necessary both male and female⦠etc.
You cant simply spout whatever you like with impunity, if the shit you spout is encouraging others to commit such actions. Has fuck all to do with censorship
Absolutely. If you stood on a box at Speakerās Corner spouting racial hatred or other such bollocks you would be escorted away by the boys in blue. Why should have have impunity on a much larger social platform. Trumpās account should have been shut down long ago.
Especially with Apple and Google removing the Parler app (Twitter for racists and people banned from Twitter - founded by notorious wanker Robert Mercerās daughter) from their stores.
His next move was obviously a pivot to a Trump News Network somewhere on the spectrum between Fox News and OANN which he now canāt promote anywhere - anyway could be moot if he gets investigated and imprisoned
Honestly not sure why some are still trying to debate here. Itās a bit like getting Trump to leave office peacefully. We know itās never going to work.