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0 pointscroon5y ago0 comments

Except I keep hearing about it constantly, everywhere, including Twitter. And yet I haven't seen a single one being banned for discussing fiscal policy, less regulation, conservative views on social programs etc. "Conservative voices [being] silenced" are almost always some variation of spamming evidently real-world damaging conspiracy theories or clear ToS violations.

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sojournerc5y ago

I didn't say conservative - I said dissenting. Although I imagine many conservatives have learned to self-censor so they can remain part of the conversation there.

How about asserting that men and women are different biologically? Is that a conspiracy theory?

Or is it simply a dissenting viewpoint from the group-think of Twitter that was silenced...

https://thefederalist.com/2018/11/25/twitter-permanently-ban...

croonOP5y ago

> In late 2018, Twitter changed its policy on hateful conduct and harassment to officially prohibit intentionally calling a trans person by the wrong pronouns or using their pre-transition names.[62] Beginning in August 2018, Murphy stated that her Twitter account was locked more than once after she tweeted about issues involving trans women.[63] Twitter permanently suspended Murphy's account in late November 2018, after she referred to Jessica Yaniv, a trans woman, as "him".[64][65][66] On February 11, 2019, Murphy filed a lawsuit against Twitter in response to her banning.[67] The suit was dismissed in early June, but Murphy stated that she intended to file an appeal.[68][69]

Clear ToS violation. Which proves my point.

Sidenote: The Federalist itself got its account banned from twitter for spreading covid misinformation.

sojournerc5y ago

This thread started with:

> And one might think liberals, putting liberty above order, would be aghast at silencing opponents to maintain order, and yet here we are.

You aren't liberal, that's OK, and Twitter isn't a liberal platform, and definitely has a political bias towards the progressive left.

I'd rather make decisions for myself than let Twitter tell me what is or isn't misinformation.

> Sidenote: The Federalist itself got its account banned from twitter for spreading covid misinformation.

Thanks for proving my point

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sojournerc5y ago

I didn't say conservative - I said dissenting. Although I imagine many conservatives have learned to self-censor so they can remain part of the conversation there.

How about asserting that men and women are different biologically? Is that a conspiracy theory?

Or is it simply a dissenting viewpoint from the group-think of Twitter that was silenced...

https://thefederalist.com/2018/11/25/twitter-permanently-ban...

croonOP5y ago

Clear ToS violation. Which proves my point.

Sidenote: The Federalist itself got its account banned from twitter for spreading covid misinformation.

sojournerc5y ago

This thread started with:

> And one might think liberals, putting liberty above order, would be aghast at silencing opponents to maintain order, and yet here we are.

You aren't liberal, that's OK, and Twitter isn't a liberal platform, and definitely has a political bias towards the progressive left.

I'd rather make decisions for myself than let Twitter tell me what is or isn't misinformation.

> Sidenote: The Federalist itself got its account banned from twitter for spreading covid misinformation.

Thanks for proving my point

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