colfax_m
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I am, I just have a different opinion than you. You're claiming that Twitter is forcing people to accept something. That's not possible. You're saying that they have the ability to shape discussion. That's permissible as it's their platform. Twitter doesn't abandon their rights to their platform.Does Twitter not have a right to express speech? What’s so bad with editorializing?It has everything to do with Trump. Where do you think this all came from?you keep pushing trump off on me as if he has shit to do with my point.So what then. Use government to harass private companies to help Trump?nope. most he can do is get the FCC to investigate them and be a PITA. unfortunately both sides are being a PITA and pushing this as far as they can go.Nope. The language of the law is extremely basic and clear. Trump cannot rewrite law by executive order.The executive order can not rewrite legislation. Twitter is not liable for the content of their users. If they were, Trump would be kicked off immediately.We do need changes - The executive order is making it quite clear that they are now a content provider.
THEY can be held LIABLE because the just opened up the Pandoras box by editorializing. They are now a content provider not a content platform. They now will have to police the whole twitter universe. You know that isn't gonna happen.
the gov is going to win. twitter is going to have to play by the US rules in as much as any other country they choose to be in. you think China doesn't control shit on twitter?
we need to have our laws force social media to be one or the other designation but not both.
Sounds like abuse of power.
since you are not even trying to have an open conversation where what *I* say counts vs what you want to argue with, bye.
Later snowflake. Let me know when you grow a spine.
The problem does not lie with Trump. He was just the one that was the receiver on the first Twitter play. The problem is in Twitter overstepping their boundaries and editorializing If you don't see a problem with that then you will when you see some horseshit you disagree with thrown your way on Twitter.
Because you are letting a Private (publicly owned) company dictate what is misleading and untruthful. They then get the green light to shape the discussion. You don't see a problem with that? Jeebus, how many times have the liberals complained about companies making political donations? That's very weak compared to shaping the conversation.
Twitter is all about fact checking. Don't know if you've been there (obviously not) but if you post something that is slightly off you will hear about it. To the nth degree. The public does a much better job and keeps companies out of the conversation.
A private (publicly owned) company is entitled to free speech, are they not? Twitter is using that free speech to give their opinion. They aren't dictating anything to anyone. You're welcome to believe their opinion or not.
Why are you so threatened by Twitter's engaging in free speech?
You aren't reading what I'm posting - I'm done with this conversation with you.