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Re:Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Mi... by dragonwriter on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @02:38PM (#12131389)
> They did ban him for his political views.

No, they banned him for soliciting harassment, not for the views which motivated the solicitation of the harassment.

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Re:Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Mi... by mieses on Wednesday July 20, 2016 @03:10PM (#12131620)
That policy is used to silence dissenting opinion. Don't spread this PR. It's equivalent to police claiming they detained you for a broken tail light. Dorsey and his Saudi owners are on a purge.
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Re:Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Mi... by NotSammyHagar on Thursday July 21, 2016 @01:15AM (#12134880)
You have it backwards.

I believe you are referring to twitter being used to silence a dissenting opinion when you said "that policy", in reference to Nero. I actually think it's the other way, the bullying sent toward the SNL actresses' way, the sexist and homophobic comments, those were actually meant to silence a dissenting view, someone those people did not like.

Stopping bullying is a good thing. No good comes from bullying someone you don't like.

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Re:Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Mi... by mieses on Thursday July 21, 2016 @02:34AM (#12135146)
Nero's alt-right followers "actually meant" to ridicule her. Twitter actually silenced him.
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Re:Twitter Just Permanently Suspended Conservative Writer Mi... by tdkl on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @03:58AM (#12171225)
That's why they banned Jones as well. Oh wait, they didn't. [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA44q8W_Xt0

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