Twitter suspends Alex Jones for urging people to keep “battle rifles” ready

Re:Twitter suspends Alex Jones for urging people to keep “ba... by ProAm on Thursday August 16, 2018 @06:13PM (#17778841)

Context is very important here. Alex Jones was punished for "he tweeted out a link to a video in which he calls for his supporters to get their "battle rifles" ready for the media and others." which is not really trying to incite actual violence.

Some locations on earth the ability to communicate the need to stop violence is necessary. Ethnic cleansing being done by your government? Do you want the people to unite and stop that?

I really dont have a good answer and can see both sides, personally Id err on the side of letting people speak.

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Re:Twitter suspends Alex Jones for urging people to keep “ba... by cobythedog on Thursday August 16, 2018 @06:24PM (#17778911)

I'm not legal expert so I can't be certain, but to a layperson like me it sounds like he is asking people to commit violence:

"mainstream media is the enemy, but now it's time to act on the enemy"

"legally and criminally its time to move against these people"

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Re:Twitter suspends Alex Jones for urging people to keep “ba... by ProAm on Thursday August 16, 2018 @06:43PM (#17779024)

I agree, but the inverse is the the tech companies and government use this type of punishment to silence and quell dissenters or stop any type of change it doesnt like.

Context, satire, and meaning is extremely tough to convey over the internet and leads to a pretty wide margin for interpretation to suit your (or who ever it may concern) needs.

No easy answer

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