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Re:Not Your Imagination: Twitter Treats Conservatives More H... by mc32 on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @08:19AM (#19152788)
True, but let’s say a ridiculous ToS had any mention of Marxist ideology as a violation.

That would have an inherent bias against people on the Democratic side.

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Re:Not Your Imagination: Twitter Treats Conservatives More H... by benj111 on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @08:35AM (#19152892)
Are you equating Marxism with Nazism???

I'd accept a Stalism/Nazism (or maoism) equivocation.

Marxism is not like Nazism.

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Re:Not Your Imagination: Twitter Treats Conservatives More H... by mc32 on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @08:37AM (#19152906)
No. I’m saying _if_ they instituted an unfounded TOS against Marxism, that would have an inherent bias. I purposely left Maoism and Stalinism out due to their fascist nature.

Let’s say they were owned by Exxon, their TOS had that talking the negative aspects of fossil fuels was a violation, that would have an inherent anti Democrat bias, even if they didn’t have a stated anti Democrat bias.

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Re:Not Your Imagination: Twitter Treats Conservatives More H... by benj111 on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @08:50AM (#19153012)
Ok, sorry.

Was anyone accusing them of having an anti right wing TOS?

In general I agree with you, but I think you'd have a hell of a time teasing apart the politics of it. Eg if a rule said all statements had to be scientifically proven, is that anti right wing? Is that even wrong in and of itself? How would you balance that out?

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