Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou...
by dleslie on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:48AM
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Twitter does not have a monopoly, let alone is abusing the powers of one.
You may use Parler, Gab, and countless federated services; along with Facebook and other giants.
Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou...
by downandout on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:54AM
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A de facto monopoly means one that is, for all intents and purposes, a monopoly - despite the existence of alternatives. Is anyone going to read your content on any of the services you mentioned?
Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou...
by dleslie on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:57AM
(#25399591)
Plenty of people use Parler, Facebook, Mastodon and Gab. Seems quite American to me to be supporting a marketplace of alternatives.
Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou...
by downandout on Saturday December 12, 2020 @09:05PM
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Facebook is in a different category. Are you really arguing that Parler, Mastodon, and Gab have userbases that are on par with Twitter? How exactly are you defining “plenty”?
Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou...
by dleslie on Saturday December 12, 2020 @10:10PM
(#25403976)
There are alternatives with appreciable communities and free and open access. Use them if you don't like Twitter's policies, and don't for a second think that freedom of speech entitles you access to a private platform.
Freedom of Speech has never been a guarantee of platform access or forced association.
This is why “platforms” like Twitter need to lose their liability protection when they engage in such behavior. They are no longer playing the role of independent platform in need such protection; they are a publisher that is deciding what can and cannot be viewed. That is perfectly acceptable, as long as they are held accountable for that content. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.