Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets about 'stolen' election

Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by MereInterest on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:28AM (#25399300)

Challenging elections to ensure they're fair and legal is hardly undermining them, but isn't what Trump is doing. He is grasping at the barest of legal straws, all the while asserting that he is right. For a good review of just how off base these lawsuits are, Legal Eagle has done a good review of them [0,1]. (Warning, long-form content with sponsorship segments.)

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha7iWECm_8E [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-nblE8ps2M

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Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by tetrometal on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:43AM (#25399463)

I don't really care what legal straws he grasps at, though. I say go for it. Any challenge only serves to strengthen our democracy, excepting any that succeed in spite of being wrong.

I have so far seen no reason to worry about the latter bit.

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Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by MereInterest on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:46AM (#25399493)

I strongly disagree. This is the equivalent of using SLAPP lawsuits to muddy the waters and prevent moving forward.

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Re:Twitter limits users interacting with Trump's tweets abou... by tetrometal on Saturday December 12, 2020 @11:55AM (#25399576)

What challenges are you referring to, specifically? I have been following most of them and nothing seemed water-muddying to me.

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