Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
by runarberg on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:34PM
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The harm is in exposing this toxic and racist rhetoric to my friends and family. This can be a) insulting and b) incite people we’re close to repeat and extend on this rhetoric. The further he is from the popular platform the less likely it is to happen to those close to me.
The popular platforms are full of dog whistles and memeified hate speech as people moderate them self in order to make the content more palatable for the general public and prevent being kicked of the platform. In an unmoderated dark corner of the internet that is not necessary. So arguable twitter is a terrible place for law enforcement to hunt down racists and prevent their terrorism.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
by postalrat on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:58PM
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This is how news networks like fox news become #1.
Re:Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump
by mkr-hn on Friday January 08, 2021 @09:23PM
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The channel with an average of 3 million viewers at peak times? Cable news is not big. There are YouTubers I've never heard of who do a multiple of that on their videos. Don't mistake noise for influence.
> If they then use that platform to plan something dangerous and illegal, a competent law enforcement should be able to stop it and arrest them on grounds of conspiracy or hate speech.
The same could be said if the account remained on Twitter. In fact, one could argue that's better platform for law enforcement to take action.