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Re:Twitter blocked and labeled Donald Trump's tweets on elec... by jfengel on Thursday August 26, 2021 @10:44AM (#28315600)
I believe it's a mistake to claim it's about "the wrong views". The claims of election fraud are simply lies. It's not a matter of opinion. It's about as well documented as anything can conceivably be. Audit after audit has turned up nothing.

There's a case to be made that they shouldn't block anything, regardless of the truth. They're not in a great position to decide which untruths are worth blocking. That, at least, is a matter of opinion rather than a matter of fact.

But the tactic of "Oh, look how oppressed I am on the grounds of my opinion that grass is purple" just looks weak. I'm sure it raises plenty of barking at the sound of the dog-whistle, but that post-post-modernist "everything is a matter of opinion, there are no facts in the world" doesn't make a strong case for putting somebody in charge.

Re:Twitter blocked and labeled Donald Trump's tweets on elec... by BoHerfIIIJrEsq on Thursday August 26, 2021 @08:13PM (#28322717)
> The claims of election fraud are simply lies. It's not a matter of opinion. It's about as well documented as anything can conceivably be. Audit after audit has turned up nothing.

I believe you believe you're telling the truth. I can think of no better proof that conversation about it should not be censored.

Also, the election fraud issue is not the only issue Twitter routinely censors about. I think it's also censored people about Hunter Biden's laptop, climate change issues, COVID, etc.