RIP Twitter

[volinbham]

Do you think truth in advertisement laws on pharmaceuticals are appropriate?

Those are statements from corporate entities; not individual expression.

I can't imagine a world where such laws would apply to individual expression.

 

[volinbham]

Meh ... very lightly so. There is a great deal of trash.

Twitter is full of trash and possibly one of the biggest distributors of pornography out there.

 

[Vol737]

We all know most of these accounts will cancel and then sign up again…just to say they quit Twitter. From the side that perfected virtue signaling.

 

[Wireless1]

The only way to send a message of concern with this change is if there is a mass exodus from the platform the day after such a change has taken place. There will be an alarming number of deleted twitter accounts this week. This will send a message to Musk, that nobody wants that platform to become reddit. When (and if) it becomes clear that isn't happening .... then most, if not all, of the people who deleted their accounts (like myself) will rejoin.

How many of these accounts were going to get shut down because they are duplicates that they knew would be exposed..... you know like a few VNers that like their own posts....

 

[Rickyvol77]

Unmoderated platforms become havens for conspiracy theorists and pornographers - not child pornographers - but people who spread adult pornography (... and I'm loyal to PornHub, lol).

Who cares if someone is a conspiracy theorist even if they are an idiot ? Let them post.

Outside of true spam, porn or actual harrassment (I.e threats and stalking), anything else should be allowed

 

[volinbham]

Unmoderated platforms become havens for conspiracy theorists and pornographers - not child pornographers - but people who spread adult pornography (... and I'm loyal to PornHub, lol).

you realize Twitter is full of this already right?

 

[midnight orange]

I fundamentally disagree with his premise that platforms which allow billions of people to express themselves are a threat to democracy:

"In a speech about disinformation at Stanford University on Thursday, the former president said the modern internet landscape was "one of the biggest reasons for democracy's weakening" and was "turbocharging some of humanity's worst impulses."
"Not all these effects are intentional or even avoidable, they're simply the consequence of billions of humans suddenly plugged into an instant 24/7 global information stream," Obama said."

It's almost moronic to argue that allowing people to express themselves freely is a threat to democracy and what helps democracy is the government controlling individual expression.

The biggest fear that elites such as Obama have is that people will start thinking for themselves with reasoned opinions instead of listening to what he and other bullsh!t artists have to say. His speech was code for that.

 

[Rickyvol77]

Pharmaceuticals shouldn’t be allowed to advertise.

Anyone should be allowed to advertise

 

[n_huffhines]

If every liberal member of Twitter deleted their account ... and every conservative member remained, or rejoined, while politically neutral or politically apathetic members also remained .... you would see an (approximately) 20% reduction in overall Twitter membership. Would that be enough to get Musk's attention? I think it would.

OK, but is that what happened?

I am neutral and though I didn't delete my account, I did delete it off my phone and never used it because I thought they were going too far. It's back on my phone now. I've also heard people say they are joining for the first time. I find it hard to believe that most liberals with a twitter account will delete it, unless it does play out the way they fear. Don't get caught up in all the loud people doing a Jerry Maguire exit right now. They're not representative of the people.

 

[n_huffhines]

You know Freak is a Republican don’t you?

Why **** with the big man's hustle?

 

[evillawyer]

Solid

 

[Vol737]

If every liberal member of Twitter deleted their account ... and every conservative member remained, or rejoined, while politically neutral or politically apathetic members also remained .... you would see an (approximately) 20% reduction in overall Twitter membership. Would that be enough to get Musk's attention? I think it would.

Let us know when that happens. Most people are all talk. Aka, full of s***. They can’t give it up. Imagine their shock when they realize they’re not being censored. Gasp!

 

[n_huffhines]

Solid

It doesn't make sense. Biden is a clown. Trump is a clown. Musk is one of the most impressive people on the planet.

 

[Majors]

Confusing times for Liberals. South African immigrant who makes electric cars but also supporting free speech. Too much to unpack on what you are supposed to support and go all in on.

 

[Wireless1]

I just hope that young ladies who provide content for the "Girls of" threads are not the ones looking to delete their twitter accounts.

 

[volinbham]

If Musk is successful in getting rid of bots then the number of accounts will drop significantly - it will be for the better but will be spun as failure

 

[luthervol]

Pharmaceutical companies are too intertwined with government and that is where I think the power to prohibit advertising would come from. Pharmaceuticals that do not accept Medicare/Medicaid should be able to advertise all they want.

Should they be held to truth in advertisement standards?
And should anyone who accepts Medicare/Medicaid be prohibited from advertising?

 

[StarRaider]

 

[BowlBrother85]

Confusing times for Liberals. South African immigrant who makes electric cars but also supporting free speech. Too much to unpack on what you are supposed to support and go all in on.

Are you implying something about liberals, by pointing out that Elon Musk is from South Africa? If so, what?

 

[joevol33]

If every liberal member of Twitter deleted their account ... and every conservative member remained, or rejoined, while politically neutral or politically apathetic members also remained .... you would see an (approximately) 20% reduction in overall Twitter membership. Would that be enough to get Musk's attention? I think it would.

Why you guys so mad about this? You all were praising them when they banned conservatives. You can't handle a different opinion, and want to cancel it?

 

[luthervol]

Those are statements from corporate entities; not individual expression.

I can't imagine a world where such laws would apply to individual expression.

Corporations are individuals - didn't someone say something to that effect yesterday?
"But contrary to what we may hear from Elizabeth Warren and ThinkProgress, corporations are, as a matter of fact, people in the eyes of the law. They have been since the beginning of the American republic, making corporate personhood deeply rooted in our legal and constitutional tradition."
How about a person posting false claims (advertisements) about pharmaceuticals on social media (maybe they get a kick back)?

 

[BowlBrother85]

If Musk is successful in getting rid of bots then the number of accounts will drop significantly - it will be for the better but will be spun as failure

That will definitely happen .... and yes, it will be unfair, but Republicans would make a big deal out of Barack Obama's periodic ebbs in Twitter followers, when all that had happened was bots being deleted. That is 21st century politics for you.

 

[n_huffhines]

Why you guys so mad about this? You all were praising them when they banned conservatives. You can't handle a different opinion, and want to cancel it?

I think we need to be fair here and give the run of the mill liberal the benefit of the doubt. Most wouldn't support banning a conservative for a difference of opinion. They do support banning a conservative for bad behavior and they probably don't mind the double standards at Twitter, but do you really think BB is somebody who is saying "ban him because he thinks homosexuality is a sin" or something along those lines?

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Twitter is full of trash and possibly one of the biggest distributors of pornography out there.

Do you use Twitter? I've had a Twitter account for 8 years and have never seen porn on there.

 

[luthervol]

Anyone should be allowed to advertise

Should there advertisements have to be truthful?