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Twitter was going to ban Alex Jones — until its CEO stepped in and protected him

Posted by squirrel
Tags: twitter, dorsey, social media, infowars
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/09/twitter-going-ban-alex-jones-ceo-stepped-protected/

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Authors
David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
Published
Sep 3 2018
Word count
487 words

5 comments

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    squirrel
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    The article is based on this original story by the Wall Street Journal, which is - unfortunately - paywalled. It also reports that Dorsey personally intervened in order to restore Richard...

    The article is based on this original story by the Wall Street Journal, which is - unfortunately - paywalled.

    It also reports that Dorsey personally intervened in order to restore Richard Spencer's Twitter account.

    7 votes
    1. MimicSquid
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      On iOS that site give a scam pop up that sends you to a fake Amazon page to steal your password. I’d prefer the paywall to the scam.

      On iOS that site give a scam pop up that sends you to a fake Amazon page to steal your password. I’d prefer the paywall to the scam.

      5 votes
  2. annadane
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    That's... um, wow. What the fuck? How can you defend this in your own m- oh, right, advertising dollars. Sorry for ever even considering of asking...

    That's... um, wow. What the fuck? How can you defend this in your own m- oh, right, advertising dollars. Sorry for ever even considering of asking...

    2 votes
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    1. Velrei
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      He organized harassment and slandered dead kids' parents, as one incident. He also has tried to incite violence against specific politicians on numerous occasions. Even the constant and obvious...

      He organized harassment and slandered dead kids' parents, as one incident. He also has tried to incite violence against specific politicians on numerous occasions. Even the constant and obvious libel should have been enough honestly.

      Why did you think they were trying to ban him?

      Edit: As the article states he has violated their terms of service many times.

      22 votes
    2. spit-evil-olive-tips
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      Dorsey's the CEO. He makes the rules, and decides how they're interpreted. It's his decision to ban or not ban Jones, and we shouldn't let him hide behind "technically he didn't break any rules"...

      Only if he broke the Twitter rules in a way that derserved a banning.

      Dorsey's the CEO. He makes the rules, and decides how they're interpreted. It's his decision to ban or not ban Jones, and we shouldn't let him hide behind "technically he didn't break any rules" without also explaining why their rules permit someone like Jones in the first place.

      4 votes