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Twitter puts Alex Jones's account in "read-only mode" for a week, so he can't tweet, retweet, or like content

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    1. what
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      Unfortunately this seems to be a trend nowadays - outrage against a company's [in]action, then they do just enough to catch some positive headlines, and people forget about it. I'm not even...

      Unfortunately this seems to be a trend nowadays - outrage against a company's [in]action, then they do just enough to catch some positive headlines, and people forget about it. I'm not even entirely sure what would be a good solution to this when most news networks are operating only to maximize views/clicks/profits.

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  2. Deimos
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    There's a bit more info in this tweet thread from a Buzzfeed News reporter, including that Alex Jones had a pre-scheduled tweet go out after the account was limited, which seems to be a loophole...

    There's a bit more info in this tweet thread from a Buzzfeed News reporter, including that Alex Jones had a pre-scheduled tweet go out after the account was limited, which seems to be a loophole they need to fix.

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  3. starchturrets
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    I wonder if Jones will try Mastodon next?

    I wonder if Jones will try Mastodon next?

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