Trump has been permanently banned from Twitter

brianlux said:

bootleg said:

One thought circling around is that one of his last tweets about not attending the inauguration was a subtle message to his followers.  As in “I’m not going to be there so do what you will”

In HRC's latest "Letter From An American" entry ( see Mickyrat's thread https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/comment/7310384/#Comment_7310384 ) she said:

The Twitter moderators say that “plans for future armed protests have already begun proliferating on and off-Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021.”

DT is all for this, no doubt.

mickeyrat said:

brianlux said:

bootleg said:

One thought circling around is that one of his last tweets about not attending the inauguration was a subtle message to his followers.  As in “I’m not going to be there so do what you will”

In HRC's latest "Letter From An American" entry ( see Mickyrat's thread https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/comment/7310384/#Comment_7310384 ) she said:

The Twitter moderators say that “plans for future armed protests have already begun proliferating on and off-Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021.”

DT is all for this, no doubt.

she wrote a post on fb saying it got pulled from a complaint. Expects it to be restored

brianlux said:

mickeyrat said:

brianlux said:

mickeyrat said:

brianlux said:

bootleg said:

One thought circling around is that one of his last tweets about not attending the inauguration was a subtle message to his followers.  As in “I’m not going to be there so do what you will”

In HRC's latest "Letter From An American" entry ( see Mickyrat's thread https://community.pearljam.com/discussion/comment/7310384/#Comment_7310384 ) she said:

The Twitter moderators say that “plans for future armed protests have already begun proliferating on and off-Twitter, including a proposed secondary attack on the US Capitol and state capitol buildings on January 17, 2021.”

DT is all for this, no doubt.

she wrote a post on fb saying it got pulled from a complaint. Expects it to be restored

I hope so!  Any idea what happened?  Can FB posts be flagged and temporarily blocked for review?

oh yes. anyone can flag content for several different static reasons.  and the post has been restored not too long after her post stating it ws under review.

She must get a lot of flagging from the right.  I get her Letter through my email (and it can be found on AMT of coourse, thank you M) so I'm not concerned for me, I just hope those who follow her on FB are aware of what's up.

mickeyrat said:

parler removed from app store. same for Google play. no new downloads allowed. appkes letter is below....

Apple has removed Parler from the App Store for failing to moderate its community. On January 8th, Apple gave the company, which operates a social media network popular with Donald Trump supporters and the far-right, 24 hours to take a tougher stance on content the company said “encourages illegal activity.”

“We have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the App Store, but there is no place on our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity,” a spokesperson for the company told Engadget. “Parler has not taken adequate measures to address the proliferation of these threats to people’s safety. We have suspended Parler from the App Store until they resolve these issues.”

The move comes after Google suspended the app from the Play Store on Friday. Like Apple, Google cited the fact Parler allowed its users to continue to call for violence for its decision. Despite the suspension, both Android and iOS users can continue to use Parler, provided they already have the app installed on their device.

Following the decision, Apple sent Parler the letter below.

To the developers of the Parler app,

Thank you for your response regarding dangerous and harmful content on Parler. We have determined that the measures you describe are inadequate to address the proliferation of dangerous and objectionable content on your app.

Parler has not upheld its commitment to moderate and remove harmful or dangerous content encouraging violence and illegal activity, and is not in compliance with the App Store Review Guidelines.

In your response, you referenced that Parler has been taking this content “very seriously for weeks.” However, the processes Parler has put in place to moderate or prevent the spread of dangerous and illegal content have proved insufficient. Specifically, we have continued to find direct threats of violence and calls to incite lawless action in violation of Guideline 1.1 - Safety - Objectionable Content.

Your response also references a moderation plan “for the time being,” which does not meet the ongoing requirements in Guideline 1.2 - Safety - User Generated content. While there is no perfect system to prevent all dangerous or hateful user content, apps are required to have robust content moderation plans in place to proactively and effectively address these issues. A temporary “task force” is not a sufficient response given the widespread proliferation of harmful content.

For these reasons, your app will be removed from the App Store until we receive an update that is compliant with the App Store Review Guidelines and you have demonstrated your ability to effectively moderate and filter the dangerous and harmful content on your service.

Regards,

App Review Board

Developing...

Thia brings up an interesting question:  At what point, if any, should these the far right be allowed to post on the internet?  Personally, I have no interest in reading their garbage.  But I also believe in freedom of speech.  So I would say that as long as there is no inciting violence, they have the right to post- even if it is idiotic drivel. 

bootlegger10 said:

I don't know.  I think we should be having a conversation about the power that Twitter and Apple have right now.  I wouldn't mind knowing what state of mind and idiotic positions the president has versus him being silenced.   I just don't like unelected people making these decisions (even if they are private companies) and deciding what is appropriate or not.  I want our leaders to speak freely on Twitter.  We need to know who they are.  In this case though it is hard to argue with banning him for inciting violence.