Twitter Hides POTUS Tweet

[The Pink Panther]

What Trump is threatening to do to hurt Twitter is repeal this law, so if someone users Twitter to do something bad, Twitter is liable for it. He is trying to 'clarify' the law so that deleting tweets and banning accounts is editorialization. Repealing the law in its entirety makes everyone personally, civilly liable for anything published on their platform.

That's interesting to note because the correlation between Twitter censoring a tweet and then doing this as "revenge", seems rather disconnected. I'm assuming that he probably never read the damn law, lol.

 

[Love Machine]

No and no.


I don't make money off of the Internet nor do I use it as my primary vehicle of social interactions. This basically only affects people that host sites, and I don't intend to do that. So yeah, it doesn't fucking affect me. Unless the Orange Nigger actually does even more anti-2A shit than the bumpstock fuckery or otherwise directly impede upon my rights, I actually don't care. Even if I am using the law implicitly by posting here, I can still express my 1A rights in the real world really.

Your world view is so small it's almost cute.

 

[Jack Awful]

Someone who understands Trump please explain the logic behind this. I understand the argument that social media companies aren’t compliant with 230, but how will completely repealing this help with the censorship problem? It seems like removing this protection would encourage censorship on a scale we’ve never seen before.

Is there any logic to be found or is this just him doing anything possible to hurt the company who censored him personally?

It won't. No mainstream American political party actually believes in free speech, they just say they do because it sounds good to voters.

They really just want to redraw the lines of acceptable speech so they can say whatever they want while censoring and controlling those they disagree with.

The left was pro free speech until they gained control. Now they want to ban "hate speech".

The right claims to be pro free speech, but now there's a growing chunk that wants to ban pornography and repeal 230.

Trump just wants to force Twitter to not block the Tweets of him and his friends, and the only way to do that is to burn it all down for everyone.

 

[Zero Day Defense]

Repealing Section 230 does not just spite Twitter. It emboldens Twitter to censor as hard as possible and jeopardizes any small forum without financial resources. I cannot become an outlaw for the forum. I cannot throw away my American citizenship for the forum. I've already done enough, and with the way Trump supporters are cheering this own, I don't even want to do more.

So, it's not going to be repealed because everyone would understand that repealing it would be MAD-- platforms wouldn't just be censorious for the sake of their own agendas, but because they have to fend off being eaten away at all sides.

The right claims to be pro free speech, but now there's a growing chunk that wants to ban pornography

I've never understood how pornography falls under free speech.

 

[Dante Alighieri]

It won't. No mainstream American political party actually believes in free speech, they just say they do because it sounds good to voters.

They really just want to redraw the lines of acceptable speech so they can say whatever they want while censoring and controlling those they disagree with.

The left was pro free speech until they gained control. Now they want to ban "hate speech".

The right claims to be pro free speech, but now there's a growing chunk that wants to ban pornography and repeal 230.

Trump just wants to force Twitter to not block the Tweets of him and his friends, and the only way to do that is to burn it all down for everyone.

But Biden 2020 amirite? There's no politician out there that would do anything about tech censorship.

 

[Ulysses]

I am really hoping this is Trump being a retard as usual. The best thing would have been everyone forgetting about 230 and it just seeps into the annals of history and stands forever. That won't happen though.

 

[CharlesBarkley]

He's negotiating in a very brute manner.

Either Trump is a mastermind of intimidation and negotiations... or he is a complete retarded mutant.

Trump just wants to force Twitter to not block the Tweets of him and his friends, and the only way to do that is to burn it all down for everyone.

Sounds lame. He should just shitpost on the farms and hook moon up with chunky bitches and fat stacks for being a bastion of true freedom.

 

[Microlab]

Section 230 technically allows this already. See (e)(1)

Implying the epitomal Anti-Drumphf social media user understands legal technicality and doesn't base their opinion off of a third-hand simplification of what Section 230 is or does.

Point is, it seems a stretch to think this could be the one thing that finally unites the parties and gets put into motion as intended. Common leftists will probably interpret it as Trump attempting to quash platforms for marginalized people to speak their mind against Evil Republican Government. And even though Democrats want the internet nuked from orbit just as much as any other politician, it seems they'd sooner die than cooperate with Trump, let alone on something that looks this bad (to anyone under 70, at least).
I might have believed it before coronavirus, but now that I've seen politicians won't even agree on concrete science facts, it would take a lot more for this to be different.

INB4 Twitter headquarters gets bombed out and taken hostage by Osama Bin Laden risen from the dead

 

[The Vinyl Solution]

If they repeal Section 230 of the CDA I will close this site the same day and none of you will hear from me again.

worth it. bye

 

[murgatroid]

i never thought id see the day jersh orange man bad

time for shit memes

 

[Tim Buckley]

Look on the bright side, if this happens the interest on internet secrecy and anonymity will become mainstream as well as the use of the dark web, something bold and fun would eventually rise for those resourceful enough.

 

[YayLasagna]

Still, a lot of Trump's base are elderly who are tech illiterate while also seeing Trump's words as the literal will of god.

Just by saying 230 should be banned, a large chunk of Trump's base now believe that 230 must be destroyed and will unquestioningly do everything in their power to make it happen.

Immediately after I am surprised by an okay EO, my fear was also proven right. I fucking said this was going to end in disaster.

 

[Duke Nukem]

As with net neutrality, this could affect them as well. But because Trump is doing it, it's okay.

I knew Trump was doing this for his own sake to protect his fragile ego. While they eat it up and encourage censorship because it's against him.

If you think that ANY politician is "on your side" I have a bridge to sell you. That goes double for Orange Man.

 

[Nobunaga]

>even jeesh is jumping the gun like a sperg instead of waiting to see what happens like with the sirya situation
Sasuga

 

[byuu]

Tor exists.

What's stopping you from making every TOR node illegal when you don't have any protections for platforms anymore?
You can't solve political problems solely with technology.

 

[The Cunting Death]

've never understood how pornography falls under free speech

Freedom of expression

 

[Jack Awful]

But Biden 2020 amirite? There's no politician out there that would do anything about tech censorship.

Biden wants 230 gone too, but for the opposite reason. He wants 230 gone to force tech companies to get rid of posts. Trump wants 230 gone to force tech companies to keep posts up.

Biden's way would wind up happening no matter what. I can see Twitter going "Fuck it! We're an editorial platform now!" and going full force on self censoring and can't see them going "You're right, papa Trump! We'll stop fact checking your posts and promoting liberal viewpoints over conservatives!"

I disavow any statements I made in favor of Biden, him and Trump are both awful.

 

[ddlloo]

Someone who understands Trump please explain the logic behind this. I understand the argument that social media companies aren’t compliant with 230, but how will completely repealing this help with the censorship problem? It seems like removing this protection would encourage censorship on a scale we’ve never seen before.

Is there any logic to be found or is this just him doing anything possible to hurt the company who censored him personally?

You need to differentiate between him seemingly sperging out and threatening it, and him actually doing it. Then look at what actions he HAS taken.

The man makes wild claims and demands all the time, and almost as a universal rule nothing happens because of it other than a shitload of butthurt.
The threat however, generates a conversation over the topic and gives people an idea of what 'worst case' change looks like (making any lesser change much more palatable).
As for what ACTION he has taken, he's put forward an EO seeking clarification over the terminology etc etc, read into that what you will.

By all means people should be espousing why repealing 230 is a bad idea, and especially explaining what the statute actually entails, but the likelihood of it actually being repealed is slim at best with a LOT of water to go under the bridge before it would even be conceivably possible for it to literally occur.

 

[Love Machine]

>even jeesh is jumping the gun like a sperg instead of waiting to see what happens like with the sirya situation
Sasuga

No one cares if we nuke Syria into dust. If you fuck with my forum posting however.

 

[Null]

>even jeesh is jumping the gun like a sperg instead of waiting to see what happens like with the sirya situation
Sasuga

TRUST THE PLAN WW1WGA