Trump threatens to shut down social media companies

vostok

vostok

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Trump has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to close down social media platforms.

The threat came after Twitter added fact-check links to his tweets for the first time.

The battle between the president and the social-media companies has been brewing for a time.

But now it feels as though an all-out war is looming between Donald Trump and Twitter
ahead of the US presidential election, in November.

Last night, a couple of Trump tweets raging about "fraudulent" postal ballots in US elections
featured - for some users but not all - a strapline linking to what Twitter
called "facts about mail-in ballots."

This then led to a page debunking the president's claims but featuring articles
from two organisations he regards as his sworn enemies, CNN and the Washington Post.

It took him no time to fight back.

Then, on Wednesday morning, the president woke up and raised
the temperature even further with this two-part tweet:

"Republicans feel that social-media platforms totally silence conservatives voices.

"We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.

"We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016.

"We can't let a more sophisticated version of that... happen again -
just like we can't let largescale mail-in ballots take root in our country.

"It would be a free-for-all on cheating, forgery and the theft of ballots.

"Whoever cheated the most would win.

"Likewise, social media.

"Clean up your act, now."

Conspiracy theories
So does he mean any of this?

It is very hard to see Congress passing laws to strongly regulate or close down social-media platforms.

The president refers to free speech.

But as a private company, Twitter is free to police its platform as it sees fit.

Nevertheless, for Twitter's chief executive, Jack Dorsey, this is undoubtedly just the start
of a clash that will continue right up until the November election.

In recent days, he has been under huge pressure to do something about President Trump's tweets.

Now, he has acted but not in a way that might have been expected.

There has been a furore over the way the president has used Twitter seemingly to endorse
a baseless conspiracy theory about one of his critics, the TV presenter and
former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough.

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has resisted pressure to delete some of President Trump's previous tweets
President Trump has repeatedly suggested the death in an accident, in 2001, of one
of the Congressman's aides, Lori Klausutis, is a "cold case"
that deserves to be reopened by the police.

And that led the widower of Ms Klausutis to write to Jack Dorsey, pleading with
him to remove the president's tweets because of the pain they were causing her family.

So far, Mr Dorsey has refused, apparently convinced the president's Twitter feed has protected status because it is part of the public record.

Nor was there any attempt to correct the inaccuracies in the tweets.

Adding a fact-check to the tweets about mail-in ballots appears to fit
in with a new Twitter policy on protecting elections.

It warns users they may not post or share content that may
interfere in elections or might suppress participation.

Last night, another baseless conspiracy theory - this time about a made-up
crime involving Donald Trump in 2000 - was posted by an account called TheTweetofGod.

It too has neither been removed nor fact-checked, perhaps because Twitter realises
it would be accused of inconsistency.

The president's Facebook page also features his diatribes about mail-in ballots and
Joe Scarborough, with no sign of any fact-checking or limits on sharing such material.

But that's not to suggest it will escape his ire.

Last week, the president tweeted: "The radical left is in total command and control of Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter and Google."

And he intended to "remedy this illegal situation".

There have since been reports the White House might
set up a special commission to investigate the claim.

Whatever the social-media companies do about their most famous and
controversial user is bound to cause anger on one side or another.

They can look forward to a long hot summer.
 
DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

Well-Known Member
vostok said:

Trump has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to close down social media platforms.

The threat came after Twitter added fact-check links to his tweets for the first time.

The battle between the president and the social-media companies has been brewing for a time.

But now it feels as though an all-out war is looming between Donald Trump and Twitter
ahead of the US presidential election, in November.

Last night, a couple of Trump tweets raging about "fraudulent" postal ballots in US elections
featured - for some users but not all - a strapline linking to what Twitter
called "facts about mail-in ballots."

This then led to a page debunking the president's claims but featuring articles
from two organisations he regards as his sworn enemies, CNN and the Washington Post.

It took him no time to fight back.

Then, on Wednesday morning, the president woke up and raised
the temperature even further with this two-part tweet:

"Republicans feel that social-media platforms totally silence conservatives voices.

"We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.

"We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016.

"We can't let a more sophisticated version of that... happen again -
just like we can't let largescale mail-in ballots take root in our country.

"It would be a free-for-all on cheating, forgery and the theft of ballots.

"Whoever cheated the most would win.

"Likewise, social media.

"Clean up your act, now."

Conspiracy theories
So does he mean any of this?

It is very hard to see Congress passing laws to strongly regulate or close down social-media platforms.

The president refers to free speech.

But as a private company, Twitter is free to police its platform as it sees fit.

Nevertheless, for Twitter's chief executive, Jack Dorsey, this is undoubtedly just the start
of a clash that will continue right up until the November election.

In recent days, he has been under huge pressure to do something about President Trump's tweets.

Now, he has acted but not in a way that might have been expected.

There has been a furore over the way the president has used Twitter seemingly to endorse
a baseless conspiracy theory about one of his critics, the TV presenter and
former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough.

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has resisted pressure to delete some of President Trump's previous tweets
President Trump has repeatedly suggested the death in an accident, in 2001, of one
of the Congressman's aides, Lori Klausutis, is a "cold case"
that deserves to be reopened by the police.

And that led the widower of Ms Klausutis to write to Jack Dorsey, pleading with
him to remove the president's tweets because of the pain they were causing her family.

So far, Mr Dorsey has refused, apparently convinced the president's Twitter feed has protected status because it is part of the public record.

Nor was there any attempt to correct the inaccuracies in the tweets.

Adding a fact-check to the tweets about mail-in ballots appears to fit
in with a new Twitter policy on protecting elections.

It warns users they may not post or share content that may
interfere in elections or might suppress participation.

Last night, another baseless conspiracy theory - this time about a made-up
crime involving Donald Trump in 2000 - was posted by an account called TheTweetofGod.

It too has neither been removed nor fact-checked, perhaps because Twitter realises
it would be accused of inconsistency.

The president's Facebook page also features his diatribes about mail-in ballots and
Joe Scarborough, with no sign of any fact-checking or limits on sharing such material.

But that's not to suggest it will escape his ire.

Last week, the president tweeted: "The radical left is in total command and control of Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter and Google."

And he intended to "remedy this illegal situation".

There have since been reports the White House might
set up a special commission to investigate the claim.

Whatever the social-media companies do about their most famous and
controversial user is bound to cause anger on one side or another.

They can look forward to a long hot summer.
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Best move, keep him on twitter and keep him babbling and saying crazy shit, keep him howling and dancing all the way to the ballot box. Keep baiting him and putting the heat on the fucker, don't let him go silent, keep him defending that big ego, if he STFU he would rise in the polls like a zombie from the grave. Fact checking him will drive him nuts, like a leash on a toddler.
 
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schuylaar

Well-Known Member
vostok said:

Trump has taken the extraordinary step of threatening to close down social media platforms.

The threat came after Twitter added fact-check links to his tweets for the first time.

The battle between the president and the social-media companies has been brewing for a time.

But now it feels as though an all-out war is looming between Donald Trump and Twitter
ahead of the US presidential election, in November.

Last night, a couple of Trump tweets raging about "fraudulent" postal ballots in US elections
featured - for some users but not all - a strapline linking to what Twitter
called "facts about mail-in ballots."

This then led to a page debunking the president's claims but featuring articles
from two organisations he regards as his sworn enemies, CNN and the Washington Post.

It took him no time to fight back.

Then, on Wednesday morning, the president woke up and raised
the temperature even further with this two-part tweet:

"Republicans feel that social-media platforms totally silence conservatives voices.

"We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.

"We saw what they attempted to do, and failed, in 2016.

"We can't let a more sophisticated version of that... happen again -
just like we can't let largescale mail-in ballots take root in our country.

"It would be a free-for-all on cheating, forgery and the theft of ballots.

"Whoever cheated the most would win.

"Likewise, social media.

"Clean up your act, now."

Conspiracy theories
So does he mean any of this?

It is very hard to see Congress passing laws to strongly regulate or close down social-media platforms.

The president refers to free speech.

But as a private company, Twitter is free to police its platform as it sees fit.

Nevertheless, for Twitter's chief executive, Jack Dorsey, this is undoubtedly just the start
of a clash that will continue right up until the November election.

In recent days, he has been under huge pressure to do something about President Trump's tweets.

Now, he has acted but not in a way that might have been expected.

There has been a furore over the way the president has used Twitter seemingly to endorse
a baseless conspiracy theory about one of his critics, the TV presenter and
former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough.

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey has resisted pressure to delete some of President Trump's previous tweets
President Trump has repeatedly suggested the death in an accident, in 2001, of one
of the Congressman's aides, Lori Klausutis, is a "cold case"
that deserves to be reopened by the police.

And that led the widower of Ms Klausutis to write to Jack Dorsey, pleading with
him to remove the president's tweets because of the pain they were causing her family.

So far, Mr Dorsey has refused, apparently convinced the president's Twitter feed has protected status because it is part of the public record.

Nor was there any attempt to correct the inaccuracies in the tweets.

Adding a fact-check to the tweets about mail-in ballots appears to fit
in with a new Twitter policy on protecting elections.

It warns users they may not post or share content that may
interfere in elections or might suppress participation.

Last night, another baseless conspiracy theory - this time about a made-up
crime involving Donald Trump in 2000 - was posted by an account called TheTweetofGod.

It too has neither been removed nor fact-checked, perhaps because Twitter realises
it would be accused of inconsistency.

The president's Facebook page also features his diatribes about mail-in ballots and
Joe Scarborough, with no sign of any fact-checking or limits on sharing such material.

But that's not to suggest it will escape his ire.

Last week, the president tweeted: "The radical left is in total command and control of Facebook,
Instagram, Twitter and Google."

And he intended to "remedy this illegal situation".

There have since been reports the White House might
set up a special commission to investigate the claim.

Whatever the social-media companies do about their most famous and
controversial user is bound to cause anger on one side or another.

They can look forward to a long hot summer.
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mr dorsey is a monster like trumpy*. i can't wait for something tragic to happen in his life- schuylaar will be there to remind him with a little conspiracy theory of her own.
 
DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

Well-Known Member
printer said:
If Trump shut down Twitter would that not imped Trump communicating with his unwashed masses?
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It would be like cutting off his own cock, he can't do it anyway, I think,? National security maybe, but they would get a court injunction for anything else. When anybody is thwarted it evokes anger and Donald has no brakes.
 
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schuylaar

Well-Known Member
DIY-HP-LED said:
It would be like cutting off his own cock, he can't do it anyway, I think,? National security maybe, but they would get a court injunction for anything else. When anybody is thwarted it evokes anger and Donald has no brakes.
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like any good slumlord his immediate go-to is to deny you, to take away, to make you suffer..beg and grovel at his feet.

if he has so many followers ever notice how many 'are talking about'?:lol: like 4, seriously 4 people..a follower means they clicked 'follow' at one time and it shows in your feed for the other 100 you clicked on.

my math tells me that 80M is only 24% of the current populace of the US at 330M (5/27/20).

sad.
 
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DIY-HP-LED

DIY-HP-LED

Well-Known Member
schuylaar said:
like any good slumlord his immediate go-to is to deny you, to take away, to make you suffer..beg and grovel at his feet.

if he has so many followers ever notice how many 'are talking about'?:lol: like 4, seriously 4 people..a follower means they clicked 'follow' at one time and it shows in your feed for the other 100 you clicked on.

my math tells me that 80M is only 24% of the current populace of the US at 330M (5/27/20).

sad.
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There is a lot of press, national and international as well as other governments and departments, many in the US federal government are on it to get the latest word from the fingers of King Clorox. Many of his base get it second hand, without the factcheck, wouldn't matter anyway.
 
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