Their TOS sucks and it's better that Trump is on Twitter.
I'm also of the mind that Twitter and similar tech companies should be taxed and regulated as utilities and 1st Amendment protections should apply.
What do you mean by this?
I can start calling people
s and
s on twitter without getting banned?
There's a whole bunch of platforms where people can post whatever they want. Big part of why they're unpopular is because they're hub for racism/homophobia etc.
I'm hardly one to defend corporate entities but forcing companies to destroy their product so people can use their free platform to spew racist rhetoric is nuts.
On the other hand I really fucking hate twitter...
Really though the main reason i'm pro public platforms banning whoever they want is that I have no sympathy for the people getting banned.
I don't think there is anything more first world problem than the "plight" of the banned from a free public forum victim.
Basically they give people a free service and the only condition is you obey the terms of service.
You're not a paying customer.
They're whinging about getting banned from a free public forum even though there are hundreds of other free forums that you will never get banned from... because they're not as popular?
I don't think you can get more entitled.
Sure they sell shit and use your info for money. But it's fucking free!
If I said i'd mow your lawns for life for free and the only condition is that you never watered or fed the garden that's a pretty sweet deal...
You wouldn't feel sorry for the person who broke the agreement right? That would be crazy.
This is 50 free mowing services, some of which have no strings attached and you're winging about me not wanting to mow your lawns because you broke our agreement even though there are dozens of other free services...
When it comes to the plights of a group of people I think the only group i'm less sympathetic to is the plight of incarcerated pedophiles.