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Twitter purges hundreds of thousands of conservatives

Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:41 am
Posted by Strannix
District 11
Member since Dec 2012
48953 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:41 am
Under the guise of many of their followers and following were "bots"

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An apparent move by Twitter to purge bots has sparked outrage from some conservative users of the platform, who say that their accounts are being targeted. “Twitter is currently purging the followers on conservative accounts only. I just lost 3000 followers in one minute,” tweeted Candace Owens, director of urban engagement for Turning Point USA, a student organization that promotes free markets and limited government.


They are especially targeting brown conservatives as the biggest threat
Posted by BlackHelicopterPilot
Top secret lab
Member since Feb 2004
52833 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:42 am to
I'm happy that I am unpurgible from "Twitter"


Posted by TrueTiger
Chicken's most valuable
Member since Sep 2004
67987 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:42 am to
Gab is available.
Posted by Cajunese
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
6970 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:44 am to
What is this? Mao's China?

Why is it that this always happens to conservative pages? Notice how this never happens with people spewing liberal talking points.
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 9:52 am
Posted by IAmReality
Member since Oct 2012
12229 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:44 am to
The way Twitter targets conservatives is selective enforcement.

I'm sure a ton of these people banned did indeed have a bunch of bots following them.

But the issue is that there are just as many left wingers with bot armies that Twitter leaves alone.

Posted by ChineseBandit58
Pearland, TX
Member since Aug 2005
42636 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:46 am to
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I'm happy that I am unpurgible from "Twitter"



They get a look at your avatar and they'll purge you right back in.

just to be on the safe side, ya'no.
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 9:47 am
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
23989 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:47 am to
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I'm happy that I am unpurgible from "Twitter"


Mee too.

Posted by saints5021
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2010
17484 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 9:47 am to
Well, Q has been all over the Twitter purge
Posted by buckeye_vol
Member since Jul 2014
35239 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:07 am to
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Conservative writer Mark Pantano also tweeted that his account had been affected. “Twitter's attack was not just a purge of bot accounts. Proof: My account was locked. No reasonable person can say my account is a bot account.
I like how his proof is that his Twitter account was locked, even though he Tweeted it from his account. So obviously it wasn't locked then, yet he didn't provide any evidence (screen shot) that it was locked earlier.
Posted by bamafan1001
Member since Jun 2011
15783 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:09 am to
I wish conservatives would leave twitter
Posted by LSU Wayne
Walker
Member since Apr 2005
4365 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:09 am to
it's beyond confusing that there hasn't been a concerted conservative movement/effort to embrace an alternative platform to twitter due to continued aggressive tactics against all conservative views/opinions on twitter
Posted by Seldom Seen
Member since Feb 2016
40255 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:10 am to
They couldn't make the Russian thing stick to TRUMP so now they'll try it on all their online opposition. Anybody who doesn't agree with them will be labeled a Russian agent or bot. Leftist are big into censorship, always have been.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120327 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:10 am to
Twitter is a private company

If they want to be hypocritical partisan hacks I guess thats their prerogative.
Posted by DisplacedBuckeye
Member since Dec 2013
71923 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:12 am to
No one should have a problem with this, or even care about it.
Posted by themunch
Earth. maybe
Member since Jan 2007
64674 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:13 am to
quote:

Twitter is a private company

If they want to be hypocritical partisan hacks I guess thats their prerogative.


Will remember.
Posted by Brazos
Member since Oct 2013
20361 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:15 am to
The war is real fellas.
Posted by themunch
Earth. maybe
Member since Jan 2007
64674 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:15 am to
All businesses need a tos to accommodate actions in the future to avoid the courts and punitive actions.
Posted by Rocco Lampone
Raleigh, NC
Member since Nov 2010
3051 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:19 am to
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it's beyond confusing that there hasn't been a concerted conservative movement/effort to embrace an alternative platform to twitter due to continued aggressive tactics against all conservative views/opinions on twitter


This would immediately be called racist, hate speech, etc. and would not work. Unfortunately that is what it has become.
Posted by Wednesday
Member since Aug 2017
15427 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:25 am to
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Twitter is a private company


private actors are subject to government. I think this kind of bullshite is actionable either thru antitrust laws or RICO.

It’s systemic and it’s intentional, not to mention harmful to public discourse and the free exchange of ideas.

There’s not an alternative with as much reach to liberal media channels in the social media realm: google, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter May have alternatives. But they are not viable.

frick them. I hope sessions locates his balls and goes after them
This post was edited on 2/21/18 at 10:28 am
Posted by Old Hellen Yeller
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2014
9417 posts
Posted on 2/21/18 at 10:26 am to
The less bots on twitter the better imho
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