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hacker_9 ◴[] No.23347247[source]
It's interesting Twitter finally started taking a stand in Trump's last year as president, I wonder if it's because they hope he'll get ousted and they won't have to deal with the backlash from him for too long. Or it's just a marketing ploy, perhaps customer count was falling.
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noobermin ◴[] No.23347292[source]
I'm not trying to valorize Jack, but why is it so hard to believe they just finally feel some level of responsibility? While you should always keep an eye out for more banal motivations, at some point one can only tolerate so much.
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chroma ◴[] No.23347469[source]
I agree that Jack is well-intentioned, but I think he's making a huge mistake by choosing a half measure. Twitter's current policy allows Trump to claim he's being silenced while simultaneously allowing him to get his message out to his Twitter followers. It's the worst of both worlds.

Twitter should either let him tweet whatever he wants or ban him.

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1. noobermin ◴[] No.23347499[source]
I said this above, I agree. Half measures will just upset everyone.