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adrianN ◴[] No.23347217[source]
I'm a bit surprised that this fight with the POTUS doesn't have a stronger influence on Twitter's stock value.
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viraptor ◴[] No.23347242[source]
He's not moving anywhere and any Twitter controversy gets more people to tweet about that controversy... Until he forces a significant part of his followers to leave, it's not a bad situation for Twitter to be in.
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jacquesm ◴[] No.23347267[source]
> Until he forces a significant part of his followers to leave, it's not a bad situation for Twitter to be in.

That would be even better for Twitter.

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all2 ◴[] No.23347338[source]
Or worse, in terms of discourse. I suppose twitter is awful for something as complex as political debate, but removing an entire half of a political spectrum would only serve to further divide our country, something which the real demagogues of the world would love to capitalize on.
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1. anigbrowl ◴[] No.23347798[source]
They're not half of a political spectrum. I can get on fine with most conservatives despite disagreeing with them, but Trump's most vocal supporters are part of a cult of personality rather than a complex polity. The divisions are already there, all the appeals to reason and fellow feeling have been exhausted.