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The president tweeted on Wednesday morning that Twitter was “shadow banning” prominent Republicans. But just what is shadow banning? That practice is a method by which a platform or service blocks a user’s content from reaching an online community without the user realizing they’ve been banned.
In recent days a number of Republicans have pointed out that they failed to appear in Twitter’s auto-populated drop-down menu when users typed in their names, reports The Hill. For what it’s worth, Twitter has acknowledged the issue and says it’s working on a fix. Of course, this issue, though legitimate, isn’t technically shadow banning, as New York magazine has pointed out.
For the record, Twitter has denied the accusation.
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
a reply to: Sheye
Unfortunately this twitter shadow banning is very real
Ok. You believe this so what do you want done about it?
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
I want to remind folks here that the president of the United States is making yet another threat to a private company because he feels he's politics are under threat.
Take note, again.
Good.
Close the whole damn thing down, it’s basically useless.
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
a reply to: Sheye
Alright then, do you think Trump is right then to threaten them with an investigation?
I'm asking this because I'm trying to understand where you stand with private companies and their rights to structure their policies as they please, regardless of how you feel.
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
I want to remind folks here that the president of the United States is making yet another threat to a private company because he feels he's politics are under threat.
Take note, again.
Report: Does Twitter as a Non-Profit Make Sense?
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The problem is that this private company has enormous outreach, and they censor on "hate speech" which loosely defined by the company.
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
a reply to: RazorV66
Good.
Close the whole damn thing down, it’s basically useless.
Oh, so you support the president in threatening to close them down because of this perceived notion that they're being biased against conservative members? Remember, we're talking about a private company here and their own policies on this matter.