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thehill.com
Grassroots activist describes frustration with Twitter over account suspension
Bret Weinstein, head of an advocacy group calling for national nonpartisanship, told Hill.TV about how Twitter suspended his organization’s account in a move that he said was unjustified.Wein…
Which is weird, because I keep hearing that twitter is neutral and that cancel culture doesn't exist.
At least he pretends to have an objective POV.
Whether they are or not is irrelevant. What did they do that got them banned?
Manbear just told you.
We should be concerned about how any social media network with the kind of influence that twitter has decides to pick sides and selectively ban certain kinds of content.
Link?
Ah the the old “you don’t know what _____ means” trope. Never read that one before, and definitely not here.
From that link: “He insisted that an investigation by his group found nothing that "mirrored their accusation."
Whoa, an "investigation" lead by himself didnt find any violations?
If that were true, why wouldn't twitter publicly say that? And if twitter were silent about it, why would BW cite the cause for something that twitter says he is guilty of, then deny that he did it?Whoa, an "investigation" lead by himself didnt find any violations?
Uh, I'm pretty sure when he said, "found nothing that mirrored their accusation" means that nobody in his direct control made the accounts. I don't doubt that some Rogan fans did that, however that's not his fault.
So, he created spam accounts, "such actions", to block his own ability to spread his own message? Makes total sense. DARP. I'm pretty sure he was speaking of Twitter's response when he said "such actions", because why would he want to block himself?
Wrong, again. BW is not a rightwinger. He is very outspoken about his liberal political beliefs. He just holds his own to the same standard as those he disagrees with, as everyone should.
But I really think you have this one wrong. Cancelling comes from the bottom, and at least includes shaming, it does not from the top, and not without reason. People in power don't cancel anyone, is my understanding. Trump and the right have co-opted the phrase when what they are trying to say is "censorship.'" When Trump is voted out by states that voted for him in 2016, *THAT* is cancel culture.
I agree that it comes from the bottom, however the people at the top still make that decision in order to grease the squeaky wheel i.e. the bottom and appease the vocal portion of their user base. Which is not even democratic, it’s the tiny vocal minority that cries a million times louder than most yet appears to be a sizable contingent based on the sheer number of twitter users, whereas in reality they make up less than 5% of any contingent.
