Why isn't anyone talking about Trump and Twitter?

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What's everyone's take on this situation?

If you live under a rock check this out (picked the first article i could find)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/05/28/trump-social-media-executive-order/

So now he say "today is a big day for social media and FAIRNESS"

My take is that if you're lying/spreading misinformation/posting something that can be disproven by a couple links, it shouldn't be considered free speech. In an era of fake news, rampant misinformation and a society of sheep that praise their phones, I think what twitter is doing is great, as long as its applied to all people, not just trump (which i'm pretty sure they're implementing fact checks on all post).

Trump is once again overreaching democracy, what do you think? I think this executive order could be very bad for overall internet neutrality and I think trump will use this to attack anyone who doesn't follow him. This could lead to more overregulation of the internet that could ultimately stifle any possible future of a free and open internet in the USA. Trump "hates" china, but he wants to be china and honestly its terrifying.

May 28 2020 4:20PM

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As always, read the source document and follow the money:

Sec. 3. Protecting Federal Taxpayer Dollars from Financing Online Platforms That Restrict Free Speech. (a) The head of each executive department and agency (agency) shall review its agency’s Federal spending on advertising and marketing paid to online platforms. Such review shall include the amount of money spent, the online platforms that receive Federal dollars, and the statutory authorities available to restrict their receipt of advertising dollars.

May 28 2020 11:47PM

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YOO what this guy said. I'm not on NS to get political but we are jus causing divide...just because someone has a certain political view doesn't mean we all have to fight about it and judge ppl cuz the support whoever.

May 28 2020 11:56PM

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theabortionatorThis is why the polar sports teamlike political shit show we're in sucks. My team rules, your team droolz, her her he he lots of anger something something fuck you!

Everything my side does is right, eveything your side does is wrong? How can you not see that? Are you blind?!?!?

Everyone is going to have their own beliefs and biases but our political system is super fucked. Everyone is right, anyone who disagrees with them is wrong. Mothing positive changes and everyone get's saltier and bitches about the other guys on social media. Murica

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I think I just found @theabortionator 's alias

May 29 2020 12:19AM

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PeppermillReno

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End this shit and keep America great.

Florida has been awesome.

I pray the homie De Santoris wins 2024

May 29 2020 1:07AM

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iggyskier

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Glad to see things are calm and in control on Pennsylvania Avenue.

May 29 2020 1:41AM

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I thought Trump and the GOP were all about freedom of companies to do what they want? Like not baking a wedding cake for a gay couple because they didn't want to? Twitter is a private company and therefore they are allowed to do whatever the fuck they want with their platform. End of story. The hypocrisy is fucking astounding.

May 29 2020 1:52AM

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JAHpowI think I just found @theabortionator 's alias

Woah wtf. Dude literally copies and pastes another post? If skynet is real computer should be better than this.

Get of my lawn and my post. Shakes fist at sky!!!

May 29 2020 2:00AM

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HedgehogSteezeYOO what this guy said. I'm not on NS to get political but we are jus causing divide...just because someone has a certain political view doesn't mean we all have to fight about it and judge ppl cuz the support whoever.

Yeah what he said I guess?...........

May 29 2020 2:03AM

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If a private company wants to enforce terms of use that people agree to, why is the government coming in to regulate them? Its like if I own a megaphone, I don't need to let you use it to go around spouting nonsense. He's mad because twitter caught him out looking foolish, which they are 100% entitled to do. If they want to add fact checks to Bernie or whoever they should do that too. There is a big difference between politician pandering and saying that any election with mail-in ballots is fraudulent hard stop. For a democracy, its the equivalent of yelling fire in a theater. If you can look around and see there's no smoke, it would be negligent to let them keep yelling.

May 29 2020 2:05AM

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LonelyTrump doesn't tweet half truths. The tweet in question wasn't a half truth. It was blatantly false information.

I don't know what the tweet in question was. Was it the mail in vote fraud one?

May 29 2020 3:47AM

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iggyskier

Glad to see things are calm and in control on Pennsylvania Avenue.

I'm sure he is going to take this well.

May 29 2020 4:07AM

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iggyskierI'm sure he is going to take this well.

the irony is rich

May 29 2020 4:19AM

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only narcsistic sad fuckin twats
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its a giant twat life waste of time

May 29 2020 5:52AM

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ScaryDumpTruckI don't see it as a bad thing considering Facebook and Twitter tend to censor the other side.

This..... I like how everyone ITT is complaining yet Facebook and Google is known to censor things like pro Russian media to oblivion...

Oh well, I bet someone here has a little sassy comeback that doesn’t really prove anything. The truth is, you guys don’t look at these situations with an overarching perspective - you nitpick tidbits of information to confirm your bias, and anything that goes against your bias is a threat because it challenges your world view, which you’ve spent years developing.

May 29 2020 6:16AM

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Fact checking and providing links that disproves disinformation seems like a much better way for social media companies to handle things instead of deleting stuff. Takes way more effort to do, but every time something gets deleted it makes dumb asses think there is some giant coverup going on.

May 29 2020 7:34AM

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