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According to Ars Technica
A number of "alt-right," pro-Trump, and self-described conservative social media personalities awoke this morning to find that they had a lot fewer followers on Twitter than they had the night before. The apparent cause was the latest culling by Twitter of accounts that in some way violated the company's terms of service, a Twitter spokesperson told Ars, including "behaviors that indicate automated activity or violations of our policies around having multiple accounts, or abuse." The sweep has some on the right accusing Twitter of politically motivated censorship.
"Twitter's tools are apolitical, and we enforce our rules without political bias," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement emailed to Ars. The accounts were targeted as part of "our ongoing work in safety," the spokesperson said. "We also take action on any accounts we find that violate our terms of service, including asking account owners to confirm a phone number so we can confirm a human is behind it. That's why some people may be experiencing suspensions or locks. This is part of our ongoing, comprehensive efforts to make Twitter safer and healthier for everyone."
And at Vanity Fair:
Renewed fears of censorship have once again led some users to talk about leaving to join Gab, the so-called free-speech social network that cropped up in 2016 as an alternative to Twitter. And Gab couldn't be more pleased. Utsav Sanduja, the company's chief operating officer, told me on Wednesday that the company had seen "a surge of donations, Gab memberships, [and] user sign-ups" since Tuesday night.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Friday February 23 2018, @07:47AM (1 child)
One ed's drivel, is another's carefully argued case that there is bias on this site? You disappoint me, janrinock! You sound like a less than mighty Buzzard. I can provide more, later, if you are up to it. Argument over editorial policy is always a good thing, no? Unless we are an alt-right sucking site. Let me know. I will not wade through your lack of drivel, though, it does intrigue me: How can you hold to position you do, without being a willing Nazi sympathizer? I really want to know! But, I will not wade through drivel, or ed talks in private messages that allow no response from mere Soylentils who try their best to contribute to the site with submission of Fine Articles that Other Soylentils May find interesting, if they are not total Alt-right Proud Boys who are White and Single and can't get a date, because they are losers and scumbags and, why would you live in a house with a room-mate, if you are successful and financially independant? Am I reading the signals wrong? Where do you live, janrinok?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 23 2018, @04:11PM
Does Aristarchus go overboard? Yes. Is he wrong about alt-right losers around here? No.
This site has been teetering on the edge of the alt-right poop cliff.