adamusuleiman1:
Neo-Nazi, white supremacist, holocaust denier, misogynist, and one of Trump’s dinner date, Nick Fuentes, has been kicked off Twitter again less than 24 hours after his account was reinstated.

CoolUsername:


I unironically support this ending.

adamusuleiman1:
Marjorie Taylor Greene is actively seeking to run with Trump as his vice presidential candidate - NBC

1stGenAmerican:


As if he needs any help losing any future elections.

ono:
Sly, I think this is too little too late for me. Never ever going back to Facebook - ever again.

adamusuleiman1:
Famed civil rights attorney Ben Crump is planning to file a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the rejection of an Advanced Placement African American Studies pilot program.

Crump announced the planned lawsuit during a Wednesday news conference at the Florida Capitol, where he was joined by leaders from the American Federation of Teachers, politicians including South Florida State Sen. Shevrin Jones, and three AP honors students who will serve as the lead plaintiffs.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the course violates legislation dubbed the Stop WOKE Act he signed last year.

SlyfoxxMadness:


Lol I haven't personally used Facebook in any serious manner since at least 2015 and very few people in my age group do but it’s still a very important voter mobilization tool for a politician, especially a conservative politician like Trump who has a large base of older voters. (Facebook is still very popular among senior citizens) so I’m glad he’s back. In fact that’s probably the reason Meta reinstated him. He is a leading presidential candidate now so if they didn’t reinstate him and his opponents where on the platform, that would be unfair and may even be considered an in-kind contribution to his opponents campaign.

adamusuleiman1:

Donald Trump prepares for his return to Facebook and Twitter.

Trump's presidential campaign formally petitioned Facebook's parent company Tuesday to unblock his account, according to a letter reviewed by NBC News.

ono:



You can read the below:

Mollie Hemingway: Facebook Unbanning Trump "Isn't Even Close To Making Right To What They Did To This Country"
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/01/25/mollie_hemingway_facebook_unbanning_trump_isnt_even_close_to_making_right_to_what_they_did_to_this_country.html

The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway on Wednesday called Facebook an existential threat to the country and the Republican party and said if they believe unbanning former President Donald Trump makes up for what they have done, "they have another thing coming."

"If you can do this to the sitting president of the United States, this makes you more powerful than most governments," Hemingway said on Fox News.

"They are not just private companies," Hemingway said. "They have a lot of privileges that are afforded to them. This cannot continue. And if they think, oh, after two years of this type of thing, allowing a little bit of more free expression would keep people from coming after them, I think they have another thing coming. They are an existential threat to the country and the party."

MOLLIE HEMINGWAY, THE FEDERALIST: It is unbelievable that they were allowed for two years, that Facebook was allowed to deplatform at first the sitting president of the United States, then the leader of the Republican party, now a candidate for president, a potential future president of the United States. They did this in part because people were not creating enough outrage over it.

Facebook in general has done so much to attack freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and the freedom of free people to debate. They didn't do it just with Trump. They did it with all sorts of effective voices. All sorts of important debates about COIVD. And, so, finally two years later after meddling in election after election, now they're finally saying, oh, he can come back now. This isn't even coming close to making right what they did to this country and what they continue to do...

It is true that the left has become this authoritarian totalitarian force. They have pushed to continue this horrific censorship that has done so much to destroy civil society in the United States. So they did try to keep the pressure on Facebook. But that is not to their credit that they are even worse than Google or Facebook or Twitter or these Big Tech companies that have done so much censorship against the American people.

It's just crazy how much the left supports this type of restriction on how people can say or think or what should happen to them when they do. I think it's also worth remembering when this happened -- when this move to take President Trump off of these platforms happened -- it was so bad that it alarmed people who don't even have the protections of our First Amendment. Angela Merkel was appalled. Various other European leaders were terrified about what was happening with how much control these Big Tech companies have over -- if you can do this to the sitting president of the United States, this makes you more powerful than most governments.

They are not just private companies. They have a lot of privileges that are afforded to them. This cannot continue. And if they think, oh, after two years of this type of thing, allowing a little bit of more free expression would keep people from coming after them, I think they have another thing coming. They are an existential threat to the country and the party.

happney65:
Them kuku fit themselves.

SlyfoxxMadness:

What exactly is liberals problem with controlling what people say and think?

budaatum:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64413242

budaatum:


No one wants to control whatever it is that you think. The only thing we'd like you to control is your inability to hold "conversation devoid of any insults, tantrums or disrespectful words", which you repeatedly show an inability to do.

Thankfully, though it seems you can not be banned for disobeying simple rules designed to ensure the site works better, we can very easily ban ourselves from conversing with you.

kkins25:
I disagree. There are people that fit the description on both sides. However, one side, that is, the liberals, are quick to clamour for the utter destruction of opponent.

kkins25:
I disagree. There are people that fit the description on both sides. However, one side, that is, the liberals, are quick to clamour for the utter destruction of opponent. As we saw in the previously polluted twitter. If same tatics used by radical lefts today, was employed by radical right, given the extent of availability of information as we have today, there'd be no liberals.

Another statement i don't agree with given someone like J. K rowlings was asked to be banned.. Why? I continue to wonder. We've seen several folks(I've even gotten used to this term) lose jobs over words that don't do harm besides trigger emotions.

Even if the claims by liberals holds water, the presentation by- and the flock of people it has produced do no good to the movement.

If you ask me, what is a liberal? I'd say "a group of karens."
Oh, i must add, I am not referring to nairaland goons. 😁

IjeBos:


Your description seems myopic. I think you need to think more broadly in terms of liberal vs. conservative. I assume you're a black Nigerian. If you were in the US, which groups protects your right of equality as a black man? What group protects your right of equality as a woman? What group protects the ability to have a reasonable means of living, paid a fair a wage for fair work? And what group protects people, who at times by no means of their own need some help?

But you've defined this debate in terms of the culture wars you've heard in your rightwing ecosphere. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp were created by liberals,

who probably when they were younger stayed up late at night in their dorm rooms talking about dreams of connecting people or increasing debate.

The same type of random discussion I would have at 2am in the morning in the common area of my liberal university dorm. But these same people, who created these platforms to increase connectivity and conversation, want to limit speech? In fact I think you need a history lesson in which groups historically tried to limit speech. Google Book Banning to start.

The problem is conservatives have decided that limiting violent, abusive, derogatory speech filled with medical misinformation-and lies is somehow an attack on all speech. Just like Sly in this forum. He repeatedly and continuously abuses the rules of this forum and members of it and by doing so impacts the ability of others to participate in this forum. Yet when banned he thinks it's his right to continue doing what he does.

Is this forum limiting his free speech by banning him? So, the issue isn't conservatives actually caring about speech, they just want their speech to have more influence and to be protected over everyone else's. Look at what is happening in Florida with AP Black History. Or what is going on with book bannings in the US.

kkins25:


ahh, mounting your own myopic views on top of mine. Are you on the claim that conservatives are anti-black? 😉 And that there's no tint of racism in the camps of the liberals? Or are you conflating Republicans with conservatives and liberals with democrats? Then maybe some proof of the impact of the demos with regards to the liberation of the blacks would be nice.



Rightwing ecosohere? I'm atheist, engage in 'sexual immorality', etc. you'd agree I wouldn't fit into the rightwind ecosophere or atleast most of it. I also don't know about liberals being the driven forces of social media.


Sure. So have many other people.



I've not seen any conservative fight for the termination of any social platform. Conservatives are so called because they clinged to traditional values.. Liberals could be conservative as well. maybe we've mixed demo and Republicans up since the odds of being a conservative and republican are high, just as that of being liberal and democratic is also high. The clear distinction between arises when we enter the gender and culture discussions.



Medical information? Are you referring to covid? That's still a grey area so, I'm not sure.

I could argue same for liberals..

happney65:
Them kuku fit themselves.

IMAliyu2:

I've only ever seen a few clips of this lady online, and I can tell she's batsh!t crazy.

SlyfoxxMadness:

What exactly is liberals problem with controlling what people say and think?

Why is free speech such an existential threat to liberal? Why should your (frankly irrational) fear of Covid trump my right to say whatever I feel about it?

Is it not true that many things that were deemed “conspiracy theories” or “misinformation” at the beginning of the pandemic have now been proven true or at least plausible? (E.g the lab leak theory) why then try to stop people from freely discussing the topic from all angles?

Don’t you think that is a better approach to finding a solution than if everyone just falls in-line behind whatever the government narrative is at any point? (Because government has never been wrong about anything ever)

But in general asides Covid why do liberals get so emotional and offended at opinions that don’t align with theirs? We see it here on this thread everyday with grown men practically breaking down in tears and throwing tantrums at anybody who expresses conservative thoughts (one particular guy makes sure to reply every such post hence ending up in senseless arguments from morning to night) Is diversity of thought not a healthy component of any serious democracy to liberals? Why do you guys wake up every morning worried and stressed about what other people are thinking or saying? Is that not a frankly tiresome way to live your lives?

So many questions but the gist is the same.. why are liberals so anti-free speech? Let’s discuss…