Have Twitface Etc Unwittingly Become Publishers?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52832800
....looks like their recent actions against the US president could well backfire. Oh dear, about time these cess pits were reigned in.

[jno]

oh dear, they've attached fact-check links to his posts! What an outrage!

[Peter Pedant]

far too much free speech ?
a bit like AB then ?

[tomus42]

Big action, taken bigly. Your links a bit old because he's signed something apparently...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52843986

[jno]

well, China's banned FB, Dear Leader Trump should obviously follow their example.

[Mamyalynne]

He'll have to take to writing a diary if he bans his favourite soapbox.

[albaqwerty]

Mark Zuckerburg's interview with Dana Somebody on Fox news sent Nancy Pelosi into meltdown which can only be a good thing, imo.

If Mr Trump wants to get into an argument with a private company, then he can. Twitter could always suspend him.

[ummmm]

Why are the platforms cess pits and not the users?

[Mamyalynne]

An excellent question Ummmm that deserves a decent reply.

[jim360]

The idea that someone pointing out that you're wrong is an attack on free speech just serves to show how far sensible discussion has fallen.

Especially in the US, someone should point out to the President that Free Speech is meant to protect *you* from the *Government*, not vice versa.

[ToraToraTora]

ummmm: "Why are the platforms cess pits and not the users? " - who said they were? The users, collectively make them cess pits. Without any *** a *** house is just a house. The sites themselves are just facilities, enablers, to all manner of nastiness. They are not directly the problem they facilitate the problem. When I say twitface etc are cesspits I mean the whole symbiosis of receptacle and occupant together. Clear?

[ToraToraTora]

*** = common word for lady of the night beginning with W.

[Mamyalynne]

In theory one could say that in reference to any platform where members expound their views.

[royfromaus]

cesspit

[archibaldy]

Donald could always use another website if he doesn't like how the one he's currently on works.

[ynnafymmi]

You have become a little bit quiet on my postings lately,Tora.You have an avatar of the great lady...are you thinking about taking it down.Lady Thatcher would never have stood thirty seconds of the weasel.Yet you have the impertinence to still include her in your avatar.TGL,TIL must be turning in her grave.

[ummmm]

Please don't talk to me like I'm hard of understanding.

[ToraToraTora]

if that's for me ummm, I won't talk to you thus if you don't demonstrate it. Bit of a silly post at 22:54 if my explanation at 23:09 wasn't necessary.

[ToraToraTora]

ynnafymmi: I've been accused of many things on this site, quiet isn't one of them.

[ynnafymmi]

Why do you still persist with the Lady Thatcher avatar,Tora,when you know damn well that one of the greatest prime ministers this great country could ever have ,would never have allowed this bunch of double-dealing,lying bunch of scumbags to even reach near the doors of number 10.I am very saddened that the Tory Party has come to this point.Stalin and Beria would be better.

[Ellipsis]

See for yourself what that nasty Twitter has done to two out of Trump's 52,100 Tweets:

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265255835124539392