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Twitter Apologizes For 'Mistakenly' Blocking Pro-'Duck Dynasty' Site
2013-12-27
[BREITBART] On Tuesday, Twitter apologized for "mistakenly" blocking the iStandWithPhil.com website, which meant users who supported the Duck Dynasty patriarch who was suspended from A&E for supposedly "anti-gay" remarks could not link to the site in their tweets.

The petition demands the reinstatement of Phil Robertson and has nearly 250,000 signatures.

"The URL IStandWithPhil.com was mistakenly flagged as spam tonight, by an outside organization that tracks spam sources. We have restored access and apologize for the error," Twitter told Marketing Land on Tuesday.

Twitters users expressed outrage when they discovered that the site was blocked and demanded that it be reinstated on Twitter. Faith Driven Consumer, which runs the website, noted on Monday that three sites that supported Robertson had been blocked and implied that Twitter may have intentionally blocked them.

Twitter generally does not act to block content until receiving a report from another user or group of users," the Christian advocacy group said in a statement. "That complaint is then reviewed by Twitter, who decides whether to take action or not. Normally, the blocked account holder receives an email notifying them of the action being taken.
Posted by:Fred

#8  Bullshit
Posted by: DarthVader   2013-12-27 19:06  

#7  Great video Pappy, and spot on Story Graphic Theme.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-12-27 17:07  

#6  I continue to be amazed at the impact of the mass of social creatures. They are seemingly immature with little world experience.

Posted by: Pappy   2013-12-27 14:51  

#5  Skidmark: to which I would add: those who have a lot more free time because of being rich/poor apparently get to express their opinion a lot more than those of us in the middle whose time is taken up by work.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2013-12-27 13:04  

#4  I continue to be amazed at the impact of the mass of social creatures. They are seemingly immature with little world experience. It took me a while to realize social media isn't social, they are a easily measured techno-microcosm of the left leaning overprivileged undercontributors. Their opinions carry so much more weight than the working class simply because of their ability to expose those opinions repeatedly, anonymously, with the push of a button.
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-12-27 08:55  

#3  Twitter generally does not act to block content until receiving a report from another user or group of users

So, you in turn have now blocked those groups for falsely claiming the original site was spam? Yeah, right. When you have individuals inside an organization who have more loyalty to their tribe than to your organization, best to move them to someplace other or out to protect the integrity of that organization. Cracker Barrel Part II.
Posted by: P2kontheroad   2013-12-27 08:51  

#2  Twitter was quoted as saying, "Blah blah blah. BS. More BS. Blah blah. Faux apologia. Blah Blah blah. Now shut up."
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2013-12-27 08:45  

#1  

I'm not concerned about social media. They'll never find us.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-12-27 06:35  

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