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Home Front: Politix
Liberal Fascism: Twitter "shadow bans" Trump
2016-04-27
Since the implementation of Twitter's new algorithmic timeline back in February of this year, conservatives, libertarians and anti-establishment dissidents alike have been waiting for the social media platform to interfere in the current U.S. election cycle. Now it seems that there is clear evidence of Twitter censoring the current Republican front-runner, Donald Trump.

A tweet sent from Trump's account at 3:04 PM EDT yesterday is not visible from his timeline, even when showing "Tweets and replies." That message included a video wherein Trump declared that "the establishment and special interests are absolutely killing our country." At the time of this writing, the tweet is still publicly accessible via a direct link and thus has not been deleted either by Twitter or by someone operating on the Trump account.
Today its Trump - tomorrow you? Whether you support him or oppose him (as I do), preemptively silencing him is simply evil.
Posted by:Omilet Angaper3452

#15  #6 If it is a privately owned...

Then let's talk about wedding cakes.
Posted by: P2Kontheroad   2016-04-27 21:57  

#14  If Trump moved to MySpace and got his followers they'd become a growing concern overnight. Any tech guys out there with a Facebook or Twitter-like produce ready to go should give him a call pronto.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2016-04-27 20:46  

#13  He can sue. He should. Private or not, they can't do that
Posted by: 49 pan   2016-04-27 19:15  

#12  
A Father of the Church,
Censorious and solemn,
Was bothered on his perch
Atop a lofty column.

The tawdry tone of prayer
From his beloved pupils
Provoked an icy stare
To reinforce their scruples,

And when that didn't mend
The manner of their ranting,
He threatened to descend
To rectify their chanting;

Which warning always worked
On all the monks convening
Unless one brother smirked
And dropped a double meaning.

Then sudden silence fell
As still as desert midnight:
"Withdraw within thy cell,"
Intoned the stolid stylite,

And slunk away the monk
On whom his ire was focused,
To hunger in his bunk
Without one roasted locust.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2016-04-27 15:18  

#11  #TwitterIsForTwits

'nuff said
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-04-27 15:00  

#10  And the previous two comments were banal. FIFY
Posted by: JHH   2016-04-27 13:40  

#9  And the previous two comments were banal.
Posted by: Pappy   2016-04-27 13:27  

#8  He IS from NYC.
Posted by: Unelet Protector of the Sith2424   2016-04-27 12:31  

#7  Should Trump win the Whithouse, bet he tears it down and builds a Presidential highrise.
Posted by: Unelet Protector of the Sith2424   2016-04-27 12:30  

#6  If Twitter is privately owned the owners can do whatever they want. But when a rival to Twitter starts operating the users can do whatever they want. In the meantime Trump can start campaigning in a more traditional style by buying TV ads. He'll reach a wider audience that way. Can't wait for those ads to start showing up during episodes of The View and Good Morning America.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2016-04-27 12:28  

#5  Another reason I have already deleted my account.

Trump should sue these fuckers. Would make for an interesting case.
Posted by: DarthVader   2016-04-27 09:11  

#4  Confirmed - that tweet at 3:04 PM EDT doesn't show for 4/25/16. Start your own blog, then!
Posted by: Raj   2016-04-27 00:50  

#3  Just started looking for Trump's twitter feed and what do I see on the left hand side? Hillary's news feed.

Nope, no bias here!
Posted by: Raj   2016-04-27 00:44  

#2  What is going to be funny is if/when trump wins, watching the abject volte face and craven bootlicking of the man they truly despise will almost be worth the mess he is going to make.
Posted by: Nguard   2016-04-27 00:31  

#1  This is the beginning of the end of Twitter. The yahoos who use it will migrate to something more trendy. There are a lot of conservative young people out there.
Posted by: jvalentour   2016-04-27 00:29  

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