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Twitter Bans 'Hateful Conduct' (reuters.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Twitter has updated their site rules to prohibit "behavior intended to harass, intimidate, or use fear to silence another user's voice." According to the new rules, "You may not promote violence against or directly attack or threaten other people on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability or disease." This follows criticism that Twitter (and other social networks) haven't done enough to prevent the ramblings of the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. "Tuesday's announcement did not disclose changes to Twitter's enforcement strategy. A company spokesman declined to say if any were in the works. The new rules also said that Twitter might respond to reports that somebody is considering 'self-harm' by contacting the person to express concern and provide contact information to mental health practitioners."
x1000 SJWs rejoice, now they can muzzle any and all opponents by crying "hate speech".
It seems you live in an alternate reality where SJWs are on the side of good. They are not. Any movement or political thought that seeks to ban free speech is the enemy of all of civilization.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
Perhaps it's time to realize that "those yahoos" are real people with real opinions, and their vote counts just as much as yours. You don't want to live in the same country as them, and buddy I hear ya. Have you considered emigration? I hear France is lovely this time of year. Canada is always a popular choice for Americans fleeing oppression and reactionaries. There are several countries which share your far-left views and where you would be far more comfortable than in incorrigible forever-racist America: Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia. There will be a bit of a lifestyle change, for instance food lines will be a new thing to you, but I'm sure you'll get through. Bon voyage! Come back in 20 years and let us know how it turned out.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
Oh, wow, so no more "Kill All Men" hashtag or "I Drink Male Tears" images? Because those are pretty damned hateful, even though it's apparently socially acceptable to hate men in a way that it's not for women...
(Whisper, Whisper)
Oh, that's still ok? Huh. Well, at least, no more "Men are the source of all school shootings in the world" type posts, right? Because that's a bigoted, ignorant, statement that ignores...
(Whisper, Whisper)
Huh. Well, ok, then at least they're going to block ISIS accounts and the people perpetuating the fake "Max Temkin is a Rapist" hate-crime posts, right? Because the former is a ltieral terrorist organization and the latter is a discredited hoax that people are using to try and destroy someone whose only crime is he's young, male, and heterosexu... 0000%#N$! NO CARRIER
You have been blocked for Thoughtcrime against the Party, please delete your posts to be allowed back in.
All this is going to do is give the psychotic misandric and racist losers (the so called "Social Justice Warriors," the left-wing authoritarian hate-mob that has infested the Liberals in the US) an in so they can continue to use bots to mass-report dissenting opinions and get them banned. They're already doing so, this just codifies it as official Twitter policy.
lol sjw are bad because i saw it on an internet forum
No, SJW's are bad because they get people kicked out their colleges, fired from their jobs, and even imprisoned simply for expressing opinions that disagree with their own radical ideology.
SJW's don't eliminate discrimination. They just expropriate it for themselves.
Going out of your way to get someone fired/arrested/expelled isn't a "consequence".
It's you being a complete dick to someone who happens to not believe the same thing as you do.
PERIOD.
Chas - The one, the only.
THANK GOD!!!