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0 pointsnoslenwerdna2y ago0 comments

"dude who used a swear word"?

You left a bit out here. He is a representative of the government demanding that a private company censor speech supporting policies it opposes and speech about the president's family among other things.

"A February 2021 message in which Flaherty asked Twitter to remove a parody account related to Hunter Biden's daughter said, 'Cannot stress the degree to which this needs to be resolved immediately. Please remove this account immediately.'"

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freen2y ago

“Lock her up”

I didn’t know that impersonating a public figure was acceptable according to twitter’s terms of service.

Perhaps there was special consideration that permitted an impersonator to remain on the platform?

noslenwerdnaOP2y ago

I don't know if we should hold out Trump as the standard to judge other behavior. Trump saying that was also wrong, but that is off topic.

ImPostingOnHN2y ago

he's actually not a representative at all, we elect those

he's a random government bureaucrat who didn't appear to have any actual power besides sending angry letters, and who Facebook felt totally comfortable ignoring

the article presented a great example proving me right here: even he admits facebook ignored his impotent wails when it didn't suit them to satisfy him

noslenwerdnaOP2y ago

I didn't say representative, that's a misleading paraphrase.

I said representative of the government. Those can be police officers, FBI agents, or bureaucrats making demands of private companies.

chipsa2y ago

He's not a member of the House of Representatives, but the word "representative" is larger than merely that.

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0 pointsnoslenwerdna2y ago0 comments

"dude who used a swear word"?

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freen2y ago

“Lock her up”

I didn’t know that impersonating a public figure was acceptable according to twitter’s terms of service.

Perhaps there was special consideration that permitted an impersonator to remain on the platform?

noslenwerdnaOP2y ago

I don't know if we should hold out Trump as the standard to judge other behavior. Trump saying that was also wrong, but that is off topic.

ImPostingOnHN2y ago

he's actually not a representative at all, we elect those

he's a random government bureaucrat who didn't appear to have any actual power besides sending angry letters, and who Facebook felt totally comfortable ignoring

the article presented a great example proving me right here: even he admits facebook ignored his impotent wails when it didn't suit them to satisfy him

noslenwerdnaOP2y ago

I didn't say representative, that's a misleading paraphrase.

I said representative of the government. Those can be police officers, FBI agents, or bureaucrats making demands of private companies.

chipsa2y ago

He's not a member of the House of Representatives, but the word "representative" is larger than merely that.

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