I'd Be Fine If Twitter Was Banned Here At DU. I Know There's No Chance Of That Happening Though

[SoCalDavidS]

I realize there are a lot of tweets from people I DO want to hear from, but I'm beginning to feel that we're enabling the site by continuing to follow along with what's coming out of there.

Given what we've seen in the short time since Musk took over, I'm expecting Much Worse to come. It's pretty much all downhill from here.

[MichMan]

1. Violation of the TOS ?

[hlthe2b]

2. One person posting a tweet over here is not going to bring ad-paid clicks to Twitter

--if they embed the content AND likewise the text in case the tweet doesn't show.

A lot of us (myself included) have never registered and never intend to. If we see Twitter content here that is worthy of comment, not sure why that should bother anyone. Musk is doing quite a good job destroying what is left of Twitter on his own. Seeing someone link an important comment from a valued legal source, prominent historian, or other with particular expertise (for however long they might be on Twitter) doesn't seem too problematic. Even posting the controversial tweet of Kanye or other such deplorable figures serves to spread the word if done in the context of discussing our response to antisemitism, misogyny, racism, and the like. We see it, and we comment. I doubt many go over there seeking more if they aren't already Twitter users. So, no $$ to Elon.

[MichMan]

6. TOS states posting from RW sources is a violation

[EYESORE 9001]

7. Twitter isn't a source

It’s a platform.

[hlthe2b]

8. I'd suggest you realize the meaning of that and no, it does not include Twitter at this time

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Nor does it disallow posting for the purpose of BOTH informing DUers of what is being said and discounting/discrediting it. We have done this since 2001, starting with what the FREEPERS were saying and to this day the crap from Fox, Trump's Truth Social, and even the more sickening Breitbart, NewsMax, and OANN when it was still around. What it MEANS is that you can't post as TRUTH, RW memes using these sources as "proof."

[MichMan]

14. Thanks for the clarification

I have to say the TOS confuses me at times.

It states no bashing of Democratic political figures, yet Manchin and Sinema were accused time and time again of accepting bribes or being an agent of Putin, and those were allowed to stand.

[hlthe2b]

15. Yeah. For all the thought behind it...

Juries are made up of individuals and they don't all interpret/implement the TOS or jury alerts similarly.

[Celerity]

11. Roflmaooooooo....So you are going to claim this is a RW source????:

Link to tweet

[Indykatie]

3. If Twitter Trash is Being Posted Here That's on Us Not Twitter or Musk

Most DU members support DU via membership dues and should not have to deal with a Twitter ban.

[NewHendoLib]

4. I totally agree. Using Twitter, using TB - implicit support for those platforms.

Then again, I feel the same way about the TV media. I just wish we all could turn it all off.

[Iggo]

5. If it went, and nobody screamed about it, I'd never notice it on my own.

[EYESORE 9001]

9. It's up to the DU community to keep an eye on retweeted RW content

That’s how RW propaganda proliferates.

[Demsrule86]

10. I wouldn't be so sure it won't be banned. Musk is a right winger and if it becomes a source of

right-wing shit, it should be banned...I think It is time to update... I think Real Clear Politics should be banned for example.

[Celerity]

12. You would ban this??????:

Link to tweet

smdh

[Scrivener7]

13. Seems the same as FB. No matter how much they work against every Democratic principal,

lots of people here act as if not using it would be similar to sawing off their right arms.

Personally, I really don't get it. You'd never know that just a few years ago, no one was on Twitter. Now it's like oxygen for some.

But yes. Using it, linking to it, screen shotting it - all of these support it. All of this puts money in Musk's pocket.

[brooklynite]

19. Name a news source that doesn't put money in the pocket of someone people here don't like?

[kentuck]

16. If Twitter sinks deeper in the shithole, that might not be a bad idea?

I think it is worth keeping our eyes on. No matter how insignificant, somebody has to do it.

[Sneederbunk]

17. There are too many DU posters who copy and paste twitter here.

[AntivaxHunters]

18. Considering all of the members of Congress are on Twitter?

That's a hard NO from me.

[pansypoo53219]

20. i do 1 Twitter regularly, on this day. pure history.

[48656c6c6f20]

21. I'd be fine if the Constitution was banned here at DU.

Oh wait, that doesn't seem like a good idea. Doh.