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patphil

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32. And yet the media does that all the time.

Mon Sep 30, 2019, 12:14 PM

Sep 2019

Twitter is quite different from the traditional main stream media.
They have a policy that they often enforce to keep the rhetoric within certain boundaries. A lot of people get shut down every day, why should Trump be any different?
Allowing Trump to consistently violate those boundaries is reckless, and could result in violent action being taken by his followers. Some might argue it already has.
This could make Twitter criminally liable for allowing a call to violent action.

Twitter has a moral responsibility to take action here.

Patrick Phillips

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Time for Twitter to ban Trump [View all] EarlG Sep 2019 OP

Does Newest Reality Sep 2019 #1

Given that half his followers are bots, I shouldn't think so... Wounded Bear Sep 2019 #7

Yes he has made them an every day household word and thousands of people are signing up cbdo2007 Sep 2019 #34

Yeah, doesn't seem like someone calling for a civil war should be using Twitter's facility nt coti Sep 2019 #2

Find a way for him to think his tweets are still Ilsa Sep 2019 #3

And tell him Mexico will pay for it! leftstreet Sep 2019 #9

Mexico will pay for it. sheshe2 Sep 2019 #10

From your mouth Ms. Toad Sep 2019 #4

I don't mind the idea that politicians don't have to go through an MSM filter. MadDAsHell Sep 2019 #5

And yet the media does that all the time. patphil Sep 2019 #32

Absolutely! He's inciting violence on a national level ffr Sep 2019 #6

He's openly calling for civil war and accusing Hillary of using government funds to pay for yoga. Initech Sep 2019 #8

His threats show that he's completely out of control. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2019 #11

You know... Newest Reality Sep 2019 #12

If you think Twitter would be irresponsible in not banning him... RockRaven Sep 2019 #13

I doubt it will do much good but I reported the tweet Jarqui Sep 2019 #14

The same rules should apply to him that are applied to others. Nt spooky3 Sep 2019 #15

I find myself wishing Twitter would undergo a sudden, long term crash. nolabear Sep 2019 #16

Twitter's billionaire owners are just more parasite-class trash. PSPS Sep 2019 #17

Yes, threatening the whistleblower's life would get anybody else arrested. Liberty Belle Sep 2019 #18

Yep. That exactly what he's doing. calimary Sep 2019 #28

IKR !?!?! uponit7771 Sep 2019 #37

tRump would call in cameras & have spectacular 25th Amend meltdown. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2019 #19

Trump NOT a "leader" world wide wally Sep 2019 #20

Long LONG past due. Take that weapon of intimidation out of his reach. If anyone of us tweeted what usaf-vet Sep 2019 #21

Disagree greytdemocrat Sep 2019 #22

He is a clear danger. Turn off his damn megaphone. dalton99a Sep 2019 #23

Making Terroristic Threats DallasNE Sep 2019 #24

The fundamental issue is that social media is no place to conduct government communications. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2019 #25

Yes! trump is breaking their rules.. he's Cha Sep 2019 #26

This guy skates on the thin ice of "almost but not quite impeachable for that" because of KPN Sep 2019 #27

His tweets incriminate him and there is so much material livetohike Sep 2019 #29

So, is there a concerted effort to demand Twitter to do so? hlthe2b Sep 2019 #30

I reported his civil war post hours ago... BooScout Sep 2019 #31

I was placed into Twitter jail this morning for replying to his civil war mention benld74 Sep 2019 #33

Twitter should ban Trump from Twitter? Nobody would ban a president who made their Nitram Sep 2019 #35

A fellow DUer got an 11 hour ban on Twitter Generic Other Sep 2019 #36

No dflprincess Sep 2019 #38