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24. Thanks, going to do so now. I also tweeted a question about it on my twitter feed.

Sun Oct 27, 2013, 11:10 AM

Oct 2013

I hope thousands of people do so now and the attempt to block them gets the opposite result of what they intended. Tens of thousands of people who didn't even know about the site, now will.

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Why is Twitter banning/blocking http://www.americawantsnocuts.com for no damn good reason? [View all] Triana Oct 2013 OP

Probably because RW'ers have bombarded Twitter complaining....my guess... nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #1

Yes the same way left causes get suspended in paypal hootinholler Oct 2013 #10

It won't even allow fredamae Oct 2013 #2

If you search for http://americawantsnocuts.com on twitter you can find previous tweets... Triana Oct 2013 #5

I'm seeing a bunch now from fredamae Oct 2013 #8

try retweeting this one, I did: steve2470 Oct 2013 #3

That works. But click on the link in the tweet and you get something that looks like this: Triana Oct 2013 #6

yes, at least at the very bottom of the page you get the option of continuing on to the link nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #7

Try retweeting this OP. I just did and got a similar message about a 'link in the tweet' sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #17

This one works too fredamae Oct 2013 #9

try retweeting this one also: steve2470 Oct 2013 #4

I just retweeted that. Thanks n/t sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #13

yvw ! :) nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #14

They organize to report those links as spam RandiFan1290 Oct 2013 #11

So the Tealiban/RWNJs did it? Triana Oct 2013 #12

That's exactly what's going on. Chan790 Oct 2013 #26

I wonder if anyone has ever started a lawsuit against this time of thing. drm604 Oct 2013 #39

That's a shame. What if the site changed its name to get past the block? sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #42

Yes. This is old stuff and just the beginning of what they are doing RandiFan1290 Oct 2013 #35

Isn't it past time that we started using our own 'guerilla tactics' sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #43

I retweeted this OP. Thanks, it would be great to know who is doing this. sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #15

retweeted it also nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #20

Okay, I tried to retweet this OP and got the message about a link in the tweet sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #16

Here's the google result clearly stating the site is NOT 'unsafe' - Just so folks can see this... Triana Oct 2013 #19

Thanks, I just tweeted the question asking why it is blocked without a link sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #21

OK I went here and tried to get the site unblocked, recommend everyone do this please steve2470 Oct 2013 #18

heh... I was just going to post that link Ohio Joe Oct 2013 #23

GMTA ! :) nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #25

Thanks, going to do so now. I also tweeted a question about it on my twitter feed. sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #24

feel free to retweet my tweet: steve2470 Oct 2013 #22

I did that. But when I tried to retweet this OP I got a message saying it contained sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #27

no, I copied the link URL from DU and tweeted that link nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #28

Okay, that was clever. sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #29

thanks, I have my du twitter/fb links turned off since I never use them, did it old school :) nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #31

Lol, the old way worked! sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #40

my email from Twitter support steve2470 Oct 2013 #30

Tx. We need to notify Bernie Sanders' office. Triana Oct 2013 #33

Mandate Media runs the site, I am contacting them also steve2470 Oct 2013 #36

Great idea! Thanks! n/t Triana Oct 2013 #38

Amazing how billionaires suppress information, isn't it? nt valerief Oct 2013 #32

another one to retweet steve2470 Oct 2013 #34

Done - Tx. Also tweeted @SenSanders Triana Oct 2013 #37

Thanks for the links, I will do that also. sabrina 1 Oct 2013 #41

Contacted Twitter. I got the following response... Chan790 Oct 2013 #44