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16. So you are using a poll to try to convince DUers to

Mon Nov 21, 2022, 03:21 AM

Nov 2022

Last edited Mon Nov 21, 2022, 08:45 AM - Edit history (1)

suggest banning Twitter.

Didn't Elon Musk just get through using a unscientific poll on Twitter to justify bringing back tRump?

How about a poll to ban Politico? Lots of posters here hate it too.

How about Slate? You'll find alot here as well that cant stand them.

How about allowing nothing from YouTube?

How about nothing from any social media outlets that we personally hate. You can always find enough votes depending on the time of day and night.

Let's all close ourselves totally off from all reality. Put our heads in the sand and not have a say about the fascism and racism and pure evil being posted on sites such as Twitter.

Luckily, the DU admins know better. Luckily it wont happen.

Read, report, repeat. I'm always going to do that at Twitter and other forums.

Sad that so many here seem to have surrendered.

Oh well. I hope enough of us will be left to man the watchtowers.

Good night.

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Should DU Remove Twitter Content? [View all] JCMach1 Nov 2022 OP

Deplatform Elon? Hell yes. NullTuples Nov 2022 #1

It would be nice if there were a simple screen grab feature to post images. TheBlackAdder Nov 2022 #30

There are browser plugins that screenshot, u/l to a cloud server & provide a link URL to embed? NullTuples Nov 2022 #62

Deplatform Laurence Tribe? He's asked that people NOT leave Twitter. pnwmom Nov 2022 #34

Short answer: yes. My follow of him has been dropped 2x now. Also, I'm getting tweets from RW NullTuples Nov 2022 #61

Laurence Tribe just tweeted that someone's been impersonating him on Mastodon, pnwmom Nov 2022 #65

And within hours of him posting that tweet, the imposter was taken down. NullTuples Nov 2022 #66

So? It was up there deceiving people for a period of time before Tribe posted his warning. pnwmom Nov 2022 #70

It was up for mere hours. There are 9 Lawrence Tribes on Twitter; none have been blocked. NullTuples Nov 2022 #71

How do you know the fake account was only up for a few hours, or that it would have been removed pnwmom Nov 2022 #73

By looking at the timestamps? NullTuples Nov 2022 #81

I agree & Prof Tribe isn't the Cha Nov 2022 #78

Surely this is a decision for those who actually run DU. Emrys Nov 2022 #2

"Vox Populi, Vox Dei!" regnaD kciN Nov 2022 #17

Give us a switch to turn them off. MicaelS Nov 2022 #33

Big Ditto. n/t Lucid Dreamer Nov 2022 #69

No kidding Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2022 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author NullTuples Nov 2022 #67

I am significantly below my threshold for such a drastic decision. Tetrachloride Nov 2022 #3

Fascism, hate, racism have to be deplatformed from media whose purpose JCMach1 Nov 2022 #4

Post removed Post removed Nov 2022 #5

Are you kidding me...? I have been a DUer since 2001... JCMach1 Nov 2022 #6

What does how long you've been on DU have to do with anything? Emrys Nov 2022 #7

You attacked me personally about why I posted, so I responded. JCMach1 Nov 2022 #8

What? How was anything I wrote a personal attack? Emrys Nov 2022 #9

In your world then, posing a question equates to "steaming in here laying down the law?" ZZenith Nov 2022 #12

The "laying down of the law" was in reply #4 muriel_volestrangler Nov 2022 #45

Exactly SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2022 #57

When tweets are reposted here they are just some ones opinions. True Blue American Nov 2022 #31

other, my explanation Captain Zero Nov 2022 #10

Agreed. I recall proposing this years ago. nt intrepidity Nov 2022 #40

This was already a popular refrain before Elon. We frequently see posts complaining about RockRaven Nov 2022 #11

I have always avoided Twitter because I believe it's format inherently inhibits meaningful dialog ZZenith Nov 2022 #14

Thank you for this moniss Nov 2022 #21

I agree with this and blacklisted Twitter before Elon Musk bought it. hunter Nov 2022 #52

Nope. Lucinda Nov 2022 #13

No RandySF Nov 2022 #15

So you are using a poll to try to convince DUers to revmclaren Nov 2022 #16

I respect your opinion moniss Nov 2022 #23

Just an example that any site has a negative effect revmclaren Nov 2022 #25

I believe moniss Nov 2022 #29

I got your post and enjoyed it thoroughly. ZZenith Nov 2022 #37

Here you go True Dough Nov 2022 #39

I'm guessing you both mean Slate? hlthe2b Nov 2022 #42

Thanks. You just made my day. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #43

Do you mean Slate? Slade is a rock band, apparently... hlthe2b Nov 2022 #41

Yes. Tired eyes. revmclaren Nov 2022 #51

Posting a bare Twitter link is a lazy fucking way to post. MicaelS Nov 2022 #75

Let everyone decide if they want to read tweets or not vlyons Nov 2022 #18

Exactly. Thank you. revmclaren Nov 2022 #19

But I think what some of us moniss Nov 2022 #28

No. irisblue Nov 2022 #20

No. There are still great journalists on Twitter getting important messages out. Why chia Nov 2022 #22

+1. nt Tetrachloride Nov 2022 #24

+1. revmclaren Nov 2022 #26

And lawyers like Laurence Tribe. pnwmom Nov 2022 #35

Exactly. I miss Twitter because of people like Laurence Tribe. Lawyers, scholars, historians, chia Nov 2022 #53

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2022 #27

No. Celerity Nov 2022 #32

I voted against my own interests here Dorian Gray Nov 2022 #36

I voted OTHER... Lucid Dreamer Nov 2022 #77

Is book banning next? True Dough Nov 2022 #38

I get the desire based on Musk's actions and future concerns, but much of what we hear from Ukraine hlthe2b Nov 2022 #44

No Emile Nov 2022 #46

not only no, but hell no. and it'd be nice if those of us still using it to catch less shade 4 it. mopinko Nov 2022 #47

This is silly. /nt yardwork Nov 2022 #48

basically this JuJuChen Nov 2022 #49

No. I joined Twitter in 2021 to get videos and updates from Ukraine MaryMagdaline Nov 2022 #50

If there's nothing remaining on Twitter but wingnut drivel, then yes Wednesdays Nov 2022 #54

NO! quaint Nov 2022 #55

Absolutely not, unless the content of the tweet violates the TOS. Talitha Nov 2022 #56

I voted other because I think a Twitter forum would be great. Treefrog Nov 2022 #58

For now, yes. nt Maru Kitteh Nov 2022 #59

Twitter content should not be removed from DU. Caliman73 Nov 2022 #60

Yes, but this concept could be applied to moonscape Nov 2022 #74

I agree 100%. Caliman73 Nov 2022 #79

Like they used to say in the 90's, Hell to the No! Polybius Nov 2022 #63

No. ismnotwasm Nov 2022 #68

imo, there are too many posts that are just tweets Mr. Sparkle Nov 2022 #72

Yes. roamer65 Nov 2022 #76

No Trump tweets, please LeftInTX Nov 2022 #80

We can discuss the topics/posts without a direct link to their site giving them extra traffic. Doremus Nov 2022 #82

Get rid of it everywhere, along with Fox News GoodRaisin Nov 2022 #83

No, no censorship nt Raine Nov 2022 #84