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Why is Trump still allowed to use Twitter? (Original Post)
n2doc
Oct 2017
OP
Twitter, is not a friend of Democracy, but rather of Profitability! Facebook, fits that
RKP5637
Oct 2017
#1
fakebook and Twitter Sh'tter need to shutdown for breaking their own rules.
democratisphere
Oct 2017
#3
RKP5637
(67,108 posts)1. Twitter, is not a friend of Democracy, but rather of Profitability! Facebook, fits that
equation too IMO.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)4. You make an excellent point - thanks!
tRump and other political sensationalists, along with celebrity figures, keep traffic and advertising hits up and therefore profits.
The fact that electronic social media removes the essential close personal contact between humans is exactly why I've never signed up of any of them.
We need to return to basics. Make humans human again.
RKP5637
(67,108 posts)5. Well said!!!
Twitter enabled Trump to win the presidency. And unfortunately there is no real fix for this problem.
underpants
(182,798 posts)2. Mama's got a fruit basket riding on this
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)3. fakebook and Twitter Sh'tter need to shutdown for breaking their own rules.
Our next elections in 2018 and 2020 are in serious jeopardy because of all of these social media propoganda machines.