Twitter uprising demands that Trump finally get kicked off the platform

[riversedge]

Source: raw story



Published 32 mins ago on November 16, 2020

By Ray Hartmann


The hashtag #DeactivateTrump was trending Saturday on Twitter, apparently an organic uprising among the platform’s not-insane faithful to have the disinformer-in-chief sent packing when he is finally evicted from the White House.

It’s unclear how the Twitter community’s opinion will factor into any decision made by the company as to the future of its complicated relationship with Donald Trump. But the viral hashtag made for some entertaining reading.

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The hashtag also served as a reminder that change is coming for Trump.

One key difference will be that Trump will lose his designation as a “world leader” — established in 2019 because of Trump’s virtual American carnage — and, The Verge reports, “Twitter confirmed that Trump’s @realDonaldTrump account will be subject to the same rules as any other user — including bans on inciting violence and posting false information about voting or the coronavirus pandemic.................................

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[onecaliberal]

1. It should already be done. I'm on a 6 day suspension for telling Mcninny to put down the crack pipe.

Yet dump spews vial hate and incites violence and that is A-okay with Jack.

[Shermann]

3. No good deed goes unpunished nt

[birdographer]

18. I am suspended forever

for saying that police used rubber bullets against peaceful protesters. That's it. That's all I said. It was during a time when they were doing a major purge of anti-trumpers and I just got caught in the net. But you know, life without Twitter is actually better.

[onecaliberal]

19. I wasn't on it a ton. I definitely tweet useful information.

I’m not really missing it. On day 3, I think.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. That's just crazy, I posted the video right here on DU of Ali Velshi getting hit - on camera!

Welcome to DU!

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Parler would be happy to take the Pig.

[Blue Owl]

4. It's past time for Twitter to say...

"Shut the fuck up Donny, you're out of your element."

[VA_Jill]

5. Damn

I missed the whole thing. I wonder if it's still going on?

[msongs]

6. apparently and unclear are opinion words and analysis not news fact nt

[Marthe48]

7. yes, kick the hate monger off twitter

Did you read the post from rusytsgurl on DU?
She wrote that her neighbor atually attacked her! Because of the election. I was stunned to read her account, in General Discussion:


https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=14564433

[riversedge]

10. OMG. I missed that post. Thanks

[BumRushDaShow]

8. "Twitter confirmed that Trump's @realDonaldTrump account will be subject to the same rules"

This should have been done YEARS ago.

[riversedge]

9. but not for another 64 days. Jan 20

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Most likely

although there is nothing stopping them from doing it now as a "personal account", given there IS an "official" WH Twitter account.

[flibbitygiblets]

21. This 👆

[IsItJustMe]

11. Don't they already have some conspiratorial cesspool internet forums that he can get on

and spread his BS? And there is always Fox News.

[niyad]

12. Not Jan. 20. NOW!!

[Qutzupalotl]

14. At this point it would just drive more people to Parler.

Should have happened years ago.

[AlexSFCA]

15. twitter is an accomplice to mass manslaughter

[Ilsa]

17. And Facebook. nt

[lettucebe]

16. Once he's no longer president, they'll do it, if he breaks the rules

He'd be a "normal" like the rest of us. They may dick with us and suspend him off and on, but they are no longer stuck with the newsworthy BS of him being president.

If they do not, for whatever reason, I'd say people will be pretty upset and ready to leave the platform. It's of dubious value anyway. I never actually sit and watch on Twitter. I just see things people have posted and go take a look. It's far from newsworthy it's more just crowd controlled.

[Edwcraig]

20. No, Create a Social Media Fairness Doctrine . . . .

Requiring all such sites to be required to allow posts in response to an initial post that cannot be removed by the poster. Freedom of speech and fairness.

[calimary]

22. Welcome to DU, edwcraig!

I like this idea but not sure it's a possibility.

I'd love to see the Fairness Doctrine reimposed - on outfits like Pox Noise and OAN, AND Sinclair and Salem too.

[calimary]

24. YES. Get him OFF Twitter. Take down his page!

From what I've read, that's one very basic and essential tactic in wartime. Take down or otherwise disrupt the enemy's communication lines. He needs to have his toys taken away.

As of January 20th at the stroke of 12-noon, his presidential powers are taken from him. His presidential immunity will be no more. Farewell to his privileges and protections that are supreme and over-riding ONLY to The President. So long to all those free perks and guards lavished upon him by the American taxpayer and the force of the Commander-in-Chief and ready briefings on EVERYTHING and super-secret highest-of-high clearances. Bye-bye. Citizen trump will suddenly have NONE of that firewall that a so-called "pResident" trump will have enjoyed - and exploited.

If I were in the Biden administration, the first thing I'd want to do is make sure trump's wings are clipped in every way imaginable. And pull his passport(s) because I'm sure he has multiples. So he can't just make a run for it (to Crimea).