[Captainstabbin]

Didn't know where else to put this, but Roosh got a mention in the latest Ben Garrison comic/cartoon.

[SlickyBoy]

Not sure where else to ask this, but I have had it happen where it looks like I've been "pre-blocked" from following or viewing certain accounts.

This happened about three times with accounts of people or groups I don't consider ideological enemies, but interesting commenters. But for some reason they have me blocked despite my never even knowing they existed before visiting their pages for the first time.

I thought it might be if I followed X that I am blocked from following Y if Y does not like X, but not seeing anything like that capability anywhere in the account settings.

Thoughts?

[Leonard D Neubache]

A while back I remember the ugly fememist cunt Clementine Ford talking about some sort of third party software that allowed people to copy-paste each others block lists.

Ostensibly this was designed to create a kind of walled off safe space in places like Twitter for people that were totally globo-homo converged.

[Aurini]

(04-02-2019 11:27 PM)Leonard D Neubache Wrote:  

A while back I remember the ugly fememist cunt Clementine Ford talking about some sort of third party software that allowed people to copy-paste each others block lists.

Ostensibly this was designed to create a kind of walled off safe space in places like Twitter for people that were totally globo-homo converged.

I've seen the list; I'm on it. If you ever liked or retweeted Milo or Roosh you may be on it too.

[Foolsgo1d]

(04-02-2019 06:30 PM)SlickyBoy Wrote:  

Not sure where else to ask this, but I have had it happen where it looks like I've been "pre-blocked" from following or viewing certain accounts.

This happened about three times with accounts of people or groups I don't consider ideological enemies, but interesting commenters. But for some reason they have me blocked despite my never even knowing they existed before visiting their pages for the first time. You can view the subs but no posts or threads can be made.

I thought it might be if I followed X that I am blocked from following Y if Y does not like X, but not seeing anything like that capability anywhere in the account settings.

Thoughts?

Its the same method they use on Reddit.

If you're subscribed to certain subs you are put on a list for the major subs. It is censorship and allows people to form their own narratives and on reddit this means $$$ and safe spaces for advertisers.

The method for Twitter is liking or retweeting certain individual accounts who are put on a black list.

This is allowed by the owners of both platforms.

[Darth]

I seem to remember that there is some legal precedent that once something like Twitter because a widespread enough public forum, legal restrictions can be placed on their ability to censor users. I don't remember the details.

Maybe someone else can find the case. I only read it in passing when a friend got screwed over and suspended by Twitter after he figuratively beat the mental crap out of some libtard, figuratively speaking of course, in a debate on Twitter. The thing is the libtard was using all sort of invective and so on, while my friend never said a harsh word but HE was the one that got suspended and he quit twitter in disgust.

[Darth]

Male Feminist??? What is that tag doing under my name? I didn't put that there... I sure as hell am not!

[Darth]

Anybody know how to fix that "Male Feminist" crap? It feels like an insult! Seriously.

[Handsome Creepy Eel]

It's just an automated profile status that improves as you reach a higher number of posts. No need to feel insulted.

p.s. please no one tell Darth what the next status is

[godfather dust]

(04-03-2019 02:17 PM)Darth Wrote:  

I seem to remember that there is some legal precedent that once something like Twitter because a widespread enough public forum, legal restrictions can be placed on their ability to censor users. I don't remember the details.

Maybe someone else can find the case. I only read it in passing when a friend got screwed over and suspended by Twitter after he figuratively beat the mental crap out of some libtard, figuratively speaking of course, in a debate on Twitter. The thing is the libtard was using all sort of invective and so on, while my friend never said a harsh word but HE was the one that got suspended and he quit twitter in disgust.

They are allowed to exist because they are platforms not publishers. If they censor they become publishers and legally responsible for the content posted, which means they would be sued out of existence very quicky... Hundreds of millions in lawsuits by people insulted/libeled etc on the platforms.

I'm not a lawyer and that's a fairly bad explanation, maybe someone else can chime in.

[Sp5]

(04-03-2019 03:41 PM)godfather dust Wrote:  

(04-03-2019 02:17 PM)Darth Wrote:  

I seem to remember that there is some legal precedent that once something like Twitter because a widespread enough public forum, legal restrictions can be placed on their ability to censor users. I don't remember the details.

Maybe someone else can find the case. I only read it in passing when a friend got screwed over and suspended by Twitter after he figuratively beat the mental crap out of some libtard, figuratively speaking of course, in a debate on Twitter. The thing is the libtard was using all sort of invective and so on, while my friend never said a harsh word but HE was the one that got suspended and he quit twitter in disgust.

They are allowed to exist because they are platforms not publishers. If they censor they become publishers and legally responsible for the content posted, which means they would be sued out of existence very quicky... Hundreds of millions in lawsuits by people insulted/libeled etc on the platforms.

I'm not a lawyer and that's a fairly bad explanation, maybe someone else can chime in.

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. §230, absolves platform providers from liability for copyright violations, defamation, threats, etc.

Quote:

(1) Treatment of publisher or speaker
No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider.

(2) Civil liability

No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be held liable on account of—
(A) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to restrict access to or availability of material that the provider or user considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected; or
(B) any action taken to enable or make available to information content providers or others the technical means to restrict access to material described in paragraph (1).

And Nunes is a moron for suing those anonymous accounts and Twitter.

[Darth]

(04-03-2019 03:31 PM)Handsome Creepy Eel Wrote:  



It's just an automated profile status that improves as you reach a higher number of posts. No need to feel insulted.

p.s. please no one tell Darth what the next status is

Haha..Ok Bro. Thanks for the info.

[SlickyBoy]

(04-03-2019 12:55 PM)Foolsgo1d Wrote:  

Its the same method they use on Reddit.

If you're subscribed to certain subs you are put on a list for the major subs. It is censorship and allows people to form their own narratives and on reddit this means $$$ and safe spaces for advertisers.

The method for Twitter is liking or retweeting certain individual accounts who are put on a black list.

This is allowed by the owners of both platforms.

Thanks, this is kind of what I thought. But let's say I want to use that feature for my account - I don't see a way to load a black list into my preferences or settings.

Also, there must be a couple of different black lists out there - the accounts I tried to follow are exactly the types of commenters who would be put on a Blue Check NPC's black list instantly. These aren't the kinds of guys that Twitter would want to protect. If anything, they'd rather dox them for being politically obstinate.

Yet little ol' me gets blacklisted from following them? Hilarious. I do follow some shitlibs including AOC, so who knows, maybe that's enough to bring out the 'sperg in some of the most alt of alt right commenters.