Glenn Reynolds, conservative law professor and blogger at Instapundit was suspended on Twitter today for tweeting ‘run them down, referring to rioters in Charlotte who blocking roads and beating the shit out of people.
Instapundit is a legendary blog amongst conservatives. He’s been at it a long time and is generally a thorn in the side of the left. This is a major victory for the left. By removing Glenn from Twitter, his sphere of influence lessons and his audience will shrink.
Naturally, people will make this a freedom of speech thing. But the truth is, there is no such thing on platforms like Twitter or Facebook. They can do as they please. The only way to affect change for their policies is to sell their stock or to buy their stock and become activists for change.
If you’re an online publisher or anyone with influence, just know the mood has changed on Twitter and Facebook. Gone are the days when I could threaten and menace people and offer to kick them down sewer pipes for fucking with my flow. Any of the shit I said back in 2009-2014 would get be tossed the fuck off their platform today.
They’re watching you and waiting for you to slip. Don’t give them an opportunity. If you do, you had it coming.
Update: Glenn responds to his suspension.
Their sandbox, their rules I guess. With all due respect, you’ve done the same to contributors here so pot calling the kettle black comes to mind.(no racist). Twitter and IBC should let people write stupid things. It’s so American.
Huge difference between me banning someone who’s being disruptive or annoying in the comments section of a blog and Twitter banning someone who has a massive audience because they disapprove of what he said.
Nope. Free speech is free speech. You either practice it or you infringe it.
Wrong. I am not obliged to permit disruptors in my place of business. There is a thing called rule of law and I enforce it.
Twitter is not obliged to do the same. You are no better. Get off your stupid high horse.
Yeah, let stupid people talk, it’s an incredible draw. Why do you think reality TV is so popular?
Letting idiots talk is unamerican.
Cover fcx?
Nope
Who knew that Big Brother would turn out to be corporations. Only in America and the punishment (Banned) is not that bad. I guess it’s better than what happens to you in China.
Don’t fool yourself, Twitter and FacistBook are in bed with the current Administration as much as Pravda was with Uncle Joe in his hey day.
Pravda is salivating at the possibility of a Trump presidency. He hates the First Amendment and our freedoms.
So I take it that you think your current beloved leader loves the First Amendment and our Freedoms. LOL
These agitators are everywhere. Come hell or high water they will stay deaf dumb and blind then drown. Good riddance. Twitter is finished.
Twitter can do as they like, SK. I made that clear in my article.
Maybe you should read what I said before talking.