Has anyone been considering giving up their social media accounts
in wake of the Democrat crackdown on the 1st amendment?
Has anyone been considering giving up their social media accounts
If it doesn't serve a useful purpose, let it go.
in wake of the Democrat crackdown on the 1st amendment?
What democrat crackdown on the 1st amendment?
Are you talking about some social media sites removing Donald Trump's access to
their sites?
I really only use social media to keep up with relatives scattered all over. There are a couple of old friends there as well.
There has been more than Trumps removal. There does seem to be the appearance of bias against posts from more conservate sources.
There has been more than Trumps removal. There does seem to be the appearance of bias against posts from more conservate sources.
But honestly, I don't have a real problem with that. They are private companies, so they can do that with their platforms if they want.
The consumers have the option of not utilizing their services.
I had a facebook account when facebook first came out late in the 90's.
I never
found it useful and just stopped using it. I don't know what ever became of it.
There has been more than Trumps removal. There does seem to be the appearance of bias against posts from more conservate sources.
I think a lot of folks just had enough. His twitter posts were full of lies, deception and inciteful. I actually stopped reading his twitter account a few months ago so I never missed it.
There has been more than Trumps removal. There does seem to be the appearance of bias against posts from more conservate sources.
I don't have a problem with conservatives. I am a conservative although
I am not a far-right conservative and I am progressive.
Has anyone been considering giving up their social media accounts
If it doesn't serve a useful purpose, let it go.
Are you talking about some social media sites removing Donald Trump's access to their sites?
That was a crackdown on boloney and lies, and not a democrat thing.
But honestly, I don't have a real problem with that. They are private companies, so they can do that with their platforms if they want.
The consumers have the option of not utilizing their services.
Aaron Thomas wrote to All <=-
Has anyone been considering giving up their social media accounts in
wake of the Democrat crackdown on the 1st amendment?
Aaron Thomas wrote to Charles Pierson <=-
I agree - private companies should be able to do what they want - even censor people
Trump's mistake is he should have just used his own website. That would have been simple, reliable, and almost completely uncensorable.
Already dropped Twitter and greatly reduced my presence on Facebook.
I think that's becoming obvious to many companies right now. They cannot rely on other platforms. How many companies right now are actively thinking about leaving AWS because of what happened with Parler?
I follow Ted Nugent on Facebook.
He was complaining about the Keystone Pipeline cancellation costing
10,000 jobs in the midst of the pandemic, and Facebook butts in to say "Independent fact-checkers indicate this informtion is misleading."
I'm sick of "fact-checkers." They should be called "Fact-arguers." Nobody can "fact-check" job losses at Keystone except for the HR department at Keystone. But Facebook will have people believing that Politico knows more about it than Keystone.
There are other CDNs besides Amazon, but being un-Confederate will catch up with any company.
According to the NRDC, "...the project would require fewer than 2,000 two-year construction jobs and that number of jobs would hover around 35
I'm happy to see Facebook, Twitter, and other online platforms providing
a fact-checking opportunity. It allows people who express "alternative
than it may be worth. Prior to Amazon, building multiple data centers worldwide to provide the same benefits that Amazon provides was
excessive and costly. Either deal with it or build your own.
According to the NRDC, "...the project would require fewer than 2,000 two-year construction jobs and that number of jobs would hover around 35
I get that they are temporary jobs. But there are millions of unemployed Americans. Temporary work is better than nothing, and the project would have boosted our economy.
What are the benefits of cancelling it & how do they outweigh the benefits of constructing it?
I'm happy to see Facebook, Twitter, and other online platforms providing
a fact-checking opportunity. It allows people who express "alternative
I guess that's more your thing than mine. What if BBS sysops required fact-checking?
"I've added some enhancements to Synchronet." Fact Check: This is misleading. The new version introduced previously unknown bugs.
than it may be worth. Prior to Amazon, building multiple data centers worldwide to provide the same benefits that Amazon provides was excessive and costly. Either deal with it or build your own.
There are other CDNs besides Amazon. Some would probably welcome an opportunity to serve companies fleeing Amazon.
But I think a modest social network can get by without even using a CDN. A dedicated server for a bunch of people to rant about politics should be able to do the job.
But for Amazon, Google, and Apple to banish them from their app stores is hitting below the belt.
I get that they are temporary jobs. But there are millions of unemployed Americans. Temporary work is better than nothing, and the project would have boosted our economy.
What are the benefits of cancelling it & how do they outweigh the
benefits of constructing it?
According to the NRDC, "...the project would require fewer than 2,000 >BK>two-year construction jobs and that number of jobs would hover around 35
I get that they are temporary jobs. But there are millions of unemployed >Americans. Temporary work is better than nothing, and the project would have >boosted our economy.
What are the benefits of cancelling it & how do they outweigh the benefits
of constructing it?
I'm happy to see Facebook, Twitter, and other online platforms
providing a fact-checking opportunity. It allows people who BK>express "alternative
I guess that's more your thing than mine. What if BBS sysops required >fact-checking?
"I've added some enhancements to Synchronet." Fact Check: This is
misleading. The new version introduced previously unknown bugs.
Aaron Thomas wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-
I'm sick of "fact-checkers." They should be called "Fact-arguers."
Nobody can "fact-check" job losses at Keystone except for the HR department at Keystone. But Facebook will have people believing that Politico knows more about it than Keystone.
Aaron Thomas wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-
It's unfortunate how the business world has become so dependent on
Google & Amazon. Consumers love it, and it's ok to have rules, but all other businesses in the world need to suck up to Google & Amazon or
else they will fail.
Aaron Thomas wrote to Brian Klauss <=-
There are other CDNs besides Amazon. Some would probably welcome an opportunity to serve companies fleeing Amazon.
But I think a modest social network can get by without even using a
CDN. A dedicated server for a bunch of people to rant about politics should be able to do the job.
But for Amazon, Google, and Apple to banish them from their app stores
is hitting below the belt.
I used to work for a company that wanted to move everything to the "Cloud". From their point of view, it was much more cost effective. They didn't
have the infrastructure to maintain and only paid for what they used. A big chunk of their capital costs went away.
Ya, they aren't "fact-checkers". They are "narrative-checkers".
If you say something that violates the narrative they try to do
something to mark your post as "false" - even if that means stretching
But they neglected to deal with the Elephant in the Room: You are now dependant on an outside company for your business and it will be very costly to bring everything back in house.
"Fact checking" should be done by people with authority and security clearance if we ever want to see beyond a narrative.
"Fact checkers" have the "ability" to "prove" that Joe Biden's segregation movement was "to empower minority children" or some crap.
"Fact checking" should be done by people with authority and security clearance if we ever want to see beyond a narrative.
Interesting. Hydroxycholoquine? Again, you'll only read the "facts"
when they appeal to your narrative. There is no winning there.
Has anyone been considering giving up their social media accounts in wake of the Democrat crackdown on the 1st amendment?
Already dropped Twitter and greatly reduced my presence on Facebook.
Been spending more time on MeWe, Rumble, BitChute lately. It was nice to clean house and "start over".
Ron Kinney wrote to Ron Lauzon <=-
Same here. I dropped Twitter, and various other social media accounts. Facebook is a little harder because I have a lot of friends on their
that I like to keep in touch with. What I did with FB was create one
last post telling people I wouldn't be logging on anymore and if they
need to contact me, they can do so via text messaging or E-Mail.
I am on MeWe and Rumble now, and I agree, its nice to clean houses and start over. MeWe isn't as large as FB, but it definitely has a large enough following to be useful.
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