Seth

When I read this, I could only shake my head.

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/28/twitter-warns-michelle-malkin-for-violating-pakistans-sharia-law-on-platform/amp/

So according to Twitter, Sharia law in Pakistan trumps our First Amendment rights here in America.

I must have slept through a Constitutional convention or something....

Liberty Tree

If the left has its way

Kevyn

Twitter took no action other than informing her that her h**e speech violated the law in Packistan. They did not remove her post as they would have if she posted a tasteful nude on the site. If I posted stuff that violated the law being warned by the website would be appreciated in case I considered travel to that country. They provided her a service she should be glad to get. Also, the first amendment dosn’t apply to private company’s they can choose what they allow to go on their websites. You should at least understand the basic tenants of the constitution before you run your mouth or keyboard.

Liberty Tree

Since when did you start caring about the constitution?

Seth

This is America, not a Sharia country, and such a warning as that, or ANY advisement that her speech is offensive to oppressive laws in a foreign theocracy that considers our freedom of speech, or ANY freedoms for that matter, illegal, can also be construed as a warning that they might indeed censor her.

Besides, as we well know, you are not one to talk about "knowing what's in the Constitution," as every post you make here is demonstrative of your utter contempt for everything America stands for, and the side you automatically take in every debate topic that arises is whichever one is in opposition to the side that supports American liberty, sovereignty, sensibilities or the security and safety of our citizens.

Lastly, the very fact that you refer to her enjoying her First Amendment rights as "h**e speech" says everything there is to say about you and your opinions; little tinpot marxists such as yourself invariably label ANY opinions that are not in lockstep with your perverse f*****t worldview as "h**e speech."

Liberty Tree

Good post, but you were too easy on him.

Seth

The only thing that would work to straighten him out would involve shaved temples and high voltage electricity.

Kevyn

That is absolute rubbish, the right wing nutters here h**e the constitution and support f*****m. And routinely attack the rights of their fellow citizens. She has absolutely no constitutional right to have Twitter not censor her or anyone else. And her deliberately posting images in an effort to offend a religious group is by design h**e speech. She has a right to say it as I have a right to point it out. Twitter or OPP have no obligation to give either of us access to their platform.

Seth

-- "Inyroducinggggg, Kevyn!"

-- "Blah blah blah blah! BLAH? YADAYADAYADA! MOO! DIBIDIBIDIBI. Blah blah blah...Thank you and goodnight..."

teabag09

You need to look up definitions and then look in the mirror along with the rest of your ilk. Mike

TrueAmerican

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

Something you're all missing. Twitter is not a government entity and is not bound to 'allow' or 'ban' anything based on the Constitution. They're simply not bound by it, so yeah, 'first amendment' yourself 'til you're red in the face, it won't make one iota of difference.

Seth

On the other hand, if someone uses the platform for pro-Sharia or anti-Semitic material, you won't likely hear a peep out of Twitter.

My post was not done to complain about rights on the platform, per say, so much as to indicate the EU style kowtowing of Twitter to Sharia. This actually reflects all or most social media as an extension of the tech industry as a whole.

Have you any clue what European countries have brought on themselves by doing exactly the same thing as Twitter?

Larry the Legend Loc: Not hiding in Milton

I've read the reports, just like I imagine most people have. I made that comment because the post was harping on about the first amendment, that's all.