Libs of TikTok Threaten To Sue Twitter Over Ban Practices

[Webster]

Twitter's response ought to be to ban them once and for all and say "See you in court."

 

[Scarlet Rose]

Aren't they always going on about how private companies should be free to enact their own policies and procedures? Referring to the right in general.

 

[PGen98]

Private site...they can ban for whatever reason they see fit anytime they see fit. Perks of owning a website...

 

[Webster]

Aren't they always going on about how private companies should be free to enact their own policies and procedures? Referring to the right in general.

Private site...they can ban for whatever reason they see fit anytime they see fit. Perks of owning a website...

At the moment, I think LoTT is blowing hot hair; as long as nothing violent can be directly traced back to them (what's known as stochastic terrorism) they in theory have a case.

That said, should any of the targets LoTT have aired end up on the wrong end of someone's violence, that's another story.....

 

[PGen98]

At the moment, I think LoTT is blowing hot hair; as long as nothing violent can be directly traced back to them (what's known as stochastic terrorism) they in theory have a case.

That said, should any of the targets LoTT have aired end up on the wrong end of someone's violence, that's another story.....

True, but Twitter is still a private website, and much like any private website, they have the right to ban anyone they feel they want to ban. Just like when you sign up for a forum, there is always this clause in the ToS:

We may terminate your access to all or any part of the Service at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.

Same thing.

 

[Webster]

True, but Twitter is still a private website, and much like any private website, they have the right to ban anyone they feel they want to ban.

Here's the letter LoTT wrote over at Substack....

If Twitter bans me permanently, I'll sue them

Last week, I was wrongfully suspended from Twitter for seven days after I posted a recording of staff from a children’s hospital admitting to offering and performing gender-affirming hysterectomies on children. I decided to make use of my time while suspended and sent out a strongly-worded...

www.libsoftiktok.com

FWIW, I still stick by what I said. Yes, Twitter can do whatever they; it is a private company but, with exceptions, are still governed by federal law and applicable state law (in Twitter's case, California, because they're HQ'ed there at present).

 

[Webster]

*continues* By the way, Twtter has a long history, @PGen98, of playing loose and fast with their ToS; one of these days, that will bite them hard.

 

[PGen98]

Here's the letter LoTT wrote over at Substack....

If Twitter bans me permanently, I'll sue them

Last week, I was wrongfully suspended from Twitter for seven days after I posted a recording of staff from a children’s hospital admitting to offering and performing gender-affirming hysterectomies on children. I decided to make use of my time while suspended and sent out a strongly-worded...

www.libsoftiktok.com

FWIW, I still stick by what I said. Yes, Twitter can do whatever they; it is a private company but, with exceptions, are still governed by federal law and applicable state law (in Twitter's case, California, because they're HQ'ed there at present).

Ugh, that "woe is me" statement...disgusting.

I get what you're saying, though, being an actual business can come back to bite them because of the federal and state laws they need to follow, as well. True enough.

*continues* By the way, Twtter has a long history, @PGen98, of playing loose and fast with their ToS; one of these days, that will bite them hard.

They have basically been completely random in their approach to "enforcing" their bans, true enough.

 

[Webster]

They have basically been completely random in their approach to "enforcing" their bans, true enough.

And that's why I think there's a small chance LoTT might actually succeed; terms of service are only as good as one's willingness to play by them. If Twitter is shown to have broken them regularly by playing favorites, for instance, that constitutes breach of contract and a judge could slam them over it.

 

[Nebulous]

Twitter is dead anyway, most of the cool people have moved on to other platforms.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Aren't they always going on about how private companies should be free to enact their own policies and procedures? Referring to the right in general.

Except they have not been a private company for some time. They are publicly traded. The government is directly involved with how they allow and expect public information to be put on Twitter. Those days have passed long ago!
I do wish the sale had went through he was going to make Twitter a private company.

 

[Webster]

They are publicly traded.

Still a private company. Yes, they have to follow the laws as written but otherwise, not so much.

 

[Webster]

I do wish the sale had went through he was going to make Twitter a private company.

FWIW, I think it was a stunt by Elon to torpedo Twitter's stock price so that it would fall, thus making it easier to purchase later on.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Still a private company. Yes, they have to follow the laws as written but otherwise, not so much.

As the owner of Facebook showed they break the law constantly with the governments permission. And no they are not a private company they are Publicly traded.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

FWIW, I think it was a stunt by Elon to torpedo Twitter's stock price so that it would fall, thus making it easier to purchase later on.

I don’t know what the reason was just wanted another place that actually believes in free speech

 

[PGen98]

As the owner of Facebook showed they break the law constantly with the governments permission. And no they are not a private company they are Publicly traded.

You're confusing publicly traded company with a public company. Public companies are arms of the government. Publicly traded companies are private entities that investors can buy shares in. They are still 100% a private company and 100% within their rights to enforce their policies as they see fit.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

You're confusing publicly traded company with a public company. Public companies are arms of the government. Publicly traded companies are private entities that investors can buy shares in. They are still 100% a private company and 100% within their rights to enforce their policies as they see fit.

And Twitter ain’t it, it’s a arm of the government and it’s been that way for awhile.

 

[PGen98]

And Twitter ain’t it, it’s a arm of the government and it’s been that way for awhile.

Ah, ok, conspiracy nut...gotcha.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

When a government tells a company we need you to suppress information that isn’t about breaking the law and they have been doing it for a long time they are breaking the law that government overlooks. They aren’t private anything anymore.

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

Ah, ok, conspiracy nut...gotcha.

Tell that to the founder of Facebook he openly admitted to breaking the law because the government requested it.