I think Trump is flat-out wrong about something tho:
IANAL but I’m pretty sure that the account is not his personal property. It’s something that the Service provides and retains control over, just like with World of Warcraft (or the SDMB, for that matter).
Yeah. I thought we had that disgusting conversation on the Dope when he was first elected. That his tweets would have to go in a Presidential Library someday. I said they would all fit on a flash drive to be kept in an Altoids tin in the janitor’s closet.
OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter hid one of President Trump’s tweets behind a notice warning users that the message violated company rules against dissuading people from voting. Mr. Trump posted the tweet, which said that ballot drop boxes were not being sanitized to prevent the coronavirus and could be used for fraud, about five hours before Twitter took action on Sunday.
Twitter has begun enforcing its rules more strictly against Mr. Trump as the presidential election approaches. In May, Twitter added fact-check labels to two of Mr. Trump’s tweets that contained misinformation about mail-in voting.
Twitter escalated its efforts on Sunday, hiding Mr. Trump’s message behind a warning that said it “violated the Twitter Rules about civic and election integrity.” Twitter also restricted other users from sharing, liking or replying to the tweet, a move intended to prevent the message from spreading.
My bold.
OUCH!!
Here’s the Twitter announcement containing Donnie’s tweet:
Your bolding is very much justified. Trump might have taken the “notices” on his tweets as a kind of badge of honor–but keeping him from getting likes and retweets is hitting him where he lives.
Sure, it’s not all his tweets–just the ones where he blatantly breaks Twitter policies. But it will still bother him.
I would bet ONE MILLION DOLLARS that Trump has been asking his minions to find a way to shut down Twitter entirely. Or at least to accomplish some personal harassment of CEO Jack Dorsey.
Given that the only people who would be deterred by his OMG DROP BOXES HAVE COVID COOTIES!! tweet are people just as stupid as he is (i.e. Trump voters), I’m not sure what he’s hoping to achieve.
I hope it goads him enough for him to try to ride a bike in public. I’d pay money to see that. Maybe he’ll even wear Lycra bike shorts, he’s so egotistical he’d probably think he looks great in them.
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I hope it goads him enough for him to try to ride a bike in public. I’d pay money to see that. Maybe he’ll even wear Lycra bike shorts, he’s so egotistical he’d probably think he looks great in them.
Hmm… Perhaps we need a Go Fund Me for that. Tell him that he will get the proceeds and instead find a decent charity. After all, it was just a verbal agreement. No goading needed.