# Twitter bans MyPillow corporate account after Mike Lindell uses it to circumvent personal Twitter ban **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [February 3, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095 "2021-02-03T02:51:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 35
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/683 "2021-08-24T15:23:57Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > My view of the role Lindell is playing in this is rapidly changing from that of manipulative conman to guillable mark. I’m sure everyone has one or more elderly relatives who see something on social media and then has to share that with everyone. They don’t do any fact-checking and even resent any suggestion that what they’re sharing isn’t true. It confirms whatever they believe and so dammit, it’s legitimate to them. Lindell is just like that except he has the fame (infamy?) and resources to share it with EVERYONE. And rather than his more savvy relatives warning him about his sources, he’s being sued for defamation. Also, he’s not just forwarding the info to his friends list/address book, he is going on a full-blown crusade with this. So think of it as granny sharing crackpot hoaxes she read about on Facebook, just multiple that by a billion in every conceivable way. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/684 "2021-08-24T15:32:26Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > So think of it as granny sharing crackpot hoaxes she read about on Facebook, just multiple that by a billion in every conceivable way. I think it’s 1.6 billion. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/685 "2021-08-24T15:33:35Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I’m sure everyone has one or more elderly relatives who see something on social media and then has to share that with everyone > [@Atamasama](#): > > So think of it as granny sharing crackpot hoaxes she read about on Facebook Enough with the ageist elder-bashing. No age group has a monopoly on uncritical, unexamined falling for shit. Call them idiots or morons or fools, but age has nothing to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/686 "2021-08-24T15:43:38Z")
Actually it may not just be an ageist stereotype. [https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M15-0882?doi=10.7326%2FM15-0882&](https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M15-0882?doi=10.7326%2FM15-0882&) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/687 "2021-08-24T15:58:06Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > Enough with the ageist elder-bashing. No age group has a monopoly on uncritical, unexamined falling for shit. Call them idiots or morons or fools, but age has nothing to do with it. Elder-bashing is calling someone an idiot, moron, or fool because they have trouble adjusting to a new paradigm. Many studies show that elders are more susceptible to scams. I’m not about to call them idiots for it. That’s cruel. 😡 ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/688 "2021-08-24T16:32:40Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > My view of the role Lindell is playing in this is rapidly changing from that of manipulative conman to guillable mark. I though it was obvious from the start that he is a gullible mark. He obviously believes what he is saying, and thinks he is doing the right thing. He will bankrupt himself trying to restore Trump, and be convinced that he’s a hero. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/689 "2021-08-24T16:35:39Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > Only ROT3? He didn’t use the standard ROT13 or take the precaution of double-encrypting them? I may be dumb here, but I have just barely enough savvy to know what ROT13 is, and thought that ROT3 was either a typo or a variant of ROT13. Is it something else, or is it really this dumb? ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/690 "2021-08-24T16:36:53Z")
Being more vulnerable to scams happens, clearly. The elder-bashing was about reading and believing and promulgating fallacies on Facebook, so the active party there is victimizing others with misinformation, whatever their motives might be. Elders being scammed are the victims. The two very different things are being conflated. I should have been more clear: call people promulgating misinformation on social media idiots, morons or fools, whatever their age, irrespective of their age. Being a misbegotten idiot, moron or fool is an equal opportunity employer is what I meant, I just didn’t say it very well. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/691 "2021-08-24T16:40:27Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > He didn’t use the standard ROT13 or take the precaution of double-encrypting them? He could double-encrypt them by running ROT13 twice; that would be unbreakable! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/692 "2021-08-24T16:50:41Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I may be dumb here, but I have just barely enough savvy to know what ROT13 is, and thought that ROT3 was either a typo or a variant of ROT13. Is it something else, or is it really this dumb? I think that ROT3 is a typo, and Steve\_MB is joking. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/693 "2021-08-24T16:55:09Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I think that ROT3 is a typo, and Steve\_MB is joking. Steve might have been joking, but my question is real, based on this earlier post: > [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Examining 300 GB of gibberish: ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/694 "2021-08-24T16:58:04Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I may be dumb here, but I have just barely enough savvy to know what ROT13 is, and thought that ROT3 was either a typo or a variant of ROT13. Is it something else, or is it really this dumb? It’s exactly what it sounds like. A Caesarian cypher by rotating by 3, i.e. A becomes D, B becomes E, etc. Though in this case, just _slightly_ less stupid. It rotates the byte locations by 3 rather than an alphabetic rotation. > [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > I think that ROT3 is a typo, and Steve\_MB is joking. If you check the code, it’s really in there. With these clowns, apparently the more stupid an idea seems, the more likely it is to be true. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/695 "2021-08-24T17:08:35Z")
> [@BippityBoppityBoo](#): > > I should have been more clear: call people promulgating misinformation on social media idiots, morons or fools, whatever their age, irrespective of their age. Being a misbegotten idiot, moron or fool is an equal opportunity employer is what I meant, I just didn’t say it very well. The dumbest people I know are younger people if that helps. (Maybe the dumbest person I’ve ever known period was myself as a youngster, I’d smack the crap out of myself if I had a time machine.) ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/696 "2021-08-24T18:01:05Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > (Maybe the dumbest person I’ve ever known period was myself as a youngster, I’d smack the crap out of myself if I had a time machine.) Agreed. Please move over in that time machine to make room for me, let the slapping self silly begin. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/697 "2021-08-24T18:11:35Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > Though in this case, just _slightly_ less stupid. It rotates the byte locations by 3 rather than an alphabetic rotation. So if you ROT-3, what does it say? Is it like a bunch of grabs from Project Gutenberg or something? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/698 "2021-08-24T18:21:33Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > I may be dumb here, but I have just barely enough savvy to know what ROT13 is, and thought that ROT3 was either a typo or a variant of ROT13. You can rot any amount: [https://rot13.com/](https://rot13.com/) ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/699 "2021-08-24T18:21:39Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > So if you ROT-3, what does it say? Is it like a bunch of grabs from Project Gutenberg or something? Vr li brx URW-3, zkdw grhv lw vdb? Lv lw olnh d exqfk ri judev iurp Surmhfw Jxwhqehuj ru vrphwklqj? The reason that ROT-13 is pretty common is because another ROT-13 will decode it. I have to run a ROT-23 on what I put up there to decode it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/700 "2021-08-24T18:28:46Z")
[The Python example at Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROT13#Python) reads like Vogon poetry! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/701 "2021-08-24T19:03:43Z")
I understand what ROT13 is, and just wanted to make sure that ROT3 wasn’t something totally different. But I’m still not clear if anyone has ROT-3 the ROT+3, and if so, whether the results are something intelligible, and if so, what they are. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095/702 "2021-08-24T19:22:36Z")
> [@Great\_Antibob](#): > > It’s exactly what it sounds like. A Caesarian cypher by rotating by 3, i.e. A becomes D, B becomes E, etc. The original Caesarean code was rotating by three, so these guys are just giving old Julius some respect. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095.md?page=34) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twitter-bans-mypillow-corporate-account-after-mike-lindell-uses-it-to-circumvent-personal-twitter-ban/932095.md?page=36)