Twitter permanently bans Gay Conservative Milo Yiannopoulos for mocking a Ghostbuster

[michal1980]

As near as I can tell, it's this tweet.

Seems pretty tame to me, odds are they are just blanket banning anyone that is tweeting Leslie Jones anything even remotely negative right now, since she is getting carpet bombed.

no. twitter just likes to ban people that have committed the crime of being right of center.

If your a left wing liberal d-bag, you are a special privileged pure snowflake that twitter does not dare ban.

 

[Monk5127]

Well, this certainly brightened up my day. Thanks for posting op

 

[master_shake_]

https://archive.is/EmedP

racism, you know just in case.

 

[1prophet]

Might be something here but as usual the op dilutes the story with mountains of noise to help prove the massive conspiracy and buries the nugget.

However there is no 'right' to say anything on Twitter just as there is no 'right' to say whatever you want to here at Anandtech.

That depends how big and powerful services like Twitter become and the influence they can have on society.


I remember back in the day the argument,

"Windows couldn't be a monopoly because you could just put Linux on your computer"

The Justice Dept didn't buy that though.

 

[michal1980]

Might be something here but as usual the op dilutes the story with mountains of noise to help prove the massive conspiracy and buries the nugget.

However there is no 'right' to say anything on Twitter just as there is no 'right' to say whatever you want to here at Anandtech.

you are correct.

now are you also going to stop denying the left wing bias big media has?

 

[Greenman]

I've never used the twitter service, but it seems like a little drama cesspool to me.

 

[mizzou]

The internet can be a dangerous place. It's the deepest darkest parts of the human brain that never see the light of day. If you can't rationally understand how nasty we can be, you will not be able to process it.

I feel like people need to do a mandatory visit to 4chan before opening up their lives to others online.

Twitter is lame anyway, it's completely useless.

 

[WelshBloke]

Leslie Jones Twitter row: Breitbart editor banned over abuse - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36842710

 

[brycejones]

you are correct.

now are you also going to stop denying the left wing bias big media has?

You mean just because you say it is? The same company that has nuked thousands of accounts per month associated with terrorists groups? You know part of the groups that supposed left wingers love and don't hold account!ble according to you?

 

[brycejones]

That depends how big and powerful services like Twitter become and the influence they can have on society.


I remember back in the day the argument,

"Windows couldn't be a monopoly because you could just put Linux on your computer"

The Justice Dept didn't buy that though.

apples and oranges. Twitter certainly isn't as dominate in the relm of public discourse as ms was back in the day for desktop operating systems. Also recall ms took specific actions to prevent another companies from being able to enter the market which is what got them in trouble ultimately.

 

[michal1980]

You mean just because you say it is? The same company that has nuked thousands of accounts per month associated with terrorists groups? You know part of the groups that supposed left wingers love and don't hold account!ble according to you?

whatever dude, keep your head in the send.

This is the person twitter decided needed protection from the evil guy on the right

oh the hypocrisy of the left knows no bounds.

 

[0roo0roo]

Well, let's start here: Why was he banned?

Leslie Jones started catching negative attention from trolls, who were posting harambe the gorilla memes, racist no doubt because well that's how trolling works, you pick something which "triggers" a response. She took the bait and was retweeting her own followers crass responses, and directing her mob to target them back. This wasn't one way.

http://archive.is/lSHxQ

Milo's tweets back to her were innocuous, I think he implied she was a black man or something, but we can't see because the thing with twitter suspensions is you can no longer see anything from the suspended account. Makes one wonder if this is done so people can't easily see if someone was suspended for no valid reason at all. Needless to say no one has actually made a legitimate claim that Milo either directed his followers at her, or made a racist tweet himself. Jack and twitter used this entire incident as an excuse to ban someone they didn't like.



Put it this way

Someone as innocuous as shoe0nhead tried to help them, and that's the response they got.
https://twitter.com/shoe0nhead/status/755254561124732928

https://twitter.com/HarmfulOpinions/status/755721611165171712
https://archive.is/39NTU
http://archive.is/Q1mZj#selection-4511.4-4513.82
still up

https://twitter.com/quinine_bonita/status/750825426457497600
http://archive.is/3r0Il

Twitter permanently bans conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos
http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-permanently-bans-milo-yiannopoulos-2016-7

Twitter Bans Milo Yiannopoulos, Initiates Major Internet Free Speech War
http://reason.com/blog/2016/07/20/twitter-bans-milo-yiannopoulos-initiate

I mean seriously, you can attack a presidential candidate physically and they will still allow you to keep your account

http://archive.is/zNyHp


https://twitter.com/TheSaintsWatch/status/755674007152668672
Milo Brings Down The House At Gays For Trump Party In Cleveland
Milo Yiannopoulos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i05eXluAQ18

Milo Yiannopoulos at America First Unity Rally RNC (7/18/16)
Milo Yiannopoulos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqIZMZ-coQ0

#freemilo Leslie Jones' literacy and Twitter's credibility
Brother John
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mDMp36Esdg

Typical Waaaaaa feigned indignation thread for the conservatives token gay guy. This attention whoring fuckstick got his 15 minutes. Next...

We've reach trans mgtow at this point.

But yea, keep repeating what buzzfeed "feeds" you.



and as you would expect for someone who doesn't hold their tongue on criticizing Islam, Milo gets tons of actual threats. Not pepe memes. Just look at who twitter protects, and who they do not.

‘Arabic Twitter’ Swarms Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos Ahead Of Orlando Speech
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/06/15/arab-twitter-milo-yiannopoulos/

This Saudi prince now owns more of Twitter than Jack Dorsey does
http://qz.com/519388/this-saudi-prince-now-owns-more-of-twitter-than-jack-dorsey-does/

Something in common with Hillary....
http://i.imgur.com/GUibWUd.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sAwLKeH.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/JE9bDnb.png
http://i.imgur.com/undefined.png

 

[SheHateMe]

Isn't this the gay guy that trolls college campuses?

 

[brycejones]

or just maybe it's like anadtech shit on the carpet often enough and get permabanned. It is funny though around here it seems to be those very right of center folks who eventually have an epic melt down and end up in that situation.

Look if you all hate twitter's policies so much start conservashort and post whatever you want. The barrier to entry can't be that high.

 

[brycejones]

Isn't this the gay guy that trolls college campuses?

Yeah I have no idea why we have keep mentioning he is gay though his orientation seems to have nothing to do with his trolling.

 

[thraashman]

Leslie Jones Twitter row: Breitbart editor banned over abuse - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36842710

From the article. I find this amusing because it's just more of conservatives showing they have absolutely no concept of how free speech works.

This is the end for Twitter. Anyone who cares about free speech has been sent a clear message: you're not welcome on Twitter.

whatever dude, keep your head in the send.

This is the person twitter decided needed protection from the evil guy on the right

oh the hypocrisy of the left knows no bounds.

For a guy that complains constantly about others being "triggered" you sure to whine and cry a hell of a lot anytime the right isn't babied and pampered. You're not quite as bad as 0roo0roo or BlueMax who are the most afraid of women losers I've ever seen, but you're a really sad and pathetic individual.


Also, am I the only one who thinks the concept of a gay conservative is weird. That's a very similar idea to being an African American KKK supporters.

 

[brycejones]

Also, am I the only one who thinks the concept of a gay conservative is weird. That's a very similar idea to being an African American KKK supporters.

I don't think its weird. One can be both conservative and gay especially on economic issues or the overall power of the government. See Log Cabin republicans. Of course they get shit on every convention in the platform.

 

[zinfamous]

--"comedian." I guess OP is qualified to judge who is and who is not worthy of that title

--"Major Internet Free Speech War." ...yeah, Imma go with no on that.

 

[Pens1566]

Title is inaccurate. Triggered.


Also, not a free speech issue. If you feel it is, please re-take your 8th grade Civics class.

 

[senseamp]

Corporations are people, my friends, and people can decide who they associate with.

 

[realibrad]

Am I right in understanding that he got banned because of what others said to the actress? He did not say anything to get him banned, but twitter is saying that he encouraged people to target her?

Is there a tweet where he said to harass her?

 

[michal1980]

Also, am I the only one who thinks the concept of a gay conservative is weird. That's a very similar idea to being an African American KKK supporters.

only because in your mind Conservative are evil boogie man.

 

[michal1980]

Title is inaccurate. Triggered.


Also, not a free speech issue. If you feel it is, please re-take your 8th grade Civics class.

Its a free speech issue.

Its not a first amendment issue.

 

[MajinCry]

Its a free speech issue.

Its not a first amendment issue.

Free speech issue?

It's a social issue. An issue of free speech would be if you said something, and then you were sent off to the gulag.

Being a dick on an internet toy, then having that toy taken away from yer grubby lil' hands, isn't an attack on free speech.

 

[jman19]

only because in your mind Conservative are evil boogie man.

Or maybe it is because the standard conservative platform in this country includes rejecting LBGT rights?