wolfriverjoe 1,523 #1 Posted March 25, 2019 I seem to remember that it used to be conservatives who railed against foolish and frivolous lawsuits. McDonald's Coffee (despite the fact that company officials knew that it was stupid hot and the lids weren't really secure), Mayors & anti-gun folks trying to sue the firearms industry to death (they knew the suits wouldn't go anywhere, they just wanted to bankrupt the companies), that sort of thing. So, times have changed. Trump threatens to sue anyone who is 'mean to him'. The kid from the Lincoln Memorial incident is suing the WaPo & CNN for being mean to him. And now, congresscreature Nunes is filing a lawsuit. For $250 million. Against Twitter and the Twitter user who goes by the name "Devin Nunes Cow." https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2019/03/22/devin-nunes-sues-twitter-and-internet-has-cow/kmmEZGuXITWxOIFwRkHf9N/story.html The 'cow' says mean things about Nunes. You know, free speech and lampooning politicians. So he's suing. And, as a result of the lawsuit, the number of followers of the poster have gone up. Just a bit. From about 1200, to over 600,000. Six hundred thousand. https://twitter.com/DevinCow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #2 March 25, 2019 Seth Meyers covered this a few days ago, and the human centipede image they pulled up from the lawsuit is hilarious! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #3 March 25, 2019 How has Twitter let those stay up, it's very clearly internet bullying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okalb 104 #4 March 25, 2019 54 minutes ago, DJL said: How has Twitter let those stay up, it's very clearly internet bullying. It can't be. Melania put an end to internet bullying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #5 March 25, 2019 32 minutes ago, okalb said: It can't be. Melania put an end to internet bullying. Ah yes, they'll sing songs to her irony. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #6 March 27, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 1:08 PM, DJL said: How has Twitter let those stay up, it's very clearly internet bullying. Twitter only seems to let the liberals' bullying stay up, but censor the conservatives heavily, especially the accounts with a high follow count. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #7 March 27, 2019 13 minutes ago, BillyVance said: Twitter only seems to let the liberals' bullying stay up, but censor the conservatives heavily, especially the accounts with a high follow count. Like Trump? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 March 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said: Like Trump? He's the President. They can't censor him, and he can't block anybody. Besides, it's the perfect platform for him to reach out to the people since most of the MSM is out to make him look bad. I'd like to see him tone down his disparagements of people he doesn't like though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,076 #9 March 27, 2019 28 minutes ago, BillyVance said: Twitter only seems to let the liberals' bullying stay up, but censor the conservatives heavily, especially the accounts with a high follow count. Like Nunes? Facts are, once again, against you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #10 March 27, 2019 Just now, billvon said: Like Nunes? Facts are, once again, against you. Politicians aren't being censored, even Jack knows better than to fuck with them. I'm talking about people like us, people who speak out for their political party and against the other side. I see it all the time. Facebook and Twitter censorship heavily favors the left. You'd have to be blind as a bat not to see it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,076 #11 March 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, BillyVance said: Politicians aren't being censored, even Jack knows better than to fuck with them. I'm talking about people like us, people who speak out for their political party and against the other side. I see it all the time. Facebook and Twitter censorship heavily favors the left. You'd have to be blind as a bat not to see it. Or you have to watch FOX News to see it. When you ask for proof, conservatives point to things like Devin Nunes's cow. "How can Devin Nunes' Cow have more followers than Devin Nunes? CENSORSHIP!" When, in fact, it's just that no one wants to see what Devin Nunes has to say. That's not censorship, that's reality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #12 March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, BillyVance said: I'm talking about people like us, people who speak out for their political party and against the other side. But also post memes comparing black people to monkeys etc. Ever thought about the idea that Twitter banning people isn't related to politics? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,107 #13 March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, BillyVance said: Twitter only seems to let the liberals' bullying stay up, but censor the conservatives heavily, especially the accounts with a high follow count. Oh boo hoo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,251 #14 March 27, 2019 23 minutes ago, kallend said: Oh boo hoo. A bunch of right wing snowflakes. Whining because they think their message isn’t getting out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #15 March 27, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, gowlerk said: A bunch of right wing snowflakes. Whining because they think their message isn’t getting out. Funny to hear people expound the virtues of pure capitalism and how the market will automatically adjust to inbalance, then turn around and complain how a free service on the internet isn't nice to them and how the government should step in and enforce...something. Edited March 27, 2019 by SkyDekker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #16 March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, BillyVance said: Politicians aren't being censored, even Jack knows better than to fuck with them. I'm talking about people like us, people who speak out for their political party and against the other side. I see it all the time. Facebook and Twitter censorship heavily favors the left. You'd have to be blind as a bat not to see it. Aren't you the guy who refers to Kamala Harris as a whore who got where she by spreading her legs. [sarcasm font]Can't imagine why you feel that way.[/sarcasm font] Anyway, this is a common argument, and I'm not necessarily throwing you into this group, but the Alt-Right people get all pissed that their material gets taken down but the Leftist stuff doesn't. Yup, can't imagine why White Nationalist propaganda gets taken down but stuff against White Nationalist propaganda doesn't get removed. As far as super-far left Antifa bullshit, they're idiots who don't get the irony that violent acts in the name of "counter-protest" is EXACTLY what Fascism is but I've never seen anything left up on social media that supports those actions either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #17 March 27, 2019 3 hours ago, BillyVance said: Politicians aren't being censored, even Jack knows better than to fuck with them. I'm talking about people like us, people who speak out for their political party and against the other side. I see it all the time. Facebook and Twitter censorship heavily favors the left. You'd have to be blind as a bat not to see it. Ya mean like all the stuff being spewed about AOC? All the stuff about HRC? I find it a bit disgusting that the "Alt-Right" seems to advocate violence and hatred far more than the far left. Both get censored. And then people like you complain about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #18 March 27, 2019 4 hours ago, gowlerk said: A bunch of right wing snowflakes. Whining because they think their message isn’t getting out. Yet Trump still won despite the liberal slant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faicon9493 141 #19 March 29, 2019 Devin "Tiptoe to the White House at midnight" Nunes was royally called out by Adam Schiff and it was well deserved. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites