Ted Cruz grills Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey for 'censoring' Hunter Biden story

[jstern]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhg4dtuhvNk

And from the NY Post

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey falsely tells senators company lifted ban on Post exposé


Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Wednesday falsely told senators that his company lifted a ban on users tweeting articles from The Post’s Hunter Biden exposé, despite the fact that the ban remained on one of The Post’s bombshell stories and was only lifted after he made the claim.

“Anyone can tweet these articles,” Dorsey told Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) about The Post’s articles on emails implicating Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in his son’s work in China and Ukraine.

But Twitter users quickly noted that the social network still banned distribution of The Post’s article describing a business proposal in China involving Hunter Biden and a document indicating a 10 percent set-aside for “the big guy.”

“Jack Dorsey of Twitter just told Senator Cruz that anyone could now share the NY Post’s bombshell stories on Twitter. Dorsey is lying,” tweeted Abigail Marone, a rapid response official on President Trump’s re-election campaign, linking to a screen recording of the app blocking the post.

“Twitter is STILL blocking the URL for the NY Post story about the Biden’s foreign corruption & China dealings,” Marone wrote in a tweet shared by White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on her personal account.

Users were not able to share a link to the article on the proposed China business deal until just hours ago, which last week was corroborated by former Hunter Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski.

https://nypost.com/2020/10/28/twitter-ceo-anyone-can-tweet-post-articles-after-censorship/

[Real Men Wear Green]

This is stupid. It's Twitter's fault Trump's DoJ can't find anything to prosecute? Twitter is covering up the evidence? Ted Cruz should tell Trump to come with a real covid strategy and talk about real issues instead of his personal grievances and conspiracy theories no one can be bothered to prosecute, then maybe they would have a real campaign. Or maybe this alleged billionaire can donate more than 8 Gs to his broke campaign.

[CelticBaller]

Murdoch is the only guy who cares about this shit. No wonder his news media are the only ones pushing this

[Luka Doncic]

He may have grilled on the Biden his illegal business dealings but the main reason why these tech companies were brought in was the censorship of conservative Americans. Cruz grilled him on one specific example but the hearing was mainly about conservatives being shutdown.

I believe Trump will amend the 1st and include social media as part of the amendment.

[~primetime~]

Once the Government starts dictating what our media can and can not show...that is when we are a dictatorship...no one should be in favor of that line of thinking.

The right really needs to create their own social media network...there are plenty of right leaning wealthy folk out there, why are none of them spending money on creating their own social media network?...fck Trump himself should invest in that.

[Luka Doncic]

Once the Government starts dictating what our media can and can not show...that is when we are a dictatorship...no one should be in favor of that line of thinking.

The right really needs to create their own social media network...there are plenty of right leaning wealthy folk out there, why are none of them spending money on creating their own social media network?...fck Trump himself should invest in that.

You're confused again.

It's not controlling what the media puts out as they are only concern with social media and why conservative America are not allowed to exercise free speech. Especially on a platform that is borderline a monopoly. That's their concern. Not mainstream media is putting out.

[~primetime~]

You're confused again.

It's not controlling what the media puts out as they are only concern with social media and why conservative America are not allowed to exercise free speech. Especially on a platform that is borderline a monopoly. That's their concern. Not mainstream media is putting out.

That's not what free speech is...free speech just mean the Gov can't arrest you, lock you up, for shit you say. Free Speech doesn't mean websites are forced to put out everything people say. If Twitter wants to ban anyone who says the word 'banana' then they should have that right, it's their fckin website. Once the Gov starts dictating what they can and can't show, that's what North Korea does.

Also Twitter is no where near a monopoly, there are lots of social media platforms...FB, Insta, YouTube, Reddit, etc

Again, why doesn't a wealthy right wing businessman create "RightTube" or something like that?

[SATAN]

Luka Chewing is dumb as bricks.

[RRR3]

You're confused again.

It's not controlling what the media puts out as they are only concern with social media and why conservative America are not allowed to exercise free speech. Especially on a platform that is borderline a monopoly. That's their concern. Not mainstream media is putting out.
Literally every major news network is conservative, both major American parties are conservative and somehow that’s still not good enough for you :oldlol:

[BurningHammer]

That's not what free speech is...free speech just mean the Gov can't arrest you, lock you up, for shit you say. Free Speech doesn't mean websites are forced to put out everything people say. If Twitter wants to ban anyone who says the word 'banana' then they should have that right, it's their fckin website. Once the Gov starts dictating what they can and can't show, that's what North Korea does.

Also Twitter is no where near a monopoly, there are lots of social media platforms...FB, Insta, YouTube, Reddit, etc

Again, why doesn't a wealthy right wing businessman create "RightTube" or something like that?

Yeah. There are agreements and term of uses next to nobody read when you sign up to those social media platform.

[Mr. Woke]

Ted Cruz in shambles lol! How pathetic.

[dn41]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjUWsWJU4AAEk4y.jpg

[ZenMaster]

Once the Government starts dictating what our media can and can not show...that is when we are a dictatorship...no one should be in favor of that line of thinking.

The right really needs to create their own social media network...there are plenty of right leaning wealthy folk out there, why are none of them spending money on creating their own social media network?...fck Trump himself should invest in that.

So you want to divide people and not have them communicate with each other.

IMO people like you used to say that Twitter and Facebook were neutral, but now that you recognize the suppression of information all you have to say is "go create a new network." I'm sorry to say it, but that's normalization of radical thinking - you think any President will pull the country together when the citizens have this kind of divided view on how people should communicate with each other?
Take a step back, think about what you wrote and tell me that you aren't right on path to writing "the right should go and make their own country" in some kind of context within the next 5-10 years.

And also, were these networks created for the left and conservatives should have never been on there, or did it just become that way in the last 5 years or so? That I'm curious about.

[SATAN]

Normalization of radical thinking claims the Fox viewing, 4chan posting, abovetopsecret browsing alt right incel conspiracy theorist. :facepalm

[KennyPowers]

Ted Cruz in shambles lol! How pathetic.

Yeah... Cruz is in shambles by pointing out that Jack Dorsey lied under oath. Let's see how that plays out for fascist Jack. He opposes free speech on his platform and bans people. Hopefuly he approves of the courts lack of free speech that prohibits people from lying under oath. His ban is going to be losing government protection. Maybe he will be forced to resign as his fascist progressive investors seize control of his company for the massive fine and punishment they are looking at. The dumbass is going to be banished from his own company.

[~primetime~]

So you want to divide people and not have them communicate with each other.

IMO people like you used to say that Twitter and Facebook were neutral, but now that you recognize the suppression of information all you have to say is "go create a new network." I'm sorry to say it, but that's normalization of radical thinking - you think any President will pull the country together when the citizens have this kind of divided view on how people should communicate with each other?
Take a step back, think about what you wrote and tell me that you aren't right on path to writing "the right should go and make their own country" in some kind of context within the next 5-10 years.

And also, were these networks created for the left and conservatives should have never been on there, or did it just become that way in the last 5 years or so? That I'm curious about.

Me personally I do think Twitter is neutral...Trump is on there all day every day spewing right wing shit and calling every leftist a maniac. But I'm tired of the constant "whaaa the media is against us" line the right throws out every day for the last 5 years. Stop whining about what the left is doing and MAKE YOUR OWN SHIT. Make your own Late Night Shows, Social Media, your own CNN, etc etc...you guys have money and no one is stopping you.

Honestly I feel like the fact that most things lean left actually hurts the left...part of why Trump is in there now. The right needs to get off their asses and start creating their own media...please

[SATAN]

They already have their own shit. It's never enough for them.

[ZenMaster]

Me personally I do think Twitter is neutral...Trump is on there all day every day spewing right wing shit and calling every leftist a maniac. But I'm tired of the constant "whaaa the media is against us" line the right throws out every day for the last 5 years. Stop whining about what the left is doing and MAKE YOUR OWN SHIT. Make your own Late Night Shows, Social Media, your own CNN, etc etc...you guys have money and no one is stopping you.

Honestly I feel like the fact that most things lean left actually hurts the left...part of why Trump is in there now. The right needs to get off their asses and start creating their own media...please

So your argument for Twitter being neutral is that the President of the United States is able to tweet, wow. The NY Post is locked to this day and you can't post the link for any of their stories.

Anyways, no I'm not going to agree with your point of view that people with different political opinions shouldn't talk with each other.
We have a political board here on ISH now, should it be split up into left and right as well?

[Luka Doncic]

Me personally I do think Twitter is neutral...Trump is on there all day every day spewing right wing shit and calling every leftist a maniac. But I'm tired of the constant "whaaa the media is against us" line the right throws out every day for the last 5 years. Stop whining about what the left is doing and MAKE YOUR OWN SHIT. Make your own Late Night Shows, Social Media, your own CNN, etc etc...you guys have money and no one is stopping you.

Honestly I feel like the fact that most things lean left actually hurts the left...part of why Trump is in there now. The right needs to get off their asses and start creating their own media...please

:facepalm

[Mr. Woke]

Ted Cruz has a strong victim mentality/persecution complex.

How pathetic.

[~primetime~]

So your argument for Twitter being neutral is that the President of the United States is able to tweet, wow. The NY Post is locked to this day and you can't post the link for any of their stories.

Anyways, no I'm not going to agree with your point of view that people with different political opinions shouldn't talk with each other.
We have a political board here on ISH now, should it be split up into left and right as well?

Again...I think everything is fine as is. It's the right that doesn't. And IMO instead of trying to force the existing stuff to change they should just make their own stuff. Do you better understand my perspective now?

[SATAN]

Imagine actually going to social media for news :facepalm

[Lebron23]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjUWsWJU4AAEk4y.jpg

He needs to change his name to Ted Cuck.

[Cleverness]

remember the "grilling" congress did on the Mylan CEO?

nothing ever happens from these

As Nanners said, we're ruled by oligarchy. Jack Dorsey knows he can say/do wtf he wants and there will be no consequences.

[ZenMaster]

Me personally I do think Twitter is neutral...Trump is on there all day every day spewing right wing shit and calling every leftist a maniac. But I'm tired of the constant "whaaa the media is against us" line the right throws out every day for the last 5 years. Stop whining about what the left is doing and MAKE YOUR OWN SHIT. Make your own Late Night Shows, Social Media, your own CNN, etc etc...you guys have money and no one is stopping you.

Honestly I feel like the fact that most things lean left actually hurts the left...part of why Trump is in there now. The right needs to get off their asses and start creating their own media...please

How about Glenn Greenwald, should he also just stop whining and go start his own Right news paper?

https://greenwald.substack.com/p/emails-with-intercept-editors-showing

[Honor Boost]

Literally every major news network is conservative, both major American parties are conservative and somehow that’s still not good enough for you :oldlol:

Huh? How is CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC conservative? Or do you mean not conservative?