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derision | 5 years ago

What about calling for the eradication of Jews? https://twitter.com/khamenei_ir/status/1003332853525110784

Twitter doesn't seem to have any issue with this content

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enriquec|5 years ago

or the fact that nicolas maduro - a man already convicted of crimes against humanity by the UN - still has an account and has gone uncensored. how anyone here defends such blatant hypocrisy is beyond me

santoshalper|5 years ago

I agree with you. Both Donald trump and Khamenei should have been kicked off twitter.

StellarTabi|5 years ago

I don't think "convicted of crimes against humanity by the UN" violates Twitter's ToS, and I'm assuming he didn't use Twitter to commit any of the alleged crimes, so this is a pretty bad faith, whataboutism, complete non-sense, etc.. By this logic you could ban both Bush and Obama, too.

hackyhacky|5 years ago

Please remind me when Nicolas Maduro led an armed mob into the US Capitol.

We judge threats not only on their intent, but on their success in executing that intent. On that measure, Parler is much more dangerous than Maduro, Putin, or the Ayatollah.

the_drunkard|5 years ago

it's clear that selective enforcement occurs, especially on Twitter. while i'm sure there are examples of violence being incited on Parler, I can find just as many examples (if not more) on Twitter.

hackyhacky|5 years ago

Twitter let Trump spew his garbage right up until the point that it led to an armed insurrection.

So far, Parler and its associates have come a lot closer to dismantling American democracy than Iran ever has. That's why they get taken more seriously.

As Twitter said, it's not just the content, but the context as well. When Iranian soldiers invade the US Capitol, I'm sure they'll face a Twitter ban as well.

ryan93|5 years ago

The mob in the capital had zero chance of dismantling democracy. khamenei has real power.

valuearb|5 years ago

That’s not what that tweet says. So you admit your argument carries little weight without sensationalizing it?

enriquec|5 years ago

The tweet says: "#Israel is a malignant cancerous tumor in the West Asian region that has to be removed and eradicated: it is possible and it will happen."

Do you think that is not as bad as what Trump has said?

jtdev|5 years ago

Did you not read the tweet? Seems rather clear to me.