Twitter struggles to remain the free-speech wing of the free-speech party as it suspends terrorist accounts by Mathew Ingram.
Mathew’s headline must be one of those “click-bait” things I keep hearing about.
When followed the link, I was expecting to find that Twitter had suspended the Twitter accounts of Oliver North, Donald Rumsfeld, etc.
No such luck.
What did happen was:
Twitter recently suspended the account belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) after the group — which claims to represent radical Sunni militants — posted photographs of its activities, including what appeared to be a mass execution in Iraq. The service has also suspended other accounts related to the group for what seem to be similar reasons, including one that live-tweeted the group’s advance into the city of Mosul.
“Terrorism” and “terrorist” depends upon your current side. As I understand recent news, Iran is about to become a United States ally in the Middle East instead of a component of the axis of evil (as per George W. Bush). Amazing the difference that only twelve (12) years make.
A new service motto for Twitter:
Twitter reserves the right to refuse service to anyone at any time.
I know who that motto serves.
Do you?