If that's the case, you should be able to explain why they back up your points without completely re-working what happened to fit your a priori position. You've asserted a whole load of stuff, which when compared to what actually happened is shown to be patently false.
Cool, if that's the case - could you just explain how it is possible to filter on behavior, without monitoring content?
But let's skip that since we both know you can't do it (because we both know it's impossible)
We are left with knowing the only way to determine behavior is via Content - how then is the filter programmed?
Most likely it's either some form of Bayesian or Machine Learning type setup (or a combination of both) - both of which are susceptible to variations of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayesian_poisoning. In this case the poisoning isn't to let Spam through, it's to prioritise words and phrases as being likely in breach of the ToS or not.
And so the companies Political stance happens to be entirely relevant. Take an issue with a clear left/right divide and a moral component - Abortion rights is a fantastic example:
Assume a right wing bias - the people who program the filter initially (ie marking tweets as good/bad) are more likely to mark a pro-abortion tweet as bad if it contains fiery rhetoric, whereas they are less likely to mark a pro-life tweet as bad if it also contains fiery rhetoric.
Assume a left wing bias and the issue is inverted.
Or perhaps an even clearer example:
"Fuck white people" isn't flagged as racist
"Fuck jew people" is flagged as racist
And the above is only possible if there is a left wing bias.
Over time, the filters develop a political bias via association - which again, means his words are BS. Unless of course, you can find me something from Twitter that shows that they deliberately hire conservative people for their filtering team(s) so as to maintain an approximate balance between viewpoints....
Sure, if you can grow a pair and admit that any definition you can find does not rebut the description I provided, only reinforces it, making it clear it applies to "All Males" and therefore the accusation that it's a Racist, Sexist concept stands.
But of course - you can't and you won't.
When the Government is not defending the rights of those to assemble and letting the hecklers Veto - then yes, it IS a Free Speech rights issue.
It may not be the Government silencing speech, but it is the Government failing to protect Free Speech.
And I'd like to point out again - how ready you are to slather love and praise upon Censorship, I'm sure you'd continue that, right up until it was your back against the wall.
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