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ehrnst

(32,640 posts) Wed Feb 21, 2018, 02:00 PM Feb 2018

DOTUS retweets Bot. Bot is purged. Dotus fan calls it "elections meddling!!!""

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DOTUS retweets Bot. Bot is purged. Dotus fan calls it "elections meddling!!!"" (Original Post) ehrnst Feb 2018 OP

Maybe the owners of the deleted accounts should sue Twitter? 33taw Feb 2018 #1

They'll likely need to provide an address to do that. (nt) ehrnst Feb 2018 #2

Yep, not going to happen. 33taw Feb 2018 #5

Twitter is a private entity not subject to 1st Amendment. muntrv Feb 2018 #3

I don't think that Steve Husker is a bot LeftInTX Feb 2018 #4

His account is active again. moriah Feb 2018 #6

33taw

(2,444 posts)

1. Maybe the owners of the deleted accounts should sue Twitter?

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 02:13 PM

Feb 2018

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)

2. They'll likely need to provide an address to do that. (nt)

Reply to 33taw (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 02:20 PM

Feb 2018

33taw

(2,444 posts)

5. Yep, not going to happen.

Reply to ehrnst (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 22, 2018, 02:51 PM

Feb 2018

muntrv

(14,505 posts)

3. Twitter is a private entity not subject to 1st Amendment.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 02:42 PM

Feb 2018

Thus they can ban Russian bots.

LeftInTX

(25,372 posts)

4. I don't think that Steve Husker is a bot

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Wed Feb 21, 2018, 02:52 PM

Feb 2018

He's probably a TOS violator like Roger Stone.

moriah

(8,311 posts)

6. His account is active again.

Reply to ehrnst (Original post)

Thu Feb 22, 2018, 02:56 PM

Feb 2018

It has a 10/10 MAvGA rating, but apparently was able to supply a phone number.

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