Twitter as Thought Police and Speech Police, Blackmailing Twitter Users

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2021-02-06 11:13:02 UTC
Modified: 2021-02-06 11:18:38 UTC

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Summary: Twitter is not social and it is not media, either; it's arguably unsocial if not antisocial, actively silencing society to discourage criticism of those who oppress society, even when that criticism is evidence- and fact-based

AS we noted here last night, Twitter did to the FFII's President what they had done to me one day earlier. I was under the impression that here in Europe (and the US to a certain degree) -- unlike in Russia or China -- we can speak our minds freely, more so if it is truthful and isn't in violation of some law (or inciting to break laws).

"In this particular case, Twitter protects oligarchs from criticism."As explained in the video above, Twitter is flirting with truly authoritarian tendencies, unforeseen only a few years ago. In this particular case, Twitter protects oligarchs from criticism. How far has Western society come? ⬆

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