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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,739 posts)
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 08:25 PM Jul 2018

Twitter says it doesn't 'shadow ban' after Trump tweet

NEW YORK — Twitter shares fell Thursday after President Donald Trump said in a tweet the company was limiting visibility of prominent Republicans and said he was going to look into the matter.

The tweet came after a story in Vice magazine said prominent Republicans such as Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel were not showing up in one aspect of Twitter's search function.

While the accounts did show up during a general search, they didn't automatically populate in a drop-down bar when typing in the name.

In his tweet Trump accused Twitter of "shadow banning," or limiting visibility, of some Republicans and said it was "discriminatory and illegal."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/twitter-says-it-doesnt-shadow-ban-after-trump-tweet/ar-BBL64J3?li=BBnb7Kz

Poo widdo Trumpy.

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Twitter says it doesn't 'shadow ban' after Trump tweet (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 OP
What if this had been President Obama??? greytdemocrat Jul 2018 #1
It isn't president Obama Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2018 #2
Twitter is a private company and doesn't have to "automatically populate" anyone. Midnight Writer Jul 2018 #3

greytdemocrat

(3,299 posts)
1. What if this had been President Obama???
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 08:30 PM
Jul 2018

Would you be so fast to make fun???

I don't trust any company like Twitter or FB.

Midnight Writer

(21,712 posts)
3. Twitter is a private company and doesn't have to "automatically populate" anyone.
Thu Jul 26, 2018, 09:58 PM
Jul 2018

Just like Fox News doesn't have to cover stories that are factual.

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