Facebook bans Trump from posting for remainder of his term in office

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woolfe9998

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It may put Twitter in the awkward position of having to either filter everyone’s posts to strain out Trump’s dangerous drivel or they’ll have to filter out Trump’s fans. The former is technologically difficult and the latter will really piss off Twitters actual customers: the advertisers.

The bolded portion of your comment is the real problem right now with Facebook. Trump's supporters are dominating, and they are consistently getting the highest number of clicks on the links they post.


New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose has proven that reality over these last many months via a Twitter handle he started called "@Facebookstop10" that publishes the "sources of the 10 top-performing link posts by US Facebook pages every day, ranked by total interactions."

Every day, without fail, the top 10 is dominated by right-wing Trump voices. Here's Tuesday, for example:
1. Ben Shapiro
2. Ben Shapiro
3. Ben Shapiro
4. Fox News
5. ForAmerica
6. Dan Bongino
7. Sean Hannity
8. Dan Bongino
9. Fox News
10. The Rachel Maddow Show


Which is why Facebook is a cesspit which should be avoided at all costs.
 

VRAMdemon

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The bolded portion of your comment is the real problem right now with Facebook. Trump's supporters are dominating, and they are consistently getting the highest number of clicks on the links they post.




Which is why Facebook is a cesspit which should be avoided at all costs.

They need to “Quit hiding behind ‘we’re just the messenger.’ Grow a fucking spine, establish a policy regarding inflammatory/inciting content, enforce said policy, then suck it up and deal with the fallout.”

OTOH, it might be somewhat appropriate to keep telling Trump he might get his account back in two weeks, as long as they’ve decided NEVER to actually give it back.

Republicans nationwide find that ‘going Trumpy’ - either by overtly associating themselves with him via photos etc, or by endorsing remarks made by Trump, or by being generally Trumpy - has increased their own donations.


“There’s an old axiom in life: Follow the money,” said Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.). “If you look at all these people raising money, they’re using Donald Trump. It’s where the action is. They aren’t doing it for their health. They are doing it because the biggest force for the Republican Party for fundraising is President Trump. He has the most loyal following …”

Meaning of course, he has the biggest group of suckers and marks willing to empty their wallets. It’s not as though Lindsey is going to tell this truth, though. This apparently endless ability of Trumpers to find cash to send him and his acolytes rather puts the lie to the old “voting for Trump was about Economic Anxiety” theory,

Meanwhile - Trump is interrupting wedding receptions at Malaria-Ago whining about stolen elections while an embarrassed crowd looks on:


Lol ... If someone schedules a wedding party at Malaria-Ago , they get what’s coming to 'em. Or - If you have a wedding there, you may love the impromptu Trump act. To a normal person, it would be embarrassing, like if your drunk uncle woke up, slipped the leash and staggered into your big event. But to “people who choose the filthy carpets and chipped gold gilt of Mar-A-Largo as the backdrop for their "special day”, it’s like the Second Coming of Christ happening at your wedding, if Christ was a mentally deranged sore loser.

Fifty bucks says he wanders in wearing a bathrobe by Memorial Day.