Cedar Posts has maintained a Twitter handle since 2009.
In the beginning Twitter was a phenomenal idea. During the 2012 Benghazi attack those of us with Twitter accounts watched stunned as the events half a world away unfolded in real time.
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We watched countless other events in real time. Tweets appeared in order, no filters, no computer algorithms, just a real-time feed of thoughts, comments, photos as it happened.
Then slowly almost imperceivably things began to change. Conservative voices dimmed and the shrill shouts of the left took center stage.
The @CedarPosts handle which was adding fifty or so followers per month slowed to a trickle. Then magically in 2016 the 3400 followers dropped to 1900.
It has remained there ever since. Never again to surpass 2000.
It didn't take long to understand that @CedarPosts had been shadow banned by twitter. Every reply was placed behind "other" and then behind "offensive" even replies that were only photos of puppies were deemed "may be offensive".
Retweets of other conservative voices were also muted.
From my perspective @CedarPosts tweets where at the top of the list, but in reality they were "shadow banned" to anyone other than those who followed @CedarPosts.
COVID began with amazing change to twitter, suggesting that healthy people might want to take a pass on the vaccine became a quick trip to "twitter jail".
Those who voiced concerns with the perceived anomalies in the voting process were labeled as mis and dis information sources, and bad actors.
While I didn't agree with everything Donald Trump said, and I frankly think he's his own worst enemy, twitter considered his pro America tweets Hate Speech. Never mind that 1/2 the country agreed. The silencing of the former president is a problem.
If you looked at the twitter today and viewed the posted video of Joe Biden falling asleep mid interview you would be shocked to see that most the replies are pro-Biden.
The "Joe Biden is my president" tweets far outnumber the people who point out that falling asleep mid sentence is normal for seniors in nursing homes, those who are dealing with the tragic effects of alzheimer's and dementia.
Someone didn't like my comment regarding nodding Joe. So rather than delete the tweet, CP has decided to SHIT CAN Twitter.
12 comments:
I've been hoping for a couple of years you would but I felt it was presumptuous to say so. We'll find you.
Dammit man 🤦♂️
Jay Kulina
I hate Trump but silencing him and others is very much like watching the former Chinese head of state being removed and never seen again.
What did you say that broke the camel’s back?
Cedar, Im sure twitter won't miss you.
Twitter is a mess its become a waste land of liberal bullshit. Cedar's right at the start it made sense, now its endless promotional ADs and anti cop hate.
Speaking of Twitter anyone else see the Jeff Jackson "You ain't black unless you vote for me" photo with Jim Clyburn, Cheri Beasley, Alma Adams that he proudly tweeted yesterday?
Nothing says law and order doesn't matter to me like a grifter and his black hommies.
Cedar Twitter is so yesterday. I stopped wasting time and found it better just to not watch the libtards cry about elections. I think I saw where you said "as a country we are far too invested in politics" and I think you are spot on. So take you own advice.
Cedar I will miss reading your tweets and you are spot on with Trump is his own worst enemy. But hey our 401k’s are only down 25% this year…. Let’s go Brandon
Simply, I am *very* sorry to see this.
Pledge fund?
Maybe you stopped adding followers because you didn't follow people? And started blocking people you had been 'buddies' with for reasons they didn't know?
If you really believe Trump was banned because of "pro-America" tweets, you have lost the plot.
And there are just as many right wingnuts as left wingnuts. Equally insane conspiracy theories wrongfully promoted from every direction and with many originating overseas. You have to be intelligent enough to spot them and if confused, research the truth. That will be true in every part of life, outside of Twitter also.
And yes, Jeff Jackson is a complete tool. He is dishonest. He lost and then saw an opportunity to get back in. Unfortunately, there's nobody in politics right now that doesn't meet that definition.
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