Nunes sues Twitter, some users, seeks over $250M alleging anti-conservative 'shadow bans,' smears
Source: MSN
California GOP Rep. Devin Nunes filed a major lawsuit seeking $250 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages against Twitter and a handful of its users on Monday, accusing the social media site of "shadow-banning conservatives" including himself to influence the 2018 elections, explicitly and systematically censoring opposing viewpoints and "ignoring" lawful complaints of repeated abusive behavior.
In a complaint filed in Virginia state court on Monday, Nunes said Twitter was guilty of "knowingly hosting and monetizing content that is clearly abusive, hateful and defamatory - providing both a voice and financial incentive to the defamers - thereby facilitating defamation on its platform."
Although federal law ordinarily exempts services like Twitter from defamation liability, Nunes' suit said the platform has taken such an active role in curating and banning content that it should lose that protection and face liability like any other organization that defames.
"Twitter created and developed the content at issue in this case by transforming false accusations of criminal conduct, imputed wrongdoing, dishonesty and lack of integrity into a publicly available commodity used by unscrupulous political operatives and their donor/clients as a weapon," Nunes' legal team wrote.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nunes-sues-twitter-some-users-seeks-over-dollar250m-alleging-anti-conservative-shadow-bans-smears/ar-BBUW0dO
I didn't know what a "shadow ban" was, so I found this.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/us/politics/twitter-shadowbanning.html
July 26, 2018
When President Trump accused Twitter of "shadow banning" Republicans in a tweet on Thursday morning, it was the latest salvo in a long-running debate over whether social media platforms suppress conservative users because of their political views.
SNIP
Is Twitter shadow banning Republicans?
No, it is not. Vice claimed that Twitter was shadow banning some Republicans because their accounts "no longer appear in the auto-populated drop-down search box."
The profiles appear when conducting a full search, the article noted, but not in the "more convenient and visible drop-down bar."
Basically, you could still search for the accounts, but Twitter would not automatically suggest them. But that is not what shadow banning means -- or meant before this week -- and on Wednesday and Thursday, the internet engaged in a real-time debate over its definition.
In a statement, Twitter flatly rejected the claim made by Vice: "As we have said before, we do not 'shadowban.'"
bluestarone
(17,030 posts)tRUMP twitted? HELL NO!
rurallib
(62,448 posts)bluestarone
(17,030 posts)rickyhall
(4,889 posts)Nunes needs jail time for Obstruction.
RockRaven
(14,998 posts)That little turd from Covington Catholic sued for $250M also, didn't he?
underpants
(182,878 posts)dalton99a
(81,570 posts)underpants
(182,878 posts)Free speech is only covered on public land. Speech on private property is at the discretion of the owner tempered by public accommodation. The airwaves are even controlled by the FCC.
Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)skylucy
(3,743 posts)X_Digger
(18,585 posts)Bite my ass, Nunes.
Power 2 the People
(2,437 posts)What about the "free market" Devin you douche?????????
BumRushDaShow
(129,447 posts)Took the words right outta my mouth. The GOP is all for "private industry" and "freedumbs"....until they aren't.
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)Gore1FL
(21,151 posts)cstanleytech
(26,319 posts)its not a part of the government and thus no one has any constitutional rights or protections regarding their service.
Gore1FL
(21,151 posts)X_Digger
(18,585 posts)Comparing the two is a bit of a miss.
A website has no obligation to allow / permit / accommodate any protected class.
DRoseDARs
(6,810 posts)Gore1FL
(21,151 posts)I'm trying to say if a homophobe can make a business choice not sell a cake, one would think twitter could make a choice of who it allows or disallows.
paleotn
(17,956 posts)dismissed. Suit filed for it's publicity, not for it's merits.
DBoon
(22,397 posts)That's the free market response isn't it?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)bitterross
(4,066 posts)Once again, a GOP asshole projecting.
Midnight Writer
(21,795 posts)Takket
(21,625 posts)they are a private company with no obligation to host anyone or explain banning everyone.
what twitter SHOULD be held responsible for is not enforcing its OWN rules when abusive behavior from rethugs is allowed to continue despite reports.
Initech
(100,102 posts)Conservatives aren't getting banned because they're conservative. They're getting banned because they're hateful dicks! Don't want to get banned from social media sites? Don't be a hateful dick. It's that simple!
Bengus81
(6,932 posts)They can ban anyone they want. If you don't like it then go start your own web site with a comment section. Pussy..............
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Theyre wiping the floor with him
ITS TOO MUCH FUN!!
Leghorn21
(13,526 posts)Lawsuit Against Twitter, Two Anonymous
Twitter Accounts
Link to tweet
OMG!!!
machoneman
(4,010 posts)as all kinds of his nefarious actions will come out.
As a non-lawyer and a only an Agriculture degree holder, he's a fool (or ignored his real lawyer's advice) as in discovery, all his back-door leaking to Trump and Trump's lawyers may in fact come out.
Whatta fool!
BootinUp
(47,187 posts)Progressive Jones
(6,011 posts)They will take this accusation as the gospel truth.
It's a stunt, and Nunes knows exactly what he's trying to accomplish.
salin
(48,955 posts)Devin isn't. But I am guessing there is a dark money organization that is paying the costs for this frivolous law suit, and that figuring out who is paying is hard as heck to find. That said, find that money source, and uncover a major story.
.99center
(1,237 posts)Zorro
(15,749 posts)This should be fun.
https://www.wonkette.com/is-devin-nunes-f-cking-one-last-cow-to-protect-trump-mooooooo-ybe
https://www.wonkette.com/it-all-started-with-a-dairy-cow-named-gem-a-brief-history-of-devin-nunes-being-stupid-his-entire-life
https://www.wonkette.com/does-devin-nunes-have-mad-cow-disease-we-are-just-asking
There's a lot more where those came from.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,361 posts)Oh, wait, we just remembered you can't copyright an idea, which makes us a better lawyer than Devin Nunes's Virginia dude. Allegedly. We opine.
https://www.wonkette.com/devin-nunes-sues-devin-nuness-cow-for-alienation-and-sedition-of-affection
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)Whoever hears this case will probably agree.
dlk
(11,576 posts)He knows what hes been up to and with the success, so far, of the ongoing Mueller investigation...
JohnnyRingo
(18,641 posts)Even if he was slandered to the point of complete ruin, the damages wouldn't be worth 10% of that.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)......... ........ ........
onenote
(42,759 posts)Which isn't suprising because his attorney's record suggest he's not exactly the sharpest knife in the legal drawer.
See:https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11932728
stopbush
(24,396 posts)Gothmog
(145,554 posts)BlueFlorida
(1,532 posts)He will have no chance to succeed.
gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)BlueFlorida
(1,532 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)Gothmog
(145,554 posts)Link to tweet
?s=20
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Nunes is such a craven idiot.
SunSeeker
(51,697 posts)Nunes should be in jail.
Quemado
(1,262 posts)Pun intended
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)Gothmog
(145,554 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,793 posts)so morally bankrupt along with all those that elected you
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Pass out the tinfoil helmets, Q Anon has connected the dots and now that great conspiracist Nunes is ready to storm the digital battlements...
csziggy
(34,137 posts)The Onion Wednesday 2:06pm
WASHINGTONVowing to fight tooth and nail against what he called an insidious smear campaign, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) announced Wednesday he was considering filing a defamation lawsuit against his official Twitter account for ruining his reputation. The figure behind @DevinNunes has disparaged my good name in what appears to be a highly coordinated effort to make me look like some kind of whiny, impetuous idiot, said the House Intelligence Committees ranking member, who accused the verified account of repeatedly posting and sharing content that has portrayed him as a crackpot with abhorrent views since the profile was first created in 2009. The fact that Twitter has allowed this account to exist for nearly a decade is a major testament to the platforms left-leaning bias. Theyve stood idly by and watched while my official account has spewed out nothing but drivel and lies. This is character assassination, pure and simple. Nunes added that hopefully the lawsuit would serve as a stern warning to other outlets that have smeared him, including his official Facebook account, his official campaign website, and Nunes.house.gov.
No more at link: https://politics.theonion.com/devin-nunes-threatens-defamation-lawsuit-after-reputati-1833444233