Speaking this afternoon, FCC chair Ajit Pai commented on Twitter’s issues with verification and discrimination:
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai says in speech that Twitter has a "double standard" in suspending and de-verifying accounts from conservatives.
— Seth Fiegerman (@sfiegerman) November 28, 2017
Is that controversial? CNN senior reporter Dylan Byers thinks so. In fact, he thinks it’s a “highly charged political statement”:
Highly charged political statement for an FCC Chairman >> https://t.co/lORiv4nOTj
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) November 28, 2017
Yeah, well, suppose that’s one way to put Pai’s remarks. Another?
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/935589730195927040
It is an accurate statement.
— ?Erin ? (@MsErinMurray) November 28, 2017
It’s accurate
— VK (@vjeannek) November 28, 2017
Accurate statement.
— Scotty Potty (@HTX_Con) November 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/P1BradMichigan/status/935586242338738182
you misspelled accurate.
— UA (@UA1078) November 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/goliathmeadow/status/935586262236483584
Looks very much like "facts" to me. Next.
— Benjamin E. (@simplyrenoe) November 28, 2017
https://twitter.com/AuntieM1776/status/935589926934056963
He made no such demand, in fact:
Here are the FCC chairman's full remarks on Twitter, as part of a speech on his plans to repeal net neutrality: pic.twitter.com/YBkfwVlhFB
— Seth Fiegerman (@sfiegerman) November 28, 2017
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Pai didn’t mention this example:
For example, this person expresses hate towards both a gender and a race. Still verified.
What's up with that @jack @TwitterSupport ? pic.twitter.com/M6OLO0wIgS— Rev. Ducati? (@Reverend_Ducati) November 28, 2017
Sure looks like there’s a double standard, doesn’t it?
Sometimes an apple is just an apple, Dylan.
https://twitter.com/BenjiQ123/status/935591102144491520
https://twitter.com/cubfan296/status/935586845286715393
If that is politicizing, what is the next level of it in order to describe CNN?
— Geoff (@SomeGeoffGuy) November 28, 2017
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