Twitter is not a free speech platform. Banning people for tweeting "fuck" at a government official isn't awful because of free speech.
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Replying to @EmilyGorcenski
It's awful because it is complicit in the silencing and erasure of marginalized people speaking truth to power on their own behalf.
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The power and beauty of this platform is that it gives otherwise marginalized people a platform to make their lives visible.
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Making one's life visible by speaking out against power is the exact opposite of speaking hate to make people invisible.
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My great privilege in having a voice on this platform is to be peers among creators of all walks of life. This is how Twitter will thrive.
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It will not thrive upon the violent, hateful opposition of creativity.
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