Drawing this distinction is logically correct but also largely irrelevant. Both actions stand in clear opposition to the principles of free speech. Twitter is a platform, and it's chosen to be a platform that does not…
None. That doesn't mean that anyone shouldn't be able to do just that, however. Censorship of Wrongspeak is perhaps the most pernicious form of censorship, because it's easy to dismiss as justified.
Selective enforcement.
Yes. The Twitter that hasn't shut down other (left-leaning) accounts for repeatedly breaking the ToS. Pretending that this is anything but politically-motivated is naive.
Correct. But while the two cases aren't equivalent, they both stand in opposition to principles of free speech. Twitter has no moral high ground here.
Drawing this distinction is logically correct but also largely irrelevant. Both actions stand in clear opposition to the principles of free speech. Twitter is a platform, and it's chosen to be a platform that does not…
None. That doesn't mean that anyone shouldn't be able to do just that, however. Censorship of Wrongspeak is perhaps the most pernicious form of censorship, because it's easy to dismiss as justified.
Selective enforcement.
Yes. The Twitter that hasn't shut down other (left-leaning) accounts for repeatedly breaking the ToS. Pretending that this is anything but politically-motivated is naive.
Correct. But while the two cases aren't equivalent, they both stand in opposition to principles of free speech. Twitter has no moral high ground here.