Twitter blocks support of Phil. Cracker Barrel removes Duck stuff. Ooops! (Mistake!)

Censorship is bad, right? It’s bad unless it is used on people who uphold heterosexuality.

Here’s a story about what Twitter did.

‘Duck Dynasty’: Twitter Blocks ‘iStandWithPhil.com‘ Content

UPDATED: Twitter has restored access to the link, stating that the website had mistakenly been flagged as spam.

In the latest development in the ongoing culture war surrounding Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s controversial remarks on homosexuality, the pro-Robertson website iStandwithPhil.com was flagged on Twitter, prohibiting users from posting messages containing links to the page. Twitter removed the block late on Dec. 23, and a Twitter spokesperson explained that an outside organization that tracks spam sources had mistakenly flagged the URL as spam.

“We have restored access and apologize for the error,” the spokesperson said.

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It was a “mistake”. Yah, right.

In other news, did you hear about Cracker Barrel restaurants?   Their clientele is not exactly the tony NYC liberal type.  They took all the Duck stuff off their shelves.  Big mistake.

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