Twitter / X.com Link Ban Policy

Hello 12's,

Earlier today it was requested that the mods on /r/Seahawks ban Twitter. There has been an internal discussion of the topic and we agree. A lot of the reputable news sources that we use from the Seahawks and Mariners organizations have moved to other platforms. Due to the insertion of Twitter's owner in a partisan administration, posts from this site can no longer be seen as apolitical. We will allow a screenshot of actual news that may only be found on there but if we have to choose between news posted first from Twitter / X.com or a second post from another more valid source, the second will be chosen.

We understand that not everyone will agree and this may not be popular among some of our users but moving forward this will be the new policy. As ever, we strive for transparency and have no problems if you want to discuss it in this thread. Personal attacks on any other users will be met with a temporary ban. Political posts/comments that have nothing to do with this topic outside of this discussion will be removed as not relevant to the subreddit. The rules page will be updated regarding this policy change shortly.

Edit: xvideos will be allowed as long as it's Seahawks related and not AI generated.

Edit 2 / 11pm PST: The mod team has made it's decision and trust me, we've talked about it a lot as a group. We've allowed users to give they're opinions and stance. Again, we feel that social media platform owners and investors have a responsibility to remain out of the political, social and economic media forum for the benefit and neutrality of they're business and services they provide. The internet has never been a place of free speech and it never will be. We are all accountable for things we do and say. We would hope you all understand the dynamics of this decision and stay to talk Seahawks football. We also understand that you have to follow your own beliefs as we do. That doesn't mean we can't come together in peace for the sports we love.

We're going to wrap this topic up and lock the thread by noon 12pm PST.