The lil' Honeckers at @Poynter did chance into one smart thing: they appear to have mainly targeted cons for censorship. As we keep seeing, cons simply lack the smarts & sanity to undercut lil' Putins like Poynter (even if, due to Dunning-Kruger, cons think otherwise).

Because censorship is all the rage among "journalists", @Poynter published an Index Librorum Prohibitorum of sites that they think should be banned (in effect; they openly tried to undercut them to advertisers). Then, on #WorldPressFreedomDay they withdrew the blacklist.

This is disgusting @Poynter why would you parter with the Kochs who are doing huge amounts of damage to free press… https://t.co/kU16sqEz66

@erinbiba @dangillmor @Poynter The Koch’s are a huge ally to a free press (they’re libertarians after all). It woul… https://t.co/uYTac5gaKT

So, if they asked you to mislead about immigration you'd do it? RT @howardowens [to erinbiba] The Koch’s are a huge ally to a free press (they’re libertarians after all). It would be foolish not to work with them. Charles Koch, if you’re listening, I’ll take your money any time.

.@Poynter backs away from bizarre list throwing legit news outlets on a list with conspiracy sites. 1 thing for pol… https://t.co/ZN1bcdwJMq

Hey Fred, can you think of some of the things cons do that makes it extremely easy for Poynter, MMFA, Facebook, Twitter, etc to censor them? MT @FredLucasWH ...Poynter used to be reputable journalism group and hopefully can one day recover from this shameful chapter...

I appreciate that @Poynter has pulled its fake news list. If they decide to revise it and bring it back, let's ho… https://t.co/0ZRRtFbwGc

@KatrinaTrinko @Poynter @splcenter No, Katrina. They played with fire. They got burned. The smart thing to do is ne… https://t.co/qslqpuH1Eu

.@jimstinson: you know what's worse than Poynter, SPLC, Snopes, etc? Loud supposed opponents like you & @KatrinaTrinko who just do shtick rather than opposing them in the ways that are needed: smart, sane, patriotic, & big tent. You & Katrina fail on all counts.

.@jimstinson: eg, @KatrinaTrinko proves Poynter right by ignoring that at least 2 major l/w sites (ShareBlue & DailyKos) are on the list. She helps Poynter by refusing to stand with *everyone* who's censored. Just opposing censorship of those who agree with you doesn't count.

UnNews: An index of unreliable news websites https://t.co/tZGAz0rIaQ https://t.co/rWfO7CEvZq

Update: We've taken this list down after finding inconsistencies in the methodology. We regret that we failed to en… https://t.co/rFewb7Am0P

@Poynter It's what always happens when liberals try to control thought.

Hardly: the anti-speech far-left is incredibly successful, mostly because their loudest opponents are incredibly incompetent. MT @MISTYROSE209 [Poynter withdrawing their blacklist is] what always happens when liberals try to control thought

.@Mantzarlis: e.g., "Kimberly LaCapria, [who blogs at] 'ViceVixen' and has posted on Snopes . com while smoking pot". @Poynter approved?

.@Mantzarlis: as "Director @factchecknet at @Poynter", did @Snopes get this wrong, yes or no: http://24ahead.com/obama-illegal-aliens-voting

The seamy past & present of the #Facebook & @Poynter "fact checker" @Snopes: http://peekURL.com/zEsJsSM None are credible. #Trump2016 #MAGA

these third party fact checkers have some code of principles https://t.co/QJq17leZYL https://t.co/vI3dxsm14N

.@momblogger: @Poynter thinks Snopes, Factcheck, Politifact are credible when they've repeatedly deceived. #journalism #Facebook #censorship