In a Twitter-based continuation of the Bitcoin[1] (BTC) vs Bitcoin Cash[2] (BCH) debate, the BCH-promoting Twitter[3] handle, @Bitcoin[4], has been suspended by Twitter, seemingly due to a large number of complaints from Twitter users – likely Bitcoin supporters – Sunday, April 8.
The rivalry between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash[5], a hard fork of the Bitcoin Blockchain[6] that took place in August 2017, is characterized by the debate over scaling issues on the network and how to solve them. Along those lines, Bitcoin enthusiasts promote second-layer scaling solutions[7]; they are opposed to any hard forks that may solve said problems, but seek to replace Bitcoin, protective of the “Bitcoin” name, whose user base and brand recognition are unparalleled by other coins.
Roger Ver[8], a long-time crypto entrepreneur and major proponent of Bitcoin Cash, tweeted today that the suspension of the BCH account is the death of free speech:
So this is how free speech dies...with thunderous applause.@bitcoinhttps://t.co/TMZc0EWoIx[9][10]
— Roger Ver (@rogerkver)
Self-proclaimed cypher punk Jameson Lopp commented[12] on Ver’s Tweet that “[f]reedom of speech means that the government won't throw you in a cage for saying something it doesn't condone. Freedom of speech doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want on someone else's property,” starting an online argument about Twitter’s policies on account suspension.
Twitter user Cryptomania replied[13] to Jameson Lopp that “an army of people commanded by /r/bitcoin reporting the account non stop [sic]” led to its suspension, to which Lopp retorted that “[e]ven if that's the case, it's still an issue with Twitter as a private platform
