HippySol t1_iye8ucy wrote
In theory it sounds like a good idea. But the problem is that ignoring a social issue doesnt make it go away and if there is no push back, the people pushing a certain agenda will believe, and others will believe, that everyone accepts their view and therefore it must be 'right'.
eg. I had NO idea that Elon Musk had conservative values until all the hullabaloo started about some companies leaving twitter. Why should they? Because they dont like the guy who owns it having conservative values? Interesting, but I thought we lived in a society that valued free speech, even if you dont agree with it.
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Quartia t1_iyel5qt wrote
>I'd say you've had your head in the sand, then, but not paying attention to some asshole just because he's rich is something I can get behind.
Not really. He kept it hidden for a while. For a long time he was this cool "inventor/visionary" persona liked by everyone across the political spectrum. Then over the last 3 years the truth came out.
they_be_cray_z t1_iyee5jl wrote
>Also, the guy in question is openly courting with racists and fascists.
The only difference between then and now is that racists and totalitarians on the left and the right will now be allowed, instead of exclusively those on the left. You're allowed to have opinions, even horrible opinions, so long as you don't threaten people. Also, people wrongly accused of racism will likely no longer be punished (which was of course selectively enforced).
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SuccessfulPieCrust t1_iyeg5m3 wrote
Fingers crossed
Twitter was a weird platform for it's content enforcement
ISIS? Not fine but we'll take months to react to them.
Trump? Ban.
People using alt-right emojis? Ban.
Someone being racist to white people? All good.
Verification was even stranger for me, random safe political commentators could get verified but I couldn't get my gaming studio done with proof of address, bills, a game on steam, registered trademark, business bank with a trading name and more if they asked. Absolutely infuriating
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Chr0nos1 t1_iyep1pk wrote
From the article YOU linked to: “We’ve put a stop to the spike in hateful conduct, but that the level of hateful activity on the service is now about 95% lower than it was before the acquisition,” Roth said in remarks broadcast live on Twitter. “Changes that we’ve made and the proactive enforcement that we carried out are making Twitter safer relative to where it was before.”
kawhi_2020 t1_iyeey21 wrote
Have you ever tried not getting mad about things you've invented in your head before?
Advertisers are not pulling back because of Apple or Google because Apple and Google do not control who advertises on Twitter.
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Fun_in_Space t1_iyeocav wrote
He bans people who tell jokes about him. He fires employees who try to tell him he's wrong. He doesn't believe in free speech.
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