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Will $2B be enough to reign in the Twitter censorship regime?
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Austin Parker
https://cryptoslate.com/press-releases/will-2b-be-enough-to-reign-in-the-twitter-censorship-regime/
Out of curiosity, is Twitter censorship that serious of a problem? Who and what is being censored? What responsibility do we have to each other in this "town square?"
I feel like I usually hear this from extreme groups that are just sharing misinformation and spam. Other times it appears to be people who think their message should be performing better but it isn't.
Yes, I feel the same. Would like to see some clear instances of "censorship" as opposed to people who got banned for spreading mis-information.
Of course, there seems to be a problem with determining what exactly is mis-information these days. I think that's where the real problem lies. People believe mis-information, then think they're getting censored when they try to spread it and get banned.
Both "sides" of any controversial topic think its a problem, so I'd say resoundingly yes,
I'm a free speech absolutist, just like Elon and I think social media should remove posts if they break the law. Saying something that's controversial and considered "fake news" by a Twitter division shouldn't be removed.
I'm not sure if $2B will be enough but it should put enough pressure.
I think in a lot of ways I am an absolutist about freedoms of speech and expression, but increasingly I am wondering whether those rights weren't meant to be exercised in the context of a certain sort or level of education, an education that is perhaps no longer being exercised or obtained by most people, especially most people who spend an inordinate amount of time absorbing data about their world through social media. In this context, it seems reasonable to expect platforms to be somewhat responsible for the gap between ideal and actuality and do some policing of content, particularly content that has serious negative consequences for human lives.
Absolutely agree. Its all or nothing. Otherwise the line will be moved, continually.
Nope, its all about controlling the narrative. Not being profitable.
It's good to see people starting to realize that Twitter isn't the public square. If Twitter disagrees with what you have to say, you will be banned, and this has happened to anyone who has questioned traditional political narratives, whether that be Coronavirus, Ukraine, or just the ruling party in America. I mean, for god sakes, the President of the US was *banned from Twitter. If he can be removed, then its no surprise what happens to people with no power. They will be removed too, and this has happened in droves. Twitter and their ilk don't want to discuss their bias, but it's clear they ban certain vocal points while condoning others.
Totally agree. Twitter is not a public square or town square. It has a relatively small amount of people, and of those people, the tiniest fraction is by far the loudest.
As a result, we have a perception that it plays an important role in society by adequately capturing public sentiment (perhaps it could). Currently, however, it doesn't.
Despite me using twitter every day, I still suck at it! I hope Elon Musk bringing more light towards twitter will help us all make twitter even better
On unrelated news, part of me is so happy that all this buzz is making Twitter even more popular.
A friend of mine who used to say "I never get Twitter" has just set up his own profile for the first time after deleting it 7 years ago.
Twitter is truly the de facto town square, and people should really be able to speak freely on the platform within the bounds of the law.