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The biggest issue with the policy (and one which is not really mentioned here) is enforcement. Doesn't really matter what the policies are, if Twitter is very,
by CM30 11y ago
The biggest issue with the policy (and one which is not really mentioned here) is enforcement. Doesn't really matter what the policies are, if Twitter is very, very loose when it comes to actually enforcing them.
For example, I've seen a few people get banned or suspended because they said something that made a popular user (or in some cases, one a Twitter member of staff agrees with) uncomfortable, whereas someone who supports said staff member's political views or has more followers can get away with murder.
For example, there have been people who said something loosely associated with GamerGate who got suspended until they removed the tweet, whereas certain journalists and media figures could try and falsely accuse their enemies of serious crimes and get in no trouble whatsoever. It was also a certain Twitter employee who got Milo unverified for ridiculous reasons.
Twitter's policy reboot is already worrying, but what it really needs to do is be even handed with its punishments towards those that break the rule. It shouldn't matter if you're a nobody or a celebrity with millions of followers; break the rules, get suspended or banned. It shouldn't matter if your political views align with Twitter staff or not. Same deal.
Twitter needs to examine what it's policy on freedom of speech and stuff is, but then also enforce it equally, however unpopular that may be.
- exstudent2 11y agoTwitter has also started censoring their search suggestions down the same political lines you mention. You no longer get auto-suggest for #gamergate or any Milo related topics. Ironically they're also blocking #twittercensorship. You can see for yourself here: https://twitter.com/search-home https://twitter.com/search-home As far as I know this change wasn't announced (seems to have rolled out over the weekend in response to the Milo incident). It does not bode well for freedom of speech on Twitter. Edit: to clarify the results are still there if you manually do the search, but the hashtags are no longer in the search suggestions.