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Twitter suspends accounts by mistake after abuse of new private media policy

11 points by crackercrews 5y ago

crackercrews 5y ago
Not clear if this is "abuse" or just unintended usage by people at right-wing rallies. Would it be considered "abuse" if it were people at left-wing rallies? This policy seems highly subjective.
- rvz 5y ago
  > Would it be considered "abuse" if it were people at left-wing rallies? This policy seems highly subjective. Well then, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and 'anyone' can take advantage of this policy. The more appropriate term would be 'loophole'.
1MachineElf 5y ago
"hate rallies" Are those actual things, or is this just another term the media uses to describe any organizing that isn't center-left?
jimmygrapes 5y ago
> Far-right activists reportedly used services like Telegram and Gab to organize against anti-extremist accounts that work to expose and keep track of white supremacists at hate rallies — they sought to get these accounts suspended and have their personal photos removed (via The Washington Post). So there are accounts on Twitter that "expose and keep track" of people (I won't give them the benefit of the doubt re: their assumptions of "white supremacist" and "hate rallies"). This sounds awfully like illegal stalking to me. Twitter's new system is working as intended. If you disagree, use that much vaunted empathy and put yourself in the shoes of the harassed.
- sobkas 5y ago
  > So there are accounts on Twitter that "expose and keep track" of people (I won't give them the benefit of the doubt re: their assumptions of "white supremacist" and "hate rallies"). This sounds awfully like illegal stalking to me. Twitter's new system is working as intended. Yes, because taking pictures in public spaces, during publicly held rallies is stalking. No one forced them to attend, they have no expectation of privacy while attending and publishing their pictures is free speech. Making list of people who attended rally shouldn't be a problem, because attendees have nothing to be ashamed of. Right? > If you disagree, use that much vaunted empathy and put yourself in the shoes of the harassed. I love when people redefine meanings of words to suit their needs. I hope I didn't "harassed" you to much by pointing this out. "Harassed" is new "oppressed"?

11 points by crackercrews 5y ago

Not clear if this is "abuse" or just unintended usage by people at right-wing rallies. Would it be considered "abuse" if it were people at left-wing rallies? This policy seems highly subjective.

rvz 5y ago
> Would it be considered "abuse" if it were people at left-wing rallies? This policy seems highly subjective. Well then, the road to hell is paved with good intentions and 'anyone' can take advantage of this policy. The more appropriate term would be 'loophole'.

1MachineElf 5y ago

"hate rallies" Are those actual things, or is this just another term the media uses to describe any organizing that isn't center-left?

jimmygrapes 5y ago

> Far-right activists reportedly used services like Telegram and Gab to organize against anti-extremist accounts that work to expose and keep track of white supremacists at hate rallies — they sought to get these accounts suspended and have their personal photos removed (via The Washington Post). So there are accounts on Twitter that "expose and keep track" of people (I won't give them the benefit of the doubt re: their assumptions of "white supremacist" and "hate rallies"). This sounds awfully like illegal stalking to me. Twitter's new system is working as intended. If you disagree, use that much vaunted empathy and put yourself in the shoes of the harassed.

sobkas 5y ago
> So there are accounts on Twitter that "expose and keep track" of people (I won't give them the benefit of the doubt re: their assumptions of "white supremacist" and "hate rallies"). This sounds awfully like illegal stalking to me. Twitter's new system is working as intended. Yes, because taking pictures in public spaces, during publicly held rallies is stalking. No one forced them to attend, they have no expectation of privacy while attending and publishing their pictures is free speech. Making list of people who attended rally shouldn't be a problem, because attendees have nothing to be ashamed of. Right? > If you disagree, use that much vaunted empathy and put yourself in the shoes of the harassed. I love when people redefine meanings of words to suit their needs. I hope I didn't "harassed" you to much by pointing this out. "Harassed" is new "oppressed"?