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Worth noting that political ads are already banned on Twitter and have been for a couple years: https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952?ref_src=tws

Worth noting that political ads are already banned on Twitter and have been for a couple years: https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952?ref_src=... In practice, this leads to weird scenarios where Exxon can run promotional ads but climate groups can't run ads in opposition. I'm not saying this is the wrong policy necessarily, just that "politics" is a tricky thing to define. Labor unions can't run ads saying workers should demand more pay, but Amazon can run ads saying their jobs pay good wages. Edit: Also, I tried to find the original post but the blog is down, at least for the moment for me. https://blog.twitter.com https://blog.twitter.com -- anyway, here's a cached version: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ADXc6Wf2sSAJ:https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2022/accelerating-our-climate-commitments-on-earth-day+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ADXc6W...

boomlinde 5y ago
For as long as money is instrumental in determining the allocation of resources and power, the goals of commercial entities (and their propaganda) are inherently political in nature. By advocating for their own profit they are advocating for a certain resource distribution strategy that they want as many people to get on board with. What Twitter is really saying is that they are fine with political messages, just not from institutions and by means that are typically associated with democracy: for as long as you only represent your self-interest rather than constituents and members in a democratic sense you are free to propagandize as much as you want. The result is highly political, just directly anti-democratic.
kornhole 5y ago
It seems the best solution is to ban all advertising and money interest on the platform. Then Twitter would have a lower valuation, and they would not do that. It is a good thing we do have ad-free social media like Twitter such as Mastodon.
blablabla123 5y ago
I guess this also shows the limits of communities where the topic is basically everything
wraithgourd 5y ago
They removed Danny Devito’s blue check mark when he supported the Nabisco union or whatever. Twitter is so close to being perfect, I hope they fix it…
- stjohnswarts 5y ago
  Twitter is so close to being perfect.... I... I've never heard this combination of words before can you please let us know how you came to this conclusion?
  - kbelder 5y ago
    Ash: You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. Lambert: You admire it. Ash: I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. Parker: Look, I am... I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug. Ash: Last word. Ellen Ripley: What? Ash: I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
- chefandy 5y ago
  Twitter said that's not why they removed the blue check and it was re-added. Not that I trust press-releases but that seems like it would be a bit of a departure for them.
  - pydry 5y ago
    The timing suggests that an automated system was tripped by a deluge of malicious abuse reports. I'd say that's pretty in character.
    - chefandy 5y ago
      If that supposition is even true, Twitter removing a blue check because he publicly supported a union— the initial implication to which I replied— and twitter removing and restoring a blue check because people exploited their abuse reporting system are two very different things.

boomlinde 5y ago

For as long as money is instrumental in determining the allocation of resources and power, the goals of commercial entities (and their propaganda) are inherently political in nature. By advocating for their own profit they are advocating for a certain resource distribution strategy that they want as many people to get on board with. What Twitter is really saying is that they are fine with political messages, just not from institutions and by means that are typically associated with democracy: for as long as you only represent your self-interest rather than constituents and members in a democratic sense you are free to propagandize as much as you want. The result is highly political, just directly anti-democratic.

kornhole 5y ago

It seems the best solution is to ban all advertising and money interest on the platform. Then Twitter would have a lower valuation, and they would not do that. It is a good thing we do have ad-free social media like Twitter such as Mastodon.

blablabla123 5y ago

I guess this also shows the limits of communities where the topic is basically everything

wraithgourd 5y ago

They removed Danny Devito’s blue check mark when he supported the Nabisco union or whatever. Twitter is so close to being perfect, I hope they fix it…

stjohnswarts 5y ago
Twitter is so close to being perfect.... I... I've never heard this combination of words before can you please let us know how you came to this conclusion?
- kbelder 5y ago
  Ash: You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility. Lambert: You admire it. Ash: I admire its purity. A survivor... unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality. Parker: Look, I am... I've heard enough of this, and I'm asking you to pull the plug. Ash: Last word. Ellen Ripley: What? Ash: I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
chefandy 5y ago
Twitter said that's not why they removed the blue check and it was re-added. Not that I trust press-releases but that seems like it would be a bit of a departure for them.
- pydry 5y ago
  The timing suggests that an automated system was tripped by a deluge of malicious abuse reports. I'd say that's pretty in character.
  - chefandy 5y ago
    If that supposition is even true, Twitter removing a blue check because he publicly supported a union— the initial implication to which I replied— and twitter removing and restoring a blue check because people exploited their abuse reporting system are two very different things.