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Good news for you. Here's a direct quote from their post, which I believe their blog is currently down so don't blame you for not finding it: > To better serve

Good news for you. Here's a direct quote from their post, which I believe their blog is currently down so don't blame you for not finding it: > To better serve these conversations, misleading advertisements on Twitter that contradict the scientific consensus on climate change are prohibited, in line with our inappropriate content policy.

dalmo3 5y ago
> misleading advertisements on Twitter that contradict the scientific consensus climate change are prohibited I wonder if they still allow non-misleading advertising that contradict the scientific consensus.
torstenvl 5y ago
That's more honest, but also more obviously problematic. Thank God publishing platforms didn't prohibit contradicting the scientific consensus on, say, Newtonian physics in the early 20th century.
- tshaddox 5y ago
  But wasn’t the scientific consensus already that Newtonian physics was unable to explain certain observations, i.e. everyone already knew Newtonian physics was false? It’s not like Einstein just published a paper that said “nuh uh, all the experts are full of shit and here’s why…” and then proceeded to use powerful rhetoric to convince everyone they had been wrong.
  - ss108 5y ago
    "It’s not like Einstein just published a paper that said “nuh uh, all the experts are full of shit and here’s why…” and then proceeded to use powerful rhetoric to convince everyone they had been wrong." Of course not. He made a YouTube video with the title "10 reasons why Newtonian physics is WRONG that the MAINSTREAM MEDIA doesn't want you to know!!!" and appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast.
- staticassertion 5y ago
  Are you just severely confused? Do you think that Newtonian physics received its scrutiny through media advertising?
- elicash 5y ago
  I think your point of view is a valid one, but I saw my role with my comment on just correcting facts. They hadn't realized that Twitter had in fact used the word "consensus." I was not offering a view either way. In that spirit, I'd also note for you that this new policy applies specifically to advertising. Not to what you can post. You can still be opposed to this policy, for reasonable reasons, but just to clarify.
- saalweachter 5y ago
  Yeah, if Einstein hadn't been able to take out those full page ads in the Times relativity might never have gotten off the ground.
jesushax 5y ago
Oh I don't fault Twitter in particularly, just whoever decided on the title of that specific article (so I guess the AP people in this case). Like, if an article was titled "Science says you should stretch more!" but then in the article, they just cite a specific study, I would still be slightly annoyed by that. It's just a nitpicky pet peeve that I think reveals some epic underlying truth about the cycle of human civilization (but probably doesn't)

dalmo3 5y ago

> misleading advertisements on Twitter that contradict the scientific consensus climate change are prohibited I wonder if they still allow non-misleading advertising that contradict the scientific consensus.

torstenvl 5y ago

That's more honest, but also more obviously problematic. Thank God publishing platforms didn't prohibit contradicting the scientific consensus on, say, Newtonian physics in the early 20th century.

tshaddox 5y ago
But wasn’t the scientific consensus already that Newtonian physics was unable to explain certain observations, i.e. everyone already knew Newtonian physics was false? It’s not like Einstein just published a paper that said “nuh uh, all the experts are full of shit and here’s why…” and then proceeded to use powerful rhetoric to convince everyone they had been wrong.
- ss108 5y ago
  "It’s not like Einstein just published a paper that said “nuh uh, all the experts are full of shit and here’s why…” and then proceeded to use powerful rhetoric to convince everyone they had been wrong." Of course not. He made a YouTube video with the title "10 reasons why Newtonian physics is WRONG that the MAINSTREAM MEDIA doesn't want you to know!!!" and appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast.
staticassertion 5y ago
Are you just severely confused? Do you think that Newtonian physics received its scrutiny through media advertising?
elicash 5y ago
I think your point of view is a valid one, but I saw my role with my comment on just correcting facts. They hadn't realized that Twitter had in fact used the word "consensus." I was not offering a view either way. In that spirit, I'd also note for you that this new policy applies specifically to advertising. Not to what you can post. You can still be opposed to this policy, for reasonable reasons, but just to clarify.
saalweachter 5y ago
Yeah, if Einstein hadn't been able to take out those full page ads in the Times relativity might never have gotten off the ground.

jesushax 5y ago

Oh I don't fault Twitter in particularly, just whoever decided on the title of that specific article (so I guess the AP people in this case). Like, if an article was titled "Science says you should stretch more!" but then in the article, they just cite a specific study, I would still be slightly annoyed by that. It's just a nitpicky pet peeve that I think reveals some epic underlying truth about the cycle of human civilization (but probably doesn't)