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What if he sells an API to Saudi and Russia and beyond to essentially hide criticism? Censorship as a service...

• __derek__ 4y ago
  As I understand it, MBS and Co. prefer to drown out the criticism rather than censor it, so they already have that API, and a crusade against bots would put it at risk. Granted, it's possible that Elon isn't committed to shutting down bots so much as shutting down non-friendly bots.
  • matthewdgreen 4y ago
    You appear to understand wrong: “Ex-Twitter employee found guilty of spying on Saudi dissidents.” Happened in 2018, verdict this year. https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/09/twitter-saudi-arabia-dissident-spying https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/09/twitter-saud...
    • __derek__ 4y ago
      This doesn't contradict what I wrote.