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Mods here are really great. Obviously (IMNSHO) Twitter must be a little less strict than a niche forum, but it would be a great start for Twitter if they were
by reitanqild 4y ago
Mods here are really great.
Obviously (IMNSHO) Twitter must be a little less strict than a niche forum, but it would be a great start for Twitter if they were as balanced as HN is: here you get a talking to or a ban if you deserve it - regardless of what side you belong to.
On Twitter it seems you can get away with some amazing things (haven't I seen death wishes?) if you are clearly left leaning.
- socialismisok 4y agoI think, but I do not have the data, that there is plenty of left speech that is banned on Twitter. I mean left as in, not Democrat (which Americans seem to think is a lefty party), but actual leftists discussing socialism and anarchism theory. And not even the autocratic leftist stuff (which sucks. Leftist dictators suck), just like every day "we should tax more and build social housing and stop evictions" leftists.
- reitanqild 4y agoI'm a member of NAFO. I've spent a lot of time on Twitter the last 8 months. I've not seen signs of this: on the contrary we have had to work hard to get Twitter to ban the worst of the worst (e.g. socialist accounts who argue openly for military attacks on Ukrainian civilians far from the front lines - or even worse). It would be great if the same Twitter that finds it OK to throw out Babylon Bee for having fun with a government official would also be consistent enough to throw out tankies that more or less (you should see some of the things I have seen) argue for genocide of Ukrainians. Same goes for hate speech against Jews, it is amazing what some people can get away with on Twitter.
- socialismisok 4y agoYeah, fuck tankies. Fuck antisemitism. What you describe should be banned as well.