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> I don’t know if this mindset will hold true with the new owner of Twitter though. I would assume Elon will do far worse things with the data. The story is in

by timr 4y ago

> I don’t know if this mindset will hold true with the new owner of Twitter though. I would assume Elon will do far worse things with the data. The story is interesting, but this line is petty. It's also more than a bit ironic, given that the OP just spent N tweets describing how the previous management wasn't exactly setting high ethical bars. The worst aspect of "Twitter culture" is the tendency -- illustrated here, perfectly -- to slander people, just to make the mob shake their pitchforks harder. I sincerely hope Musk finds a way to fix that.

giarc 4y ago
"I sincerely hope Musk finds a way to fix that." He's currently slandering people on the daily, so I doubt it.
- memish 4y ago
  > He's currently slandering people on the daily, so I doubt it. Examples? If it's daily, you should be able to quickly point to 3 from the past 3 days.
  - EFreethought 4y ago
    He posted a conspiracy theory about the Paul Pelosi attack almost immediately after it happened. That's a month supply of being a jerk right there.
    - memish 4y ago
      That's only one example and he deleted it within hours.
  - giarc 4y ago
    Amplifying a false story about Paul Pelosi should be enough but he's also called Kathy Griffin a bad comedian after banning her for changing her name.
    - memish 4y ago
      Whether she is a good or bad comedian is an opinion and she wasn't banned for changing her name. She was banned for impersonation. Last year more than 500k accounts were banned for that. It's not new. From the head of Trust & Safety: "First, impersonation has always been banned on Twitter. Misleading profiles make Twitter worse for everyone. Last year, we banned more than half a million accounts for impersonating people and brands." https://twitter.com/yoyoel/status/1589804642569179137 https://twitter.com/yoyoel/status/1589804642569179137
ribosometronome 4y ago
I appreciate your optimism but it seems particularly naive. Musk notably called someone he disagreed with a pedo guy solely because he was white and lived in Thailand and then paid a private detective 50k to try and prove his claim. He's spent the past few days doing similar and spreading falsities and generally posting in bad faith. What makes you think he will suddenly change his ways?

by timr 4y ago

giarc 4y ago

"I sincerely hope Musk finds a way to fix that." He's currently slandering people on the daily, so I doubt it.

memish 4y ago
> He's currently slandering people on the daily, so I doubt it. Examples? If it's daily, you should be able to quickly point to 3 from the past 3 days.
- EFreethought 4y ago
  He posted a conspiracy theory about the Paul Pelosi attack almost immediately after it happened. That's a month supply of being a jerk right there.
  - memish 4y ago
    That's only one example and he deleted it within hours.
- giarc 4y ago
  Amplifying a false story about Paul Pelosi should be enough but he's also called Kathy Griffin a bad comedian after banning her for changing her name.
  - memish 4y ago
    Whether she is a good or bad comedian is an opinion and she wasn't banned for changing her name. She was banned for impersonation. Last year more than 500k accounts were banned for that. It's not new. From the head of Trust & Safety: "First, impersonation has always been banned on Twitter. Misleading profiles make Twitter worse for everyone. Last year, we banned more than half a million accounts for impersonating people and brands." https://twitter.com/yoyoel/status/1589804642569179137 https://twitter.com/yoyoel/status/1589804642569179137

ribosometronome 4y ago

I appreciate your optimism but it seems particularly naive. Musk notably called someone he disagreed with a pedo guy solely because he was white and lived in Thailand and then paid a private detective 50k to try and prove his claim. He's spent the past few days doing similar and spreading falsities and generally posting in bad faith. What makes you think he will suddenly change his ways?