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I'm not using twitter (and not going to), so please explain, what that means, exactly. So, let's say it is decided by Musk&co that X (written by xxx) is a hatef
by krick 4y ago
I'm not using twitter (and not going to), so please explain, what that means, exactly. So, let's say it is decided by Musk&co that X (written by xxx) is a hateful Tweet.
- I am a follower of xxx. Will I see it?
- I specifically go to twitter.com/xxx. Will I find X on that page?
- X is a reply to a popular thread I'm reading right now. Will I see X?
So, what exactly being "deboosted" means on Twitter? It just won't appear among all the recommended trash on some "most popular" feed, or does it mean that it's basically invisible unless I somehow guess the specific ID of that tweet?
- georgeg23 4y agoI've discovered that if you tweet the name "Michael Griffin" + "Elon" (or "Musk"), nobody will see your tweet organically unless they search for it directly. Michael Griffin is an important person in Elon's real (non-mythical) history that he'd probably rather you not know about, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career
- krick 4y agoWas it that way before Musk bougth Twitter? Or you didn't check before? Also, I'm still confused by what "search for it directly" means. Like, you won't see it in author's feed at all unless you have an id of that tweet? Can you find it by searching Griffin + Musk in Twitter's search bar?
- ecshafer 4y agoIsn't it more possible than something nefarious that no one is interested and the twitter algorithm just doesn't think people will care so its downranked in searches?
- null0pointer 4y agoIs this comment a copypasta campaign from some community that hates Musk? There’s an identical comment [0] posted by another user in this thread. 0: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33665436 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33665436