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Does it though? I don't think a campaign staff pointing out tweets that might violate the TOS counts as collusion. That's just a campaign interfacing with Twitt

Does it though? I don't think a campaign staff pointing out tweets that might violate the TOS counts as collusion. That's just a campaign interfacing with Twitter the same way everyone else does. If it was collusion, then every white house press briefing in history would be too. Which, sure, might be Chomsky's point of view, but I don't think anarchists need to be convinced that Joe Biden is bad.

hgfdhgdfhgdf 4y ago
Why aren't Taliban tweets removed that violate the TOS?
- Dudelander 4y ago
  Stuff like that gets removed all the time. It's a meme that posting certain Islamic songs can get you banned on Twitter. They might not get them all, especially with a reduced moderation team, but tons of Islamic terrorist tweets are removed every day.
  - hgfdhgdfhgdf 4y ago
    But Taliban leaders are not and have active accounts while a former US president is banned
    - Dudelander 4y ago
      In all honesty they're probably a little more careful and don't flagrantly violate the rules.
    - foldr 4y ago
      Some might say, what does that tell you about that former President?
    - dane-pgp 4y ago
      * was formerly banned.[0] (You may have been using the "historical present tense"[1], in which case what you said is technically correct, but potentially misleading to some readers.) [0] https://www.makeuseof.com/twitter-unbans-donald-trump-truth-social/ https://www.makeuseof.com/twitter-unbans-donald-trump-truth-... [1] https://www.thoughtco.com/historical-present-verb-tense-1690928 https://www.thoughtco.com/historical-present-verb-tense-1690...
concinds 4y ago
It's not "the same way everyone else does". We use the Twitter web UI's Report button. We don't have contacts in Twitter's Orwellian "trust and safety'"division. I can't tell if this is bad faith or ignorance. Alex Berenson was unsuspended after he sued Twitter (unbannings were unprecedented, as this was before Musk's takeover), after he proved that Biden staffers had demanded his suspension. Government employees and legislators are not legally allowed to pressure companies to remove speech, as the Supreme Court ruled that it goes against the 1st Amendment. https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1597663153739169794 https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1597663153739169794
- banannaise 4y ago
  It makes sense for them to have expedited handling for ToS violations that affect a public or political figure. Otherwise a very easy exploit would be to simply have people keep reposting them, relying on there always being a few that haven't been taken down yet.

hgfdhgdfhgdf 4y ago

Why aren't Taliban tweets removed that violate the TOS?

Dudelander 4y ago
Stuff like that gets removed all the time. It's a meme that posting certain Islamic songs can get you banned on Twitter. They might not get them all, especially with a reduced moderation team, but tons of Islamic terrorist tweets are removed every day.
- hgfdhgdfhgdf 4y ago
  But Taliban leaders are not and have active accounts while a former US president is banned
  - Dudelander 4y ago
    In all honesty they're probably a little more careful and don't flagrantly violate the rules.
  - foldr 4y ago
    Some might say, what does that tell you about that former President?
  - dane-pgp 4y ago
    * was formerly banned.[0] (You may have been using the "historical present tense"[1], in which case what you said is technically correct, but potentially misleading to some readers.) [0] https://www.makeuseof.com/twitter-unbans-donald-trump-truth-social/ https://www.makeuseof.com/twitter-unbans-donald-trump-truth-... [1] https://www.thoughtco.com/historical-present-verb-tense-1690928 https://www.thoughtco.com/historical-present-verb-tense-1690...

concinds 4y ago

It's not "the same way everyone else does". We use the Twitter web UI's Report button. We don't have contacts in Twitter's Orwellian "trust and safety'"division. I can't tell if this is bad faith or ignorance. Alex Berenson was unsuspended after he sued Twitter (unbannings were unprecedented, as this was before Musk's takeover), after he proved that Biden staffers had demanded his suspension. Government employees and legislators are not legally allowed to pressure companies to remove speech, as the Supreme Court ruled that it goes against the 1st Amendment. https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1597663153739169794 https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1597663153739169794

banannaise 4y ago
It makes sense for them to have expedited handling for ToS violations that affect a public or political figure. Otherwise a very easy exploit would be to simply have people keep reposting them, relying on there always being a few that haven't been taken down yet.