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> For those flagging, this conversation is worth having. Whether platforms secretly demote people's content is important to them. It is an important topic but
by afavour 4y ago
> For those flagging, this conversation is worth having. Whether platforms secretly demote people's content is important to them.
It is an important topic but the Twitter thread linked is not a particularly useful resource. For one, none of this is new information:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxd3d/twitter-insider-access-panel-account-hacks-biden-uber-bezos https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgxd3d/twitter-insider-acces...
That it’s being brought out now with such fanfare smells like corporate propaganda.
- rhaksw 4y ago> none of this is new information It is news to many when social media takes action against content without telling the author: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33916519 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33916519
- afavour 4y agoIt’s also not new news that Twitter did this. Elon recently pledged to do exactly this!
- rhaksw 4y agoIndeed he did suggest "free speech doesn't equal free reach". If we're now saying that statement is bad then we should hold his feet to the fire. Conflicting statements doesn't mean there is no principle to espouse; it just means there are conflicting statements.
- chucky123 4y agoExactly! I though this thread was part of Elon's pledge.