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Isn't it slightly ironic for a post on transparency to be signed "Twitter" as its author instead of some human? Who's speaking at this point? Of course in cont

Isn't it slightly ironic for a post on transparency to be signed "Twitter" as its author instead of some human? Who's speaking at this point? Of course in context of the rest of their missteps it's a tiny thing, but it stands out to me immediately when seeing the post at least.

kylecazar 4y ago
Doesn't really bother me, not sure how useful it would be to include a name. I think it's safe to assume at the very least who approved it.
bena 4y ago
I think it's fine. It represents the opinion of the corporation as a whole. The opposite of "the opinions here are my own and do not reflect blah blah blah". It has no singular author.
xena 4y ago
This is so hilarious that I'm having trouble laughing at it. I can't even describe how funny this is. I love 2023. It's giving science fiction authors a hard time trying to keep up with the absurdity.
- olalonde 4y ago
  I genuinely can't tell if this comment is meant to be satirical, well done either way.
  - xena 4y ago
    No, it's serious. "A new era of transparency by no human in particular". It's so blatantly self-contradicting that it's funny.
- akudha 4y ago
  I don't know about science fiction authors, but I feel bad for parody sites like The Onion. I guess it all started with 2016 election - when reality is this absurd, how can outlets like The Onion make a living? Slapping at Oscar for a stupid joke, Congresswoman going on and on about public urination, Billionaire buying a social media company for tens of Billions, ex-president spending insane amount of time testing insulting nick names.... What a bizarre time to live in
wilg 4y ago
No?
jader201 4y ago
For me, at least, I don't even see it signed by "Twitter". I see a "By" under the headline, with an empty space where the author should be. (Maybe it's since been updated/removed?) Which is even more ironic/hilarious.
- tripdout 4y ago
  Twitter shows up next to "By" for me, but it took a few seconds to load in after the page itself. Maybe it's being blocked by a script/ad blocker in your end?
  - jader201 4y ago
    No, it actually has something to do with my Twitter account. If I log out (without changing any extensions), I see "Twitter" show up as the author.
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sho_hn 4y ago
The organization is speaking, which is made up of many people. This is fine.
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- thih9 4y ago
  Fine maybe, just not very transparent.
  - jzb 4y ago
    I have lots to gripe about with Twitter these days, but I don’t see anything non-transparent about a corporate release not being signed by a specific person. It is most likely a product of a group, not a specific person. Attaching a name to it doesn’t make it any more transparent. It just puts that person in the crosshairs given the current environment.
seydor 4y ago
It was Mary from marketing
lenkite 4y ago
Its the organization. Whats so strange about this ? Think of it as "Twitter News".

kylecazar 4y ago

Doesn't really bother me, not sure how useful it would be to include a name. I think it's safe to assume at the very least who approved it.

bena 4y ago

I think it's fine. It represents the opinion of the corporation as a whole. The opposite of "the opinions here are my own and do not reflect blah blah blah". It has no singular author.

xena 4y ago

This is so hilarious that I'm having trouble laughing at it. I can't even describe how funny this is. I love 2023. It's giving science fiction authors a hard time trying to keep up with the absurdity.

olalonde 4y ago
I genuinely can't tell if this comment is meant to be satirical, well done either way.
- xena 4y ago
  No, it's serious. "A new era of transparency by no human in particular". It's so blatantly self-contradicting that it's funny.
akudha 4y ago
I don't know about science fiction authors, but I feel bad for parody sites like The Onion. I guess it all started with 2016 election - when reality is this absurd, how can outlets like The Onion make a living? Slapping at Oscar for a stupid joke, Congresswoman going on and on about public urination, Billionaire buying a social media company for tens of Billions, ex-president spending insane amount of time testing insulting nick names.... What a bizarre time to live in

wilg 4y ago

No?

jader201 4y ago

For me, at least, I don't even see it signed by "Twitter". I see a "By" under the headline, with an empty space where the author should be. (Maybe it's since been updated/removed?) Which is even more ironic/hilarious.

tripdout 4y ago
Twitter shows up next to "By" for me, but it took a few seconds to load in after the page itself. Maybe it's being blocked by a script/ad blocker in your end?
- jader201 4y ago
  No, it actually has something to do with my Twitter account. If I log out (without changing any extensions), I see "Twitter" show up as the author.
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sho_hn 4y ago

The organization is speaking, which is made up of many people. This is fine.

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thih9 4y ago
Fine maybe, just not very transparent.
- jzb 4y ago
  I have lots to gripe about with Twitter these days, but I don’t see anything non-transparent about a corporate release not being signed by a specific person. It is most likely a product of a group, not a specific person. Attaching a name to it doesn’t make it any more transparent. It just puts that person in the crosshairs given the current environment.

seydor 4y ago

It was Mary from marketing

lenkite 4y ago

Its the organization. Whats so strange about this ? Think of it as "Twitter News".