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I think there are qualitative differences between the bans you mention. Banning "creepy communities" and conspiracy subreddits on Reddit was about trying to ma
by danaris 4y ago
I think there are qualitative differences between the bans you mention.
Banning "creepy communities" and conspiracy subreddits on Reddit was about trying to make Reddit less of a haven for people who congregate to validate each other's potentially-dangerous ideas.
Banning Trump from Twitter was a straightforward matter of him serially breaking the rules.
Banning Substack links from Twitter is very clearly an attempt to harm a competitor, with no upside for users.
Trying to claim that the latter will be seen in the same light as the former two after some time has passed doesn't seem to follow logically.
- locustous 4y agoIt's widely known on many social platforms that efforts to push the audience off platform will not be treated kindly and is subject to... Friction. This is the same by type. Twitter is hardly the only company engaged in this.