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I always question/imagine the integrity of the engineers there and how the conversion goes: “Big boss: Hey engineer/employee, can you block this person from ac

I always question/imagine the integrity of the engineers there and how the conversion goes: “Big boss: Hey engineer/employee, can you block this person from accessing his account?” “Employee: Why?” “Big boss: I’m butthurt” “Employee: Sure” At least in twisted ways, you will try to find a policy that got violated as an excuse.. if you can’t say no or refuse that no policy was violated, it’s time to leave that work environment, at least for your own personal integrity.

FormerBandmate 3y ago
Twitter 1.0 had all sorts of complex policies that ultimately boiled down to banning people the owners didn’t like. Twitter 2.0 has zero policies and just bans people the owner doesn’t like randomly
- singleshot_ 3y ago
  Twitter 1.0 was owned mostly by institutional shareholders, right? Don’t you think they were probably more concerned with shaping their audience to attract advertisers than they were concerned with getting buddy-buddy with NYU professors?
  - achates 3y ago
    Not necessarily, institutional investors are playing with other people's money. Many of them are happy to accept lower returns in exchange if they get to their personal politics.
LocalH 3y ago
I imagine it was more like this: Boss: “Block this account now.” Employee: “Why?” Boss: “Because if you don’t, you’re fired.” Employee: “ok”
- patch_cable 3y ago
  I think it is more like this: Boss: “Block this account please.” Employee: “ok”
netsharc 3y ago
The people who can afford integrity have probably all departed, the ones left behind are either Musk-worshippers (oh yeah, a company full of that kind of ego, lovely) or are afraid of turning homeless, maybe with a bit of self-delusion so they can sleep at night despite their continued enablement of a giant manbaby.
- Zetaphor 3y ago
  Or they're effectively trapped there with their visa being based on their employers sponsorship
eutropia 3y ago
“Give me a ban interface with unlimited access” is more like it.

FormerBandmate 3y ago

Twitter 1.0 had all sorts of complex policies that ultimately boiled down to banning people the owners didn’t like. Twitter 2.0 has zero policies and just bans people the owner doesn’t like randomly

singleshot_ 3y ago
Twitter 1.0 was owned mostly by institutional shareholders, right? Don’t you think they were probably more concerned with shaping their audience to attract advertisers than they were concerned with getting buddy-buddy with NYU professors?
- achates 3y ago
  Not necessarily, institutional investors are playing with other people's money. Many of them are happy to accept lower returns in exchange if they get to their personal politics.

LocalH 3y ago

I imagine it was more like this: Boss: “Block this account now.” Employee: “Why?” Boss: “Because if you don’t, you’re fired.” Employee: “ok”

patch_cable 3y ago
I think it is more like this: Boss: “Block this account please.” Employee: “ok”

netsharc 3y ago

The people who can afford integrity have probably all departed, the ones left behind are either Musk-worshippers (oh yeah, a company full of that kind of ego, lovely) or are afraid of turning homeless, maybe with a bit of self-delusion so they can sleep at night despite their continued enablement of a giant manbaby.

Zetaphor 3y ago
Or they're effectively trapped there with their visa being based on their employers sponsorship

eutropia 3y ago

“Give me a ban interface with unlimited access” is more like it.