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>Don't like the platform? Then don't use it! It's not mandatory. Sorry, my public officials seem to be using it as an official communications platform. For man

>Don't like the platform? Then don't use it! It's not mandatory. Sorry, my public officials seem to be using it as an official communications platform. For many people, it is in fact mandatory. >You can find content elsewhere online. Not if someone sends you a link to a twitter thread and you can only see the first tweet without logging in. You can only see that content right there. > I have an account that I use solely for reading. The overwhelming number of similar comments actually makes me want to use it more. This attitude will make you fit right in there.

paulddraper 3y ago
> my public officials seem to be using it as an official communications platform Oof
prmoustache 3y ago
>Sorry, my public officials seem to be using it as an official communications platform. For many people, it is in fact mandatory. I don't believe that anyone but Elon Musk use twitter as its only communicatuon platform.
- hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
  Does the name ‘Donald Trump’ ring a bell?
  - prmoustache 3y ago
    Is he still using twitter? Also: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/ https://www.donaldjtrump.com/ (which includes a news section)
    - hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
      No but for a time it was his primary news distribution platform, which means it’s reasonable for some other important person to also use it as their platform.
  - mminer237 3y ago
    Except for sharing his mug shot, even he hasn't posted on Twitter since Biden's inauguration.
    - hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
      I’m responding to the parents ‘ I don't believe that anyone but Elon Musk use twitter as its only communicatuon platform.’ - at some point trump did use Twitter as his primary communication platform, whether he still does or not is largely irrelevant to the point.
      - prmoustache 3y ago
        what is important is that you changed the goal post. I said "only" and you moved it to "primary".
        hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
        Primary meaning first and possibly only - I really don’t know if trump had secondary platforms, but people would talk about his Twitter, not his blog. Proving it to be his only source is likely impossible to do, but also has little value (do you want to learn the latest news now or in a weeks time when secondary sources catch up?)
        hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
        And to follow up, my understanding is that trump would post personally, not one of his PR staff, I’m not aware of him personally posting elsewhere until after he was banned from Twitter.
      - mminer237 3y ago
        That's present tense though. It was more popular in the past, but today, it's been relegated.
technion 3y ago
As an example, local police here sent out urgent missing person reports and the "more information" link was a twitter link (behind a bit.ly shortener if you can believe it)
slily 3y ago
I can't help but contrast this response with the dismissive reactions towards censorship and the Twitter Files. Turns out, it actually is an important source of information. Are we about to see op-eds about how it needs to be public or regulated like utility companies? :) Aside from that, critical information is not exclusively posted on Twitter, although it used to be "locked" behind a radio or a TV receiver. An online account is not the insurmountable hurdle that you paint it as.
- skyyler 3y ago
  TV receivers didn't come with built-in user tracking. You could get user tracking added by a company called Nielsen but they actually paid you a small sum for your data. I think this is quite different.
  - slily 3y ago
    Sure, I do not have a Facebook account for similar reasons despite hearing that a lot of valuable information and networks are on that platform. Ten years ago I might have complained about it loudly, but nowadays I tend to think about things more pragmatically. Or at least that's what I tell myself after I caved and bought a smartphone after resisting for over a decade since they became ubiquitous :) I didn't use Twitter for the better part of the last decade and don't feel like I missed anything important. Idem with Facebook that I haven't touched in over ten years. If I cared enough about defeating trackers I could spin up a personal Nitter instance with a pseudonymous account, otherwise I see it as the price to pay to have access to such a large volume of information instantaneously, and I would rather be tracked by private interests than by the government. I also find it frustrating when any organization, government or otherwise, only publishes information on restricted channels, but that is nothing new.
    - skyyler 3y ago
      >I also find it frustrating when any organization, government or otherwise, only publishes information on restricted channels Then we agree :)

paulddraper 3y ago

> my public officials seem to be using it as an official communications platform Oof

prmoustache 3y ago

>Sorry, my public officials seem to be using it as an official communications platform. For many people, it is in fact mandatory. I don't believe that anyone but Elon Musk use twitter as its only communicatuon platform.

hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
Does the name ‘Donald Trump’ ring a bell?
- prmoustache 3y ago
  Is he still using twitter? Also: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/ https://www.donaldjtrump.com/ (which includes a news section)
  - hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
    No but for a time it was his primary news distribution platform, which means it’s reasonable for some other important person to also use it as their platform.
- mminer237 3y ago
  Except for sharing his mug shot, even he hasn't posted on Twitter since Biden's inauguration.
  - hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
    I’m responding to the parents ‘ I don't believe that anyone but Elon Musk use twitter as its only communicatuon platform.’ - at some point trump did use Twitter as his primary communication platform, whether he still does or not is largely irrelevant to the point.
    - prmoustache 3y ago
      what is important is that you changed the goal post. I said "only" and you moved it to "primary".
      - hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
        Primary meaning first and possibly only - I really don’t know if trump had secondary platforms, but people would talk about his Twitter, not his blog. Proving it to be his only source is likely impossible to do, but also has little value (do you want to learn the latest news now or in a weeks time when secondary sources catch up?)
        hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago
        And to follow up, my understanding is that trump would post personally, not one of his PR staff, I’m not aware of him personally posting elsewhere until after he was banned from Twitter.
    - mminer237 3y ago
      That's present tense though. It was more popular in the past, but today, it's been relegated.

technion 3y ago

As an example, local police here sent out urgent missing person reports and the "more information" link was a twitter link (behind a bit.ly shortener if you can believe it)

slily 3y ago

I can't help but contrast this response with the dismissive reactions towards censorship and the Twitter Files. Turns out, it actually is an important source of information. Are we about to see op-eds about how it needs to be public or regulated like utility companies? :) Aside from that, critical information is not exclusively posted on Twitter, although it used to be "locked" behind a radio or a TV receiver. An online account is not the insurmountable hurdle that you paint it as.

skyyler 3y ago
TV receivers didn't come with built-in user tracking. You could get user tracking added by a company called Nielsen but they actually paid you a small sum for your data. I think this is quite different.
- slily 3y ago
  Sure, I do not have a Facebook account for similar reasons despite hearing that a lot of valuable information and networks are on that platform. Ten years ago I might have complained about it loudly, but nowadays I tend to think about things more pragmatically. Or at least that's what I tell myself after I caved and bought a smartphone after resisting for over a decade since they became ubiquitous :) I didn't use Twitter for the better part of the last decade and don't feel like I missed anything important. Idem with Facebook that I haven't touched in over ten years. If I cared enough about defeating trackers I could spin up a personal Nitter instance with a pseudonymous account, otherwise I see it as the price to pay to have access to such a large volume of information instantaneously, and I would rather be tracked by private interests than by the government. I also find it frustrating when any organization, government or otherwise, only publishes information on restricted channels, but that is nothing new.
  - skyyler 3y ago
    >I also find it frustrating when any organization, government or otherwise, only publishes information on restricted channels Then we agree :)