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No (I have no idea who he has banned or not) but that sounds like a powertrip!
by mrmlz 2y ago
No (I have no idea who he has banned or not) but that sounds like a powertrip!
- fmajid 2y agoNot just leftists, but also journalists critical of him: https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/x-journalist-ban-elon-musk-b2476153.html https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/x-journalist-ban-elon-mus... His so-called free-speech absolutism is a sham and he does not deserve the benefit of doubt on this.
- mrmlz 2y agoI dont believe he is altruistic - his actions in this instance is however positive and i enjoy seeing that.
- mike_hearn 2y agoHe didn't ban any of those people: > All the accounts were restored in a few hours
- Timon3 2y agoWhat state were they restored to? If they were accessible, why did they have to be restored? If you're going to argue "a ban doesn't count if it's reversed after a couple of hours", what's the threshold? Could Elon ban people for a week without it counting as a ban? What if it happens repeatedly?
- mike_hearn 2y agoIf these accounts were banned due to censorship they'd have stayed banned. There are plenty of accounts that were shut down on Twitter that are still disabled today.
- Timon3 2y agoAnd you know that how exactly? Do you work at Twitter? Are you responsible for banning/restoring accounts? You're making broad statements and assumptions that don't align with reality. The accounts were banned. You don't know why they were banned or restored.
- mike_hearn 2y agoI actually did work on account suspensions and abuse handling at Google, and after I left I visited Twitter and gave them a talk about bot fighting techniques, so yeah. I don't know these accounts specifically but have worked in that field and know the signs.
- Timon3 2y agoIt doesn't matter if you've worked on this at a different company, especially considering how much Musk changed about Twitter. You either know the reasons they were banned and restored or you don't - it's disingenuous to claim that a) they weren't banned, and b) to claim you know that the reasons definitely aren't XYZ.