Defining Public Interest on Twitter

#1

Post by lexapro » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:11 PM UTC

Defining Public Interest on Twitter
blog.twitter.com

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

#2

Post by ng12 » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:50 PM UTC

I'm confused. What's an example of a tweet from a government official which breaks the rules but deserves to be kept up?

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

#3

Post by DSingularity » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:52 PM UTC

Critical. I applaud them taking leadership here. I feel like the climate of the internet has us in a nasty quagmire where these companies are find themselves in a “damned if they don’t but perhaps double-damned if they do” kind of impasse. So kudos to twitter for actually trying.

I really hope they create a system whereby the public can audit their decisions and deliberations.

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

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Post by DSingularity » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:53 PM UTC

ng12 wrote: post #2

I'm confused. What's an example of a tweet from a government official which breaks the rules but deserves to be kept up?

Any tweet from Trump which actively bullies his political opponents through name calling can probably be considered a violation of Twitter terms.

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

#5

Post by creaghpatr » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:53 PM UTC

>When a Tweet has this notice placed on it, it will feature less prominently on Twitter, and not appear in:

>Safe search >Timeline when switched to Top Tweets >Live events pages >Recommended Tweet push notifications >Notifications tab >Explore

Getting out in front of the 2020 election, I see. Better conform to Twitter's code of conduct if you want to maximize reach!

Edit: Good time to get to know who will be making the decisions on throttling exposure- do not cross these groups! https://about.twitter.com/en_us/safety/safety-partners.html

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

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Post by creaghpatr » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 4:55 PM UTC

1 point by creaghpatr 1 minute ago | parent | edit | delete [-] | on: Twitter adds labels for tweets that break its rule...

>When a Tweet has this notice placed on it, it will feature less prominently on Twitter, and not appear in: >Safe search >Timeline when switched to Top Tweets >Live events pages >Recommended Tweet push notifications >Notifications tab >Explore

Getting out in front of the 2020 election, I see. Better conform to Twitter's code of conduct if you want to maximize reach!

Good time to get to know who will be making the decisions on throttling exposure- do not cross these groups! https://about.twitter.com/en_us/safety/safety-partners.html

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

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Post by sergiotapia » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 5:03 PM UTC

They are going _all out_ for this next election. Look for more and more censorship coming from these big corporations. Wolves in sheeps clothing.

This political cartoon sums it up nicely. https://i.imgur.com/kLkMthu.png

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

#8

Post by CapricornNoble » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 5:10 PM UTC

Migrate to an alternative app, such as Parler, ASAP.

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

#9

Post by rrggrr » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 5:11 PM UTC

This is one big reason Twitter hasn't been (and may not be) acquired. Who needs this headache and expense?

This isn't as disturbing as Vimeo's takedown of Project Veritas, or the bias exposed in their video, but the trend is seriously alarming.

Re: Defining Public Interest on Twitter

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Post by judge2020 » Thu, Jun 27, 2019, 5:12 PM UTC

CapricornNoble wrote: post #8

Migrate to an alternative app, such as Parler, ASAP.

Why does this decision change anything? They've been allowing rule-breaking material from politicians for a while, they just now let the user know and prevent the rule-breaking content from spreading.