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Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account

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Re: Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account

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Twitter is a private corporation and perhaps its best if we all realize that FB/Twitter/Google are biased agencies. That said, maybe it's best if NYPost stays off Twitter.

And suddenly twitter is a leftist corporation.

Frankly I don't know whats the better way for twitter, its one of those doomed if you do, doomed if not.

Re: Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account

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post #2

Twitter is a private corporation and perhaps its best if we all realize that FB/Twitter/Google are biased agencies. That said, maybe it's best if NYPost stays off Twitter.

And suddenly twitter is a leftist corporation. Frankly I don't know whats the better way for twitter, its one of those doomed if you do, doomed if not.

"Suddenly". You have to work really hard to make sure your timeline includes centre leaning views, never mind right leaning.

Re: Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account

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The Post publishes a lot of disreputable trash that's outright false or unproven, but more and more often, it seems that they release primary sources of information (especially videos) much earlier than other news outlets will, if the other news outlets do so at all.

There have been multiple times when I've seen an insane video of something happening spreading around Twitter or WorldStar or some other "raw video" aggregation site, and then I'll see it on the NY Post, and that's it. The other major news sites will only show edited versions of the raw video with their own commentary playing over it, or they won't release it at all.

As a theoretical example-

Immediately after event:

Twitter: OH MY GOD look at this kid driving a schoolbus!

Two hours after event:

NY Post: Child seen driving school bus

Twelve hours after event:

NY Times: Child Arrested for School Bus Joyride

Re: Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account

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Twitter is a private corporation and perhaps its best if we all realize that FB/Twitter/Google are biased agencies. That said, maybe it's best if NYPost stays off Twitter.

Yes, I love how quickly people decided to forget that private companies are often selfish, egotistical and profit driven. The idea of Twitter as a "town center" is non-sense as long as one man essentially has full control over the conversation.

Solutions already exist like the brilliant https://memo.cash for blockchain based messaging.

Re: Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

And suddenly twitter is a leftist corporation. Frankly I don't know whats the better way for twitter, its one of those doomed if you do, doomed if not.

"Suddenly". You have to work really hard to make sure your timeline includes centre leaning views, never mind right leaning.

"centre leaning"

Could you draw a diagram of this?

Re: Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account

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Twitter is a private corporation and perhaps its best if we all realize that FB/Twitter/Google are biased agencies. That said, maybe it's best if NYPost stays off Twitter.

> That said, maybe it's best if NYPost stays off Twitter.

You believe it would be best if public discourse became even more of a one-sided echo chamber?

Why is that?

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