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Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat

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Re: Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat

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Post by scrollaway »

0xy wrote: post #3

Apart from various "trust and safety" censorship and moderation activities, what new features or updates has Twitter done in the past 3 years? I can't think of many changes they've made beyond those things, except for adverse ones (like breaking Firefox compatibility for months). Is it a conscious choice for them to actively do nothing? MySpace died because it didn't innovate and refused to invest in the core platfor…

I've actually seen quite a few updates from twitter the last couple of years, most of them quality of life related.

Not a lot of new features (although let's not forget they increased tweet size) but personally I don't mind that. It'd be like complaining HN is not getting enough new features.

Re: Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat

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Post by chippy »

Twitter alternatives will all fail because they try to be an application for millions. They see Twitter and see the volume of users so build something for the numbers and hope that they are less bad.

But Twitter and every other thing that has grown big has 1) started small 2) was not initially created to be big and 3) was attractive to use.

Re: Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat

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Post by _red »

ceejayoz wrote: post #13
_red wrote: post #9

Can you speak about Benfords law or post data plots on Parler? Unfortunately you can no longer do that on HN even...

Consider perusing the answers at https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/do-vote-c... before you do.

In other words, no we can't discuss that here and should have those conversations on other sites....ok...

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Post by ceejayoz »

kgraves wrote: post #7
xabi wrote: post #4

Hope they enjoy their echo chamber.

How do you know that this social network is an echo chamber?

Their retweet option is rather hilariously called the echo button. I’m not sure if it’s self-aware or not.

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Post by rusk »

_red wrote: post #14
ceejayoz wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Consider perusing the answers at https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/do-vote-c... before you do.

In other words, no we can't discuss that here and should have those conversations on other sites....ok...

HN does not suffer fools gladly. Speaking as a fool, I find this challenging at times, but overall I think it is a distinctive feature. I'm free to go to reddit and find a sub with fellow wingnuts if I fancy something more whimsical.

Re: Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat

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Post by jonquark »

_red wrote: post #14
ceejayoz wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Consider perusing the answers at https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/49782/do-vote-c... before you do.

In other words, no we can't discuss that here and should have those conversations on other sites....ok...

That isn't what the comment you are replying to said. It said that before you claim that thing X and thing Y are related, take a look at this page that goes through the claims and debunks them.

If the answers on that page are mistaken and it is relevant to a topic on HN then it seems logical (to me) that you could discuss it here (but unfounded political allegations should be off-topic in most HN chats in my opinion).

Re: Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat

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Post by rusk »

chippy wrote: post #12

Twitter alternatives will all fail because they try to be an application for millions. They see Twitter and see the volume of users so build something for the numbers and hope that they are less bad. But Twitter and every other thing that has grown big has 1) started small 2) was not initially created to be big and 3) was attractive to use.

Twitter succeeded because (and I'm not au fait with the details of how exactly) they managed to onboard a lot of high profile users from a variety of different walks of life. Everybody else came to hear what they had to say. This must have been a huge amount of work, and not something that's talked about much and I can only presume you'd have to do something similar to mount any kind of credible opposition. That's a lot of work for people who's prime motivation is chasing dopamine hits.

EDIT can't reply to below cause I've used up all my commenting credits for now: My word selection (au fait) relates probably to cultural context. This is a phrase that people around me use frequently. Sorry not trying to be obscurantist or anything. I just have a life outside the Internet where people talk in non-Internet ways.

Re: Parler 'free speech' app tops charts in wake of Trump defeat

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Post by rvz »

_red wrote: post #9

Can you speak about Benfords law or post data plots on Parler? Unfortunately you can no longer do that on HN even...

Another tip: Twitter instantly flags your tweet for mentioning any of the words 'hammer', 'vote' and 'you' in the same sentence.

Sounds like someone needs to recalibrate their so called 'misinformation' detection systems. For the ministry of truth, they want you to believe 'their' facts. Not 'the' facts.

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