Let’s suppose sci-hub distributes unauthorized content. It’s still not counterfeit. In the physical world I believe this is called the grey market. It’s legit, just not via official distribution channels. Anyhow, another case of Twitter capriciously moderating content and quelling free speech. The worst part though is that Twitter HQ sets the policy to whatever suits their fancy. They are not beholden to their users…
I chceked their counterfeit policy[1] to confirm; it's pretty clear and hews to the plain meaning of the word: > Counterfeit goods are goods, including digital goods, that are promoted, sold, or otherwise distributed using a trademark or brand that is identical to, or substantially indistinguishable from, the registered trademark or brand of another, without authorization from the trademark or brand owner. Counterfei…
Nevertheless, the account itself is not distributing either fake products or copyrighted products (one could argue the service which uses Twitter for comms, violates copyrights, but not the Twitter handle itself.)
I mean, why not ban the accounts for all accused criminals? There should be a firewall between the content of the Twitter account and the entity(ies) behind the accounts.
I really loathe how they are deciding what is permissible to say (as well as determining what IRL actions are non-grata and affect status of the a Twitter account. (We don’t like what we heard second hand that person said or did, so we’ll suspend or terminate account).