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> Twitter is working on a software update that will show your true account status, so you know clearly if you’ve been shadowbanned, the reason why and how to appeal https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1601042125130371072
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Problem is that there is a reason shadow bans exist. It prevents nefarious actors from easily probing the limits of their content moderation processes. It really is funny how Musk is just taking Twitter back to the start.
The main issue here is not that shadowban exist but fact that twtter officials explicitly denied its existence.
I haven't seen anything here that indicates that it ever did exist.
Limiting reach is different from people not seeing your content at all.
Why is anyone surprised that the major/globally operating social media companies have extensive internal systems for controlling the content that appears via their platforms? Irrespective of whether or not you agree with individual decisions, the fact that such systems exist should not be a surprise. These companies operate within legal frameworks across multiple jurisdictions that have endless variations of restrict…
Why is this flagged ??
Incredible, how openly twitter gas-lights users when it comes to policy enforcement.
Not to mention the commenters here as well: "There's no evidence people and tweets are being suppressed" "This is old news, nothing new here." Is there a mailing list where these things are coordinated? I remember there was JournoList in the late 2000s, so is there a new one for internet commenters of a certain political persuasion? How do they get the talking points memo?
Wait, where is this one?
I'm sorry, but it doesn't take coordination to know that shadowbans exist. It's spoken openly on Twitter, there are tools to test accounts, etc. It's not surprising because it's open knowledge. No political persuasion necessary to be in the know here.
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Users flagged it.
This post has got 75 upvotes in the last 1 hour. Surely there must be some merit to keeping it up.
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He's a Dr. and a Stanford professor of medicine. The Great Barrington Declaration was signed by almost a million doctors. They were warning about the harm lockdowns would do to kids and they were correct. Even if they weren't, this would still be unacceptable.
According to its own website, the great barrington declaration was signed by around 15,000 doctors.
medical & public health scientists: 15,989
medical practitioners: 47,278
concerned citizens: 870,827
Why is anyone surprised that the major/globally operating social media companies have extensive internal systems for controlling the content that appears via their platforms? Irrespective of whether or not you agree with individual decisions, the fact that such systems exist should not be a surprise. These companies operate within legal frameworks across multiple jurisdictions that have endless variations of restrict…
> without proposing or creating an alternative They have an alternative in mind. It's called unfettered free speech. Problem for Twitter is that advertisers aren't interested in a fancier 4chan.