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Twitter Dissolves Trust and Safety Council, Yoel Roth Flees Home

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Re: Twitter Dissolves Trust and Safety Council, Yoel Roth Flees Home

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Post by Balgair »

Was the board perfect? Was it better than no board? Was it's purpose for the users or the advertisers?

Look, sure, yeah, Elon could still save this. But the odds are bad and getting worse every day.

He's down by 21 with 6 minutes left. Sure, it could happen, it would be a hell of a game if he did. But it's getting late, the air is cold, beer's closed up, and leaving now means you can beat traffic a bit. Oops, looks like he just got sacked again and is yelling at his O-line.

It's time to call it a game.

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#12

Post by hanklazard »

“…the Twitter Files, a series of tweets by conservative journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss.”

Two interesting moves to observe here:

1. Matt Taibbi is not a conservative and anyone who is at all familiar with him or his work knows he is left-leaning. Calling him a conservative is a signal to their audience that he is one of the “bad guys.” 2. Calling this reporting “a series of tweets” is not false but is subtly demeaning to the work. It’s not an “article” (it is also being published in long-form) or “reporting”, just a little series of tweets … you know, like what you do when you’re mad about the rude barista that ruined your latte or something.

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#13

Post by a-lex »

hanklazard wrote: post #12

“…the Twitter Files, a series of tweets by conservative journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss.” Two interesting moves to observe here: 1. Matt Taibbi is not a conservative and anyone who is at all familiar with him or his work knows he is left-leaning. Calling him a conservative is a signal to their audience that he is one of the “bad guys.” 2. Calling this reporting “a series of tweets” is not false but is subtly d…

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Post by grappler »

hanklazard wrote: post #12

“…the Twitter Files, a series of tweets by conservative journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss.” Two interesting moves to observe here: 1. Matt Taibbi is not a conservative and anyone who is at all familiar with him or his work knows he is left-leaning. Calling him a conservative is a signal to their audience that he is one of the “bad guys.” 2. Calling this reporting “a series of tweets” is not false but is subtly d…

he may have been left leaning before but that label seems debatable at best for the last couple years

  https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/what-happened-to-matt-taibbi.html

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#15

Post by [deleted] »

hanklazard wrote: post #12

“…the Twitter Files, a series of tweets by conservative journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss.” Two interesting moves to observe here: 1. Matt Taibbi is not a conservative and anyone who is at all familiar with him or his work knows he is left-leaning. Calling him a conservative is a signal to their audience that he is one of the “bad guys.” 2. Calling this reporting “a series of tweets” is not false but is subtly d…

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Post by parineum »

grappler wrote: post #14
hanklazard wrote: post #12

“…the Twitter Files, a series of tweets by conservative journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss.” Two interesting moves to observe here: 1. Matt Taibbi is not a conservative and anyone who is at all familiar with him or his work knows he is left-leaning. Calling him a conservative is a signal to their audience that he is one of the “bad guys.” 2. Calling this reporting “a series of tweets” is not false but is subtly d…

he may have been left leaning before but that label seems debatable at best for the last couple years https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/what-happened-to-matt-taibbi.html

"left-leaning" and "Democrat" aren't synonymous. What are his right wing views? And don't conflate "right-wing" with things that Replublicans support.

Re: Twitter Dissolves Trust and Safety Council, Yoel Roth Flees Home

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Post by comte7092 »

hanklazard wrote: post #12

“…the Twitter Files, a series of tweets by conservative journalists Matt Taibbi and Bari Weiss.” Two interesting moves to observe here: 1. Matt Taibbi is not a conservative and anyone who is at all familiar with him or his work knows he is left-leaning. Calling him a conservative is a signal to their audience that he is one of the “bad guys.” 2. Calling this reporting “a series of tweets” is not false but is subtly d…

> Calling this reporting “a series of tweets” is not false but is subtly demeaning to the work.

How is repeating information fed to you by the tech billionaire who’s platform your publishing on worth dignifying as actual journalistic effort?

They’re glorified mouthpieces.

I used to have a lot more respect for taibbi, but he’s spending that down faster and faster these days.

Re: Twitter Dissolves Trust and Safety Council, Yoel Roth Flees Home

#20

Post by archagon »

adhdguy wrote: post #19
archagon wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yours is a bully mentality.

Not wanting to be manipulated = bullying?

What makes you so sure you are being manipulated?

And what makes you think he wants to be a public figure in the first place?

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