Twitter discloses 10k accounts suspended for fomenting political discord
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#2I’ve been wondering for a while whether I should delete my Twitter account and this piece of news suggests to me that perhaps I should.
The sentence “Fomenting political discord” sounds a lot like 1984.
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#3I’ve been wondering for a while whether I should delete my Twitter account and this piece of news suggests to me that perhaps I should. The sentence “Fomenting political discord” sounds a lot like 1984.
In the article, the accounts were "actively spreading misinformation and encouraging unrest in politically sensitive climates."
Sounds fine to me. Overreaction much?
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#4State-sponsored misinformation should be protected by freedom of speech.
Re: Twitter discloses 10k accounts suspended for fomenting political discord
#5I’ve been wondering for a while whether I should delete my Twitter account and this piece of news suggests to me that perhaps I should. The sentence “Fomenting political discord” sounds a lot like 1984.
In the article, the accounts were "actively spreading misinformation and encouraging unrest in politically sensitive climates." Sounds fine to me. Overreaction much?
Sounds fine to me too. When NSDAP executed "Night of the Long Knives" they also provided a reason that sounded fine. In fact it wasn't even called Night of the Long Knives, it was called "Hummingbird" ... Nobody is going to provide a reason that doesn't "sound fine" ... or did you verify those accounts?
Besides "encouraging unrest in politically sensitive climates" is BS statement in itself. They kicked out 200k Chinese accounts, 5k from UAE, 4k from Russia ... so these are "politically sensitive climates" according tho whose political narrative and objectives? I'm sure Chinese definition of "sensitive climates" fits different countries.
Bottom line is, Twitter is a private business and now they play geopolitics (or aid their player of choice, choose whichever you like)
Re: Twitter discloses 10k accounts suspended for fomenting political discord
#6I’ve been wondering for a while whether I should delete my Twitter account and this piece of news suggests to me that perhaps I should. The sentence “Fomenting political discord” sounds a lot like 1984.
In the article, the accounts were "actively spreading misinformation and encouraging unrest in politically sensitive climates." Sounds fine to me. Overreaction much?
Do you trust their judgment on this? Will you always? Like other similar happenings, the side you agree with may not always be the side making the choices. No one can objectively make that call in 100% of circumstances, and the risk of deplatforming a valid counter voice should not be dismissed.
Re: Twitter discloses 10k accounts suspended for fomenting political discord
#7I’ve been wondering for a while whether I should delete my Twitter account and this piece of news suggests to me that perhaps I should. The sentence “Fomenting political discord” sounds a lot like 1984.
In the article, the accounts were "actively spreading misinformation and encouraging unrest in politically sensitive climates." Sounds fine to me. Overreaction much?
Inconvenient truths often get mislabeled as misinformation.
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#8If they are bots which get paid or are under control of a government, sure, suspend.
If these are individuals voicing opinions and not inciting violence, I think they are wrong. People should be able to have disagreeable opinions, even illegal opinions (“pot should be legal”), “the minister in an asshole”. People should not be guilty of wrongthink.
Re: Twitter discloses 10k accounts suspended for fomenting political discord
#9I’ve been wondering for a while whether I should delete my Twitter account and this piece of news suggests to me that perhaps I should. The sentence “Fomenting political discord” sounds a lot like 1984.
Not the first time I've heard someone argue that state-sponsored agitprop is free speech, while suppressing it on a private platform is somehow dystopian.
Ignorance is strength?
Re: Twitter discloses 10k accounts suspended for fomenting political discord
#10I’ve been wondering for a while whether I should delete my Twitter account and this piece of news suggests to me that perhaps I should. The sentence “Fomenting political discord” sounds a lot like 1984.
In the article, the accounts were "actively spreading misinformation and encouraging unrest in politically sensitive climates." Sounds fine to me. Overreaction much?
Isn't that exactly how China justifies all its online crackdowns?