Cmon the meme is kinda funny.
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Twitter has barred hundreds of accounts for posing as liberal activists
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#12...as someone who is oblivious to these things (only knew it was a "thing" last night)...can someone explain why this is harmful and not just people wasting time?
It's just an elaborate form of calling somebody stupid by implying that they don't consciously think about their decisions by means of having an inner dialogue. For twitter to ban this is weird but hey, I guess they are moving more towards the european model of free speech if they aren't already there.
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#13> Last week, a trolling campaign organized by right-wing internet users spilled over onto Twitter.
So Twitter bans a bunch of satire accounts for political reasons and the New York Times applauds the decision. This makes me incredibly sad but I guess it's to be expected.
If your political position is so weak that some jokes can damage it, maybe it's time to take a deep inward look. I don't see anyone calling on SNL to ban Trump impersonations.
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#14A long time ago, I was told "don't feed the trolls". It's hard to see how this publicity (e.g. the NYT) is not feeding the trolls. There is no doubt that this campaign, whatever motivations, was successful. At the same time, social media platforms are more at the ready to ban pranksters, bots, etc. That might be the only approach that works when the majority of society participates.
(1) don't feed the troll, but it grows despite most people trying to ignore it. (2) ban the troll, and give them the NYT press they wanted in the first place
Not a lot of good options here.
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#15...as someone who is oblivious to these things (only knew it was a "thing" last night)...can someone explain why this is harmful and not just people wasting time?
It's basically propaganda. Propaganda is generally agreed to be a bad thing for a true democracy.
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#16...as someone who is oblivious to these things (only knew it was a "thing" last night)...can someone explain why this is harmful and not just people wasting time?
From the article, spreading misleading voter information, which could cause voters to miss the date.
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#17The speed at which the media have rounded against this meme is breathtaking. Are some memes inherently powerful and just need to be controlled? Why are they powerful? How much longer can 30 year old boomers be let sip Monsters outdoors? It's not right.
Memes are propaganda on steroids.
Could say the same about most journalism today as well.
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#18Cmon the meme is kinda funny.
It's also kind of stupid. As in, very tiny amounts the things that the "joke" tries to attack are based in reality. Its as if they cannot accept that large numbers of progressive or liberal minded people exist.
if Twitter were to ban stupid content from its website, not much would remain ; the stupidity of this can't be used as a reason to explain the bans.
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#19This meme is originally based on the idea that not all people have an inner voice, and the supposition that people without an inner voice may be less likely to introspect and think critically.
I think the ban is a little ridiculous and likely has more to do with it's origin on a so called "far right" website than anything else.
Re: Twitter has barred hundreds of accounts for posing as liberal activists
#20Cmon the meme is kinda funny.
It's also kind of stupid. As in, very tiny amounts the things that the "joke" tries to attack are based in reality. Its as if they cannot accept that large numbers of progressive or liberal minded people exist.
It's a joke, you're taking it way too seriously