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Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation

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Re: Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation

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This post reads as an attempt to appease Twitter advertisers similar to Elon Musk's letter about abuse on Twitter before he officially took over, except it comes after Elon publically threatened advertisers and disparaged their largest one (Apple).

Re: Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation

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This post reads as an attempt to appease Twitter advertisers similar to Elon Musk's letter about abuse on Twitter before he officially took over, except it comes after Elon publically threatened advertisers and disparaged their largest one (Apple).

Agreed, nothing of substance here, appears to be damage control for the paid verification rollout.

Re: Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation

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This post reads as an attempt to appease Twitter advertisers similar to Elon Musk's letter about abuse on Twitter before he officially took over, except it comes after Elon publically threatened advertisers and disparaged their largest one (Apple).

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Re: Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation

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'Town Square' is a misnomer on their part. The town square is the Internet at large and not some single silo'd gatekeepery app.

Sure, but for a lot of people sites like Twitter are their way of spreading information and having discussions online. Sadly the days of everyone hosting their own personal site or blog are gone for most of the less technically savvy.

Re: Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation

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> First, none of our policies have changed. Our approach to policy enforcement will rely more heavily on de-amplification of violative content: freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach.

"Nothing has changed, except..."

> Our Trust & Safety team continues its diligent work to keep the platform safe from hateful conduct, abusive behavior, and any violation of Twitter's rules. The team remains strong and well-resourced, and automated detection plays an increasingly important role in eliminating abuse.

It's undeniably less well-resourced than it was a few weeks ago, and people's experience indicate it's clearly less effective as a result.

What a non-statement. I doubt advertisers will react the way Elon hopes they will.

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