Lilian EdwardsNov 19, 2022

Completely fascinating a/c by former head of trust&safety at Twitter of overwhelming power of app stores even over platforms & the arbitrariness of their rules ( h/t @joris )

"the most direct explanation is that platform policies are shaped by the preferences of a small group of predominantly American tech executives".

When can we see human rights and rule of law applied to platforms? Capricious autocracy can't rule the internet for ever. Aux barricades les citoyens!

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/18/opinion/twitter-yoel-roth-elon-musk.html

Opinion | What’s Twitter’s Future? The Former Head of Trust And Safety Weighs In

Elon Musk’s brand of radical transformation has unavoidable limits.

The New York Times
Show threadKaranjaNov 19, 2022
@lilianedwards @joris that was quite an admission. Also instructive to note that Twitter verification for blue badges (or what they are calling it this hour) depends on App Store ID rules. The extent of global dependency on Apple and Google accounts is ridiculous were it not as scary as it is.
Show threadJoris van HobokenNov 19, 2022
@karanja @lilianedwards interesting! do you have a source for this?
Show threadKaranjaNov 19, 2022

@joris @lilianedwards

“Accounts that receive the blue checkmark as part of a Twitter Blue subscription will not undergo review to confirm that they meet the active, notable and authentic criteria that was used in the previous process.”

How can you get Twitter Blue? Via iOS and Android stores.

https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/twitter-blue

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Show threadLilian Edwards
@karanja @joris
Nov 19, 2022 at 9:59amWeb
Show threadLilian EdwardsNov 19, 2022
@karanja @joris a minute ago....?
Show threadKaranjaNov 19, 2022
@lilianedwards @joris as I understand the process they used before the emergency brakes, the Twitter App subscription is for service information, from where they route you to the App stores. If App Stores accepted your payment, Twitter technically approved you.