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Micah LeeElon Musk’s Twitter is purging left-wing accounts while boosting far-right trolls: report https://www.salon.com/2022/12/01/elon-musks-twitter-is-purging-left-wing-accounts-while-boosting-far-right-report_partner/
Dan Gillmor@micahflee Is this a function of letting the right-wing troll army "report" abuse to get accounts suspended, or is it direct action on the part of the Great and Powerful Musk and minions?
Ryan Smith@dangillmor @micahflee What’s the difference? He’s made the site attractive to right wing extremism. This is the outcome.
But also he’s tweeting qanon theories as official Twitter messaging, so I’ll say both.
But also he’s tweeting qanon theories as official Twitter messaging, so I’ll say both.
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Limited For No Good Reason@micahflee I often wonder if he thinks he's doing some sort of political affirmative action thing where the voices that were silenced now get a chance to fuck up again?
I mean, it'd be idiotic, but I wonder if that's what he's thinking....
I mean, it'd be idiotic, but I wonder if that's what he's thinking....
Rin (Rins2pworth Twitter)@micahflee that's why I can't understand everyone staying..
John Freeman@micahflee It is always depressing that those who scream loudest about the right to free speech are those who use it to abuse and bully others at every opportunity.
Elyssaisa@Scifiguy @micahflee and then can’t handle any pushback or criticism and will label such responses as suppression as well….. They’re like loud poorly raised children.
Axl Warpshaft@micahflee Just let it die. I think I understand the argument about not wanting to back down to these right wing ghouls. But the left is who really holds the power on Twitter. If the left leaves the platform collapses.
Every right wing Twitter clone has been a failure. And now Twitter itself has become a right wing twitter clone. I say just let it go and let it die.
richpav1. Twitter becomes the preferred platform for hateful, reality-impared right wing nut jobs.
2. Gab, Parlor, Truth Social etc. lose users and shut down.
3. Twitter goes bankrupt.
4. Then what?
Not a doctor@micahflee yup. I'm not even really left, and my #account was #locked today (I went to #deactivate it). It's the one associated with my #workEmail promoting the activities of the #philanthropy I work for.
We do ask our partners to make #DEI commitments. I hadn't really used it much, cuz #DeadParrotSketch is #NotMyFandom
We do ask our partners to make #DEI commitments. I hadn't really used it much, cuz #DeadParrotSketch is #NotMyFandom
Meowtamunny@micahflee I thought this was an exaggeration until my Twitter account was blocked & I’m not famous or ever had any probs in the several years I was there.Being moderately sarcastic-not harassing or violent,I was blocked & I tried to get a real person to look at my appeal till o realized it wasn’t worth staying.A bot says I could delete that tweet but I won’t-I’m not guilty-I’m hard like that.Oh well,it’s a hellscape there & Elon must fix that or it’s just 1 more hater hangout.
Niblets@micahflee It’s dead. So much for the town square.
JO@micahflee it’s happened to me 😊