Rhinestone SquirrelSo, today I learned that we should not deactivate our Twitter accounts, because in 30 days, anyone can spoof them. So the recommendation is #LockAndLeave. Lock down the account to prevent new followers, make a tweet stating your info on Mastodon, and then log out and just abandon the account. So I reactivated, and did that.
Uwakifiok@antimagaglitterbomb why does leaving twitter have to be a thing?
@uwakifiok It's a personal choice. I chose to leave. I don't want to spend time in a space where Nazi, Nazi sympathizer, and anti-semitic rhetoric are embraced by the owner of the platform. He is free to allow what he wants, in the name of free speech. I am free to minimize my exposure to it.
@uwakifiok I also don't want to engage on the site, where my "metrics" would benefit the owner. I refuse to contribute in any way that helps a Nazi-friendly platform make money.
@antimagaglitterbomb also, I would like to understand the nazi friendlyness of the owner. Tell me exactly how he’s nazi friendly maybe I might just plan my exit too.
@uwakifiok He is reinstating previously banned accounts of known neo-Nazis because of "free speech." I disagree that Nazi propaganda should be considered free speech. In my opinion, that makes him Nazi-friendly.
Also, he does this under the guise of free speech, but if he truly cared about free speech, he wouldn't be banning people who are making fun of him.
I do not think a widely-used platform like Twitter needs to be giving Nazis a place to amplify their message.