Talking to former Twitter trust & safety folks... and they note that *normally* under existing policy, accounts are supposed to get strikes for violating policy, not be immediately permabanned.
Remember how Elon said no content moderation policies have changed?
Well, I'd say... that's changed.
@mmasnick Immediate social media permabans are typically saved for highly unusual circumstances. Primary ones being CIB takedowns, CSAM, or terrorist support which don't care about strikes.
There was a whole cottage industry around this. E.g. you could get your rival's account taken down quickly by hacking it and then posting support for ISIS.
Mike Masnick ✅
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