PoliticallyInterestingDec 16, 2022
Mike Masnick ✅

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.

Dec 16, 2022 at 1:48amWeb
Show threadThe Big FoxDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick There's no policies, just whims.
Show threadAlex StamosDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick Yeah, this is the kind of instaban usually reserved for terrorism, CSAM, or state info-ops.
Show threadMike Masnick ✅Dec 16, 2022
@alex well, you know, if you're red pilled enough to believe the deep state corporate media nonsense... then maybe you think it's a state info op? 😂
Show threadAlex StamosDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick You run a propaganda platform!
Show threadAron RobertsDec 16, 2022

@alex @mmasnick 😉

Steelmanning Musk's (valid) concerns and proposing detailed, constructive solutions? The nerve!

Show threadVissDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick @alex cant wait for the inevitable qanon lunacy that follows about how they all must be part of a cloak-wearing, illuminati-like cabal that controls the worlds media and musk is some sorta god-savior for mirv-nuking them all in one go
Show threadIHeartHockey29Dec 16, 2022

@mmasnick

We're not even sure what policy he's applying.

I keep seeing someone report that xyz is banned, then someone else posts that account got suspended. Apparently reporting on suspended accounts gets you banned.

Show threadchet_manleyDec 16, 2022
@iHeartHockey29 @mmasnick the "my fee fees got hurt and also lol triggered much?" policy.
Show threadSophie Zhang (张学菲)Dec 16, 2022

@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.

Show threadJoseph KohlmannDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick Claims of “policy” have been nothing but lies to advertisers since he took over
Show threadchantDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick as well as information about what they did in the first place...
Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 47Dec 16, 2022
@mmasnick I mean, none of that matters, because Elmo isn't suspending accounts for policy violations. He's suspending accounts because he wants to. And he totally has the right to do that. It's his toy, he owns it. He even has the right to lie about it, there's no law that says he has to tell the truth about why he does what he does on Twitter.
Show threaddragonfrogDec 16, 2022
@jik @mmasnick FTC consent decree says otherwise.
Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 47Dec 16, 2022
@dragonfrog @mmasnick well I hope you're right and I hope the FTC puts him through a world of pain.
Show threadErie SiobhanDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick Elon lied. What a shocker.
Show threadShadowy Cabal EnthusiastDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick Oh, I'm pretty sure we knew that was BS in a matter of days
Show threadShang-PinDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick Elon's working really hard to reduce cost.
Show threadKevin HardimanDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick the warden has new rules
Show threaddozeDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick The accounts I have seen had all shared a link or article related to the jet tracking
Show threadDan GillmorDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick The folly of believing a word he utters...
Show threadMarc JacobsDec 16, 2022
@dangillmor @mmasnick we know he’s lying because his lips are moving.
Show threadExtremelyBitterDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick The moderation policy they invented yesterday for this specifically has a warning built into it:
"The first time you violate this policy by sharing private information (such as home address, identity documents etc.), we will require you to remove this content. We will also temporarily lock you out of your account before you can Tweet again. If you violate this policy by posting private information again after your first warning, your account will be permanently suspended. "
Show threadNathan A. StineDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick I'll bet he has direct access to ban people without asking anyone to do it for him.
Show threadLady Liberty 🗽Dec 16, 2022
@mmasnick Elon is a #liar
Show threadCokomonDec 16, 2022
@mmasnick Weren't offending posts just supposed to be "deboosted", and no one ever banned? Whatever happened to that?
Show threadMike Masnick ✅Dec 16, 2022
@Cokomon lol. thrown out like last week's garbage.
Show threadgft77Dec 16, 2022
@mmasnick I can imagine Musk sitting at a desk consulting a magic eight-ball to see what he should do next, and then yelling at the thing because it didn't give him the answer he wanted.