George Takei  🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽Dec 16, 2022
My mastodon link at my pinned tweet on Twitter is now warning anyone who clicks on it that the sight may be “unsafe.”
You know what actually feels unsafe right now? Musk on Twitter.
Show threadϻค𝔬ᑭ
@georgetakei
i'm speechless, how can today's society stand this behaviour and that... guy, aren't there any laws to regulate this? a new low for 🐦
Dec 16, 2022 at 7:25pmWeb
Show threadSamDec 16, 2022
@maop @georgetakei It's a private company. They can set their own community guidelines and terms of service. The government has no right to tell them how to run their operation. Society can choose to use the platform or not.
Show threadϻค𝔬ᑭDec 16, 2022

@SamWolk

Yes, but also no, private companies can't have full control, they have to obey fundamental laws, also there is regulatory laws like the antitrust ones. Bottom line companies do follow laws too.

Show threadSamDec 16, 2022
@maop The exceptions you're invoking don't apply, so it's not clear what you're trying to say. A social media platform is opt-in. Birdsite doesn't own a monopoly on the industry. What fundamental laws are they breaking?
Show threadAndrew D.Dec 17, 2022
@SamWolk @maop I don’t know about “fundamental” but Mush certainly ran into trouble with the SEC. FTC anti-competitive charges and violation of the privacy consent decree are conceivable. Words matter.
Show threadSamDec 17, 2022
@andrewd @maop Fair point
Show threadAndrew D.Dec 17, 2022
@SamWolk @maop errata: i think I meant to write “Musk,” but Mush works ok , right? ;)
Show threadSamDec 17, 2022
@andrewd @maop Describes his personality perfectly
Show threadTom TuddenhamDec 16, 2022
@SamWolk @maop @georgetakei Engaging in "dark patterns" like this may not be illegal, but it's certainly morally dubious. IANAL but arguably, claiming that the link _may_ be spam/malicious/etc when it clearly is not borders on fraud.
Show threadSamDec 16, 2022

@ferrisoxide I agree completely that people like He Who Shall Not Be Named are lacking in scruples, and their decisions regarding the operation of a social media network can seem biased, callous, and self serving.

That being said, if Faux News can remain on the air for decades while repeatedly and deliberately broadcasting objective lies in order to foment hatred, violence, and rebellion, then Birdsite's suggestion that its competitors are dangerous ain't shit.

Show threadSamDec 16, 2022
@ferrisoxide It sucks. We know it sucks. We know it's bullshit and that it's a poorly disguised attempt at desperately besmirching their competitors' reputations. But it's entirely legal. And even if our legislature were to try a remedy, there are no laws Congress could pass that would stand up to this compromised SCOTUS.
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDDec 16, 2022
@maop @georgetakei The law of karma seems to be somewhat working