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 threadϻค𝔬ᑭDec 16, 2022
@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 🐦
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 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 threadSam

@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.

Dec 16, 2022 at 9:23pmWeb
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.