@baratunde Imagine if he starts applying these capricious, arbitrary, authoritarian rules to Starlink users. “Nuh-uh, sir, you cannot visit that site.” “Sir, your account is now suspended for reading that article critical of Elon.”

(Hi Baratunde. I don’t know if you remember me from the Eventful days years ago.)

@baratunde This is not a new policy, other monopolistic social sites have previously exercised the same mentality.

A decade ago, Huffington Post was a very popular news and comment site. They blocked comments with links to other sites they saw as critical of them or competitors. It didn't help them lockdown their user base, it drove migration from them. As it will with the Bird Site.

There is a term for people in power who deny others freedom of speech and choice...and it's ain't "genius".

@baratunde Nah. That was yesterday's policy. (Maybe tomorrow's, too, who knows?)

But not today's -- at least, not as of 10:23 EST.

@baratunde Damn, what parties are you going to?

Or, should I mark Baratunde's Christmas party off my list?

"Welp, party's over, lock the doors!"

Did too many people do the Irish exit at your last get-together?

We'll say goodbye next time!