Mike Masnick ✅Dec 19, 2022

I Speak Fluent ‘New Social Media CEO Who’s In Over Their Head’; Let Me Translate The Last Few Days Of Twitter Policy

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/19/i-speak-fluent-new-social-media-ceo-whos-in-over-their-head-let-me-translate-the-last-few-days-of-twitter-policy/

I Speak Fluent ‘New Social Media CEO Who’s In Over Their Head’; Let Me Translate The Last Few Days Of Twitter Policy

The last few days on Twitter have been, well, chaotic, I guess? Beyond the blocking of the ElonJet account, followed by the blocking of the @JoinMastodon account, then the blocking of journalists a…

Techdirt
Show threadJohn Panzer

@mmasnick Well, I just got my suspension reviewed and the result is super consistent with the above. I will shed no tears for being kicked off of a burning dumpster.

(Or maybe $REASON mapped to one of the deleted guidelines in the template this generated. Who knows, it's Elonball!)

Dec 19, 2022 at 11:45pmWeb
Show threadMike Masnick ✅Dec 19, 2022
@jpanzer lol wut. didn't realize you got suspended
Show threadJohn PanzerDec 19, 2022

@mmasnick Yep, for mentioning (not linking to) a prior location of Elon's jet, or maybe for mentioning that Elon was running away from Taylor Lorenz and Drew Harwell.

https://www.abstractioneer.org/2022/12/suspended-by-baby-boss-at-twitter.html

Suspended by the Baby Boss at Twitter

Well!  I'm now suspended from Twitter for stating that Elon's jet was in London recently.  (It was flying in the air to Qatar at the time th...

Show threadironicdude1Dec 20, 2022
@jpanzer @mmasnick I've been live-tweeting his air travels the last two days figuring I can go out in a blaze of glory. But I'm nobody followed by nobody so I haven't been noticed.
https://twitter.com/ironicdude1/status/1604236860938747907?t=u77vdy59WwsFst25U0F_bg&s=19
Mongo on Twitter

“Elon's jet is currently in flight https://t.co/MpsfmafLIH #elonjet”

Twitter
Show threadJohn PanzerDec 20, 2022
@ironicdude1 @mmasnick I can only assume somebody looked at my account and reported the tweet at some point, I was tweeting a lot of things that'd be upsetting to a certain group likely to remain un-banned.
Show threadJake HarborDec 20, 2022
@ironicdude1 @jpanzer @mmasnick I have started to follow you (there) in the hopes you get enough followers to get your blaze of glory. You're up to 65 now!
Show threadmaxDec 19, 2022
@jpanzer @mmasnick I mean at this point you’re just asking for this. Stop feeding the beast.
Show threadJohn PanzerDec 20, 2022
@maxXx @mmasnick Oh, I'm permanently suspended. I'm not on the bird site any more.
Show threadmaxDec 20, 2022
@jpanzer @mmasnick at this point people will either stay long enough to become brainwashed into being a into a nazi or get banned by one. I guess be grateful for being banned.
Show threadAnne UrsuDec 20, 2022
@jpanzer @mmasnick wow.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
@mmasnick @jpanzer it actually called the rule “????”? Perfect.
Show threadJohn PanzerDec 20, 2022
@mattblaze @mmasnick Ah no, that's my annotation. There's just... nothing there. Literally as if the template has $REASON and it was the empty string. 😂
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
@jpanzer @mmasnick Ah, got it.
Show threadKainaluDec 20, 2022

@jpanzer @mattblaze @mmasnick

I feel like there’s a missed opportunity here: TOS Mad-libs.
Fill in an adjective and a body part.
“You violated our rule of (smelly hooters)”
People might feel a lot more positive towards the bird app’s Safety Gang if the ban messages were more fun and interactive.

Show threadJohn PanzerDec 20, 2022
@Kainalu @mattblaze @mmasnick 😅
Show threadJoseph SimkoDec 20, 2022

@mattblaze @mmasnick @jpanzer

I think he might have added the question marks, but it perfectly captures the vibe. Elonball!

Show threadKevin HardimanDec 20, 2022
@jpanzer @mmasnick this is… madness.
Show threaddaemon90 ✅Dec 20, 2022
@kevin_hardiman @jpanzer @mmasnick THIS IS SPARTA!!
Show threadMatt WoodDec 21, 2022
The ???? = 🧑‍🍳😘
@jpanzer @mmasnick