Ken WhiteDec 24, 2022

Freethinker Elon Musk defies woke mind virus, refuses to tell people how to think about suicide

https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-orders-removal-twitter-suicide-prevention-feature-sources-say-2022-12-23/

Exclusive: Twitter removes suicide prevention feature, says it's under revamp

Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking up certain content, according to two people familiar with the matter who said it was ordered by new owner Elon Musk.

Reuters
Show threadBroken Troland

@Popehat They’re revamping it to prevent it from being used to anonymously harass people, right?

* Anakin stare *

Right?

Dec 24, 2022 at 3:53amWeb
Show threadWarren TerraDec 24, 2022
@brandonlivesin @Popehat
So far as I can tell, this isn't about reporting tweets as being encouragement of self harm. There have been issues in the past with incorrect flagging of tweets (leading to suspensions), whether because of AI or human stupidity or because organized trolls falsely report tweets, but firstly the answer to that is more and better moderators, and secondly this isn't about that. This is just a tool that tries to signal to people in possible pain that help is available.
Show threadJames EndicottDec 24, 2022

@brandonlivesin @Popehat no, it's because they're working on a new system that they plan to roll out next week.

Unfortunately for them, they don't have enough engineers remaining to set up A|B testing or prevent the two from conflicting with each other.