Drew HarwellJan 9, 2023

Before the violent attacks on Brazil's Congress, Elon Musk fired nearly all of Twitter's staff in Brazil, including all the workers in São Paulo who enforced rules around incitement to violence and misinformation. There are no teams actively moderating rule-breaking Twitter content in the entire country

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/01/08/brazil-bolsanaro-twitter-facebook/

Come to the ‘war cry party’: How social media helped drive mayhem in Brazil

Just like with Donald Trump's defeat in 2020, supporters of Jair Bolsanaro used social media, particularly Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to fuel the anger that exploded on Sunday in Brasília.

The Washington Post
Show threadMike 🍁✔Jan 9, 2023
@drewharwell If I assume 'before' means just hours before, as a consequence of them not moderating content properly, then that's a Good Thing. However, it was back in November. Maybe they were too biased back then, but he left the office with nobody to moderate, in favour of 'free speech' and 'both-sideism'.
Show threadLonewolfJan 9, 2023
@ravensview @drewharwell he doesn't care about free speech.
I got permanently banned for saying redneck
Show threadMike 🍁✔Jan 9, 2023
@lonewolf @drewharwell On Twitter? I've used the term before, what was the context?
Show threadLonewolfJan 9, 2023
@ravensview @drewharwell i told someone not to be a redneck. On the same thread that people were calling other people pedos and groomers. there was a few N bombs as well....which makes it even more ridiculous
Show threadMike 🍁✔
@lonewolf @drewharwell So I assume was guilt by association - which sucks.
Jan 9, 2023 at 10:29pmWeb
Show threadLonewolfJan 9, 2023
@ravensview @drewharwell they was still posting a week later.