Caroline Orr BuenoApr 8, 2023

Over on the bad site, Twitter has lifted restrictions on Kremlin accounts and is no longer limiting the reach of Kremlin media accounts.

Russian government tweets are appearing in Twitter’s algorithmically-driven “For You” feed for newly created accounts, even when they did not follow them. So Twitter is not just *showing* these Kremlin accounts — it's algorithmically *boosting* them.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2023/04/07/elon-musk-twitter-lifts-restrictions-putin-kremlin-russia/

Putin's Twitter account resurfaces as Russia comes in from the cold

Elon Musk’s social media site lifts restrictions on Kremlin-linked tweets

The Telegraph
Show threadCaroline Orr BuenoApr 8, 2023

This comes just after Twitter made part of its source code public, revealing that it has apparently been suppressing Ukrainian content.

So Twitter is boosting Kremlin content while suppressing pro-Ukraine content. #russia #ukraine #socialmedia #propaganda

Show threadLitisApr 8, 2023
@rvawonk to my understanding, it wasn't entirely clear what that Ukraine keyword really represented and could have been a label for propaganda posts regarding the war. Unless more information has become available regarding that list of keywords?
Show threadTom Bellin Apr 8, 2023
@Litis @rvawonk At this point, has Musk done anything that earns him the benefit of the doubt?
Show threadLitis
@tob @rvawonk Well, I wouldn't have assumed that was Musk's doing, but instead legacy code. Some of those other keywords are definitely not put in place by mr free speech.
Apr 8, 2023 at 6:26pmWeb