BigFudgeApr 23, 2023
Anne Applebaum
Twitter changes its algorithm to boost Russian, Chinese and Iranian state media, because that is what "free speech" is all about
https://dfrlab.org/2023/04/21/state-controlled-media-experience-sudden-twitter-gains-after-unannounced-platform-policy-change/
State-controlled media experience sudden Twitter gains after unannounced platform policy change

Twitter accounts run by authoritarian state media suddenly began to gain followers; Twitter acknowledged a change in policy three weeks later

DFRLab
Apr 22, 2023 at 6:22pmWeb
Show threadTC Won't Give In To LiesApr 22, 2023

@anneapplebaum
Because when you want to destroy history's most effective news aggregator and activist coordination tool, you don't just stop at making it 4Chan.

No, Musk is aiming to make it the most effective radicalisation machine ever.
#TwitterIsNotSafe #TwitterMigration

Show threadPēteris KrišjānisApr 23, 2023
@TCatInReality @anneapplebaum Twitter usage share in USA is laughable right now. Yes, it is sad to see Twitter gone, but overstating its importance has been huge problem for lot of media.
It is really not that important.
Show threadTC Won't Give In To LiesApr 23, 2023

@peteriskrisjanis @anneapplebaum
All true
But the world's media still follows it breathlessly.

And millions of decent people remain on it - lending some legitimacy and putting themselves at risk.

More need to recognise what it is and deactivate.

Show threadTeppo NurminenApr 22, 2023

@anneapplebaum

I attached a screen capture of the follower trend of RT (Russia Today) from the article you linked.

Personally, I do not understand why Elon Musk should not be classified as a Russian agent.

This is unbelievable.

Show threadmcdannoforeverApr 22, 2023
@Teppo_Nurminen @anneapplebaum This is a National security threat
Show threadFallsMom 🌻Apr 22, 2023
@anneapplebaum How long will journalists from outlets like #CNN stay there, maintaining a veneer of respectability to Musk's personal hate machine?
Show threadJwillrosenbergApr 23, 2023
@FallsMom @anneapplebaum I wonder about that every day.
Show threadSerbmanaApr 22, 2023
@anneapplebaum @heidilifeldman I’m done with that platform.
Show threadklausfiend has movedApr 22, 2023
@anneapplebaum platforms rise and fall; it is sad to watch Twitter descend into madness but ... it was pretty much fait accompli once the ink was drying.
Show threadxs4me2Apr 22, 2023

@anneapplebaum

If free speech is about advertising, spreading and justifying tyranny, then there must be something terribly wrong with Musk.

Evil, pure evil...

Show threadserklarvelApr 22, 2023
@anneapplebaum I don't expect much from the US regulators but I'm really surprised by the omission of EU authorities.
Show threadKris SamselApr 22, 2023
@anneapplebaum Billionaires love totalitarianism. And Facists in wheelchairs. And human trafficking. Tax havens. Corporate welfare. Total tyranny is their gig. 🔥 We, The People are coming…Earth first. No second planet.
Show threadHTPC NZApr 22, 2023
@anneapplebaum his best mates in GOP can't be thrilled having Iran and possibly China on that list...
Show threadgavinisdie Apr 23, 2023
@anneapplebaum free speech is not free speech
Show threadstiffelmanApr 23, 2023
@anneapplebaum Jesus.
Show threadAnne @annevelink_adApr 23, 2023

@anneapplebaum

We noticed this ! some expert accounts got suspended while Russians and Chinese still exist :(

Show threadPerspectiveApr 23, 2023

@anneapplebaum ... funny that.

I always thought free speech was a critical element of a free society that uplifted and enabled individuals to live their life's purpose.

History clearly indicates that none of those listed countries want any part of that!

Show threadGreetings From Out Of the BlueMar 7, 2025
@anneapplebaum so glad I left that cesspool