
On November 25, at the urging of a far-right troll, Elon Musk banned the @CrimethInc Twitter account.
Musk’s goal in acquiring Twitter had nothing to do with “free speech”—it was a partisan move to silence opposition, paving the way for fascist violence.
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https://crimethinc.com/TwitterBan
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And here is @Gargron addressing the moderation issue outlined above.
Some bigger questions about how these systems are set-up, but at least someone is stepping forward and showing accountability:
Update: Good to see @Mastodon being responsive and I'm sure it was an innocent mistake, but these mistakes keep happening and they point to deeper issues with the approach to moderation over here that really need to be worked out. A lot of responsibility is left on the shoulders of volunteer mods. Things could be more transparent and less arbitrary.
I hope people take some of these concerns that have been surfacing seriously rather than just tell people to go find a different server or whatever
