There is little doubt each captured Nation is working hard on an effort of enforced censorship. Already happening in Canada under "protection against hateful & abusive speech". The way it will work is if you are anti-establishment they will find one comment you made back in 2015 that looks a little bit like hate speech like "I hate fascists", and then on that basis you will be banned. If you are pro-establishment your history will never be checked. Just like they are doing with all laws. Likely they will contrive a big Cyberattack to give them the excuse they need to establish total censorship.
So what is it we're doing here in the comments? "Anti-Social" media, I venture to say. Am I going to have to find every comment I've posted on Substack and delete them? I've certainly thought about that.
AMEN! I have always been careful what I post - I don't just share random crap, and I stand by it once I have vetted it. I don't do personal attacks, I come armed with facts. Which may trigger some, but too bad. Silence implies consent.
Well, I think that's why he's jumped in now before it's too late. He really wanted to focus on other things, but saw Twitter/free speech as cocking everything up in the next few years.
The establishment haven't responded quickly enough, and it will be fascinating as to when he/Twitter puts the code on GitHub as promised. I bet there's effectively a track-record of unconstitutional changes/algorithms/bans in the codebase. Up to and including things they actively did for the 2020 election.
Exactly. Not to mention the uncovering of the links between government officials and Twitter bans. This is like the government hiring a private security company to break into your house without a warrant and claiming no Fourth Amendment violation because "private company!"
The DOJ will find a way to blow this deal up. They CANNOT allow Musk to take over and expose all the shady shit that's going on under the hood.
There is little doubt each captured Nation is working hard on an effort of enforced censorship. Already happening in Canada under "protection against hateful & abusive speech". The way it will work is if you are anti-establishment they will find one comment you made back in 2015 that looks a little bit like hate speech like "I hate fascists", and then on that basis you will be banned. If you are pro-establishment your history will never be checked. Just like they are doing with all laws. Likely they will contrive a big Cyberattack to give them the excuse they need to establish total censorship.
This is why I ducked out of social media in 2020 when I realized it was literally the Ministry of Truth. :(
So what is it we're doing here in the comments? "Anti-Social" media, I venture to say. Am I going to have to find every comment I've posted on Substack and delete them? I've certainly thought about that.
Stand tall in your beliefs. DonтАЩt run and hide.
I say, Bring it.
AMEN! I have always been careful what I post - I don't just share random crap, and I stand by it once I have vetted it. I don't do personal attacks, I come armed with facts. Which may trigger some, but too bad. Silence implies consent.
bottom line to any and all such protective measures: it's April 2022, a.k.a. WAY TOO LATE.
I read the fine print...what we like and what we write is their property. Sobering.
Well, had I not been scrolling public tweets and threads when that was possible without an acct., I'd never have found all of you.
I guess there is some silver lining ;)
I'm not really a fan of "moderation" but "balance in all things" seems like a good idea.
Well, I think that's why he's jumped in now before it's too late. He really wanted to focus on other things, but saw Twitter/free speech as cocking everything up in the next few years.
The establishment haven't responded quickly enough, and it will be fascinating as to when he/Twitter puts the code on GitHub as promised. I bet there's effectively a track-record of unconstitutional changes/algorithms/bans in the codebase. Up to and including things they actively did for the 2020 election.
This could be the story of the year.
Exactly. Not to mention the uncovering of the links between government officials and Twitter bans. This is like the government hiring a private security company to break into your house without a warrant and claiming no Fourth Amendment violation because "private company!"
and most of the facts may well become "The suppressed story of the year" ~
I agree. Let's open up the Twitter DM's of all government employees!
With help from their friends the CIA, FBI, etc.
Yes, "pending regulatory approval."
This way the board can say they did everything they could :/
Agreed.
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/04/14/elon-musk-make-a-massive-proposal-offers-to-purchase-twitter-for-41-billion-with-plan-to-take-company-private/