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RIP, TwitterBrad here. I'm not sure it's entirely coincidence that I saw these two stories on consecutive days:
Day 1: "New ‘Trust and Safety Council’ Is Twitter Version of 1984’s Ministry of Truth" (also "Say Hello To Twitter’s Tweet Police")
Day 2: "Twitter faces critical moment with Q4 results"
In the last two years, Twitter stock has fallen from $69 to $15. According to USA Today,
This seems to be a stupid time to piss off your user base, but that's the course Twitter seems to be on, with their Orwellian "Trust and Safety Council." (Should we call it MiniTrust or MiniSafe?) According to Robby Soave,
So, the notorious loudmouth Sarkeesian gets a say on this council, but organizations such as the ACLU, EFF, and FIRE do not? (Heck, ifeminists.com has been around longer than Feminist Frequency.) Daniel Payne observes:
Time to bail out. If I were a Twitter user, you can bet I'd be terminating my account right now. (And they'd probably still count me in their user stats.) Instapundit points out that Quitter is an alternative to Twitter; I don't know anything about that service but it sounds promising.
Day 1: "New ‘Trust and Safety Council’ Is Twitter Version of 1984’s Ministry of Truth" (also "Say Hello To Twitter’s Tweet Police")
Day 2: "Twitter faces critical moment with Q4 results"
In the last two years, Twitter stock has fallen from $69 to $15. According to USA Today,
EARNINGS FORECAST: Twitter is expected to have 12 cents a share, excluding certain expenses, the same as a year ago, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Including those expenses, it is expected to post a loss of 17 cents a share.
This seems to be a stupid time to piss off your user base, but that's the course Twitter seems to be on, with their Orwellian "Trust and Safety Council." (Should we call it MiniTrust or MiniSafe?) According to Robby Soave,
The council includes more than 40 organizations that will be tasked with helping Twitter, “strike the right balance between fighting abuse and speaking truth to power.” But if the goal was really to find some middle ground between total free speech and safeguards against harassment, one might have expect Twitter to solicit some diversity of opinion. In fact, despite the press release’s claim that the council includes a “diversity of voices,” virtually none of the council members are properly classified as free speech organizations. (Full list here).
Some of the groups—such as Hollaback! and the Dangerous Speech Project—don’t think harassment should be criminalized outright. But the vast majority are certainly more concerned about allowing too much speech rather than too little. Notable members include Feminist Frequency—the blog and Youtube channel of anti-Gamer Gate activist Anita Sarkeesian—the Anti-Defamation League, and a host of suicide-and-domestic-violence prevention groups.
Some of the groups—such as Hollaback! and the Dangerous Speech Project—don’t think harassment should be criminalized outright. But the vast majority are certainly more concerned about allowing too much speech rather than too little. Notable members include Feminist Frequency—the blog and Youtube channel of anti-Gamer Gate activist Anita Sarkeesian—the Anti-Defamation League, and a host of suicide-and-domestic-violence prevention groups.
So, the notorious loudmouth Sarkeesian gets a say on this council, but organizations such as the ACLU, EFF, and FIRE do not? (Heck, ifeminists.com has been around longer than Feminist Frequency.) Daniel Payne observes:
Yet the council features not one advocacy group of any real conservative bent. The only group with any religious implications whatsoever, meanwhile, appears to be the “Wahid Institute,” which seeks to spread “plural and peaceful Islam.” The Catholic League, the Alliance Defending Freedom, the Independent Women’s Forum: all of these are robust and prominent organizations, and all could offer valuable input on whatever it is Twitter’s new council might be up to.
Time to bail out. If I were a Twitter user, you can bet I'd be terminating my account right now. (And they'd probably still count me in their user stats.) Instapundit points out that Quitter is an alternative to Twitter; I don't know anything about that service but it sounds promising.
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