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Flat White

Twitter taps out

16 October 2020

11:52 AM

16 October 2020

11:52 AM

There is a truth universally acknowledged that when Twitter mucks around with its shadowy algorithms, the whole platform reaches censorship critical mass and collapses. 

Last night, Twitter Safety left a long threaded-whinge explaining why they were acting like publishers during the United States election. It was prompted by Twitter removing and locking accounts who retweeted information regarding Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and the career-ending information he left on an abandoned laptop. 

According to Twitter, we’re not allowed to talk about it. 

By law, Twitter is meant to be a passive platform, facilitating conversation.

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