Update From Twitter On It's Politically Correct Crackdown

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Twitter has released a blog post outlining it's results from their "Safety Work." Ed Ho, the General Manager for Consumer Product and Engineering informs us that they are "taking action on 10x the number of abusive accounts every day compared to the same time last year." And limiting or suspending thousands of accounts each day.

We covered this in Feb. when the first crackdowns were happening, and it appears it hasn't gotten any better. Ed Ho goes on to say in the blog post that they have introduced new ways to customize your experience, including notification filters and muting keywords. All good ways to prevent getting triggered by differing opinions and keeping Twitter Mobs and being outraged alive and well.

Accounts that demonstrate abusive behavior are now limited for a time, and told why. Accounts that we put into this period of limited functionality generate 25% fewer abuse reports, and approximately 65% of these accounts are in this state just once.
 
Well, hmmm... Monkey see, monkey do, and has anyone been reading our President's tweets over the past few months?
 
I got a 30 day suspension on FB for a post on my own timeline, friends only, that had the word "faggot" in it. Now I only use it to message friends, until they implement the same word filter in chat.
Once I have some time, I'm going to strip the account down to nothing. If I can't use the service, they don't get my data.
 
Facebook needs to understand that this kind of activity triggers a lot of very, very, very sensitive people.
 
The problem with censorship is where do you stop? Almost everyone will be offended by something. Look at the outrage by some over Trump's complement of the French First Lady's appearance. Some of these folks would have happier lives if they just avoided social media and stayed in their happy place rather then expecting the rest of the world to conform to their delicate sensibilities.
 
Dead Parrot said:
The problem with censorship is where do you stop? Almost everyone will be offended by something. Look at the outrage by some over Trump's complement of the French First Lady's appearance.
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Yeah, I heard he said she's in "such good shape" & "Beautiful". I thought women liked complements like that? Heck he might even be attracted to her, which is normal for a man to be attracted to a woman, right? Its not weird. People need to get a grip on reality.
 
CacaSapo said:
I got a 30 day suspension on FB for a post on my own timeline, friends only, that had the word "faggot" in it. Now I only use it to message friends, until they implement the same word filter in chat.
Once I have some time, I'm going to strip the account down to nothing. If I can't use the service, they don't get my data.
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You and your bundle of sticks... away with you!
 
The more money you have, the more disconnected you become from reality. The left's defining trait is their disconnect from reality, which explains why so many wealthy people are regressives. On the top end of the wealth scale you have leftists who are in complete la-la land, sheltered from the consequences of their ideology by their money; on the bottom end, you have derp idiots who are just hoping for whatever freebies are thrown their way. It is an unholy alliance which fucks over those of us who spend our lives dwelling in the middle.

What does this have to do with the topic? Ah . . . oh! The powers-that-be at Twitter are idiots. That's it.
 
CacaSapo said:
I got a 30 day suspension on FB for a post on my own timeline, friends only, that had the word "faggot" in it. Now I only use it to message friends, until they implement the same word filter in chat.
Once I have some time, I'm going to strip the account down to nothing. If I can't use the service, they don't get my data.
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Awesome. I'm sure they really miss out, not collecting data on neanderthal bigots. Meanwhile everyone else wins.
 
CacaSapo said:
I got a 30 day suspension on FB for a post on my own timeline, friends only, that had the word "faggot" in it. Now I only use it to message friends, until they implement the same word filter in chat.
Once I have some time, I'm going to strip the account down to nothing. If I can't use the service, they don't get my data.
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Well, as a professional twig gatherer, I am offended ("twiggered"?) by your use of the term "faggot". Where else can we bundle our branches and talk about how useful faggots have been in history?
 
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