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Twitter Support on Twitter: "When it comes to conversations with government and state-affiliated media accounts on Twitter, we’re helping to make the experience more transparent.
We'll now use two distinct profile labels for these types of accounts, so you can easily identify them and their Tweets. (1/2) https://t.co/JW67o422MO" / Twitter
With examples that state "US government account" and "Russia state-affiliated media"
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Twitter Support on Twitter: "For clarity: we don't let state-affiliated media accounts advertise on Twitter. We’ll also no longer include them or their Tweets in recommendations, as we continue to support a free and independent press. More on this policy and new labels: (link) (2/2)" / Twitter
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New labels for government and state-affiliated media accounts
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "I appreciate that Twitter is a platform that‘s at least *trying* to stop disinformation, verifying news outlets, etc.
Stopping misinformation isn’t abt sitting around for years debating ideas.
It’s about testing tactics, trying ideas, etc to find what’s effective." / Twitter
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Just as purveyors of misinformation are constantly testing new techniques, so should we in verifying info.
Not everything we try is going to work. Is a ban on political ads the best route? Prob not. But at least there’s a willingness to recognize how dangerous misinfo is & act." / Twitter
We'll now use two distinct profile labels for these types of accounts, so you can easily identify them and their Tweets. (1/2) https://t.co/JW67o422MO" / Twitter
With examples that state "US government account" and "Russia state-affiliated media"
then
Twitter Support on Twitter: "For clarity: we don't let state-affiliated media accounts advertise on Twitter. We’ll also no longer include them or their Tweets in recommendations, as we continue to support a free and independent press. More on this policy and new labels: (link) (2/2)" / Twitter
noting
New labels for government and state-affiliated media accounts
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "I appreciate that Twitter is a platform that‘s at least *trying* to stop disinformation, verifying news outlets, etc.
Stopping misinformation isn’t abt sitting around for years debating ideas.
It’s about testing tactics, trying ideas, etc to find what’s effective." / Twitter
then
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "Just as purveyors of misinformation are constantly testing new techniques, so should we in verifying info.
Not everything we try is going to work. Is a ban on political ads the best route? Prob not. But at least there’s a willingness to recognize how dangerous misinfo is & act." / Twitter
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Reading through this thread seems like a "who's who of people trapped in the 20th century"
So, I get not wanting to be a part of some social platform because it is a fairly toxic environment. That's perfectly understandable! After all, I quit from Twitter myself over that toxicity. There is no space for nuanced discussion, there is a culture of rampant blocking and filter bubbles, not to mention how the owners of the platform give you no choice to disable annoying shit you don't want or care about (suggested tweets, follow these people, what you may have missed, removing strict chronological sorting, automatic refreshes that pull you away from browsing your unrefreshed timeline...)
I get all that. I do.
But seriously, criticizing them over how they reference the message format?
Old man yells at cloud, much?
So, I get not wanting to be a part of some social platform because it is a fairly toxic environment. That's perfectly understandable! After all, I quit from Twitter myself over that toxicity. There is no space for nuanced discussion, there is a culture of rampant blocking and filter bubbles, not to mention how the owners of the platform give you no choice to disable annoying shit you don't want or care about (suggested tweets, follow these people, what you may have missed, removing strict chronological sorting, automatic refreshes that pull you away from browsing your unrefreshed timeline...)
I get all that. I do.
But seriously, criticizing them over how they reference the message format?
Old man yells at cloud, much?