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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by notlukesky on Monday February 17, 2020 @05:40PM (#22351597)
The platforms have been muzzling speech for a long while and some through sneaky ways like making content hard to find or surface. So they can still restrict the spread of speech while claiming they do not interfere in the creation and publishing of it. So platforms will have to come clean on their algorithms and content discovery process as well.
Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by MagnumPIG on Monday February 17, 2020 @05:45PM (#22351638)
I don't think any individual knows anymore, it's just ML optimization for getting the most ads, presumably through engagement.
Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by zionic on Monday February 17, 2020 @06:11PM (#22351817)
Except we know this isn't true. All of their systems have key word input with manual curation for suppression/boosting. Google maintains blacklists for news etc etc.