Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account
by varispeed on Monday October 26, 2020 @03:37PM
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This still reeks of hypocrisy. For example almost any large and "reputable" outlet writes outright lies about drugs and their effects or use them to sensationalise the event (for example if there was an accident there is almost always a mention that someone had cannabis in their system even if it was obviously not related to anything). This is extremely harmful as it creates stigma for people who need cannabis or other drugs as a medicine and often they cannot access it at all because lawmaker believe what these outlets write. So when Twitter blocks someone because they think their reporting is dishonest, I don't understand why they won't block all outlets that spew lies.
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Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account
by learnstats2 on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:15PM
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There isn't a binary outcome here.
Twitter can stop an account which causes harm without being immediately required to block all accounts which may cause harm.
Re:Twitter still hasn't unlocked the New York Post's account
by varispeed on Monday October 26, 2020 @04:27PM
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I reported many Tweets from "reputable" news outlets that have this type of propaganda and lies and literally none were addressed. That makes me think Twitter has an agenda that is not very nice.