Re:Koo, India’s free-speech Twitter alternative
by twobitshifter on Friday February 19, 2021 @04:28PM
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These platforms are too big. A company should be able to ban its users or disable accounts, but that should be an inconvenience and not censorship. Trump lied and promoted insurrection but we can imagine futures where the good guys are the ones being shut off.
I don’t know the solution. Trump could post his 280 characters on whitehouse.gov to his heart’s content. But in comparison to Twitter with millions of followers it’s like talking to an empty room. You’d expect that those millions of followers would still be interested in his 280 characters if they’re not on Twitter, but there’s no frictionless broadcasting. Unlike RSS, every voice is plugged into a monolithic service that can rank and silence stories as it sees fit.
I don’t know the solution. Trump could post his 280 characters on whitehouse.gov to his heart’s content. But in comparison to Twitter with millions of followers it’s like talking to an empty room. You’d expect that those millions of followers would still be interested in his 280 characters if they’re not on Twitter, but there’s no frictionless broadcasting. Unlike RSS, every voice is plugged into a monolithic service that can rank and silence stories as it sees fit.