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A comment on Twitter says Musk’s spam analysis used tool that called his own account a bot. Parent comment

Re:Twitter says Musk’s spam analysis used tool that called h... by homonculus1 on Friday August 05, 2022 @07:55PM (#32363347)
That is a ridiculously tortured argument. The censor not extending his reach to outside venues doesn't make him any less a censor.
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Re:Twitter says Musk’s spam analysis used tool that called h... by Dylan16807 on Friday August 05, 2022 @08:09PM (#32363438)
Streisand effect is about information someone is trying to keep hidden. This kind of Twitter moderation fits neither half of that.

I don't want to fuss about what counts as "censorship" or not. That's not productive.

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Re:Twitter says Musk’s spam analysis used tool that called h... by homonculus1 on Friday August 05, 2022 @08:52PM (#32363721)
1. Detransition accounts are information 2. Twitter bans users specifically to suppress that information, i.e. minimize its reach, i.e. hide it

Bald-facedly denying censorship is certainly not intellectually productive, might I suggest you simply stop doing that?

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