Re:Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless cybe...
by wpietri on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @05:25PM
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Given that you understand Twitter ranks based on interests, what's your evidence that this was "suppressed"? Rather than just ranked according to people's interests?
You seem to be saying that people should be interested in this story. I'm not sure I agree, but I definitely believe most Twitter users won't be. Is it a good headline? Sure. But does it have much direct and immediate relevance to their personal lives? Not for most Twitter users.
If you follow tech personalities, there's a higher chance you'll see the news.
On my music account on Twitter, I don't follow tech personalities and tech news outlets, but I do follow CNN Breaking News, and nothing about this major story has popped up all day long.
This is how the Twitter trending timeline is artificially baked... This story is a very big deal for everyone on Twitter, yet only a fraction of its user base will see the story. Privacy is important to every user on the platform, you'd think Twitter leadership at least would be trying to get a grip on the story first within the platform in a very public manner.
It happens on every major social platform at key points too, highlighting the conflict in their ability to maintain proper social credibility as platforms that report on trends that news channels and other institutions regularly cite.