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    1. Nanjala Nyabola‏Verified account @Nanjala1 Jul 22

      Nanjala Nyabola Retweeted jack

      It frustrates me that every conversation about fixing Twitter is centred on the needs of Western audiences. I'm not sure anyone at Twitter HQ grasps how important the platform has become to groups in African countries.https://twitter.com/jack/status/1020767812107743232 …

      Nanjala Nyabola added,

      jackVerified account @jack
      A few thoughts on @maggieNYT’s article on Twitter. A lot of fair critiques within. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/sunday-review/maggie-haberman-twitter-donald-trump.html …
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    2. Nanjala Nyabola‏Verified account @Nanjala1 Jul 22

      Of course Twitter needs fixing. Of course of course of course. But as many women of colour have pointed out in response to Maggie Haberman's piece - we don't have space in our newspapers, we barely have room in our communities. We have built communities on here instead.

      2 replies 40 retweets 61 likes
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    3. Nanjala Nyabola‏Verified account @Nanjala1 Jul 22

      I get that Africa is not Twitter's primary market and that any benefit our communities are seeing is purely incidental but at least hear our stories out before you go a-fixin'.

      2 replies 24 retweets 45 likes
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    4. Nanjala Nyabola‏Verified account @Nanjala1 Jul 22

      Ask the folks at #LuchaDRC, #FaureMustGo, #MyDressMyChoice or #RhodesMustFall what Twitter has made possible within their communities before you focus attention on one journalist's - I hope justified, I'm not a follower - situation.

      3 replies 24 retweets 39 likes
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      jack‏Verified account @jack Jul 22
      Replying to @Nanjala1

      Definitely looking at how better to connect people into conversations. Hashtags are a good start, but we don’t make it easy. Have some ideas to better organize. Would love your feedback as we roll out.

      1:50 PM - 22 Jul 2018
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        2. Nanjala Nyabola‏Verified account @Nanjala1 Jul 22
          Replying to @jack

          Thanks for responding. The point is though these are more than just hashtags in the specific communities implicated. The type of communication people are having and the communities they are building are remarkable. I wish y'all spent more time trying to understand them.

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        3. JACS_Africa‏ @AfricaJacs Jul 23
          Replying to @Nanjala1 @jack

          For a cutting edge take on this issue, read @dan_omanga https://www.stabilityjournal.org/articles/10.5334/sta.eq/ … is a link to an eg: his paper on Chief Francis Kariuki's use of Twitter in transforming the interaction between members of his locale and himself, in Nakuru, Kenya.

          1 reply 4 retweets 2 likes
        4. JACS_Africa‏ @AfricaJacs Jul 23
          Replying to @AfricaJacs @Nanjala1 and

          And here is a link to a recording of @dan_omanga giving his @ASAUK_News lecture on social media platforms as the new spaces through which Africans organize and imagine both political discourse and action: https://www.mixcloud.com/royafrisoc/asauk-2017-mobilising-through-messaging-democracy-and-the-digital-space-in-kenya/ …

          1 reply 2 retweets 6 likes
        5. JACS_Africa‏ @AfricaJacs Jul 23
          Replying to @AfricaJacs @Nanjala1 and

          And from today's Guardian newspaper, on social media in Niger: "Newlyweds showing off online heap pressure on teenagers to marry too soon while men ‘drag’ Facebook looking for affairs": https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jul/23/how-social-media-is-revolutionising-marriage-in-niger … @juligilber @dinoleegz Julie Soleil Archambaultpic.twitter.com/B1RLxnAWAI

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        2. Brenden M Dilley‏ @TheRealHublife Jul 22
          Replying to @jack @Nanjala1

          You should try lifting censorship and throttling of accounts and allowing humans to safely argue, promote, discuss ideas. No matter how rude, ugly and controversial the dialogue becomes, we have to keep talking because talking is better than violence.

          3 replies 3 retweets 8 likes
        3. @Melissa  💪‏ @Melissa31920880 Jul 22
          Replying to @TheRealHublife @jack @Nanjala1

          Brenden, he’s only wishing to pander to Maggie NYT “elites”, not us Conservatives.

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        4. Brenden M Dilley‏ @TheRealHublife Jul 22
          Replying to @Melissa31920880 @jack @Nanjala1

          Worth asking

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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        2. Ory Okolloh Mwangi‏ @kenyanpundit Jul 22
          Replying to @jack @Nanjala1

          Ory Okolloh Mwangi Retweeted Nanjala Nyabola

          Thanks for responding, listening to more diverse feedback would be a good starthttps://twitter.com/Nanjala1/status/1021082276581568512 …

          Ory Okolloh Mwangi added,

          Nanjala NyabolaVerified account @Nanjala1
          It frustrates me that every conversation about fixing Twitter is centred on the needs of Western audiences. I'm not sure anyone at Twitter HQ grasps how important the platform has become to groups in African countries. https://twitter.com/jack/status/1020767812107743232 …
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        1. Rado Raykov‏ @radoraykov Jul 22
          Replying to @jack @Nanjala1

          Are you open to ideas on this?..

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        1. Karen Free  🇵🇸‏ @kazahann Jul 22
          Replying to @jack @Nanjala1

          Karen Free  🇵🇸 Retweeted Donald J. Trump

          Think this is good Jack?https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1021234525626609666?s=19 …

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          Donald J. TrumpVerified account @realDonaldTrump
          To Iranian President Rouhani: NEVER, EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN OR YOU WILL SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE. WE ARE NO LONGER A COUNTRY THAT WILL STAND FOR YOUR DEMENTED WORDS OF VIOLENCE & DEATH. BE CAUTIOUS!
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        1. Thushari Jay  🕯‏ @thusharijaya Jul 22
          Replying to @jack

          when did twtr brand itself news only site? Twitter is an all-purpose platform:used in variety of ways.i think u know but need a remind

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        2. Sam‏ @namesamvirzi Jul 22
          Replying to @jack @Nanjala1

          have you given any thought to banning the nazis while you still have the power to do so

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        3. Capobastone associazione‏ @toto11861241 Jul 22
          Replying to @namesamvirzi @jack @Nanjala1

          Here bruh, you can't start here with the infestation of ANTIFA Nazi brownshirts accounts who have taken over Twitter and are threatening everyone with violence. https://twitter.com/search?f=users&q=antifa …

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        2. Opinion. That's Enough.‏ @geonal Jul 22
          Replying to @jack @kenyanpundit @Nanjala1

          As you understand very clearly in group dynamics, there will be the dominant, politically correct narrative (whether of the state, civic activists or of the intelligentsia). We need a "My View", not just likes, retweets and comments, but a re-direction of thought/ideas.

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        3. Opinion. That's Enough.‏ @geonal Jul 22
          Replying to @geonal @jack and

          For example, most tweets around a hashtag will generally coalesce towards one view. The people who like or retweet are those who usually agree with the tweet, or support the tweeter. Those with a differing view then end up being "unwanted contributors" on the timeline.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Opinion. That's Enough.‏ @geonal Jul 22
          Replying to @geonal @jack and

          Part of why Twitter is an angry and unforgiving place is because discussants are not given the natural option to choose a side and contribute viewpoints based on their choice. Mixing positive and negative comments contributes to the confusion and anger on the timeline.

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        5. Opinion. That's Enough.‏ @geonal Jul 22
          Replying to @geonal @jack and

          My opinion is therefore that comments should be availed as a choice between either supporting or opposing. This will generate clearer, facts based contributions by users who choose either side, and encourage more engagement with tweets, since either group will reinforce itself.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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