Twitter has gradually added features to enable high-profile users to insulate themselves from criticism, with the "hide replies" feature being the latest example. This is done in the name of combatting "toxicity." Of course, people sometimes deserve "toxic" criticism
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Facebook and Twitter, with all its faults and kooks, are (were) the closest modern America's ever gotten to the Athenian agora, where every citizen had a voice. Our founders were horrified by their direct democracy and would be proud of this kind of revolting development.
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Yes. It is lousy
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This was all part of the allure of twitter - giving peasants the voice that the elites weren’t aware they had - and not letting them ignore it. So Twitter wants to reconstruct the bubbles - another elitist platform.
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It’s because it was the only place we were KICKING their milquetoast asses. Spanking them big time. It was the only avenue we had to make an end run around their Corporate Propaganda. So of course, they had to do something about that, so they shut it down. No descent allowed!
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We need to create new social platforms which are owned by the people.
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I think it originally started with the overuse of the term "troll" as protection against constructive criticism. Sad developement.
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Well remember, some people are just a bit more equal than others. I mean they have those nifty blue check marks afterall.
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What, now they can hide the 'no, you're crazy' comments and look like only fans responded?!
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every online platform is “egalitarian” until huge amounts of money get involved, then each platform clamps down, users change platforms and the cycle begins again.
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Big money wins again!
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Not yet
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Not that serious
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That was never the case, social media mimics life. You can't escape a society divided by class just by being online.
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use gab
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Michael, 'they' will tell us what we need to think and when we need to think it.
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24 - hour news. 24-hour control of the narrative. same 5 stories every 15 mins. awesome business model
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