This is a really good question. I can't think of one. I'd say "me" but I'm no longer really a "prominent tech writer" -- more like former/sometimes tech writer. Anyone have names to suggest?https://twitter.com/jessesingal/status/1336698932357902336 …
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@binarybits fits this bill. He's the only one I can think of.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
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@zeynep is right. "Solve" is way too strong a formulation from@jessesingal. A better formulation might be "who are the ones expressing blanket opposition to deplatforming on principle."https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1336704248831217668 …jonstokes(\.com|\.eth) added,
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Yeah, I don't think there is a single serious critic who doesn't recognize limits and downsides to both—even while disagreeing among ourselves about the how much, how and the effectiveness of both paths. Calling strawman here.
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FWIW I talk about this starting at 9:28 here, meaning to highlight the problems with purism on either side of interventionism.https://youtu.be/xBfYsBbDve8?t=567 …
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Yeah and I think at least in the "critic" space, this has not been a naive space at all for a long time.
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I hear you, but I also still can't shake the regular feeling, on reading a lot of this stuff, that they are not taking seriously what it looks like when the practices & policies they're advocating for are turned on speech they like.
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There's a sense that I have on reading a lot of this stuff where I think, "what will you do when they come for story you think is actual news and not conspiracy?"
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(Yeah, I was officially "disinfo" for a while for arguing masks worked and people should wear them. Months if you consider how long it took the WHO to come around).
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