I limit my blocking, and I do seek and & to listen to disagreement. But on my terms, when I chose. Otherwise, I'd be unable to use Twitter.
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Replying to @zeynep @NAChristakis
Block/mute controls your own notification tab. Do ppl have right to barge in on all your conversations? Even if there are thousands of them?
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Overwhelming one's attention is now a deliberate form of censorship by gov'ts. They try to overwhelm the conversation. Detailed in my book.
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All that said, I *do* have concerns about pre-emptive block lists with no transparency or recourse, and that is Twitter's failing.
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People are trying to control their attention (which they have a right to) with limited and very crude tools, but they are often doing this +
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..as a means to try to remain in the public sphere while malevolent insensitive or even gov't paid trolls try to chase them from it.
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And I think our theories of free speech have not adapted to a world in which too information glut/mass ping is used as a form of censorship.
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All this is in the "Governments Strike Back" chapter of my book, which has a creative commons copy here:https://www.twitterandteargas.org/
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Replying to @zeynep @NAChristakis
I'd like to focus on the spirit of free speech—a vibrant public sphere with dissent and engagement—and adapt to the networked public sphere.
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I suspect we share many principles, but I'd encourage you to seek the experience of dissidents, and women & non-white folks on platforms.+
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These ppl are targeted in large numbers *exactly* to chase them off the public sphere. We to protect their rights & need better tools. /end
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