Putting aside the doubt.jpg, having the supposed "least" when the opposition is YouTube, Google, Facebook and Instagram isn't exactly a high hurdle. In fact, there's quite a bit of room there to get away with quite a lot of censorship in fact.
Like yeah, be as transparent as possible, but I still don't trust the company to tell the truth, even about this. What's to stop them from only publishing some of the censorship requests? Nothing, that's what.
Is it a win though? Seriously. Can you verify that this will result in Twitter telling the whole truth? That they will publish every request they do and do not follow? What credibility is there here?
I don't trust Musk. He's a weasel that has tried to play both sides for a very long time. Why should I trust him on this now?
And I think it's premature. I'd be happy to be wrong, but I won't be celebrating without evidence that this is a worthwhile step and not a misdirection where some requests are shown and the more serious ones are kept quiet, where the public think they're getting the truth and grow complacent with what is a lie by omission.
Maybe I'm too doomer. Maybe it's because I have no attachment to that terrible fucking site. But I'm not going to simply listen and believe, and certainly not Musk when I've barely trusted him at all in the past.
What's to stop them from only publishing some of the censorship requests?
Yeah, ideally there would be something baked into the service/protocol itself that logged any moderation actions. Still possible to spoof but more reliable and consistent. (because we know he's going to "forget" to tell us about some request in the future)
Oh I think he's right. Those other platforms are way more censored. He named the big competition, which certainly seems a reasonable set of comparisons to make. I dont' expect him to point out who they censor more than.
Putting aside the doubt.jpg, having the supposed "least" when the opposition is YouTube, Google, Facebook and Instagram isn't exactly a high hurdle. In fact, there's quite a bit of room there to get away with quite a lot of censorship in fact.
Like yeah, be as transparent as possible, but I still don't trust the company to tell the truth, even about this. What's to stop them from only publishing some of the censorship requests? Nothing, that's what.
it's a step in the right direction, we are allowed to be a little happy about events in the world.
For real. Take the W and be happy, people. Things were looking grim indeed before Musk bought Twitter.
Is it a win though? Seriously. Can you verify that this will result in Twitter telling the whole truth? That they will publish every request they do and do not follow? What credibility is there here?
I don't trust Musk. He's a weasel that has tried to play both sides for a very long time. Why should I trust him on this now?
No it's not a win, but it's not a binary win/loss event. Events can be +100 or -100. This is double figure positive.
And I think it's premature. I'd be happy to be wrong, but I won't be celebrating without evidence that this is a worthwhile step and not a misdirection where some requests are shown and the more serious ones are kept quiet, where the public think they're getting the truth and grow complacent with what is a lie by omission.
Maybe I'm too doomer. Maybe it's because I have no attachment to that terrible fucking site. But I'm not going to simply listen and believe, and certainly not Musk when I've barely trusted him at all in the past.
Yeah, ideally there would be something baked into the service/protocol itself that logged any moderation actions. Still possible to spoof but more reliable and consistent. (because we know he's going to "forget" to tell us about some request in the future)
winner of the special olympics right there...
EU will pass a law banning the publication of censorship demands. can't have transparency... the NSA did the same shit.
Oh I think he's right. Those other platforms are way more censored. He named the big competition, which certainly seems a reasonable set of comparisons to make. I dont' expect him to point out who they censor more than.