I have saved several examples of being shadowbanned by Twitter over the last few years. Today, for instance, looks like yesterday.
Elon Musk promised that Twitter would get better, but I haven’t seen any improvements. If anything, it has gotten much worse. Sorry.
As much as the above example pisses me off, nothing compares to the time I was suspended for a week over a BLANK tweet.
I don’t know where to begin. This isn’t my first rant about Twitter and it won’t be my last.
As a member of the “Elon Musk Fan Club” (if there was such a fan club), I’ve had high hopes that he would clean up the censorship at Twitter. Sadly, that has not happened.
Earlier this morning, I did a shadowban test on my account. The results were worse than they have ever been, and trust me, I’ve been very vocal about the test results.
To make matters worse, I had a tweet flagged for using the word “idiot.” For some reason, Twitter doesn’t like that word. Perhaps it’s time to tweet “You are a fucking jackass.” Maybe Twitter would approve.
I’m off to catch up with the latest on Hunter Biden’s laptop, and Twitter’s interference in the 2020 presidential election. The story is fascinating and I can’t get enough of it.
Later … ~ce
from: Twitter <twitter-legal@twitter.com>
to: My Email Address
date: Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 10:02 AM
subject: Information Regarding Russian Influence Campaigns on Twitter
mailed-by: bounce.twitter.com
signed-by: twitter.com
Dear (My Name),
As part of our recent work to understand Russian-linked activities on Twitter during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, we identified and suspended a number of accounts that were potentially connected to a propaganda effort by a Russian government-linked organization known as the Internet Research Agency.
Consistent with our commitment to transparency, we are emailing you because we have reason to believe that you either followed one of these accounts or retweeted or liked content from these accounts during the election period. This is purely for your own information purposes, and is not related to a security concern for your account.
We are sharing this information so that you can learn more about these accounts and the nature of the Russian propaganda effort. You can see examples of content from these suspended accounts on our blog if you’re interested.
People look to Twitter for useful, timely, and appropriate information. We are taking active steps to stop malicious accounts and Tweets from spreading and we are determined to keep ahead of the tactics of bad actors. For example, in recent months we have developed new techniques to identify accounts manipulating our platform, have improved our process for challenging suspicious accounts, and have introduced new measures designed to identify and take action on coordinated malicious activity. In 2018, we are building on these improvements. Our blog also contains more information about these efforts.
People come to Twitter to see what’s happening in the world. We are committed to making it the best place to do that and to being transparent with the people who use and trust our platform.
Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900 San Francisco, CA 94103
Draft … check back later.
I went to bed early last night simply because I was exhausted from watching election “stuff” all day. However, I woke up at 3:30 a.m., tried to get back to sleep, gave up at 4 a.m., put on a pot of coffee, and read the election results.
Well, there is good news and there is bad news. And, there is election shenanigans news.
Let’s get right to Pennsylvania where a man who looks like Lurch dressed in a hoodie, who is clearly brain challenged from a stroke, and who was elected to the Senate. I’ve always known Democrats were not the brightest people, but I had no idea they were this stupid.
Georgia is undecided as of this morning when it comes to the Senate race. Warnock the Farrakhan follower and Walker are tied at 49%. Dear God, please let Herschel Walker win. Please!!!
Arizona – I can’t wrap my head around Arizona. Seems they had issues with their voting machines. Plus the fact that the elections official is running for governor (she is a Democrat), which seems suspicious if you are a conspiracy theory kinda person, which I am not. C’mon Kari Lake. Please win as governor.
New York – I don’t want to hear a peep out of New Yorkers about how bad they have it after they elected one of the dumbest twits I’ve ever seen as governor. The same goes for Michigan.
Florida – I have saved the BEST for last. Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio kicked ass yesterday. As a Floridian, I am elated.
So, it’s nearly 7 a.m. and I’m going back to bed. Later … ~ce
One last thing from a woman so full of hate … well … you know.
“I read a poll just yesterday that white, Republican, suburban women are now going to vote Republican. It’s almost like roaches voting for Raid, right?” Hostin remarked.
I am the survivor of a violent crime that put three men in our state prison for a very long time. Family and friends know about it, and I’ve shared the circumstances online a few times.
This is not about that … this is about violence, in general.
I abhor it. Whether it is personal or political, and regardless of my personal feelings about a person or a group of people, acts of violence are something I never have participated in and never will.
It’s one thing to peacefully protest, but when people are hurt and property is destroyed, it’s no longer about protesting but more about hurting others in horrible, devastating ways.
You might have thoughts about particular individuals and what you would like to see done to them. That’s normal. Right?
Sometimes, especially online where all kinds of eyes can see what your say, it’s best to stay silent or be less expressive. No one wants the FBI knocking on their door. Right?
Let’s all be as safe as possible during this very difficult time in our lives.
As my sweetheart used to say: “Don’t make eye contact.”
Be safe. Vote. Avoid aggressive people. Go home to your loved ones.
See you after Election Day! ~ce
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