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According to Ars Technica
A number of "alt-right," pro-Trump, and self-described conservative social media personalities awoke this morning to find that they had a lot fewer followers on Twitter than they had the night before. The apparent cause was the latest culling by Twitter of accounts that in some way violated the company's terms of service, a Twitter spokesperson told Ars, including "behaviors that indicate automated activity or violations of our policies around having multiple accounts, or abuse." The sweep has some on the right accusing Twitter of politically motivated censorship.
"Twitter's tools are apolitical, and we enforce our rules without political bias," a Twitter spokesperson said in a statement emailed to Ars. The accounts were targeted as part of "our ongoing work in safety," the spokesperson said. "We also take action on any accounts we find that violate our terms of service, including asking account owners to confirm a phone number so we can confirm a human is behind it. That's why some people may be experiencing suspensions or locks. This is part of our ongoing, comprehensive efforts to make Twitter safer and healthier for everyone."
And at Vanity Fair:
Renewed fears of censorship have once again led some users to talk about leaving to join Gab, the so-called free-speech social network that cropped up in 2016 as an alternative to Twitter. And Gab couldn't be more pleased. Utsav Sanduja, the company's chief operating officer, told me on Wednesday that the company had seen "a surge of donations, Gab memberships, [and] user sign-ups" since Tuesday night.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Bot on Thursday February 22 2018, @08:30PM (2 children)
Hello dear twitter user who follows trump, right to bear arms, and other terrorist activities.
Please guarantee you are not a putin bot about to go on a school shooting rampage by means of hacked drone by providing us
- cellphone number
- a photo of your house, preferably featuring all family members.
- your occupation
- your preferred sexual position
Thank you for your collaboration.
Account abandoned.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 22 2018, @08:48PM
I would prefer a picture of the best snowflake that resembles you.
Snowflakes are unique. Stop crying before you melt your unique identifier.
I can only imagine if all of this was reversed and the Dems had bot farms supporting them. Probably tons of snowflakes melting into tears there too.
(Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Thursday February 22 2018, @11:38PM
No "insightfunny" mod sadly and I can't pick, so no mod point for you!