Do we allow Twitter/X sources on the board? Poll/Discussion

[TR]

Oct 17, 2023 15:55:54 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Next someone is going to claim their First Amendment rights are being trod on.

[heat40]

So seeing as how most feel Twitter should not be allowed. What does this look like?
I knowing it was asked prior but I’m not seeing where it has been explained. Or maybe I missed it, but guidelines would be appropriate no?

Is it just a a quick “hey don’t forget to verify your source”, or a delete with no heads up?

[pixy0stix]

Oct 17, 2023 16:37:48 GMT -5 heat40 said:

So seeing as how most feel Twitter should not be allowed. What does this look like?
I knowing it was asked prior but I’m not seeing where it has been explained. Or maybe I missed it, but guidelines would be appropriate no?

Is it just a a quick “hey don’t forget to verify your source”, or a delete with no heads up?

For quick reference - the only delete without heads up I do is @ mentions in the non-@ randoms thread (which we don't have regularly anymore).

Other edits I do to posts without notification are adding @ to posts that aren't in @ threads.

Most of the other board norms are enforced by highly effective peer pressure.

[pixy0stix]

Oct 17, 2023 15:00:46 GMT -5 hermione said:

Oct 17, 2023 11:57:08 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Congratulations if this is the first time you have found this board inflexible on something that you disagree with. I promise you - doubling down will not change the new board norm. It will just lead to you being more frustrated. 

I’m not even being snarky. That’s the explanation - we don’t use Twitter…except when we do. Ok, I guess.

But I am comfortable doubling down on censorship being bad.

As to this, again, we've always insisted on credible sources. Twitter is no longer credible. We're formalizing a board norm like not using Fox news, blogs, or holistic medicine websites. Unless you think we should also allow those without comment or censure?

[pixy0stix]

Twitter may become self limiting anyway - looks like unverified users are going to have to paya subscription fee - www.cnn.com/2023/10/17/tech/x-tests-annual-fee/index.html

[aurora]

This conversation is making me wonder if such enlightening Twitter users as Half an Onion in a Bag are still posting humorous insights about the state of the world. But I don't want to give him any clicks to check.

I really do miss Thoughts of Dog, though.

[basilosaurus]

Oct 17, 2023 10:01:44 GMT -5 wawa said:

Oct 17, 2023 9:57:14 GMT -5 hermione said:

So just so it's clear:

Twitter is not an acceptable source. Except sometimes. When someone decides it is. Despite the fact that the original poll said it's yes or no with no special options.

Got it.

oh ffs

[charlatti]

Oct 17, 2023 22:10:05 GMT -5 aurora said:

This conversation is making me wonder if such enlightening Twitter users as Half an Onion in a Bag are still posting humorous insights about the state of the world. But I don't want to give him any clicks to check.

I really do miss Thoughts of Dog, though.

You can follow Thoughts of Dog on instagram! (Wow, that was a valuable contribution to this thread.)

[aurora]

Oct 18, 2023 5:37:34 GMT -5 charlatti said:

Oct 17, 2023 22:10:05 GMT -5 aurora said:

This conversation is making me wonder if such enlightening Twitter users as Half an Onion in a Bag are still posting humorous insights about the state of the world. But I don't want to give him any clicks to check.

I really do miss Thoughts of Dog, though.

You can follow Thoughts of Dog on instagram! (Wow, that was a valuable contribution to this thread.)

So this may be where I finally break down and get an Insta account? 😂

[StrawberryBlondie]

Oct 17, 2023 22:10:05 GMT -5 aurora said:

This conversation is making me wonder if such enlightening Twitter users as Half an Onion in a Bag are still posting humorous insights about the state of the world. But I don't want to give him any clicks to check.

I really do miss Thoughts of Dog, though.

They do.

Thoughts of Dog also has a Facebook. Same stuff, different platform.

[goldengirlz]

The NYTimes has lost its “verified” badge:

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/19/x-twitter-nyt-dispute-musk/#

[aurora]

Oct 19, 2023 15:23:34 GMT -5 goldengirlz said:

The NYTimes has lost its “verified” badge:

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/19/x-twitter-nyt-dispute-musk/#

I'm shocked!* that Elon would let his petty grudges get in the way of dissemination of verified news!

*by which I mean not at all shocked since by now we've all seen things like this quote in the second paragraph of that WaPo article:

...X has hosted and helped amplify a flood of false information related to the Israel-Gaza war, some of which Musk has personally endorsed.

[wesleycrusher]

www.theverge.com/2023/10/20/23925086/x-verified-blue-checkmarks-superspreader-misinformation-israel-hamas-war

Blue checkmarks on X are ‘superspreaders of misinformation’ about Israel-Hamas war

After analyzing the 250 most-engaged X posts between October 7th and October 14th that promoted incorrect or unverified information relating to the war, researchers at NewsGuard found that verified X accounts were behind 74 percent of it.