Is twitter behaving like an IT Cell for vested interests
Hello folks in twitter (india and US), We have seen in recent times that twitter has been dictating the things one can share on the platform..and it's being largely influenced by what Jack dorsey thinks. Twitter is deleting , tagging posts by one section and allowing all sorts of misinformation campaign from other section. Isn't twitter supposed to be an independent entity and let people share what they feel. Who made twitter the jury to decide what is wrong and right. And if they are the jury why not act independently and verify each and every post post it's authenticity, and if they tag any post as false, explain how they came to that conclusion. They did it in US and now they are doing it in india. Now they are also dictating what rule indian govt can formulate? Who is twitter to decide that a law or policy formed by the govt is right or wrong? This is something which people of India will decide. If people feel that the govt is wrong..they will not vote for it. But , twitter as a business entity has to follow the law. By siding with one ideology and banning others, isn't twitter just another IT cell , and by promoting one ideology over other..isn't twitter also manipulating people's thoughts and in turn isn't twitter in itself is a manipulative platform? Please refrain from the discussion about which ideology is right or wrong.. this question is more about what twitter is doing and how it's behaving like a class monitor, when it should not. Also what do twitter employees feel about it. Ofcourse there must be people with both ideologies working there. Tc- 180k Yoe -8
TC and YOE
I'm relatively new to Blind and just want to say I think it's fucking hilarious that people make posts like this and have to sign it off with their TC and YOE
Ha ha..yup I added those..before I get more comments like "TC or GTFO".
Fuck that Dorsey shit. I hope they get screwed by GOI.
lol it's their platform they have every right to do whatever they want on their platform. How are they dictating govt. policy? Also stop f*cking speaking for people of India, not everyone shares the same opinion as you.
When did I say I was speaking for people of India? And you seem to be just too frustrated by one comment..just imagine the frustration of other section of people whose posts twitter has been deleting and labelling. Or wait..getting angry and using f*King in everything is also the sole right of your kind?
Okay let's get it out in the open. Which post are you specifically talking about?
It’s a simple dilemma for Twitter-like arbiters. When any government or opposition calls out that information is fake and can lead to violence and indoctrination they ask Twitter to have a fact-check mechanism inbuilt. FB has been dressed down and asked to build such provisions by the US courts 2 years back. Now they build it. It can be faulty. But they are trying. Third party like AltNews is also working in the same ecosystem. Blind also have some automation in what is flagged and what not, and not every one is happy with the algorithm. The system can/will have a bias. And the bias could be real/natural because the participants share a certain definition of truth or thought process or it could be injected by the algorithm due to malicious intent (as suggested by GOI vs Twitter). But now government wants to override and expects veto on the Twitter’s policy/algorithm. This simply means that government can inject their own bias to counter the alleged malicious bias. And they believe that because of mistrust they have in these arbiters. FB particularly has a bad reputation of using and monetising the bias. The problem I see here that this is a very dumb down way for reaching a viable and sustainable solution. There is no real work done towards establishing a common standard for fact checking process or labelling the content. It’s all evolving in silos and leading to contradictions.
My 2 cents - No governments, either Trump or current GOI is rooting for truth or fact checking. It’s a power struggle where the government wants to leverage their local authority and arm twist any medium of news, knowledge, history or now even academia.
I agree with most part. But people elect govts to make laws. People did not elect twitter to determine whats right and wrong. Today its twitter, tomorrow some other platform will decide that they are the truth bearer and decide not to follow law of land. Why do we need the govt then..let twitter Facebook and other American companies rule us.
The classic paradigm of staying at 0. If you haven't heard of it. It's probably because I am formulating it as I write this. If one side is going to extreme negatives, someone has to step up on the other hand to maintain neutrality. If main stream media in any of the said countries leans one way or the other, someone has to take on the mantle of leaning on to the other side. Press and information was supposed to be neutral. Or may I say, should BE neutral. I have huge respect for Dorsey to take up the mantle to subside anything that goes rampant. It happened in US. Has been happening in India too. I am pretty sure the guy won't interfere if there was not much misinformation or hate going on on his own platform. But who am I to say. I will just sip my scotch and comment this on Blind.
Wow..respect for dorsey and media being biased in one direction? If you follow the indian news even to the slightest.. you will see that most of the media is biased against the current govt..and not just indian media..even the world media..and I guess going by your knowledge..I can see that those world media are doing their job. Dorsey and twitter is just an addition to a long list. But again, If you feel what twitter and dorsey is doing is right..they shouldn't claim about freedom of speech and being impartial..they should accept that they are biased and post having contradicting opinions are not welcome.
Well. I am well versed with the practices of current Gov in India when it comes to press and main stream media. I come from Modi's home state. The country is seeing this since the past 8 years. I have been seeing it for 15 years prior to that. My relatives are in journalism and his practices of offering a blue pill or red pill to media agencies is very well known. Print this or go bankrupt. The media is wagging it's tails for him. There should be balance.
It’s a simple problem of pinning accountability. Twitter doesn’t represent the people or Constitution of India, the Government does so it should follow Indian law. The Government acts on behalf of the people; majority, minority, honest or criminal minded. So Government should be accountable to THE PEOPLE OF INDIA. Current Fascist Government is more into invading privacy, selling of national assets and furthering their agenda to rewrite history. FIX THIS FIRST before going around town shitting.
OP is sitting on his high horse lol. Everything was fine till now while the government was asking every platform to delete posts but as soon as Twitter labels a couple of posts that OP agrees with he's talking about Twitter acting like a class monitor and he talks about separating ideology from the idea of restricting these platforms lol
It’s not a horse, rather a spiky crocodile 🐊.
Fakendra Chor hai. Must resign
Should face Criminal negligence charges too. Resignation is not absolving responsibility
I understand your concern & agree. Twitter is a technocracy and it is shutting down many people just for having an opinion they don't like. The banned folks are not inciting negativity or violence, a lot of people in this thread are randomly claiming that it's a case of Dorsey's goodwill most probably because he hasn't touched the side they lean on or follow. But what do you expect from people on Blind. They are the most brainwashed bunch of people I have seen. Plus there is an acute sense of lack of empathy for anyone who doesn't share their reverence for these tech giants. That's Blind for you.
Yeah..so if the post doesn't resonate with you. It shouldn't exist..this is exactly what twitter is doing.
Twitter or Facebook must be regulated as they are not above law. If govt can't trace an originator or see encrypted message when needed, why does it need such a tool?