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Twitter Lifted Its Ban on COVID Misinformation – Research Shows this is a Grave Risk to Public Health
by Anjana Susarla
December 1, 2022

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(The Conversation) Twitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy, quietly posted on the site’s rules page and listed as effective Nov. 23, 2022, has researchers and experts in public health seriously concerned about the possible repercussions.

Health misinformation is not new. A classic case is the misinformation about a purported but now disproven link between autism and the MMR vaccine based on a discredited study published in 1998. Such misinformation has severe consequences for public health. Countries that had stronger anti-vaccine movements against diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccines faced a higher incidence of pertussis in the late-20th century, for example.

As a researcher who studies social media, I believe that reducing content moderation is a significant step in the wrong direction, especially in light of the uphill battle social media platforms face in combating misinformation and disinformation. And the stakes are especially high in combating medical misinformation.
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Elon Musk Suspends West’s Account Breaking Twitter Rules
by Ivan Mehta
December 1, 2022

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(TechCrunch) Elon Musk has suspended Kanye West’s (aka Ye) Twitter account after the latter posted antisemitic tweets and violated the platform’s rules. In a reply to Mega founder Kim Dotcom, Musk clarified that Ye’s account was suspended for “incitement to violence” and not because of the music artist posting an “unflattering” picture of the Tesla CEO.

(See linked article for Twitter Feeds)

Earlier today, West went on a tweet rampage and tweeted a picture of a Nazi swastika merged with the Star of David. Soon after that, he posted on Truth Social that his Twitter account was temporarily locked. Later, Musk clarified that he “tried his best” to nudge West to follow Twitter rules, but the rapper still continued to post content that violated the platform’s rule against incitement to violence — resulting in a suspension.
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caltrek's comment: Apparently, it is ok to advocate the raping and locking up of women in cages as long as we don't advocate violence as part of the process.

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Twitter Is Regressing Into a Cesspool of Climate Misinformation
by Oliver Milman
December 3, 2022

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(Mother Jones) Twitter has proved a cherished forum for climate scientists to share research, as well as for activists seeking to rally action to halt oil pipelines or decry politicians’ failure to cut pollution. But many are now fleeing Twitter due to a surge in climate misinformation, spam, and even threats that have upended their relationship with the platform.

Scientists and advocates have told the Guardian they have become unnerved by a recent resurgence of debunked climate change denialist talking points and memes on Twitter, with the term #ClimateScam now regularly the first result that appears when “climate” is searched on the site.

Under the often chaotic leadership of Elon Musk, Twitter has fired content management teams, dismantled the platform’s sustainability arm, and lifted bans on several prominent users with millions of followers, such as Donald Trump and the right-wing commentator Jordan Peterson, who has espoused falsities about the climate crisis. The changes have been too much to bear for some climate experts.

“Since Musk’s takeover I have ramped down my own use of Twitter, using it less both to look for news and to share science,” said Twila Moon, a scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center who said she was worried that years of connections formed between scientists could “crumble” if trust in Twitter collapses.

“Folks noticing a rise in climate denialism and disinformation is particularly worrying and I am concerned that it could slow climate action in ways that are devastating to economies, communities, and health,” she said.
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Twitter Advertisers Aren’t Happy with Ads Appearing on Pages of White Nationalists
by Jon Porter
December 7, 2022

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(The Verge) Ads for around 40 high-profile brands and organizations have been spotted on the Twitter pages of white nationalists, according to a report from The Washington Post. Ads from brands including Amazon, Uber, Snap, and GoDaddy, media companies like USA Today and Morning Brew, and even one government organization, the US Department of Health and Human Services, were seen on the offending Twitter pages.

The ads were spotted on the profiles of Andrew Anglin and Patrick Casey. Anglin is the editor of neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer, while Casey previously led white nationalist group Identity Evropa (later rebranded as the American Identity Movement). The two were banned from Twitter in 2013 and 2019 respectively. After Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, the CEO polled his followers on whether they’d like the platform to offer a “general amnesty” to suspended accounts, with over 70 percent of respondents voting in favor. Shortly afterwards, Anglin and Casey openly returned to the platform.

The Washington Post also reports seeing ads alongside white supremacist posts on pages with names like “No White Guilt Clips” and “White Power Ranger.”

The US Department of Health and Human Services told The Washington Post that it would be pulling its ad from Twitter because “having it appear on hateful Twitter channels is inconsistent with [its] values.” USA Today said it would be contacting Twitter “as this obviously does not align with [its] values or mission.”

As of this writing, ads no longer appear to be showing on either Anglin or Casey’s accounts. One former Twitter employee told The Washington Post that Twitter pages need to be flagged to prevent advertising appearing on them. Twitter did not respond to The Verge’s request for comment, but is widely reported to have disbanded its press team.
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Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users
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Twitter Inc will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday.

The company said users could subscribe to the revamped service that will allow subscribers to edit tweets, upload 1080p videos and get a blue checkmark post account verification, for $8 per month through the web but for $11 per month through Apple iOS.

Twitter did not explain why Apple users were being charged more than others on the web but there have been media reports that the company was looking for ways to offset fees charged in the App Store.

Twitter had initially launched the Twitter Blue early in November before pausing it as fake accounts mushroomed. It was then scheduled to launch again on Nov. 29 but was pushed back.
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weatheriscool wrote: Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:42 pm Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users
Musk is trying to return his 2 billion as soon as possible )))
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