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Pink’s response to an ageist troll should be in a museum

sudshr47 May 16, 2018

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Pink has never been shy about spelling out exactly what she thinks of unfair standards imposed on celebrities and women. 

This week was no different, and she expertly talked back against some ageism that made its way into her timeline.  

A Twitter troll slipped into her mentions and commented on how Pink, like many other human beings on this planet, is aging as the years go by — and the singer had the time to issue a thoughtful and necessary clap back. 

“Wow Pink looks so old that should be named Purple instead,” the Twitter user wrote to the singer.  Read more…

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Why Twitter banned the bot that unmasked neo-Nazis. (Hint: Neo-Nazis)

sudshr47 December 28, 2017

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Twitter’s number one goal in 2017 was curbing abuse and cracking down on hate speech. But when one intrepid Twitter user tried to help with the problem, the company shut down his efforts.

Yair Rosenberg, a senior writer at Tablet Magazine and reporter, with the help of developer Neal Chandra, had created a Twitter account named “Imposter Buster,” Rosenberg wrote in a New York Times op-ed this week.

Rosenberg, who’s a Jewish writer, had covered the 2016 presidential election and was a victim of harassment in part due to his stories, he explained in the New York Times op-ed.  Read more…

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The ‘Twitter Purge’ Nazi reckoning has begun. Here are the rules.

sudshr47 December 18, 2017

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Twitter has a list. They’re checking it twice. 

Well, no, actually, it’s much more complex than that. For the past two years, Twitter has been working with its Trust & Safety Council — a body of experts in online safety — to balance running a platform for free speech with curbing violence and harassment. 

On Monday, Twitter put into effect new rules that are, in part, a result of many of those conversations. The rules are a major shift in the company’s policies, which for years erred on the side of letting users post all sorts of vile content. Now, Twitter will take into account user behavior “on and off the platform” as it relates to affiliation with violent organizations.  Read more…

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New Twitter ads ignore the site’s Nazi problem and admit another major issue

sudshr47 December 13, 2017

Even after 11 years of existence, Twitter is still trying to explain the basics of the product. 
New ads, released Wednesday, show two scenarios of two different men joining the social network and struggling to understand what to do next. Comedi…

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