Twitter is implementing a new system based on thousands of behavioral signals to filter our tweet replies, searches, and recommendations. Will this help curb abusive and bullying behavior on the platform or will other more invasive measures be needed?
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just a reminder – Twitter admitted (bragged really) in court that they hid tweets in the hashtag #dncleaks … this is suppression of speech for political purposes and means I DON’T TRUST TWITTER to decide what is good behavior … https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/twitters-general-counsel-brags-about-hiding-tweets-with-dncleak-and-podestaemails-hashtags/
Pretty sure the company involved in the third-party location tracking story is pronounced like “Secure Us”. Get it?
Actually, I’m very sure, as I did my usual trick for difficult to pronounce company names and called their main number to see how it’s pronounced on there. It’s about as close to “go to the source” as I can get on these things!