The second TwitterFiles debuted in a 28-part thread that described the “shadow banning” of prominent conservatives
,” detailing the social media giant’s efforts to stop circulation of dick picks from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop. The second chapter underscores, potentially, more controversial practices. tools that moderators could use to limit the reach of posts and accounts. In the case of young conservative activist Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA — a frequent source of misinformation on Covid and elections — his account was marked “do not amplify.
Bongino, a right-wing talk show host, was placed on a “Search Blacklist,” per Weiss. A Stanford professor who was promoting a dangerous “herd-immunity” agenda during the early days of Covid was also placed on a “Trends Blacklist” by Twitter moderators. Weiss seems most concerned about the repeated suspensions of the account, Libs of Tik Tok, which Twitter dinged for indirectly violating Twitter’s “Hateful Conduct” policy. The account is infamous for highlighting members of the LGBTQ community, who end up being brigaded and harassed by online trolls.
The conservative writer also portrays such content moderation practices — and the internal debate around them — as nefarious and “secret.” But the Twitter thread lacks vital context. Most important, it does not address Twitter’s policy,Editor’s picks
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