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@WillOremus

Tech writer, . Cohost, . Covering social media, algorithms, and the politics of technology. DM for Signal/WhatsApp/random trash talk

Joined June 2010

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  1. 7 hours ago

    Twitter has said it’s drafting policies that would ban “dehumanizing speech.” I wonder if those would apply to the president.

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  2. 8 hours ago

    Calling someone a “dog” seems like the literal definition of “dehumanizing speech.”

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  3. Aug 13

    Wow, this is a very... *native* ad on Techmeme. Placed by Yelp on a story about Google.

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  4. Aug 13

    Gonna honk at this guy til he bans Infowars from his platform

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  5. Aug 10

    Twitter now being run like the Park Slope Food Co-Op

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  6. Aug 10

    Welcome to beautiful Salesforce Francisco

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  7. Aug 10

    Man of the Woods

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  8. Aug 10

    Besides being a good article, this NYT piece sets a new bar for how to concisely explain who Alex Jones is.

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  9. Aug 10

    One more possible reason Twitter hasn't banned Alex Jones: There is no real reason. They're just making it up as they go along, the same as everybody else.

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  10. Aug 10
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  11. Aug 10

    I think (1) is the most likely, but (2) is the most intriguing. The GOP threat to Section 230 is small but growing, and right now it is focused heavily on Twitter. See, for instance:

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  12. Aug 10

    Four theories as to why Twitter hasn't banned Jones, in reverse-order of plausibility: 4. Residual free-speech idealism 3. Overcompensating for the "shadow-banning" furor 2. Terrified of a GOP attack on Section 230 1. Actually, Twitter *will* ban Jones—but on its own terms

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  13. Aug 10

    Why is Twitter tolerating Alex Jones and courting the right wing? Even company insiders don't fully agree. But I talked to several sources familiar with the company's thinking, and came up with four theories—some more plausible than others.

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  14. Retweeted
    Aug 9

    This is the truest thing XKCD has ever posted

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  15. Aug 9

    status: trying to resist the urge to pile on to a Bad Tweet, failing, compromising with this subtweet

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  16. Aug 9

    I think they do give a damn, for what it's worth—some more than others. But they're blundering because they've accidentally thrust themselves into a role they never wanted and weren't prepared for.

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  17. Aug 9

    lol the donerail group's homepage is like the private-equity version of Zombocom

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  18. Aug 9

    Congratulations, you've invented Google Plus

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  19. Aug 9

    Yes, it is definitely me who's the Nazi here.

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  20. Aug 9

    some helpful suggestions here from gmail smart reply

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