PLAN B.....blantant illusion

homeagain wrote: JMO.....u should ask SC,since SHE is in the thick of this trajectory......how does she set boundaries,create a
set of expectations and secure the site,so it is NOT overrun by hatred,lies and hard core extremism?

I think it's pretty funny that anyone would think that Musk would be a better owner for Twitter. The man has zero experience running a social media company and everyone thinks "free speech" is so great until you realize that it would mean being overrun by porn, violence, spam, and harassment.

Expectations for behavior and guidelines for content are set in the Terms of Service. Though they are rarely read, it is the responsibility of each member to know and adhere to those Terms. It is the business entity's responsibility to enforce those Terms of Service fairly and equally, regardless of personal beliefs, ideologies, or relationships with members. The technology of each platform's software and the ethical behavior of those who have access to sensitive/personal/proprietary data provides the security for the members and the business entity.

The issue I see with Twitter (and Facebook) is that it is inconsistent in its enforcement of its TOS and Rules and Policies. I can't claim that we here at MMT were consistent in our early years, but we've improved over the years and both Twitter (and FB) have been around longer and have more resources/employees/experience; thus, are expected to provide a higher level of service. They also have famous individuals/official government entities on their sites that require more strict security implemented to protect those accounts, but should NOT apply different Terms of Service criteria. We all know they do and that's what causes the frustration.

Musk is a good business man, but self-absorbed narcissist who has little grasp on being fair and equal to others.

Good grief. Did you not read everything I wrote? I stated right in that post that Twitter hasn't operated fairly or equally Rick. Bob, it's not as simple as eliminating the algorithm, and if you think it is, please tell me what you think the algorithm is, what it does and how eliminating it will fix the problem.

FH, you nailed it. It really is not a reflection of society at large, and yet so many who are on the platform seem to think otherwise, and then there are those who try to use it as an example of how everyone in some group/political party/etc thinks or feels, or believes. It's just not.

I haven't brought Trump up in forever, I've moved on. While he's a sleaze who probably broke the law, I highly doubt he'll ever be prosecuted. He's become irrelevant enough in the GOP that he's no longer a serious force and he'll just keep on bleating and grifting to his base. I could care less if Musk actually goes through with the purchase of Twitter or not (I think it's a publicity stunt or his whim of the week til he moves onto threatening the next public figure) and his character is obvious for anyone paying attention to everything he says and does publicly, not just the one thing they are cheering him on for.

And if you think that censorship or cancel culture is one-sided, you are deluding yourself. Stop doing the enemy's bidding to further divide us by focusing on victimization and social issues that aren't the real problem. That statement goes for both sides.

I 100% agree that the story about Hunter's laptop should have been dug into more deeply by the media when it first came up. It's fortunate that the FBI and DOJ (whom some here have called corrupt without evidence) has continued to investigate the issue for the past 4 years and I look forward to the results of that investigations. It is suspicious that the Bidens haven't disavowed the story, or troublesome appearance of corruption.