Good analysis. I believe the essence is less about isolated posts (who cares) and more about what is trending (many care). As we will no doubt uncover with sunlight, trend multipliers are set by "moderators" based on political objectives and supporting narratives. Using laughably obvious methods, they either kink the oxygen hose that …
Good analysis. I believe the essence is less about isolated posts (who cares) and more about what is trending (many care). As we will no doubt uncover with sunlight, trend multipliers are set by "moderators" based on political objectives and supporting narratives. Using laughably obvious methods, they either kink the oxygen hose that feeds the trend or give it rocket fuel, thereby appropriating an absolute concentration of power. And since twitter has an outsized influence on lazy journalists, the impact is wide and long lasting.
Good analysis. I believe the essence is less about isolated posts (who cares) and more about what is trending (many care). As we will no doubt uncover with sunlight, trend multipliers are set by "moderators" based on political objectives and supporting narratives. Using laughably obvious methods, they either kink the oxygen hose that feeds the trend or give it rocket fuel, thereby appropriating an absolute concentration of power. And since twitter has an outsized influence on lazy journalists, the impact is wide and long lasting.
And that is the clear danger to free speech.