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August 9, 2018 12:03 am GMT
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Twitter CEO explains alleged 'shadow bans' — again
Twitter's CEO is still going out of his way to appease conservatives and conspiracy theorists.
One day after publicly reaffirming his company's decision not to suspend InfoWars host Alex Jones, Jack Dorsey went on Sean Hannity's radio show to reassure conservatives that Twitter does not "shadow ban" people for their political beliefs.
Shadow banning is the term used by some conspiracy theorists to describe Twitter's practice of limiting the visibility of users who engage in trolling, harassment, and other toxic behavior. But for the far-right, it's become a rallying cry — proof that Twitter does in fact "censor" users with whom it disagrees. Read more...
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