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by midiguy 761 days ago
Not gonna lie, when I see that someone is banned on X, I assume credibility
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Why? Are many credible people banned on Twitter?
A lot of credible people have left Twitter - it has gotten much more overrun by bots and a lot of very hateful accounts have been reinstated and protected. It is a poor platform for reasonable discussion and I think it's fair to say it's been stifling open expression. The value is disappearing.
that was not the question
I think it was an appropriate answer at the heart of the matter - most credible people are leaving the platform due to the degradation of quality on it. For a literal example of a ban though there are few examples better than Dell Cameron[1].

1. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-st...

Even the 100's of Hamas-affiliated accounts?

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/technology/2023/10/12/x-say...

straw man, and a drop in the bucket
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