Twitter can’t protect you from trolls any more, insiders say
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The article starts with false premises that twitter users asked for protection. This might be something for public personas but in that case the general rules of PR do apply as they have applied since forever. It just is easier to put yourself out there today. Doing so without the necessary education can be quite daunting indeed, but it is a personal decision. It is of course in the interest of social media platforms that many people do.
Still, I prefer a troll to a nudge. It is probably a matter of preference, but in the context of click-farmers like social media networks, a nudge can be seen quite critically. That trolls are seen as more honest than advertisers is a form of indictment as well.
I have fallen for trolls too, but I don't see them endangering my safety at all. Making me believe otherwise would actually be one of their goals in the first place.
I think journalism and political actors did get a bit too close to certain people at social media companies. Their reporting lacks distance and neutrality. We had an ample demonstration on topics like Covid. I would not want to see this war on information repeated. This wasn't trolls, it was established media who is at fault here. And it wasn't the more "exotic" opinions on vaccines either. The most dangerous thing we saw was the consolidation of an allegedly scientific community by voices o. I believe the latter has suffered quite some loss in trust. In this case it isn't entirely justified but it is in cases where a consensus was allegedly established.
> Overall 60% of users deleted or edited their reply when given a chance through the nudge
I don't believe nudge is the correct word if users have to fear that the platform might sanction their comments in one way or another.
> now fewer people with the knowledge to effectively escalate concerns about this content with law enforcement.
Great? Don't know if that was received correctly, but that closeness to law enforcement might not be appreciated.