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Summary: Twitter makes it hard to follow what you've actually subscribed for; instead, Twitter increasingly tells you what to follow (following the footsteps of GulagTube and Facebook)

THIS morning, after many days, I decided to check if I got some notifications in Twitter after I had quit the platform at the start of this month. This is what I got. I never saw this before. Ever.

This sort of unwanted "plug" (screenshot from LibreWolf) -- in the notifications area -- has reaffirmed my decision to quit posting in social control media. They're basically funnelling the remaining/shrinking traffic (what they still have on the site) towards few accounts -- usually celebrities and politics -- that still attract some attention and drive some particular agenda. It's all curated. Twitter is basically a fake or distorted scope for the world. It warps worldviews and events to suit some private agenda. We ought not participate in this. As noted the other day, they try to reinvent themselves in pursuit of a business model. They're looking to become another Facebook.

"They get to define what is true and what is false (or what's allowable/permissible speech) based on their financial resources and ideological objectives."In case someone claims that this isn't new, a clarification is in order. The ICYMI spam inside the notifications area is new, not just with ads (usually limited to search pages, timelines etc.) but also "promoted" stuff. Who gets to decide what to promote? It is a propaganda engine. And the slant is up for sale. The is a guarantee of the rich and powerful few controlling speech and limiting the range of "permissible" views. They get to define what is true and what is false (or what's allowable/permissible speech) based on their financial resources and ideological objectives. ⬆