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Pluvious

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Sun Nov 20, 2022, 07:42 PM Nov 2022

David Kaye - "What's going to happen to Twitter? A few thoughts" (Medium post)

I found his short piece insightful, with some good points and predictions...

Well worth the 3 minute read, IMHO

1. Twitter will continue to function for the near- to medium-term, though it’ll be wonky and break down sometimes. Generally people will continue use it. The advocacy and reporting communities there will continue to engage. Why? Because that’s where people continue to be listening, governments and NGOs and companies and others. Those who find continued value in it, notwithstanding all the emerging or potential ugliness, will not just throw away the networks they’ve developed there. But this will only continue as long as standards (articulated in content moderation) are maintained, and that’s a big question because of what follows.

2. The Musketeers will bring back bad actors...


https://dkisaway.medium.com/whats-going-to-happen-to-twitter-a-few-thoughts-ad212a3d62a6
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