simardcasanova’s avatarsimardcasanova’s Twitter Archive—№ 34,331

  1. It’s so funny that Cowen titles a post "The robustness of Twitter" And then proceeds to illustrate said "robustness" with a conflict where disinfo spread like fire thanks to blue checkmarks*, user safety was compromised**, and objectively minor events Peak Twitter rotten mind @ATabarrok/1733870153752838227
    1. …in reply to @simardcasanova
      "I put virtually zero effort to authentically engage on another platform built on a different set of features, here are my grand conclusions based on my comprehensive experience"
      1. …in reply to @simardcasanova
        *: disinfo is common during a conflict. But giving algorithmic preference to bad actors who paid 8$ is new. **: Twitter’s algorithm showed graphic images after the Hamas terrorist attacks on the For You feed of many people. On a sanely run platform, you try to avoid that.
        1. …in reply to @simardcasanova
          Also, multiple data have consistently shown that since Elon Musk took over the platform, the platform is tanking App downloads, web traffic and various other usages are almost all trending downward Calling a tanking platform "robust" is quite the claim