Elon Musk is working to counteract shadowbanning on Twitter after it was revealed the company has a history of secretly suppressing conservative users.
The majority of censored accounts belonged to conservative and far-right users, Weiss said.with “trends blacklist,” “search blacklist,” “do not amplify” and other toggles to prevent their tweets from reaching a wider audience.
Some of the accounts Weiss referenced — including Conservative talk show host Dan Bongino, Stanford University’s anti-COVID lockdown advocate Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk — had additional flags, such as “NSFW view” and “recent abuse strike.” Weiss did not clarify whether the accounts were suppressed as a form of punishment for spreading misinformation, inappropriate content or another reason.Former Twitter executives have denied shadow-banning accounts for years, but employees told Weiss the company engaged in “visibility filtering,” which limited some user’s content from appearing in searches or on the trending page.
Weiss said one such account, LibsofTikTok, was so popular that it was designated a team of executives to decide how to suppress its content, resulting in several account suspensions.Musk did not provide more details on what the software update would look like or a timeline for its rollout.
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