Elon acknowledging that users can be shadow-banned and labeling coordinated actions from verified accounts as spam raises serious questions about the integrity of this centralized system.
Imagine if verified accounts, “blue checks,” begin to mute Elon. Would his reach decline? Almost certainly not. Would theirs? Probably.
But what about accounts he aligns with? Do they receive algorithmic boosts? This seems likely based on patterns we’ve already seen.
And what about dissenting voices? These accounts are already facing shadow bans, reduced reach, and even removal of their verification status.
This isn’t free speech; this is algorithmically controlled speech.
Elon seems to advocate for an environment where his and the majority's speech remains uncompromised, while those who don’t subscribe to mainstream doctrines are perniciously filtered out.
This type of governance, shaped by opaque algorithms, highlights the dangers of centralized platforms.
The only way to stop control is to let go of it entirely. It’s simple in theory but impossible in practice for most.
If only we had an open-source, permissionless, censorship-resistant protocol that no centralized authority could control or manipulate that aligns with free speech principles to ensure that no entity can decide whose voice is artificially amplified or silenced.
Oh, wait…#Nostr. It’s good to be here with you ✊🏽
I was this week old when I found out ODELL (npub1qny…95gx) Gigi (npub1der…xzpc) jack (npub1sg6…f63m) and others have been raising the alarm here for quite some time. Doh 🥴
I’m behind the times. What else have I been missing?
Shill me your favorite accounts…I’m interested in #Bitcoin, #Marketing, #Photography, #MusicTheory, and #HealthAndFitness.
bream / ₿.R.E.A.M.
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2024-12-28 12:15:13
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2024-12-28 12:15:13Event JSON
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