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Good news! Musk Says Twitter Will Tell Users If They’ve Been ‘Shadowbanned’
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Good news! Musk Says Twitter Will Tell Users If They’ve Been ‘Shadowbanned’

[ad_1] Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk, continuing a shake-up of the platform he acquired in October. Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk, continuing a shake-up of the platform he acquired in October for $44 billion, said the company will begin telling users if their posts have been suppressed and give them an avenue to appeal. The announcement followed a Twitter thread by journalist Bari Weiss, who has been granted access to company documents, saying that conservative commentators had their tweets downplayed by employees — a process known as “shadowbanning.” She and writer Matt Taibbi have been publishing findings from the trove of documents in a series they have called “The Twitter Files” — with Musk cheering them on. “Twitter is working on a software update that will show your true acco...
Twitter Files: Musk says working on update to show if account has been shadowbanned
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Twitter Files: Musk says working on update to show if account has been shadowbanned

[ad_1] Taking to Twitter Elon Musk announced a new update to the micro-blogging platform after the second instalment of the so-called "Twitter Files". Twitter CEO Elon Musk has come up with a new update to the micro-blogging platform after the second instalment of the so-called "Twitter Files" revealed how the company build blacklists and actively limited the visibility of certain accounts. Musk tweeted on Friday, "Twitter is working on a software update that will show your true account status, so you know clearly if you've been shadowbanned, the reason why and how to appeal." Twitter employees build blacklists and actively limited the visibility of entire accounts, according to the second installment of Elon Musk's "Twitter Files" that shed light on the company's hidden practice...