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L'affaire #Dorsey
There's been a minor kerfuffle in India for the last two days since the Twitter ex-CEO, Jack Dorsey, @jack, made some statements about freedom of speech in India under #Modi.
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There's been a minor kerfuffle in India for the last two days since the Twitter ex-CEO, Jack Dorsey, @jack, made some statements about freedom of speech in India under #Modi.
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#Liberals are gleefully sharing these comments as evidence of #India not being a democratic country, and defenders of the government are going into attack dog mode, as usual.
But many people on both sides are missing some key things here:
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But many people on both sides are missing some key things here:
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1. Dorsey didn't talk only about India. In fact, he also talked about how the #USA government tried to suppress things. As also #Turkey, #Nigeria.
2. This points to a deeper issue underlying the whole controversy: Is #FreedomOfSpeech absolute?
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2. This points to a deeper issue underlying the whole controversy: Is #FreedomOfSpeech absolute?
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#UBI is the strategic solution to protect the ruling classes from Molotov cocktails & global civil unrest. Disclosures on coming "disbanding of existing safety-net programs" are not included in the foundation funded marketing campaigns. 
"Cutting a wide array of existing programs — such as the earned income tax credit (#EITC), #child tax credit (#CTC), temporary #assistance to needy families (#TANF), supplemental #nutrition assistance program (#SNAP), & #disability insurance — would cover only 1/5 of the cost..."
#UBI will "result in a massive loss of existing transfers to people w/ #disabilities & #families w/ children. This approach would exacerbate the needs of the most vulnerable members of society."
"CivilSociety" "leaders" are 21st century commodities created/utilized by the rich.
"CivilSociety" "leaders" are 21st century commodities created/utilized by the rich.
More from Dorsey’s opening stmts:
Four points he plans to hit on today: explaining how Twitter has improved its “health;” how algorithms shape users experience on Twitter; an update on Twitter’s work on Russian interference in ’16 and info on malicious activity on the site.
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Four points he plans to hit on today: explaining how Twitter has improved its “health;” how algorithms shape users experience on Twitter; an update on Twitter’s work on Russian interference in ’16 and info on malicious activity on the site.
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On Twitter “health” – the platform has partnered with experts at University of Oxford and Leiden University to work out how to capture, measure and evaluate “malicious automation, spam and fake accounts”
But how does Twitter define health?
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But how does Twitter define health?
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According to #Dorsey, by asking four Q’s: Is there overlap in what we are talking about? Are we using the same facts? Are we exposed to different opinions grounded in shared realty? Are we open, civil, and listening to different opinions?
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