#QFD affects both verified and unverified accounts. #shadowban list @lukerosiak @LarrySchweikart @tracybeanz @GalacticRedPill
'Prominent' Republicans got #shadowban lifted. But #QFD is still here for regular users. I performed 40 searches and found 23 QFD bans (58% hit rate). news.vice.com/en_us/article/…
As usual, MSM regurgitated official denials, repeating lies, without checking for themselves. hollywoodreporter.com/news/twitter-d…
It's a 'bug', they say, nothing to see here. engadget.com/2018/07/26/twi…
❌What is #QFD ? It stands for "Quality Filter Discrimination." Twitter profile default (SETTINGS>NOTIFICATIONS) has quality filter ON. It prevents others from seeing accts with #shadowban. In other words, ear plugs for everyone that filter primarily conservative voices.
You should disable your own quality filter setting so you can see #QFD banned accts #MAGA better - that does not remove your own #shadowban, however!
Twitter says #shadowban is "not based on content but based on account behavior." In other words, #QFD may be influenced by who you follow, who follows you perhaps. It's a "conviction" without a trial, "guilt" by association.
How does @shadowban_eu test for #shadowban ? They search for your tweet with #QFD filter on and off. You have shadowban exactly when quality filter hides your tweet.
If Twitter decides to hide the #QFD profile option and sets it ON for everyone, they would be able censor conservatives without people having tangible proof of what's going on.
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