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Twitter has introduced two new functions which censor gender critical women.
Twitter can now silence and no-platform us even when we have not violated their policies, had our account features limited, or been suspended/banned.
And they are silencing us en masse.
THREAD - pls RT
Twitter can now silence and no-platform us even when we have not violated their policies, had our account features limited, or been suspended/banned.
And they are silencing us en masse.
THREAD - pls RT
The first woman-silencing feature is REPLY DEBOOSTING.
I'm deboosted, as are almost all my gender critical followers (mainly women).
It means our Twitter contributions & interactions are less visible and less likely to be seen.
We're not silenced but our visibility is "demoted".
I'm deboosted, as are almost all my gender critical followers (mainly women).
It means our Twitter contributions & interactions are less visible and less likely to be seen.
We're not silenced but our visibility is "demoted".
This explains *reply deboosting*.
If it is not politically motivated I'll eat my hat:
If it is not politically motivated I'll eat my hat:
The second woman-silencing feature is far more insidious.
It prevents gender critical people (mainly women) from viewing any replies to selected tweets.
We can reply, but we cannot see what anyone else says. Thus we cannot interact, argue, engage with or challenge other replies.
It prevents gender critical people (mainly women) from viewing any replies to selected tweets.
We can reply, but we cannot see what anyone else says. Thus we cannot interact, argue, engage with or challenge other replies.
For example - there are 1100 replies to this tweet:
Like almost all gender critical women, and a few gender critical men, I cannot see a single reply, so I cannot engage.
But my husband can, from his Twitter account, because he hasn't been "flagged".
Like almost all gender critical women, and a few gender critical men, I cannot see a single reply, so I cannot engage.
But my husband can, from his Twitter account, because he hasn't been "flagged".
When Twitter rolled out this new feature they said
1/ it would be Canada only, and
2/ that replies would be hidden but could be viewed if you clicked on "show hidden replies" (click on arrow top right of tweet, as for report/mute/block options).
Neither of these is true.
1/ it would be Canada only, and
2/ that replies would be hidden but could be viewed if you clicked on "show hidden replies" (click on arrow top right of tweet, as for report/mute/block options).
Neither of these is true.
Here is Twitter's announcement and ahem, consultation, on the few feature:
Please do reply and tell them what you think.
Please do reply and tell them what you think.
@DevonRapeCrisis in the UK is using this feature to exclude women's voices.
I cannot see the 775 replies to their tweet here:
If I click on 'show hidden replies', I see this:
I cannot see the 775 replies to their tweet here:
If I click on 'show hidden replies', I see this:
@adamliaw in Australia is using this feature to exclude women's voices.
I cannot see 976 replies to their tweet here:
If I click on 'show hidden replies', I see this:
I cannot see 976 replies to their tweet here:
If I click on 'show hidden replies', I see this:
Tish explains this new woman-silencing feature in more detail:
This is an absolute outrage to women's freedom of speech!
Can the @HumanRightsCtte do something?
Please everyone speak out about this!
Retweet! Speak to your MP/representative.
And complain to @Twitter @delbius @jack and the (pointless toothless) UK Twitter rep @katyminshall
Can the @HumanRightsCtte do something?
Please everyone speak out about this!
Retweet! Speak to your MP/representative.
And complain to @Twitter @delbius @jack and the (pointless toothless) UK Twitter rep @katyminshall
New not 'few' 🙁
