Thread by @KateDAdamo

I just need to say - every 2 weeks is a reminder that Twitter/private companies are arms of policing. I write about #sexwork policy for an advertising site - I think it's important to organize/inform about work WHERE PEOPLE WORK. Same as any other kind of #labororganizing... (1/

Bc it's the sex industry, every two weeks they post the article, tag me & Twitter ALWAYS deletes the notification. When I tag the company, that tweet gets flagged. It's literally informing ppl on laws affecting their #health & #safety but because it's sex work, it's blocked (2/

The conversation isn't just about what gets sent to the cops/police - companies like Twitter/FB have become important tools of organizing, we have relied on them just like other utilities, and many people have largely forgotten that they are private entities who are bound by (3/

Their assumptions about public image, liability, and shareholders' demands. When we say #FuckEARNIT it's not about saving websites. #FuckYourVentureCapitalism, too. It's about the people who have made these websites and platforms worthwhile in the first place.