The ends justify the means........
Twitter CEO Dorsey: âWe Canât Afford to Be Neutral Anymoreâ
Twitter has rescinded and apologized for many of its bans and suspensions of conservative users, calling those decisions âmistakes.â But they might not have been mistakes after all.
In an interview with podcaster Sam Harris on February 5, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was grilled about the way âTwitter reliably lands on one side of the political divide.â Harris questioned Dorsey about Twitterâs decision to ban feminist Megan Murphy for tweeting âMen are not women,â while ignoring Rev. Louis Farrakhanâs anti-Semitic tweets.
Dorsey responded immediately to Harrisâ questions, saying âI donât believe that we can afford to take a neutral stance anymore. I donât believe that we should optimize for neutrality.â
When Harris dug in further and asked why Twitter would not just stand by the First Amendment, banning all violent conversation but letting everything else stand, Dorsey tried to dodge the question. He argued that while Twitterâs policies where âthe spirit ofâ the First Amendment.
Harris commented that there was a âpervasive sense that [Twitterâs] response is biased politically.â He also remarked that it was odd that Twitter allowed the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas to have accounts, but banned alt-right figures for life.
Dorsey offered some commentary on Megan Murphyâs Twitter ban, saying, âThe case you brought up. Iâm not sure what was behind that, but I certainly donât believe it was that one tweet.â He then said that people who got banned or suspended usually were guilty of multiple offenses.
Dorsey stated that Twitter could be impartial by having a list of rules, explaining the consequences for breaking the rules, and installing an appeals system that actually worked.
But political neutrality was simply off the table. âUltimately, I donât think we can be this neutral, passive platform anymore,â he said.
Harris then asked more about Twitterâs policy banning âdeadnamingâ a transgender person, or calling a transgender person by their original name. Dorsey evaded the question, saying, âI donât know the exact specifics of that policy.â *LOL*
Twitter CEO Dorsey: âWe Canât Afford to Be Neutral Anymoreâ
Twitter has rescinded and apologized for many of its bans and suspensions of conservative users, calling those decisions âmistakes.â But they might not have been mistakes after all.
In an interview with podcaster Sam Harris on February 5, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was grilled about the way âTwitter reliably lands on one side of the political divide.â Harris questioned Dorsey about Twitterâs decision to ban feminist Megan Murphy for tweeting âMen are not women,â while ignoring Rev. Louis Farrakhanâs anti-Semitic tweets.
Dorsey responded immediately to Harrisâ questions, saying âI donât believe that we can afford to take a neutral stance anymore. I donât believe that we should optimize for neutrality.â
When Harris dug in further and asked why Twitter would not just stand by the First Amendment, banning all violent conversation but letting everything else stand, Dorsey tried to dodge the question. He argued that while Twitterâs policies where âthe spirit ofâ the First Amendment.
Harris commented that there was a âpervasive sense that [Twitterâs] response is biased politically.â He also remarked that it was odd that Twitter allowed the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas to have accounts, but banned alt-right figures for life.
Dorsey offered some commentary on Megan Murphyâs Twitter ban, saying, âThe case you brought up. Iâm not sure what was behind that, but I certainly donât believe it was that one tweet.â He then said that people who got banned or suspended usually were guilty of multiple offenses.
Dorsey stated that Twitter could be impartial by having a list of rules, explaining the consequences for breaking the rules, and installing an appeals system that actually worked.
But political neutrality was simply off the table. âUltimately, I donât think we can be this neutral, passive platform anymore,â he said.
Harris then asked more about Twitterâs policy banning âdeadnamingâ a transgender person, or calling a transgender person by their original name. Dorsey evaded the question, saying, âI donât know the exact specifics of that policy.â *LOL*
Twitter CEO Dorsey: âWe Canât Afford to Be Neutral Anymoreâ