Twitter employees admit that they use screening to filter/bury conservative posts

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Project Veritas is that fraudster and scammer James O'Keefe, who just got busted YET AGAIN a month ago when he had someone approach WaPo pretending to have been impregnated by Roy Moore or something.

He also heavily manipulates videos to try and make it seem like people said things they really didn't.

Twitter engineers, including the one in his "undercover video" have already debunked his claims in this video.

The fact that someone at WaPo figured out what was going on is to their credit, but it doesn't make O'Keefe a 'fraudster'. What O'Keefe has uncovered at Twitter is really bad, but of course liberals think it's really good because they don't believe in dialogue - they want a narrative and if you don't buy into their narrative, they must control you by any means possible.

How doesn't it make O'Keefe a fraudster? He was trying to perpetrate fraud on the Washington Post. He got caught. The fact that his fraud was prevented doesn't absolve him of the attempt to commit fraud.

[Anonymous]

If you break into a bank but have to flee because the cops show up before you are able to stuff the cash into your duffel bag you don't get to walk away saying you committed no crime.

Veritas is a criminal organization.

[Anonymous]

O'Keefe has been sued over his fraudulent videos many times and has lost many times.

I'd love to know who's paying his legal bills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Jeff could put a price on doing this. How much do we need to pay him to filter out all of the truly terrible conservative posts.

You just want this forum to be a circle-jerk, Hugh?

[Anonymous]

Jeff does delete conservative posts. All the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:O'Keefe has been sued over his fraudulent videos many times and has lost many times.

I'd love to know who's paying his legal bills.

Koch Brothers, I thought?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jeff does delete conservative posts. All the time.

He deletes racist, sexist, personally attacking, threatening, posts with only a link, bigoted posts, off topic posts and posts by people who are trolling.... did your "conservative" posts check one of the above?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought conservatives want private sector companies to have complete freedom? Their platform, their rules.

As a conservative, I agree with you to some extent. Their platform, their rules.
But if they are going to do this, they should advertise that this is what they do. If they are proud of the way they “filter” content, then put their beliefs and unwritten rules out there for all to see.
Why the secrecy?

They get gov’t money

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh wait, this is Project Veritas. Never mind, same old stupid.

You just stop reading at “project veritas,” huh? Refuse to even see what Twitter is on film saying? My my.

Yes! All sane people would! They edit tapes to make them lie! You’re just a sad little person.

Who’s sad again? You should be alarmed that your party’s message is so ineffective that a company like twitter has to ban free speech to ensure progressive views are heard without counterpoint. If that doesn’t scream “we’re liberals and we suck”, I don’t know what does smh.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought conservatives hated regulations.

Also Twitter is a private enterprise. Don't you believe in capitalism, OP? They can do what they want with their product.

Conservative here: that ship sailed decades ago. Turnabout is fair play.

Got it - you no longer dislike regulations and you no longer believe in unfettered capitalism.

No, I simply believe that living in a fantasy world about how things actually are is a great way to get beat. We live in a world where government power is routinely used to advance the liberal cause. (Bake the cake!) Two, however, can play at that game. Your rules.

Do people pay to use Twitter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if Jeff could put a price on doing this. How much do we need to pay him to filter out all of the truly terrible conservative posts.

You just want this forum to be a circle-jerk, Hugh?

It'd be nice to cut down on the drama and blatant racism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeff does delete conservative posts. All the time.

He deletes racist, sexist, personally attacking, threatening, posts with only a link, bigoted posts, off topic posts and posts by people who are trolling.... did your "conservative" posts check one of the above?

I've seen those posts (pops up, I click on it, read it and before I am even able to respond with a "wtf" it says "does not exist") and yes, in every instance I've seen they do check one or more of those. And I think the PP knows damn well they do despite pretending to be some innocent victim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought conservatives want private sector companies to have complete freedom? Their platform, their rules.

As a conservative, I agree with you to some extent. Their platform, their rules.
But if they are going to do this, they should advertise that this is what they do. If they are proud of the way they “filter” content, then put their beliefs and unwritten rules out there for all to see.
Why the secrecy?

They get gov’t money

LOL! Twitter is government funded? Twitter gets its funds through ad revenue ("promoted tweet") and from access to its firehose by marketers et cetera.

[Anonymous]

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Time to regulate Twitter along with the other tech giants to protect democracy?

https://www.projectveritas.com/2018/01/11/undercover-video-twitter-engineers-to-ban-a-way-of-talking-through-shadow-banning-algorithms-to-censor-opposing-political-opinions/

Steven Pierre, Twitter engineer explains “shadow banning,” says “it’s going to ban a way of talking”

Former Twitter software engineer Abhinav Vadrevu on shadow banning: “they just think that no one is engaging with their content, when in reality, no one is seeing it”

Former Twitter Content Review Agent Mo Norai explains banning process: “if it was a pro-Trump thing and I’m anti-Trump… I banned his whole account… it’s at your discretion”

When asked if banning process was an unwritten rule, Norai adds “Very. A lot of unwritten rules… It was never written it was more said”

Olinda Hassan, Policy Manager for Twitter Trust and Safety explains, “we’re trying to ‘down rank’… shitty people to not show up,” “we’re working [that] on right now”

“Shadow banning” to be used to stealthily target political views- former Twitter engineer says, “that’s a thing”

Censorship of certain political viewpoints to be automated via “machine learning” according to Twitter software engineer

Parnay Singh, Twitter Direct Messaging Engineer, on machine learning algorithms, “you have like five thousand keywords to describe a redneck…” “the majority of it are for Republicans”

Shame on them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you break into a bank but have to flee because the cops show up before you are able to stuff the cash into your duffel bag you don't get to walk away saying you committed no crime.

Veritas is a criminal organization.

Veritas does an excellent job of exposing liberal criminal activity and lies. Sorry (not sorry) if that offends you.