In a hostile, dangerous environment Twitter will not protect you, your privacy, or your family.
In over 400 public seminars on science communication I spoke of Twitter as a necessary component of science communication, encouraging scientists and farmers to use twitter for sharing content and amplifying the work of others. I promoted the use of Twitter as a forum for discussion and debate.
Not any more. Stay away, or be very careful about what you post. The bottom line is that Twitter is now ruled by automated bots that target you, sock puppet accounts that will be dedicated to harming your reputation, and endless legions of trolls that all the blocking and muting will never block or mute. Twitter is the hive of the anonymous slander artist, those that pass out pitchforks and torches and then say, “Go get ‘em.”
Your reputation will suffer if you are a target. If you create positive change, Twitter’s trolls will tarnish it. If you make a mistake, you will pay forever with eternal reposting. It is all about character assassination.
Twitter also allows malicious posting of personal information, like social security numbers and bank account information. This happened to me, and after I lobbied a complaint, they eventually (after hours available) removed my social security number. Right now my bank account number, routing number and home address remain online 36 hours after posting and 24 hours after I first reported it.
That’s because as a pro-biotech ag researcher, Kevin Folta is the “wrong” kind of Twitter user. He should have told them he was transgender.
Good Twitter Feed – this guy.
Twitter and the disgusting TWATS that run that slime ball organization…Can go fornicate amongst their Femi-Nazi Transgendered Filthy leftist selves.
I was on…and like some, had the audacity to question the prevalence of Trans folks – given official numbers were at the time…emphasis “at the time”, 0.04% of the North American population. Strange though that said post was near 3 months old…anyway, thats what they nailed me on…?? A simple question and comment saying that given its only 0.04% whats all the fuss about.? BAMN..!! . ” YOU have Violated some BS rule of some sort and are Suspended. I asked how long was said suspension – got the same automated answer.
I suspect it was someone from the PMO – Telford or that POS Butts or one of their operatives who decided they didn’t like my “tone” …. did some digging and found that post. and that was all I wrote.!
Free spech is under a massive attack and I fear it will turn physically violent – Lock n Load and don’t let the Libs take your guns. Hide them – then call the cops and tell em someone broke in and stole em.
disqus is no better.
uh no, do NOT call the cops.
they’re in on it. haven’t you been paying attention?
my std Q about all this: WHEN is someone/group/wtf of a CONservatist lilt, take up the OBVIOUS need and demand and niche opportunity and set up a CONservatist friendly parallel site? hmmmm? too chincy? hmmmm ?????
WTF are you coming from? never never land?
“Twitter is now ruled by automated bots that target you, sock puppet accounts that will be dedicated to harming your reputation, and endless legions of trolls that all the blocking and muting will never block or mute.”
I see he’s still not willing to name the people who are known to bankroll the smear campaigns against western (white male) scientists.
Why not?
Get back to me when he realizes that naming the enemies of western civilization is the first step in defeating them.
And then there’s this:
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/05/what-bias-facebook-suspends-conservative-raheem-kassam-editor-of-human-events-over-11-year-old-post/
Remember, folks, the Internet is forever.
the way it works, in the deep deep state, er, subconscious, the web mandarins are making sure to send lots and lots and lots of ‘messages’ out there. this one is called ‘resistance is futile, GET IN LINE or get thrown overboard’.
Adults don’t twitter, or tweet, whatever the f#ck that is.
Our kids are way more internet savvy then us adults. Stats say Twitter and Facebook are almost exclusively populated by adults. The kids think Twitter and Facebook is stupid.
social media. hmmmmm. social . . . . .
socialism,
social disease,
sociopath,
socialist,
The Social,
social planning,
social life . . . . .
here’s an interesting observation onmy own life experiences.
I have a form of autism. I was *always* the *weird kid* becuase we make vastly fewer assumption to the point we dont ‘get it’ a lot of the time. the end result is a constant low level ostracism.
the good news is I *never* had to deal with ye olde ‘peer pressure’ to join a group/activity/etc. NEVER had to worry, in hindsight, about getting sucked into a cult.