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What do you think about the idea of banning Twitter in the EU? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Do you think an European Citizens' Initiative to ban Twitter in the EU would be beneficial and have a possibility of being successful?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The main issue with Twitter is that we will never be able to prove that the algorithms are not manipulating users by shaping a certain narrative. Combine this with the unsettling events of recent months and I feel like we have no other choice than banning this platform in the free world.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, Let's censor the news we disagree with!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

This is not about disagreement but the total lack of transparency and control over potentially hostile and destructive narratives. Right now, what Elon pushes on twitter is borderline hate speech, corruption and fake news. And hate speech is illegal in many countries. It‘s exactly the same situation as with TikTok and USA, who are still likely to ban TikTok. Also, I don’t think Twitter should be banned on the internet level like what China is doing. But as a European I should be able to disable all algorithms and other content manipulation methods when using the service.