I'm not interested in supporting anything that comes from Facebook....I don't even have Instagram and for my own sanity, I haven't posted on or viewed twitter for several weeks now. I feel better for it. I think the question is, do we really need yet another social media platform? Of course Zuckerberg is going to have a go, his fortunes have taken a knock lately.....thousands of staff laid off, his Metaverse failed to capture anyone's interest. I'll stick with substack.
Nice article Alasdair. Agree that the deal breakers and usability issues you highlight need fixing rapidly to have any chance of replacing Twitter. But choosing between Twitter and Threads seems like choosing between the frying pan and the fire! @nigeltwitt
I’m very optimistic about Threads. The obvious feature adds you mention should be forthcoming. And while moderation will be needed to avoid the worst harassment, I already sense a different ethos - Threads users seem inclined to block bad actors on sight.
As for “misinformation,” I think Twitter’s Community Notes feature is actually the one good thing they have going. No censorship, but nonsense gets called out.
You have to ask yourself,-Why would an organization named the Center for Countering Digital Hate be so concerned about anti-vax statements? Have they run out of hate to counter?I've listened to RFK Jr.'s vaccine concerns and many of them are reasonably framed. Funny how the article with all the numbers and stats didn't list the top claims containing the "disinformation" that is supposedly being spread. The best way to counter disinformation is to debate it on the merits, not censor it. Censoring only fuels conspiracy theorists. Debunking is an overused term these days- just state the opposing and supported facts, transparently, and with all/any of the warts associated with them. Then, let people make their own decisions.
I'm not interested in supporting anything that comes from Facebook....I don't even have Instagram and for my own sanity, I haven't posted on or viewed twitter for several weeks now. I feel better for it. I think the question is, do we really need yet another social media platform? Of course Zuckerberg is going to have a go, his fortunes have taken a knock lately.....thousands of staff laid off, his Metaverse failed to capture anyone's interest. I'll stick with substack.
Nice article Alasdair. Agree that the deal breakers and usability issues you highlight need fixing rapidly to have any chance of replacing Twitter. But choosing between Twitter and Threads seems like choosing between the frying pan and the fire! @nigeltwitt
I’m very optimistic about Threads. The obvious feature adds you mention should be forthcoming. And while moderation will be needed to avoid the worst harassment, I already sense a different ethos - Threads users seem inclined to block bad actors on sight.
As for “misinformation,” I think Twitter’s Community Notes feature is actually the one good thing they have going. No censorship, but nonsense gets called out.
I thought you were going to say the competitor is Substack! I have never heard of Threads.
Sounds fair enough!
You expect a Meta owned company to have benign censor free algorithms? HAHAHAHA
Please don’t take offense, but I have to ask. Were you compensated by Meta for writing this review?
You have to ask yourself,-Why would an organization named the Center for Countering Digital Hate be so concerned about anti-vax statements? Have they run out of hate to counter?I've listened to RFK Jr.'s vaccine concerns and many of them are reasonably framed. Funny how the article with all the numbers and stats didn't list the top claims containing the "disinformation" that is supposedly being spread. The best way to counter disinformation is to debate it on the merits, not censor it. Censoring only fuels conspiracy theorists. Debunking is an overused term these days- just state the opposing and supported facts, transparently, and with all/any of the warts associated with them. Then, let people make their own decisions.