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This is an okay example of why I don't use platforms whose conversation norms are controlled by one provider. Consider mirroring your tweets on Mastodon.

"By clicking Delete you acknowledge that your tweet violated the Twitter Rules" is particularly insidious.




Making you delete your own tweet, instead of doing it automatically, is such a sick show of power. Like saying not only can they censor whatever they want, they can even make you do it for them.


It's the digital equivalent of a plea deal.

"Even if you didn't do it, just plead guilty and you'll get a reduced sentence"




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