Apparently, “free speech absolutism” now comes with a daily usage cap. Speech on X is now even less free. Free X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark. That’s down from the previous 2,400 posts per day limit. engadget.com/2175771/x-free-accounts-limit…
X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark - Engadget
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Last week, a joke familiar from X circulated on rival platform Bluesky: “(bluesky user bursts into Waffle House) OH SO YOU HATE PANCAKES??” It was obviously a jab at the moral intensity that now seems to define the site, and indeed much of the rest of the social media landscape. On most platforms such a [...]Read More...
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Some thoughts on #WSocial, how they have been responding to criticism and why I believe they are showing the limits of free speech absolutism. I agree with @echna.bsky.social that "W Social seems to be on an X speedrun - without ever having been like Twitter." 🔗: aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01M0SDV98GRDW…
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Please gather around for a long post about #WSocial and how they are responding to critiques.
I have noticed a trend: W Social leaders and staunch supporters are ...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vggsjzvhakoa7l2m2mguqv4w/bafkreihcldgcq7zjkfhikbwpjeqo6qqqw443ywuxo6rl2y6xh55tsszjim)
Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂ (@elena@aseachange.com)
aseachange.comI wish the Atmosphere had content warnings (like on the fediverse)... because I'd like to show you the limits of free speech absolutism and the kind of content that is allowed on #WSocial: blatant racism, xenophobia and transphobia. X vibes... but hey, it's "hosted in Europe" 😒
About X limits help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-limit… “50 original posts and 200 replies per day for unverified accounts.” (The “2,400 updates per day” in the third screenshot is apparently the old limit)
小嶋裕一 Yuichi KOJIMA
>記事執筆時点で日本語版には掲載されていないが、英語版に新たに追加された記述が話題を呼んでいる。 具体的には「未認証アカウントが行える1日あたりの通常ポストが50件、リプライが200件に制限される」というものだ。以前は「1日あたり2400件の上限がある」と記載されていた部分があり、これが変更されている news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260517b
About X limits help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/x-limit… “50 original posts and 200 replies per day for unverified accounts.” (The “2,400 updates per day” in the third screenshot is apparently the old limit)
小嶋裕一 Yuichi KOJIMA
>記事執筆時点で日本語版には掲載されていないが、英語版に新たに追加された記述が話題を呼んでいる。 具体的には「未認証アカウントが行える1日あたりの通常ポストが50件、リプライが200件に制限される」というものだ。以前は「1日あたり2400件の上限がある」と記載されていた部分があり、これが変更されている news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260517b
Online anonymity/pseudonymity
“There's plenty of research in this topic area that shows hate speech doesn't decline when real-name policies are in effect, in fact usually the inverse, and the diversity of people contributing to conversations decreases” — bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5w4eqcxzw5jv5…
Research - Disqus
What’s in a name? A forward view of anonymity online
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Real-Name Policies: The War Against Pseudonymity
