Twitter seems like a good product. Even up until the time of this article, I am still using it. However, some questions arise in regards to how Twitter is functioning and even its origin story. This post makes me question Jack Dorsey on some things, and makes me wonder on what the future of sites like Twitter are? What is even the future of big tech in general? Does Twitter need to break up or change its current practices? A major concern I have is in regards to the origin of Twitter. When I am inclined to do some research, I stumbled upon an old Techcrunch article entitled, . I also found an interesting online by a popular independent film maker. It is entitled, "Scandal and Betrayal: The Story of How Twitter Started", and can be seen . The video in question raises concerns about the less commonly known Twitter co-founder Noah Glass. Odeo Releases Twttr video here Noah Glass seemed to push the idea of Jack Dorsey pursuing Twitter. He came up with the name . Even Evan Williams seemed not to be so into the concept of Twitter. Something very suspicious isn't only that Noah Glass seemed to be forced out of the company, but that Evan Williams from investors, making it look like he is saving them from grief. Twitter shortly surged in value afterwords. Years later an unrelated investor lawsuit against Twitter claimed that Twitter execs in a different incident. Twttr bought back early Twitter related shares inflated share price I believe the case was , and that a with similar allegations is also going on. Now, I'm not trying to point fingers or say any of this happened, but something seems fishy. reopened separate complaint Outside of this, Twitter used to be known as playground of ideas. It used to be thought off as a platform promoting intellectual diversity. However, growing concerns of censorship has been going on. This isn't even with Twitter, but with social media giants in general. I personally had to over censorship concerns I believe may have been preventing my brand growth. I also had to recently privatize my personal Twitter account because of censorship concerns and a dropped following in a certain political niche. delete my Facebook profile Now, in my opinion I am being censored. Although, I am not trying to directly say it or that I'm certain of the censorship, things are looking suspicious. Both and has censorship concerns. They also have privacy concerns. An example is that early on in the founding of Facebook, Zuckerberg at the time still called his early users " ", which have been . That being said, some people are still trying to defend social media moguls. for example, said that social media fact checking isn't censorship. Facebook Twitter dumb f*cks confirmed Slate However, Twitter isn't a moderation platform. Removing misinfo, hate speech, etc. isn't part of Twitter's job. I say allow the dumb statements to be there in order for them to be ridiculed and point out why they are dumb. If you allow someone to censor something because it is incorrect, you are slowly giving them the authoritarian power to state what they believe is incorrect. Eventually you are seeing stuff that may not even be factually incorrect, but on the side of a controversial . being scrubbed opinion Outside of social media, you even have actual moderation platforms also being criticized of bias. This includes the previous a need for decentralization over centralized authorities. Wikipedia co-founder saying Now I don't want to include every platform I believe could be in the wrong as part of this article. I don't even want to say that they are doing wrong. I'm also the type of person who is of things such as . Someone like Jack Dorsey is a , and is trying to play the moral high ground. He also wanted to computers and internet access to children, so he seems like a decent guy. However, many people are questioning how Twitter started, if they are doing , and the Twitter algorithm. in support CDA 230 philanthropist provide selective bias These questions are questions that I am hoping someone as philanthropic as Jack Dorsey can come clean on. I also am working on a , researching free speech social networks and looking for a decentralized, more intellectually diverse future. I think many of us could aim for a better future, and follow in the footsteps of legends such as , as well as those fighting for civil discussion and intellectual diversity. Decentralized Internet Daryl Davis

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