Twitter seems to ban all Threads links to reaffirm its position as a “free speech absolutist” platform

fearout@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world – 1663 points –
Something odd is happening when you try and search Twitter for Threads links
theverge.com

A search for Threads content on Twitter currently brings up zero results, despite plenty of links to Meta’s microblogging rival being posted on the platform.

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I mean, you're free to speak. The article doesn't mention banning anything, just not making it findable. There's a difference.

That's like, every kind of ban on the internet. If a mod deletes a post on Reddit it just becomes "not findable" for people outside of its OP.

A private citizen owning a social media company cannot "violate free speech". That is like saying a newspaper is violating my freedom of speech by not publishing my article about flowers

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