Eirliani A Rahman

Senior Fellow @Georgetown/ Research Affiliate @Cambridge_Univ / Fellow @theRSAorg/ @eirliani on homedotsocial & Spill

[Eirliani A Rahman @eirliani]

I resigned from @Twitter's Trust & Safety Council today. Please read below for why. #Twitter #TrustnSafety

[Eirliani A Rahman @eirliani]

This. @jack #Twitter @annecollier @podesta_lesley

[Eirliani A Rahman @eirliani]

This. @jack's reply, "Why?" #Twitter

[jack @jack]

@TwitterSupport Why?

[Auswärtiges Amt @AuswaertigesAmt]

#Pressefreiheit darf nicht nach Belieben ein- und ausgeschaltet werden. Unten stehende Journalisten können auch uns ab heute nicht mehr folgen, kommentieren und kritisieren. Damit haben wir ein Problem @Twitter.

[Věra Jourová @VeraJourova]

News about arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying. EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom and fundamental rights. This is reinforced under our #MediaFreedomAct. @elonmusk should be aware of that. There are red lines. And sanctions, soon.

[Süddeutsche Zeitung @SZ]

Seit Elon Musk Twitter übernommen hat, folgt ein Skandal dem nächsten: Jetzt hat der Milliardär die Accounts mehrerer Journalisten sperren lassen.
Die neue Folge "Auf den Punkt" #Podcast https://t.co/2XAjzetZHw

[Nico Heller @NicoHeller]

@eirliani, a friend of mine, and former member of Twitter's Trust and Safety Council (now disbanded), tried to add her Mastodon handle/url to her Twitter profile - but failed. Twitter now considers Mastodon MALWARE and blocks both the addition of links and the display of handles!

[Ad Age @adage]

Former head of Twitter’s @twitter social media handle Alphonzo Terrell is pouring his skills into a new app called Spill, which he is building with a team of ex-Twitter workers, some of whom were part of the exodus at the company after Elon Musk took over. https://t.co/6klWlVBmM4

[Yael Eisenstat @YaelEisenstat]

Our @ADL Center for Tech & Society piece shows why content moderation approaches don't address how abuse & harassment spread online—imperiling those targeted. Our findings are even more concerning now that @Twitter dissolved its Trust & Safety Council. https://t.co/zdFLDB3l1r

[Eirliani A Rahman @eirliani]

A number of Twitter users ran with this thread, harassing the former Council members in their mentions and  sending unsolicited direct messages to them. 11/

[Eirliani A Rahman @eirliani]

Insightful read on why social media companies’ approaches to content moderation, including @Twitter, don't address how harassment spreads online—and how it imperils those targeted. @annecollier @podesta_lesley 1/

[Yael Eisenstat @YaelEisenstat]

Our @ADL Center for Tech & Society piece shows why content moderation approaches don't address how abuse & harassment spread online—imperiling those targeted. Our findings are even more concerning now that @Twitter dissolved its Trust & Safety Council. https://t.co/zdFLDB3l1r

[Eirliani A Rahman @eirliani]

Neither Cernovich nor Logan themselves made any direct threats against the former Council members. H/o, the 2 became vectors for harassment by framing the resignations as somehow tied to a CSAM conspiracy, thereby making the connection to a well-worn extremist talking point. 10/