Archive - [Removed]: The Real Censorship is Secret Suppression

Shadow Bans Only Fool Humans, Not Bots

Platforms claim shadow bans defeat bots, but that's wrong: only captchas fool bots.

Jan 2, 2024 •

July 2023

Hate Online Censorship? It's Way Worse Than You Think.

A new red army is here: Widespread secret suppression scales thought police to levels not seen since the days of Nazis and Communists, and it is time to…

Jul 21, 2023 •

June 2023

Twitter's Throttling Of "What is a Woman?" Was Not Censorship

Censorship on social media depends on how platforms throttle, not what they throttle.

Jun 19, 2023 •

April 2023

The beginnings of shadowbans and bozo filters

Where did it start, and where do we go from here?

Apr 18, 2023 •

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