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Anil Dash
@anildash.com

I just think it's dishonest to say that the politics are unavoidable on other platforms, but they are on X. Its *point* is its politics; you're just saying they exist at a level you find palatable. The guys who doxed my family aren't on the other platforms; they're followed by staff members on X.

Anil Dash
@anildash.com

More to the point — people who stayed on the platform don't realize how inured to extremism they've become. They regularly get exposed to trending topics, and amplified content from verified accounts, that they would have recoiled from just a few years ago. I don't miss anything *not* being there.

Anil Dash
@anildash.com

Then, of course, the most salient point: They pay a man who sold content of a 2-year-old being sexually abused, whose account Musk personally restored after the account was suspended. Millions of users saw the content, and thoey are still on the service, too. It's a paid CSAM distribution site.

Anil Dash
@anildash.com

We've known each other a long time, he knows how I feel. I think the challenge ultimately is that there's a cohort that just doesn't believe that the nazis and fascists on the site determine who gets to thrive there. (Or, they do believe it and don't care.) I do not persuade anyone; not my ministry.

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Anil Dash
@anildash.com

Yeah, I was going to share that, but I'm sure John knows. Everyone on that platform knows. They SEE it.

Anil Dash
@anildash.com

Well, and I actually don't doubt John that they're always tweaking the algo to make things less obvious. But the key point is that they will not remove the people who seek to control the platform for fascists and Nazis, and that's the thing that matters most.