Twitter's pilot program to stop misinformation

Nathan said:
That makes it all sound like a conspiracy. In truth the tech companies just want to collect and resell as much customer data as possible....welcome to 21st century Free Enterprise / Capitalism.
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That's correct.
If people knew what info is gathered on them they would faint.
There are database companies that buy your credit card data etc. because they want to know what you buy, where you buy it, how much you spend, where you travel to, etc. and populate their info on you. Your smart phone tracks where you are within three feet all day long. That can all be merged to micro target you. It's all done by predictive analytics with neural processing, getting smarter with every transaction.
And don't get me started on the political uses of all this. Using your Facebook and twitter info they know what side of the fence you are on and who you will likely vote for.
 

Nathan said, about misinformation, "That makes it all sound like a conspiracy." I don't consider myself a conspiracist. But do feel there is a concerted effort to create a divisive atmosphere, turmoil ,and somehow take advantage of that. We are talking about the tin hat crowd., who see enemies under every rock. And it's also that we are in the early stages of an information age, via the internet. It's the wild West. Few rules, and absolutely no accountability leads to this hyper "tribal" time.
 
We will not stop the forward progress of technology by our individual withdrawal from social media. It will move and evolve regardless. I don’t know anyone in Gen Z (and I know a lot of young people) who don’t use a wealth of technology, ranging from smart cars to Alexa to Ring doorbells to smart phones and a plethora of other tech gadgets, and more are being created every day.

And those Gen Z’ers are raising the Alphas with nothing BUT technology. Toddlers have tablets. School kids, especially since Covid, interact more with their computers than they do with real people. Infants are monitored in their cribs with video cameras.

It won’t stop. The Alphas, as they grow, will view current technology the way we Boomers view our landlines and televisions. Everyone has one. It’s as much a part of normal life as our cars and clothes and washing machines.
 
I don't use Twitter and never have, but I agree with Ronni. Social media is here to stay, like it or not.

I think labeling anything as "misinformation" is a hopeless task. Almost anything that anyone says can be labeled as "false" by someone else.
 
Manatee said:
I never logged onto Twitter. I can not think of any reason to do so.
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I have an account, but I don't get the appeal. I mean, I guess if you're a big fan of somebody's and you want to keep updated with everything going on with them, it's useful, but I don't feel that way about any celebrities or politicians and those I do feel that way about live in my house.
 
I never could get into Twitter and barely use Facebook anymore.

This forum is a form of social media, as are blogs, LinkedIn, podcasts, YouTube and virtually any cyber place people comment and communicate.
 
What I find mildly amusing, and totally useless as a marketing tool is when companies acquire information about something I've recently bought online, or a movie I've watched, whatever. And they immediately start sending me popup ads saying, "[My name], you may also like this." And I'm deluged with ads for similar items. Most of it makes no sense.

For instance, let's say I watch a Netflix film made in Denmark. Immediately, I start getting ads for every other film ever made in the Danish language. Like that's the only important thing about my decision to watch a movie.

Or I buy a small hardware item. All of a sudden, I'm getting ads for all kinds of other small hardware items. It's like they've got us labeled as a "user" of whatever we've just bought, rented, or watched. Seems to me the way a computer thinks, not a human being.
 
Sunny said:
Or I buy a small hardware item. All of a sudden, I'm getting ads for all kinds of other small hardware items. It's like they've got us labeled as a "user" of whatever we've just bought, rented, or watched. Seems to me the way a computer thinks, not a human being.
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I've always though it would be great to have reply buttons like:
  • "Too late, I already bought this and am unlikely to repurchase it anytime soon."
  • "Bought this as a one-time gift so don't bother to bombard me with ads."
  • "Donated to this charity on behalf of someone else - you're not my favorite charity and I don't plan to donate to you again. Take the money, be thankful for it, and leave me alone."
  • Looked into this and decided I didn't need it.
 

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