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NewJazz
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Goodbye, Twitter
As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, some organizations only post certain information on twitter.
root_axis
on Nov 2, 2020
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That is the choice of those organizations.
NewJazz
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Right, but some of that information is necessary for me to receive. Thus it is not my choice whether to use Twitter.
root_axis
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but some of that information is necessary for me to receive
Like what?
NewJazz
on Nov 2, 2020
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Service status/outage updates, official news from government organizations.
root_axis
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If your government is posting information exclusively to twitter,
that's
the problem that needs fixing, not twitter's legal status as a utility. Additionally, an account isn't needed to view that kind of information on twitter.
NewJazz
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I am not saying I need to make an account or that twitter should be treated as a utility. But I cannot control my government.
root_axis
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Fair enough
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