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Content Agnosticism

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My role at Twitter is to enforce our policies (which are by nature agnostic to specific beliefs and viewpoints) and protect (as well as fight for) our users.

I use my Twitter account (@delbius) to interact not only with users but also with friends. I answer what questions I can; I direct people to what help resources I know of; I provide links to policies and protocols when asked; I tell bad jokes; I share news and information that I find interesting, relevant, or important. I do not use my Twitter account to argue with people over whether or not I am doing (or not doing) something because I believe (or don’t believe) something else. Regardless of past accusations levied, I am not a godless commie, a treehugging bleeding-heart liberal, or a Nazi right-winger, or any other combination of those words. I am content-agnostic.

I am content-agnostic because Twitter does not mediate content, including potentially inflammatory content; Twitter is a communications platform, not a content mediator. I am also content-agnostic because the removal of content does not in and of itself resolve the issue that led to the content being posted in the first place. Finally, I am content-agnostic because the removal of content often leads to more of the same content being posted, and I am firmly of the belief that the correct answer to “bad” or “wrong” speech is more “good” speech. Related: the Streisand Effect.

All of this is to say, then: I will answer your questions and I will provide you with assistance as best I can, but casting aspersions on how and why I do my job the way that I do will result in me not answering you further.

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