Anil Dash can probably call someone he knows if his account is shut down for upsetting the moderation algorithm. For people whose careers and livelihoods depend on their online presence, it's easier said than done for people with that kind of privilege. People losing access to their Instagram accounts with no option of appeal or support is the norm.
Social media is a big part of people's lives, and getting your account canned or shadowbanned might not be the most useful form of activism. People try different things instead of just the one. When nothing works to stop and hold Big Tech accountable, what really counts as actual activism? Sure, some people act way more oppressed than they are compared to others, but the "lingo" at least implies an awareness of the censorship. Some of these attempts at special language or emoji is too absurd to the point of being offensive like the grapes and overly coded language to the point where it trivializes the severity of the issue.
Some people make money by using social media. How do you talk about real issues without being at risk of effectively ending your primary source of income? Talking about "politics" on Twitter can get your content reclassified as "Political", which greatly diminishes the advertising on your channel: https://safety.twitch.tv/s/article/Update-on-CCL-for-Politic.... Political and advertorial censorship are similar, but separate things, both of which have major chilling effects. This isn't to excuse influencers etc from using their platforms responsibly, but let's at least understand their daily reality.
This might be a hot take, but I also think part of the problem is that the adults also need to realize that we fundamentally just need to be less online. Instead of coming up with "Twitter alternatives", it'd be better for most to just hand their kids an analogue diary to type all their cringy thoughts into so that only they will know the embarrassing stuff they would say when they didn't know any better.
Social media is a big part of people's lives, and getting your account canned or shadowbanned might not be the most useful form of activism. People try different things instead of just the one. When nothing works to stop and hold Big Tech accountable, what really counts as actual activism? Sure, some people act way more oppressed than they are compared to others, but the "lingo" at least implies an awareness of the censorship. Some of these attempts at special language or emoji is too absurd to the point of being offensive like the grapes and overly coded language to the point where it trivializes the severity of the issue.
Some people make money by using social media. How do you talk about real issues without being at risk of effectively ending your primary source of income? Talking about "politics" on Twitter can get your content reclassified as "Political", which greatly diminishes the advertising on your channel: https://safety.twitch.tv/s/article/Update-on-CCL-for-Politic.... Political and advertorial censorship are similar, but separate things, both of which have major chilling effects. This isn't to excuse influencers etc from using their platforms responsibly, but let's at least understand their daily reality.
This might be a hot take, but I also think part of the problem is that the adults also need to realize that we fundamentally just need to be less online. Instead of coming up with "Twitter alternatives", it'd be better for most to just hand their kids an analogue diary to type all their cringy thoughts into so that only they will know the embarrassing stuff they would say when they didn't know any better.