What's with all the Twitter boycotts?

[hollodero]

(12-01-2022, 05:07 AM)guyofthetiger Wrote: Seems many companies are jumping on board to no longer advertise on Twitter. Personally, I have a twitter account but never sign on to it. I guess people are afraid disinformation will be posted. Well, it has been for a long time on social media already. I say allow free speech and let me decide to believe it or not.

I have sympthies for that, at the same time it's a tricky position. It's not just about misinformation. Letting free speech reign on the internet also means letting racism and misogyny etc. blossom. Creating an atmosphere that many people won't feel comfortable in. Neither would I if I were a woman and would be called all kinds of awful names because of my gender. I don't find it desirable to turn sites like twitter into places where the hateful bullies ultimately chase away everyone else.