Birdwatch Note Rating
2021-10-26 01:08:24 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9DEDCB570740990834BE2C1B99C17078081E3E0A0FC5DF90B387D77DD6B71EB9
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The blog post claims the Safety team tries to identify suspended users who create new accounts, but using a simple VPN has proven to circumvent the tools. https://www.techradar.com/vpn/twitter-ban-use-vpn-access Its "New users" metric is tied directly to Twitter's stock performance, which is in conflict with Safety's mission. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2019/04/23/a-fading-twitter-changes-its-user-metrics-once-again/?sh=4e4acf527a31 https://seekingalpha.com/article/4452460-twitter-a-pullback-is-coming-as-us-users-decline
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