With the recent rollout of Twitter’s Orwellian “Trust & Safety Council”, some have started to question whether Twitter’s main goal at this point is to maximize profit. Looking at the reactions of the userbase and media critics to recent changes, and then juxtaposing them with the company’s stock price, it’s clear that Twitter hasn’t been making good business decisions lately. My view is that the company is now more interested in political than commercial goals, and is gearing up to sway the elections. The only question is whether these decisions were made with intentional neglect of Twitter’s duty to maximize profits for its shareholders. If this were the case, and Twitter really has shifted away from the priority to make money, this could leave the company open to lawsuits from investors. Red flags shot up right away when the list of the 40 organizations included in Twitter’s Trust & Safety council were released. One name that comes up again and again in relation to these groups is the nation’s leading financier of left-wing causes: the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (MacArthur). Let’s take a look at just one of the groups funded by MacArthur: the frighteningly-named “Dangerous Speech” Project. Their mission
Author: Milo Yiannopoulos
Is It Me, Or Did The White House Tell Me To Sue Twitter?
This afternoon, I had the opportunity to attend a press briefing at Donald Trump’s future residence, the White House. There, if I’m not mistaken, the current Press Secretary advised me to sue Twitter. I wanted to find out if the Obama administration had a view on Twitter and Facebook’s recent abandonment of their old commitments to free speech. In terms of beating the competition, Silicon Valley still represents an American success story, and I thought the President might be concerned to hear that they’re abandoning American values — you know, little things like freedom of speech and assembly. Obama may be a Democrat and a scoundrel (I repeat myself), but he’s no fool. He knows which way the wind is blowing on college campuses, which is why he’s sternly rebuked left-wing student activists for their determination to censor competing points of view. It stands to reason that the administration would adopt a similar line against left-wing censorship at Twitter and Facebook, the platforms home to such innovations as “disagreement with my opinion is online harassment” and “aggressive” retweets. As is so often the case, I was right. Press Secretary Josh Earnest sent social media companies an unequivocal message: hold true to your
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Why I Fully Support Plus-Size Barbie
When I announced I was going to be writing on plus-size Barbie dolls, you no doubt expected me to be wholly in condemnation of the concept. After all, isn’t this just another capitulation to the miserable, loveless “fat activism” set? You no doubt expected that I’d stand with parents outraged that adult political hang-ups are being forced on their kids. Or focus groups of young girls who unwrapped “Curvy Barbie” only to laugh hysterically and talk about how fat she was. Surely, you’ll have been thinking to yourselves, Milo Yiannopoulos of all people would agree that Curvy Barbie is a blight on our toy shelves — an ugly stubbly beast that will grow up living in Skipper’s spare room running an Etsy store. But you’d be wrong! Mattel may have foisted Curvy Barbie on us at the behest of feminists, but good things can sometimes happen for bad reasons. Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way: I’m gay. The more young girls are encouraged to become fat and unattractive, the better life gets for me. Every step fat-feminism takes towards victory means another wistful glance in my direction from otherwise-straight men. I also note that there has been no change to Barbie’s male equivalent, Ken. It seems he’ll
Bitcoin Isn’t Dead, Yet
Like most people, I recently considered the virtual currency bitcoin to be dead. Expired. Bereft of life. Kicked the bucket. An ex-currency. But now I’m not so sure. Contrary to expectations, the currency’s value has not crashed. It’s actually gone up compared to last year’s figures, with one bitcoin worth $397 today compared to $213 in January 2014. It’s still nowhere near stable, but it’s not a disastrous investment either. Those who bought $1000 worth of bitcoin a year ago have not lost their money – indeed, they’ve gained some. So it’s strange to see Mike Hearn, a self-proclaimed Bitcoin expert, suddenly pronouncing the currency’s doom. “Despite knowing that Bitcoin could fail all along, the now inescapable conclusion that it has failed still saddens me greatly” writes Hearn. It’s an odd argument in more ways than one. The greatest threat to bitcoin – its dangerously fluctuating value – has not crippled the currency. Meanwhile, its old advantages are all still present. It remains the currency of choice for rebels and rogues: go to any drugs marketplace on the internet, and you’re likely to find a bitcoin payment option. The second great advantage is bitcoin’s phenomenally good transfers. If you’re looking
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