• dragontamer@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      They already have a platform. Its called Twitter.

      They’ll have that platform whether or not you post a reply.

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        1 year ago

        But posting a direct reply will give them additional attention, from your own followers and from algorithmic boosting.

        If simply replying to bad actors with facts and demanding decency helped in any way, they wouldn’t have gotten as relevant as they are.

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          1 year ago

          That’s all good theory or whatever, but you ain’t gonna stop Donald Trump (or DeSantis) from getting boosted to the top. Certainly not when Elon is in charge of Twitter.