How Twitter needs to change | Jack Dorsey

Can Twitter be saved? In a wide-ranging conversation with TED's Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discusses the future of the platform -- acknowledging problems with harassment and moderation and proposing some fundamental changes that he hopes will encourage healthy, respectful conversations. "Are we actually delivering something that people value every single day?" Dorsey asks.
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[@cla99009]

How long before we realize that "Healthy Conversation" means whatever "they" deem acceptable and correct.

[@dumelachris]

I agree with your comment. But it's a free to use platform. If you don't like it, move on and use something else.

[@pooounderscoreman]

@@fuzzzvibe it's good that it's vague. Our idea of 'health' should change over time as we understand human psychology better.

[@hungrymusicwolf]

@@pooounderscoreman the problem with that is that they can justify any and every ban they want for the sake of the "health of the conversation". Corporations are not exactly fair and balanced in their judgement so giving them a cop out ban whoever they want is not exactly a great idea.

[@cla99009]

@@dumelachris That's why I don't use it. These are my outsider criticisms of a flawed corporate philosophy that have actual real-world ideological consequences.

[@jimdandytheboss]

@Thunder Cat That is some top tier projection.

[@moondog50002000]

people need to change and drop facebook and twitter forever

[@omarsabir1210]

There is nothing wrong with Twitter, it depends on which people you follow

[@Sage16226]

Voice.com

[@monkadelic13]

everyone go back to Myspace LOL

[@nightjournal3335]

I've never had Twitter and I deleted Facebook six months ago, I definitely advocate getting rid of it. I'm much more productive and my outlook towards society has become optimistic.

[@chrsfavel5506]

good point, key word is "change"

[@montgomerynovak2194]

"We only enforce our rules when we want to, and sometimes we ban people just because"

[@aertybhujm1]

I have finished watching this video completely. (我看完這部影片了) I am a Taiwanese who cares about the global affairs. (我是一個關心全球事務的台灣人) And, sadly, most of my fellow Taiwanese don't really care about the world. (但是，很不幸地，我大部分的台灣同胞不那麼在意世界。) Hopefully Taiwan can become increasingly globally-aware and globally-competitive. (希望台灣可以越來越有全球意識與全球競爭力。) God bless Taiwan. (天佑台灣。)

[@erica8332]

@Rich 91 😆 😆 😆 it's the publicly-traded company he barely owns, thanks for exemplifying the ignorance people of your kind abide in. Contrary to your ignorance being biased violates the 1st amendment since they are platform,, not the publisher. Their antitrust laws that ensure such public companies can be broken for predatory behaviors it has already happened with the petroleum ⛽ industry. It just a matter of time tech giants would be broken down into up to

[@carl_hansson]

@@erica8332 you don't really seem to know what you are talking about... Sure, you have a right to say or write what you like and you even have a right to publish it. However that does not mean that twitter doesn't have the right to ban you or silence you on their own platform. That is not a violation of the 1st amendment, they aren't coming to your house and forcing your mouth shut. They are just banning you from their website. And they have all the right to do that if they want. Even if they are publicly traded. If you don't want them to be able to do that, don't invest in them and stop using their platform and hope that it collapses eventually. But don't be so stupid as to think they are not able to control what is said on their platform, because they have a total legal right to do this and it doesn't affect your 1st amendment rights at all.

[@erica8332]

you don't understand the difference between publisher and platform. Platforms can regulate speech but it has to uphold a uniform and impartial standard only publishers can be biased. In the Joe Rogan podcast journalist Tim pool exposed how horrible and biased Jack Dorsey is, he gave countless examples of Democrats reportedly violating Twitter guide such as threatening 15-year-old boy life, etc. Yet there no action has been taken by Twitter despite the fact US law 🚨 was broken by that tweet. To contrary when conservative journalist used the #learntocode he was banned immediately Such partially in judgment is violation regulations that make twitter platform, since they behave like a publisher they must regulate as publisher i.e they will liable for everything their users publish (already amendments have been formulated to clause thos loophole ). Unfortunately due to covid, this has been put on halt This is why Mark Zuckerberg move to an AI system of regulation to avoid human biases and prevent Facebook from being regulated

[@erica8332]

@@carl_hansson 😆 😆 twitter stock plummets as Trump signs the executive order I spoke of earlier. Tyrants and commissars can no longer impose their dongas on others

[@INFM424]

Step 1: get of rid of Twitter. There are no other steps

[@blessedone_77]

100%

[@pretoriano.]

It is worst than cocaíne

[@purplepilled6478]

Twitter will implode

[@c.u.28]

Amen 🙏🏻❤️😄

[@JR-gg5bd]

No it won’t implode.

[@msall9374]

Can't wait to read the comments in about 5 minutes

[@thelorddrinian]

M Sall same.

[@Nashy119]

These comments are what I imagine Twitter is like.

[@gravitystorm61158]

Read, read, read.....

[@War-Jac]

Is this a Ted Talk on how to dodge a question?

[@buddy77587]

They kept interrupting Jack. Vs. Not answering a question

[@blablalandia897]

I think he answered the questions. The fact is that the answer is not what the people would like to lissten. He answered that Twitter became biger than they espected, and they are criating resources to fix the problems. But this is complex, take time and money.

[@misstmemrs]

It is hostile and aggressive to deny me my right to delete my twitter account. I am being defamed on comments there publically. The bully admits to “winding me up.” It is how abusers play mind games while playing the victim. Please stop this abuse! I no longer want to be on twitter. You are violating my human rights. Forcing me to be on twitter when I do not wish to do so is a violation of my human rights and is causing me extreme emotional distress. I have repeatedly requested to be deleted and am being ignored and stonewalled. It is abusive! What gives you the right? It is sadistic abuse. Jack Dorsey. Studies Hinduism. Thinks he’s spiritual. Abuses power. Delete karlynfinn. Stop harassing me.

[@misstmemrs]

He doesn’t know what is abuse and Harrassment. Twitter is sociopathically abusing me and ignoring my requests to delete my account. Delete karlynfinn.

[@sarahkrogh6409]

As long as ur not doxxing or threatening someone’s life, then you shouldn’t censor someone because you end up just silencing those with unpopular opinions. Imagine if speech was silenced in the civil rights movement which is something a lot black commentators who are pro free speech are bringing up.

[@user-ht2yq3ir5p]

@thecouchtripper bruh

[@oxey_]

@thecouchtripper But like... How!?

[@spencerarnot]

You’re a great person. I’m sure you know that already, but I wanted to say so in case you think that “everyone” you meet is blind to the fact that the Supreme Court has repeatedly and unanimously reaffirmed that there is no ‘hate speech’ exception to the First Amendment. As long as you’re not inciting immediate violence or breaking the law you are free to say whatever you want... and that is part of what makes the US so great. Thank you for aligning with this ideal. Let us hope that social media companies can follow suit and live up to the responsibilities they have been given.

[@justchuy]

There’s a difference between being banned from a private website and being attacked with dogs and fire hoses by your own government for advocating for equal rights and trying to equate the two makes you seem disingenuous

[@spencerarnot]

@thecouchtripper You do realize the hypocrisy and irony of calling people terrible while simultaneously supporting an agenda that would censor folks of their right to call other people terrible, do you not? Bruh indeed.

[@elinope4745]

12:50 He begins to actually address a fundamental problem on both sides, and is quickly interrupted. That is the exact OPPOSITE of what I expect from TED.

[@OrganicMint87]

Extremely odd... why interrupt his answer to how twitter will prevent twitter from disrupting democratic elections? Giving them the benefit of doubt, maybe they were concerned about bad actors learning too much about the system. He already explained the four pillars of their system. Maybe that was just too much information.

[@elinope4745]

@@OrganicMint87 he was talking about "shared reality" and that is a fundamental divide between groups. Most people don't realize that many of their differences with others rest on this problem, they are focused on something from different perspectives. Take pro-life and pro-choice as an example. Pro-life advocates focus on an unborn baby while pro-choice advocates focus on a woman's agency and autonomy. They don't see the problem through a shared lens, and that is the fundamental problem that prevents agreement.

[@OrganicMint87]

@@elinope4745 Yeah, I agree with you on the issue that Jack is referring to when he mentions "shared reality". Why do you think this would be a topic that TED cut him off on?

[@elinope4745]

@@OrganicMint87 I don't have an answer for your question. I just wish they wouldn't have cut him off.

[@firuBR]

Terrible interviewer

[@brianpitt9901]

Jack Builds a crowdsourced flamewar generator... also Jack complains about "unhealthy" conversations on it

[@markyfrencho]

I mean, he built it 13 years ago without knowing what it would become. Now he’s trying to figure out how to save humanity without straight up scuttling twitter.

[@elinope4745]

@@markyfrencho Multiple studies have been done that show that the character limit is what causes nuance and discussion about a topic to be dropped and instead reduce the discussion to a flame war.

[@brianpitt9901]

@@elinope4745 exactly , Jack took the format of a flamewar from 90's usenet or the egroups/forums of the 00's and made it the default setting he went straight to the bottom and started digging

[@no_misaki]

@@elinope4745 It's most definitely a factor. Unfortunately facebook is just as bad and it's character limit is sky high, it's more space to be filled with pseudoscience, dangerous platitudes, racism etc. at the end of the day. Social media has also turned a lot of people into ego maniacs who've grown addicted to the instant gratification of abusing their notoriety in order to manipulate and ultimately derail important public discourse. This issue is much more concerning to me than terrorists and neo-nazis being "censored" (please) because they're not allowed to Trojan horse their ideologies out in the open.

[@MrAlanKyle]

Welcome to the internet

[@andrewmcdonough1211]

Wow a lot of words to basically say nothing just like when he was on Joe Rogan

[@MatthewSouza]

Andrew McDonough it’s what tech ceos do best!

[@andrewmcdonough1211]

Matthew Souza and people who know they are wrong

[@MatthewSouza]

Andrew McDonough 💯

[@rummysworld7531]

Rogans up!

[@louiscotteta566]

Have you guys ever smoked dmt?

[@liamwinter4512]

I've never used Twitter,that being said every single person I know that does use it tells me with a smirk how much of a dumpster fire it has become. It's just a rage machine.

[@thomasmiller2696]

More rage, more views/shares. It’s horrifying

[@spencerarnot]

What we really need is a Rage “against” the Machine machine. Not like this Pretty Hate Machine we have right now.

[@matthewmenich7915]

Dumpsta fiyer

[@billfarnsworth7700]

It's called free speech. You'll never hear the truth watching Fox News or CNN. With Twitter, you get instant access to what's really going on.

[@nachannachle2706]

That;s pretty much what all social media are about.

[@aqg7vy]

Even if they fix it, you'd be happier without it.

[@mmmk1616]

Pretty much Jack just said "we're trying, be patient".

[@c.u.28]

- Don’t worry, soon you’ll get your [censorship] done, I know you cannot wait, have patience, - continued Jack.

[@GhostXVll]

So are we not are we gonna address the fact that this dude looks like a discount Tyrion Lannister?

[@Invenitive]

More like Tyrion is a snack sized Jack

[@DracoOoOoOo]

He even acts like a season 7 & 8 tyrion too lol

[@jimdandytheboss]

@@Invenitive Why are you trying to ruin Tyrion?

[@Yellow.1844]

Maybe a discount Tyrion but has a Lannister kind of money

[@DracoOoOoOo]

@@jimdandytheboss D&D did that already haha

[@ModsOnSteamDeck]

7:33 Jack the type of dude to be interviewed by two people and still ask himself questions

[@sankadill]

This “man” has NO shame!

[@meridethmciver4677]

This man has an audience

[@karlmarxwasright6006]

@Charlie Gonzalez whack

[@edwardalexander9486]

An obviously highly intelligent person who kept his cool and engaged. Remember, twitter is the user - it's not his fault if users choose to abuse the service. Look at yourself first in the mirror before you blame/snark at facilitators. Judging by the mostly hateful or ill-informed comments below I would say - watch this again and really listen to what's being said.

[@mppauling]

The issue is that Twitter, Facebook and KZbin can't be held liable...can't be sued for content. These three actually got this protection from congress. Now, they have decided to censor based on ideological positions, along with so called harassment. Now that they are not maintaining a neutral position, they should no longer have this civil liability exemption, which is worth billions of dollars. To wrap your head around this, AT&T provides a long distance service, should they be held liable for any conversation on their platform; reasonably, no, because they don't police the conversation. Now that KZbin, Twitter and Facebook have decided to be the corporate moral arbitrators, they are no longer offering a neutral service and yes, they are abusing censorship powers. I do not want to see corporate shills dictating what is moral or not. If a law is broken by a poster on these platforms, let the police track them down, and prosecute them. Blocking or removing content that is illegal is the same as tampering with evidence. If the legal authority ask to block the content because it is the subject of an investigation, then fine. The best defense to bad ideas are better ideas, not censorship. Edit: I believe Google was also include in that legislation.

[@samuraiken5666]

In short, Twitter is looking for more aggressive ways to shape conversations while suppressing any ideas or people that they find upsetting.

[@cla99009]

Twitter cannot be what Jack wants it to be because of what it already is. You cannot monitor and suppress those you deem to be inappropriately manipulating the conversation without simultaneously manipulating the conversation yourself. By curating the content, you are shaping the conversation. It is no longer an "open" conversation.

[@oxey_]

I fear this too however if they execute the ideas and the 4 signals of a healthy conversation specifically, it should all be good. He specifically stated it won't ban wildly wrong theories like flat earth or antivax, and it appears to me they won't even really touch minor forms of bigotry as long as they keep it within their own closed off community, meaning they won't act hatefully towards any individual. Thinking this will be as much of a utopia as he makes it out to be is probably a little naive however, but quite honestly with the amount of hate going on in its current state, it can't get much worse

[@Jimmeh_B]

@@oxey_ 1 year on, and it appears to me that you give him too much credit. Let's just call it for what it is, a seething cesspool of degeneracy, cancel culture and outrage, curated by an ultra left, duplicitous, shitbag.

[@ryanbernadett9372]

These hosts are unbearably entitled and unknowledgeable

[@danielcrafter9349]

"Unknowledgeable" 😂😂 Self-own, right there

[@ryanbernadett9372]

Daniel Crafter what’s your point?

[@dream1430]

Daniel Crafter you do know that is a word, right ? Or am I missing something

[@lindarodgers9713]

Ryan Bernadett “unbearably entitled & unknowledgeable”??? What do you possibly know about the hosts???

[@larahamilton2273]

Deeply concerned that removing accounts will not just target truly offensive material but remove dissenting voices that are needed for a fully functioning democracy. We’re taking about censorship and NOT protection from abuse! This is major big brother BS.

[@joshportie]

They're not removing calls for violence though. They only remove certain perspectives. Especially the Christian one. One of the reasons nobody knows or cares about the global genocide of Christian's.

[@pretzelstick320]

Haha who would have imagined one day they would censor the president.

[@NN-nd7dx]

Twitter needs to change, by dissapearing.

[@lena.dymytrenko]

Done

[@216trixie]

Is he wearing a Tim pool beanie?

[@victornoagbodji]

it's the shoes that caught my attention lol what are they?

[@web]

Beanie is the disguise to hide brain slugs. Jack got one from tim on jre

[@mardobombardo2971]

He's doing it the best way, going deep. People want superficial changes right now, but that doesn't get us where we want to go. Foundational change will last and change the path. Remember the other national deficit people: critical thinking.

[@S.Sarajlic]

I don't know if this man knows how hated he is right now (9 January 2021).

[@salaryman540]

I had used Twitter for the past 10 years and stopped using it recently. PEOPLE, LIFE FEEL AWESOME WITHOUT TWITTER.

[@theKurtAnderson]

Satoshi Hashizume Ditto Facebook. Things have only gotten better since I dropped them both.

[@salaryman540]

Kurt Anderson I couldn’t agree more, although I occasionally use Facebook only to keep in touch with close friends of mine who are based abroad. Social media don’t brighten up my days but the people around me in real life do.

[@libertytreerevo]

Leave speech Free, and be a PLATFORM!!!

[@jasonz8635]

You can't just do that, you know. You need some amount of moderation to stop spam, fake news (Real slander and libel, not trump 'fake news'), etc.

[@libertytreerevo]

@@jasonz8635 or people can do their own due diligence by blocking spammers and researching/proving the "news".

[@libertytreerevo]

@@zozouzid everyone has a right--no, a responsibility to defend themselves... And their families. The most effective way to stop trolling will always be, "turn the computer/phone/app off." This nanny-state mentality is going to kill Western Civilization. My baby sister would make bullies cry themselves to sleep. After being burglarized, she bought a gun and got a concealed carry license. You best protect your children by training them to cope and respond to this dark world. It hurts, but it's necessary.

[@jasonz8635]

@@libertytreerevo Are you telling me that most 'normies' would research the news before retweeting? Ha, that's exactly why these news articles spread, some people just retweet the tweets. EX: Trump.... Also blocking spammers? Yes that's possible, but bot nets are a thing and some of these spammers are also fake new tweeters.

[@jasonz8635]

@@libertytreerevo Yes that's possible, but are you telling me that the kids who attempt suicide due to bullying or cyber-bullying can and should just ignore the mean comments? That is just a negative feedback loop. And you are essentially abandoning these kids to 'toughen up' and stop being a brat. That's not how humans work, you might want to be 100% rational, but we're not by any means, that rational when it comes to emotions.

[@Amplifymagic]

These massive corporations need regulations before it becomes an all out technofascist world.

[@louiscotteta566]

Is it just me or is Black Mirror smithereens all about Twitter lmao

[@SuperAtheist]

I think smithereens represented all social media.

[@finallyanime]

Louis Cotteta was about Facebook & they lifted directly from the video they did

[@louiscotteta566]

SuperAtheist agreed. But billy baur seemed a lot like dorsey with his strong spiritual beliefs

[@thisgustin]

Well yeah, they said it was sir.

[@Fau1tSystem]

Yeah it definitely is, considering Jack Dorsey also did a silent retreat recently

[@ch-p2861]

Bring us an edit button, support our developers properly and listen to what your users want!

[@SWW978]

It's just for publicity and the interest of the shareholders, idiot.

[@pooounderscoreman]

He's one of the best CEOs in Silicon Valley in terms of communication with the users.

[@cavespoint010nx]

unfortunately dorsey has no control over twitter. Thats all in the hands of the US gov.

[@zozouzid]

Yes atleast a 2-5 min edit window.

[@parha123]

Edit Button ? Delete Your Tweet than Recreate with Correct Words.

[@xinruizhong3096]

I do not think that the Internet needs to be 'Healthy' ,because we really need to see things in the right way even it's not so 'healthy' . Right??

[@EGarrett01]

What you see on the internet is not "the right way." It's artificially negative due to people's disconnection from each other which enhances the viciousness of what they say since they are not only anonymous themselves, but feel like their words won't be heard by the target.

[@katjerouac]

@@EGarrett01 That enhanced viciousness is what is really in the back of people's minds. Few people will ever speak out in person. This kind of medium is necessary. No need to block or sensor it.

[@EGarrett01]

@@katjerouac I'm not necessarily advocating blocking or censoring it, but try becoming the target of people's hate online for something you did, see how it effects you, you'll realize that it's not something your mind is built to handle.

[@michaelpisciarino5348]

0:12 What’s going on with Twitter? 1:20 Abuse and Harassment 3:49 Representation and Empathy 5:05 Change? Follow a trend 6:50 Provocation and Outrage 8:35 From the audience 10:06 Defending against misinformation 13:00 Getting rid of extremist conversation, protection against harassment 17:33 Personal Goal: _Public conversation is pivitol_ 20:58 24:30 Framework, Focus,

[@absxyz8714]

This is the work! mate, thanks

[@robertruschak7083]

Jack is a fascist

[@triquepersonalwork6369]

I own a mid size business too in the USA, and most of my time is spend dealing with harassment, abuse of customers trying to take advantage of my company to get something that they were never entitled to.

[@dee-wreck]

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[@lena.dymytrenko]

Same.

[@xander_unrcharted]

I m not sure Chris Anderson understands the complexity of the situation and working with collective minds. Basically this people want us to live on digital Valium. You need diversity and Jack Dorsey had some good points on how to measure that. If you decide to add fuel to the fire don't blame it on the platform...blame it on your behavior. Plus why is he questioning the revenue, it's a company , that's self explanatory. It's simple, if you don't want to be part of a conversation, don't. If it's hateful talk, report it...and stop blaming and pointing fingers. The platform is not the problem, it's humanity behavior. If you want to fix something, fix it in education and the rest will fallow.

[@danielcrafter9349]

Great idea! We just have to re-programme human behaviours that have evolved over millions of years! Genius!

[@4relevants]

If you feel harassed by text from a stranger than you need to talk with your mom instead of making the whole society responsible.

[@AshishBudhiraja]

The comment about TItanic stood out to me, probably an answer from Jack Dorsey could be that Twitter is trying to build a "bridge" between humans if not done right it could fall and cause much more harm, hence it is important to take the steps carefully.

[@ryanh.2842]

Dorsey is trying to keep his money from tanking, that’s all.

[@lena.dymytrenko]

he's have given 1billion to charity, btw

[@BaoHoang-te6rj]

@@lena.dymytrenko that’s right

[@EzioAuditore]

When youre 44 and still dress like your 16

[@spencerarnot]

It could try aligning with the First Amendment of the U.S. Bill of Rights for starters.

[@neddodds7117]

Spencer Arnot The First Amendment applies only to government actions. Neither you nor anyone else has the right to decide whether a private person or entity is complying with a particular view of what constitutes free speech. The Supreme Court has held that private entities can act on the basis of their First Amendment rights (in the context of freedom of religion). If you don’t agree with Twitter’s decisions about what speech is consistent with their business model and ethical principles, you have the freedom to choose not to use it.

[@spencerarnot]

Ned Dodds I’m aware of the law. I’m also aware that the law can be changed if new circumstances warrant it. Given the size and level of influence these social media companies have I believe there is sufficient justification to revisit this topic. I suspect it will happen soon.

[@bf842903]

Where is the YT needs to change?

[@cla99009]

TED won't bite the hand that feeds it.

[@johnny420onelove]

You get nowhere with this guy. Might as well listen to the wind...

[@Marcus-143]

Broke wind.

[@TheLivirus]

Tell me what you want to hear him say.

[@nachannachle2706]

It is like talking to a brick wall, essentially. He is so engrossed in his own thinking and tunnel non-vision that he can't see beyond his own nose ring.

[@teaburg]

Edit button. Who would determine the hashtag subjects? Would an Ex-Muslim subject be allowed? Or any ex-religion? If so, how much more will be the mass targeting by those trying to protect their religions from those who speak out?

[@rubix187]

7:43 without a like feature, how would you keep a personal log of those tweets?

[@AtlanticPicture]

Looks like the interview w/ *Ken Castle* from "Gamer" :)

[@margareth9473]

🙄 I feel like I'm the only one who actually likes what he has to say

[@bobsagetisepic1197]

Your not alone

[@MrAckers75]

It’s simply used for political gain! Even stevie wonder can see it

[@jota_953]

Twitter was a mistake

[@Yellow.1844]

Anime and Mgs too

[@lena.dymytrenko]

😁

[@hemanthsai4584]

dafaq... there's a thing to indicate the health of a conversation 🔥🔥

[@ceecee6679]

My interests lists seems to add interests I do not choose.

[@trejrco]

Was hoping for something useful or new, not surprised it was all meaningless jibber jabber that doesn't address the fact they need to decide on being a platform or a producer/provider. Now, ideally.

[@fitnesswithsteve]

I thought that was Peter Dinklage in the thumb

[@shinichima1396]

The way Twittanic is described perfectly fits the real-time image of Jack sipping and holding that cup with what seems to be a green tea while he is listening to all the complains and questions nobody can answer xD

[@wills.789]

I like Twitter the way it is but i would love to follow certain hashtags or theme. seeing people i follow and being able to respond is still a nice thing.

[@DerMikeDee]

Smartereveryday made a better video about it.

[@SiddharthKulkarniN]

Link?

[@no_misaki]

@@SiddharthKulkarniN Search bar?

[@Miranox2]

The damage control continues.

[@cultibotics]

I'm not sure I agree that more relevance means less time on the service, but it should absolutely mean more reliable long-term engagement.

[@buhlebenkosintayingane1853]

I'm so frustrated they didn't allow him to finish answering the question about the Israeli election. That's the most important question and yet they denied us a the full answer, because the interviewers wanted to seem like they were in control of the narrative.

[@MatWol41]

"women of colour and black women" wut?

[@kulik03]

How dare you mock green women?

[@jamesburgess2k]

To be fair, she said black women to emphasize them as the topic of her question, because lately the term "people of color" has become very broad to mean everyone not white. When grouping all of those races together they have little similarities other than just "not being white."

[@cla99009]

Right out of the gate, she gets tribal, as if harassment and doxxing isn't a problem for *everyone*

[@AM-fh7ek]

James Burgess yeah because we live in white countries. We are only a small portion of world population.

[@elinope4745]

@@jamesburgess2k To be fair, that is racist against white people.

[@florider7451]

I'm not even on Twitter because of this BS you can't say anything anymore without offending somebody so what's the point

[@SiddharthKulkarniN]

If you keep offending people, time to introspect?

[@NJoint]

@@SiddharthKulkarniN no

[@Shna_na]

@@NJoint this reply says it all

[@NJoint]

@@Shna_na let me rephrase: when the snowflake culture gets offended by people stating facts and instead of using the tools at their disposal (mute, block) demand the rest of the universe to change how they think and act to cater for their very narrow point of view, while calling everyone else a fascist. No, the introspection time passed.

[@Earthmoonstars-el6rd]

It's about the fact that we can't use the pound key on the way you want to advertise your own idea next to what is given to everyone on the side. They won't allow you to do that anymore.

[@subramaniams6091]

What Twitter applied to POTUS 45 Donald Trump in blocking the serving POTUS 45 but was selective in applying the principles on other parts of the world for similar charge. If Twitter claims the Champion of freedom of speech they should also address the problems faced by the world across the board.

[@altonexon4274]

Is this the dude that donated 150000 trees?

[@DevinSnuckel]

Yup

[@cillverbullet]

Thanks but i dont use twitter

[@HEX1173]

One day a cat made fun of my McDonald's and candle habit. It wasn't that hurtful but it was intimate. How the heck did she know I was literally eating McDonald's with a candle lit at that very moment?

[@c.u.28]

“Health of a conversation” = [censorship], of course it’s number 1 problem lol because we realise what you’re up to.

[@raynabozny6309]

For every Jack Dorsey there’s a million living in their parents basement polishing up their resume for the next start-up.

[@ericamango]

The ones with hentai avatars

[@ManashNath04]

How twitter needs to change? LOL By shadowbanning users?

[@daveys]

This Chris Anderson guy is really good, some really good points made.

[@cashe18]

Wow, that was alot of hot air.

[@brankooffice]

At some point, we have to agree that humans are very aggressive online, in contrast to offline, and no amount of human reviewers and AI learning can overcome that. Twitter is, in part, a giant mirror of human nature and no technology is going to be able to transform Twitter and other networks to be friendly and pleasant when you log in. Jack can try and minimize it but, in most cases, people will not behave at their best when discussing the biggest, most important and controversial topics.

[@chopinbloc]

It's profoundly disturbing that the whole conversation takes place in the context of what the hosts and guest think is appropriate censorship and nobody ever stops to question the morality of censoring wrongthink in the first place.

[@ceecee6679]

In order to speak truth, as you know it, will ultimately offend someone.

[@SukacitaYeremia]

"nothing pleases everyone"

[@TheLivirus]

"Turn the fucking wheel!" Yeah, the question is in which direction he should turn. He's navigating an ocean of countless dimensions and there are more icebergs out there.

[@nicobruin8618]

The fact that he thinks that the health of the conversation, not the encroachment on free speech, is the main problem on twitter does not bode well for the future.

[@cla99009]

How long before we realize that "Healthy Conversation" means whatever "they" deem acceptable and correct.

[@nicobruin8618]

@@cla99009 a lot of people already do. Particularly those on the right who've fallen victim or follow people who've become victims of these practices. The main problem is that there's a lot of people on the left, the illiberal part of the left, who are perfectly fine with totalitarian methods as long as they feel that's it's on their side.

[@cla99009]

@@nicobruin8618 Appeasement just means you get eaten last.

[@MikeTheMugger]

Just bugger off to Myspace land already. We do not need Facebook. We do not need Twitter.

[@ericaramosaugusto3374]

Day 1: I guess i did it wrong. I feel almost no pain after the strech. Maybe is because i am not enough flex to do the exercise right - even the "modifier". Expect to change in the next ones c:

[@cousinsfactory]

Getting abused on Twitter? Delete your account. They are not the power company, you do not have to use their service. And honestly the constant dumpster fire on it is the reason I deleted the account I had and haven’t missed it at all.

[@andrewmcdonough1211]

Maybe stop kicking people you dislike off!

[@midoriyadeku920]

Worst thing for me is This tweet isn't available Been in so many forums Everybody complains and nothing is done Especially in smartphone

[@NicholasLittlejohn]

Yes, tweets not being available could be the end of the platform. Nobody is using Facebook for sure.

[@midoriyadeku920]

@@NicholasLittlejohn well Twitter is made of tweets if people can't read them then there is no point I was talking mor about not fixing bugs

[@lena.dymytrenko]

And that's right, in my humble opinion.

[@nifflofair6685]

They all need to change to protect people , age restrictions and reporting made easier and clearer there’s no transparency. Instagram do what they like and allow material that’s so unsuitable for kids under 16. Yes there should be a impenetrable system protecting under 16’s from being exposed to them or being allowed to join at all until over 16. Bullying is out of control as no one is accountable to anyone. Most moderators/admin enjoy watching people being bullied and only jump in when it’s a celebrity or one of their own friends/family are the victims. It’s a mine field for abuse of all sorts that needs to be monitored. Having a different opinion isn’t a crime, threatening and verbally and mentally abusing people is.

[@davidkearney4876]

he does a great parody of Jack Dorsey doing a parody of Jack Dorsey. George Orwell couldn't have scripted this. It's exquisitely frightening.

[@ericamango]

He just wants to get it over with so he can get back to his Savile-esque antics on the dark web

[@wisef00l76]

This is what Peter Dinklage will look like when he grows up

[@RefineIrony]

lol here's your W

[@robbledot7290]

Well this was a gigantic waste of time

[@malayariver]

Helped me to understand Twitter better, thanks

[@lacomic3820]

I think Jack is running a very bad platform but as a fellow Rick Owens lover I dig his fit! I have those shoes and sweater; hat is a little much

[@PClanner]

Jack has selective hearing disorder, which is where any advice about how his customers are asking him to react will be effectively forgotten as soon as its offered.

[@mitenka222]

Вы так считаете? Не самое худшее обвинение в адрес мужчины который , по моему субъективному и не ценному для него видению, является очень внимательным слушателем. Это мне сложно молчать).

[@lena.dymytrenko]

​@@mitenka222Джек охуенен. Факт.

[@ceecee6679]

let's see the bot account tweets, not just a dot measurement of activity

[@CanaldoSora1]

It's so simple, I don't know why people pretend they don't get it. Free speech does not give one permision to be abusive or intolerant. Intolerant behavior can't be tolerated, and it really is paradoxal, but it's the only way forward.

[@ceecee6679]

climate change, income disparity...global critical problems...so the intimation is you must believe those are big problems to be in line with Jack's perspective of healthy contribution to the network...to learn

[@cla99009]

Translation: "We want people to come to Twitter to either be properly educated about topics we deem important or to participate in properly educating others on these topics."

[@666DanMartin]

Do people still use twitter? 😂

[@ridhamh2966]

I use twitter..i really thought it was crapp but choosing selected Twitter accounts helps you

[@jasemalinowski1100]

Lol

[@jasemalinowski1100]

Maybe to see trumps tweets

[@cla99009]

No, but I hear about it ALL THE TIME!

[@whitexchina]

Twitter = Toxic

[@dovydenaspdx]

"You and me have indicators as humans, such as the flushness of our face." No Jack, you do not have any indications of being human.

[@gemcan54]

These TED videos are great for insomnia. :D

[@whippybox9271]

Twitter should just be a free for all, say whatever you want within the 1st constitution

[@weiduochen6139]

It is really hard to recognize Jack as the CEO of Twitter...it seem like he just slept from the outside.

[@FaLaN69]

I was about to learn to code but this just showed up.

[@edwardpatrick7748]

I’m always astonished at how short sighted people are. You don’t understand a single thing about running a corporation, and running maintenance on a network, and all the work that goes into recalibrating the foundations of an enterprise. It’s not easy guys, and this guy is doing what he can. People just want to burn Dorsey at the stake. Disappointing

[@ryanbernadett9372]

edward patrick literally these hosts are terrible, they don’t understand a damn thing.

[@edwardpatrick7748]

Ryan Bernadett I agree, but neither do the subset of the audience they seem to represent. In particular the subset that wants censorship on ideas or criticism that is counter to their own worldviews, by using strong words very loosely, such as “abuse” and “hate” etc

[@ryanbernadett9372]

edward patrick right, many of these people are at this point just lobbying to have any views counter to theirs suppressed. Meanwhile jack is literally stating this should be their opposite goal.

[@edwardpatrick7748]

Ryan Bernadett right, jack is considering the backlash to censorship, and the loose arbitration of what is good for the general public and the general conversation at large. That is a monstrous tasks, and the host are berating jack for not have a “sense of urgency.” That part was really frustrating to listen to. These are complex issues where quality and care has to be prioritized over schedule and delivery. It’s about doing it right, not doing it as quickly as possible. This world we’re living in nowadays is often frustrating and disappointing, mainly because how irresponsible and short sighted the public can be when entering the conversation. We need to become more conscientious consumers of goods and services

[@ryanbernadett9372]

edward patrick I whole heartedly agree. Jack isn’t the only one steering the “twittertanic”, it’s everyone else as well who uses the service.

[@RicardoRodriguez-cy6lt]

The most disappointing thing is that he uses the word "toxicity" with a straight face.

[@garciaguitarist2248]

Shadowbanned this video. silence his voice. like he does people he doesn't agree with.

[@pooounderscoreman]

Just not true

[@CanaldoSora1]

He doesnt agree with abusive behavior, and hes totally right about it. We cant tolerate intolerant behavior

[@JasonSmith-wp9jm]

Boy can that guy dodge a question he is a master

[@simoneb4094]

Twitter must give the possibility to modify the tweets already published to correct the small typing and spelling errors