i wouldn’t support just arbitrarily banning Twitter. i do think platforms like Twitter, with its centralized and privately managed architecture at its scale and influence, should not be tolerated, should not exist, and we should shape the legal and regulatory environment to be ever less hospitable to such entities. but that’s slow work, requiring consistent application of new laws and regulations. 1/

nevertheless, when i think of Brazil and imagine what it would be like if X were only available via VPN, i’m a bit jealous of the outcome.

again, i don’t support just banning Twitter. considered rule of law matters. but a world in which all the conversation that’s been unable to migrate from there gets a do-over to work towards and help build better forums is something i find that i yearn for. /fin