A while ago, I heard someone at a conference on #disinformation and #Fimi make an argument that I found quite striking (sorry to the person who said it, I forgot who you are): we all agree that spam is ok to remove / block / automatically delete because we agree that it is not genuine speech and artificially amplified, so should not fall under freedom of speech.

Now, two thoughts:

- The boring one is - at this point it seems that Twitter cannot even do that well anymore. I wish I could tell the spam accounts that no, I don't want to make 1000$ an hour in some obscure job and I also don't want to become a model in some obscure magazine (yes yes, I'm sure it's very renowned). Also, does it matter even that I flag it as spam?

- The other, actual thought/question is - can't we compare information manipulation to spam? It's not just about the content, but about the distribution. Mass flooding of a space, fake accounts making offers that are at best questionable, unclear who is really behind it etc.

Would be curious to hear some thoughts 🤓

[And it seems I need vacation, I just wanted to end this toot with "Best Regards"]

@potemkinvillage #spam