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# More Asterisks Than Expected
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/more-asterisks-than-expected/
- Published: 2023-03-17T13:17:30.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-17T13:17:29.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Zoë Schiffer: How Twitter keeps competitors off its For You page](https://www.platformer.news/p/tiktok-nears-the-endgame?ref=birchtree.me)

> Shadow-banning corporate accounts of competitors is more unusual – but consistent with [Elon Musk’s ill-fated decision to ban people from posting links to their Mastodon accounts](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/18/tech/twitter-ban-social-media-links/index.html?ref=birchtree.me) in December, which he quickly rolled back.

Free speech absolutism sure comes with more asterisks than I expected.