Seems Brazil's court (the TSE) banned platforms from recommending (i.e. via 'feeds' and similar) ~700 accounts related to its election, to avoid 'amplification' (unless the user already follow the account, in which case it's permitted).<p>I'm not sure if this is a good or bad idea. But if I were Brazillian, I'd be immediately following all ~700 accounts (and probably unfollowing all 700 after the election).<p>Love or hate X, it deserves a massive hat tilt for its transparency here.
These are specifically the accounts of every registered candidate in the election (regardless of party affiliation).
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> But if I were Brazillian, I'd be immediately following all ~700 accounts (and probably unfollowing all 700 after the election).<p>I would certainly not, as it is most likely propagandists; these aren't interesting.<p>But either way, the purpose of this is to protect democracy, and by mentioning the very accounts, this could have a Streisand effect. That by itself is <i>influencing</i> the election, and Musk knows this. That is the purpose of his action. Musk does the same with regards to other democracies, such as AfD in Germany.
Transparency for something that was well known, reported on and legally documented?
> But if I were Brazillian, I'd be immediately following all ~700 accounts (and probably unfollowing all 700 after the election).<p>I wonder how many normal people actually follow political accounts like this. I follow my local government because they sometimes tweet emergency info but I don’t follow candidates at all. I don’t follow political influencers either. It’s far too noisy.
if anything, I would completely unsubscribe from US-controlled social platform before the election anywhere outside US