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There is a difference though, Twitter is usually critiqued for its user's behavior, not really for its own decisions. You can have a decent Twitter (or even Instagram) experience if you don't follow toxic people. Twitter is mostly a mirror of our behavior, the company itself isn't really actively evil.

On the other hand you can't really escape Google as they are actively trying to insert themselves into everything. And Facebook is a bit of both, toxic communities and trying to be everywhere.



Twitter's own decisions regarding labeling disinformation are widely panned by right-wing circles and government. Twitter CEO Dorsey has been in congressional hearings multiple times over this.




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