A label is added
The other day, I logged into Twitter from a new PC. A day or so later, when I returned to the old PC, Twitter wanted to confirm that I am a human and posed a test. I passed the test with flying colors, but Twitter says it attached a temporary label to my account which could affect my reach.
My "reach" is practically non-existent as it is. The "label" should have completely killed it, but as far as I can tell, it had no effect. I'm getting the same number of views, same likes from ladies advertising their wares, and all the rest. I'm curious, though. What "label" was attached to my account? Why would Twitter tell me a label is attached without giving more details? What purpose does that serve?
If Twitter gives all the details, people can, of course, game the system. But why even say a label is attached? I'm guessing this is a result of interplay between Musk and his dumb lib employees. Musk wanted users to be made aware of restrictions placed on their accounts. His underlings are honoring the letter of that rule by declaring that the account is "restricted", but withholding all the details to ensure the system works. But this is not playing the game. IMO, Twitter should tell everything to the user - tell them what 'label' is attached, and why it is attached. If people try to game the system, and if you can't figure out that they are doing that, so be it. Accept defeat and try to improve. (What's all that AI for?) But telling a user that a label is attached to their account that limits their reach is worthless. Is that label still there? Will I be told when the label is removed? Who knows! Why even tell me? What am I supposed to do with that information? Also, little old me gets all this grief, while all the people peddling sex and whatever else seem to continue to exist and thrive on Twitter. Tweeps' "moderation" is a failure. But it's not on them that it is - "moderation" is hard, especially the automated variety. But it *is* their fault that they think they can moderate.
One more thing. It is completely retarded that Twitter restricts reach based on the existence of keywords. For example, Libs of Tiktok, a very popular account, routinely avoids certain terms in her tweets - she says "s*x" instead of "sex", "k*lled" or some variation instead of "killed" etc. What is this stupid rule? Why can't people say "sex" or "killed" without that limiting their reach? This very much seems like a rule coined by a dumb lib: feelings are paramount in the dumb lib world. It's disappointing that Musk left this rule alone.