If Twitter were not such an enthusiastic collaborator for censorship, it would share the post, prominently, but it would show up in the feed of every Australian as a big red "This post censored on order of the Australian Securities & Investment Commission, authorized by law XY. List of politicians that voted for this law available at [link]"
Instead, Twitter not only complies with the censorship, but goes the extra mile and helps the Australian government hide the very fact that censorship is even taking place. I wonder if there will be any "democracy dies in darkness" hand-wringing about this..
If Twitter were not such an enthusiastic collaborator for censorship, it would share the post, prominently, but it would show up in the feed of every Australian as a big red "This post censored on order of the Australian Securities & Investment Commission, authorized by law XY. List of politicians that voted for this law available at [link]"
Instead, Twitter not only complies with the censorship, but goes the extra mile and helps the Australian government hide the very fact that censorship is even taking place. I wonder if there will be any "democracy dies in darkness" hand-wringing about this..