This is the second Twitter account I've lost due to vague suspicions. Before recreating my second account, I made sure to:
- Clear all cookies and history from my browser
- Acquire a new IP from my ISP
I am aware that Twitter still has access to my general location, ISP, and the limited client metadata sent by my browser. However, even when combined, it still shouldn't give them enough information to identify me personally, though it would present them with a general pool of data within which I have an identity.
I've seen the data my browser sends in the request headers and there is nothing that identifies my machine's hardware or software configuration other than OS and browser version. And because pretty much everyone these days has the same OS and browser versions due to automatic updates, it should make it even more difficult for them to identify users with pointpoint precision.
Unless anyone can provide counterpoints to that, I am remaining with my conclusion that their algorithms are detecting conservative users and running them through a veritable gauntlet of tedious targeting practices that result in Twitter to becoming too toxic of an environment for them to want to be part of.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: The closer we approach the midterms, social media giants – Twitter in particular – become progressively more brazen in silencing non-left viewpoints. This is a clever strategy, one they're executing very carefully with painstaking effort as they only have one shot at making this all work. It's all or nothing for them right now, especially with Trump's recent tweet calling out Twitter for their selective censorship. They know that, if more seat flip to red than blue, it will spell disaster for everything social media giants have worked for in silencing their oposition. Therefore, they're taking baby steps as they do not want to play their ace cards too soon before the more important election period of our time.
So, I am going to bite the bullet this time and give Twitter my phone number. It is against my every best judgement, but, right now, no one can affort to not be on Twitter right now. It is a major battlefield where our culture war is being waged. If my account gets locked again, I will be out of options. We are so fucked this November unless something is done NOW. And when I say fucked, I pretty much mean we'll never win another election again because, once the left takes power, they will do everything in their power to ensure that we never win another election again.
Serious times, folks. It's do or die.