Whatâs the point of a poll in which a significant, but unquantified, number of participants are fakes and automated shills?
At best itâs misleading, and at worst itâs extremely dangerous.
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What are twitter polls good for anyways? 
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It appears theyâre very good at swaying public opinion. At least in the opinion of Moscow, Beijing, and the Trump campaign.
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Well, I am thinking more along the lines of the NMS twitter community. They run polls on occassion about the game. Otherwise, I agree with you guys.
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Whatâs the point of a poll in which only those who are willing to pay will have their opinion counted as if that stood for everyoneâs opinion.
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All democratic voting processes are qualified to some degree. In parliamentary elections, we donât allow children to vote. Nor do we allow people in prison, or people clinically considered mad, or people who have been convicted of electoral fraud, or citizens of other countries.
I donât think anyone has suggested paid verification is the ideal solution, or even a good one. Itâs just the only one that could sensibly work.
Yes, some people would be excluded. But some people are always excluded - at least paid verification is transparent - and if you really want your voice to be heard on a specific issue, the solution is open to you.
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But polls on Twitter arenât voting for a representative, itâs basically just another way to state your opinion. Not allowing some people to state their opinon on a poll is restricting free speech. If only Twitter was owned by a âfree speech absolutistâ then this wouldnât be happening.
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Apparently Twitter now warns you if you are going to post something potentially offensive. Thankfully it still lets you post it, but this is feeling more like Big Brother than a free speech platform.
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One step at a time.
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Great, that made me feel like Iâm in a battle with a Pkunk Fury⌠
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