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These blacklist tags are "not new"* and are, for the most part, a necessary moderation tool to keep explicit and/or harmful content from trending.

Now, is this potentially something that could be abused to truly curate away ("censor") content from individuals, particularly conservatives, posting in good faith? Sure. It could.

But let's think about this -- if Twitter didn't have these tools in place, there are plenty of bad-faith actors who would constantly push profane and/or derogatory memes up into the realm of trending content. To me, preventing such content from trending is a necessary part of the service Twitter operates.

The unfortunate fact of the "profane" that there is no broad consensus around what is and isn't offensive. This means that Twitter will naturally step on toes in the process of keeping their platform friendly to the masses. I honestly don't see a way around it, and I far prefer a world where more people feel comfortable than the kinds of content I see on, cough, alternative "free speech" forums. But maybe that's just me.

* source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wdxd/twitter-blacklists...