Elon Musk Buys X (formerly Twitter): Just Use Bluesky, Threads, or Mastodon Instead

[Teelie]

Oh, no, all of them having that much power is very much not accepted and there are active attempts to disintangle them from that much control. Just because they are doing right now does not mean Musk can jump in and play in the Billionaire's Kiddie pool too.

 

[NotNickFury]

Oh, no, all of them having that much power is very much not accepted and there are active attempts to disintangle them from that much control. Just because they are doing right now does not mean Musk can jump in and play in the Billionaire's Kiddie pool too.

Are there? I've yet to see anything noteworthy about trying to wrest the likes of Zuckerburg and Bezos, among others, from their empires. Nothing that would actually come to pass, anyway.

 

[Iceman]

I would agree, yet it's no more wrong than media organizations being in the hands of billionaires, like Bezos owning The Washington Post, or even Zuckerburg owning Facebook and Instagram, but people seem to have accepted that this is where we are right now.

Are you serious in not knowing the amount of criticisms aimed in Zuckerberg's direction over Facebook over the last however many years? It's quite obvious that private individuals shouldn't get control over global media that can change the world, whoever they are. There should be rules limiting max holdings in sensitive companies like that (at least re voting power, financial benefit not as important), even if you found one from the ground up.

 

[Iceman]

Yes, all of this from people who generally are always so much into "the science" and electric cars. Now they hate on Musk .

Electric cars are better for the environment so Musk got a lot of fans by being a leader in that area and he has since lost a bunch of fans. Being a proponent of environmentally disastrous crypto may mean that he cares more about Tesla stock making him the richest man in the world rather than the environment maybe? Also do you hold permanently fixed opinions on people? If a good person goes on to murder a bunch of people or a bad person dedicates the rest of their lives to helping people, it sounds like you are saying you think it would be hypocritical of you to change your opinion of them.

 

[NotNickFury]

Are you serious in not knowing the amount of criticisms aimed in Zuckerberg's direction over Facebook over the last however many years? It's quite obvious that private individuals shouldn't get control over global media that can change the world, whoever they are. There should be rules limiting max holdings in sensitive companies like that (at least re voting power, financial benefit not as important), even if you found one from the ground up.

Zuckerburg's criticisms aren't lost on me. That's not the point. The question is what is actively being done to distangle those elites from that much power. In my opinion, next to nothing. What you're saying, I don't disagree with- limits on holding companies. People can criticize or issue all the subpoenas all they want to get folks like Zuckerburg to testify, but that doesn't translate into doing anything substantial.

 

[Sithborg]

I'm confused. Has Twitter tried to be inclusive, or has it, as you said, amplified transphobia?

I mean, one of the bannable offenses is misgendering someone. Twitter has been bad and good. It has amplified a lot of hate yes, but it has also helped amplify a lot of good. I doubt the BLM protests would have happened without social media having the ability to amplify Floyd et all.

Sure, if that was news and not just an Opinion commentary piece. Feels more like folks just don't want him to buy Twitter.

I mean, its not unreasonable that someone talked him out of this midlife crisis. Some of his loans are stupid.

 

[henzINNIT]

Can't lie, upon hearing this news I had a momentary bout of anxiety about the consequences of the deal, then remembered that twitter is a total cesspool anyway.

 

[Lily Adler]

Look, we all act out to get attention.

Do you guys think he simply doesn't have the cash?

 

[super85]

Electric cars are better for the environment so Musk got a lot of fans by being a leader in that area and he has since lost a bunch of fans. Being a proponent of environmentally disastrous crypto may mean that he cares more about Tesla stock making him the richest man in the world rather than the environment maybe? Also do you hold permanently fixed opinions on people? If a good person goes on to murder a bunch of people or a bad person dedicates the rest of their lives to helping people, it sounds like you are saying you think it would be hypocritical of you to change your opinion of them.

I find the meltdowns really funny and I like Elon Musk.

 

[Sithborg]

Do you guys think he simply doesn't have the cash?

I mean, he is borrowing the majority of it.



A leveraged buyout that will destroy Twitter, while also betting that Tesla doesn't see a crash. I mean, from a financial viewpoint, it is unserious.

 

[InCali]

Please, elaborate on what you mean by "the science".

And using "Elon Musk makes electric cars, you must not actually car about climate change" as an argument is now as dead as Elvis.

While EVs are "more" friendly than gas powered vehicles, what gets lost is that there are upstream pollution issues for creating electricity. In other words, it's simply one part of the puzzle and not the overall picture. I think most people will agree that we need to focus on both. Musk is not creating EVs because he cares about the environment. He did it because it would make him rich. He's not investing in Twitter because he believes in free speech. He's investing in Twitter because he wants to be richer than he already is.

I don't think this is really that complicated.

 

[Marvolo]

He is absolutely going to turn a blind eye to the Right Wing extremists during the campaign season.

 

[Sithborg]

lol

 

[Marvolo]

lol

A true man of the common people.

Won't surprise me if he reinstates the 140 character limit and charges for every character after 140.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Shadow Crew Who Encouraged Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover

The Guardian - Twitter takeover: EU and UK warn Elon Musk must comply or face sanctions
EU commissioner raises hate speech concerns as UK draws attention to penalties in online safety bill

Gizmodo - Europe Starts Its Own Social Networks
If Twitter and YouTube are skeeving you out, the bloc believes it can offer an alternative.

 

[Teelie]

He hasn't even officially bought Twitter yet and he's already imploding it.

 

[Sithborg]

He hasn't even officially bought Twitter yet and he's already imploding it.

Yeah, this reeks of him trying to kill the deal without the SEC getting angry at him again.

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

lol

This makes sense. Musk is a capitalist. He believes the more money you have, the more free speech you're entitled to.

 

[Detective Conan]

 

[Lily Adler]

Sounds awesome. Let's make it a subscription service so you have to pay to sign up?

 

[Sithborg]

The math on this mid life crisis is looking sketchier and sketchier.

 

[:eek:]

Elon Musk Says “Expectations” Of Twitter Employees Will Be “Extreme” – Deadline

 

[Lily Adler]

Elon Musk Says “Expectations” Of Twitter Employees Will Be “Extreme” – Deadline

Trial by Fire orientations?

 

[Teelie]

More firing than trial is my guess.

 

[Iceman]

Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Donald Trump after deal closes