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

[Lily Adler]

Threads is getting some useful new features

Threads rolls out 3 handy new features

 

[Lily Adler]

Twitter fined $350K for not complying with Jack Smith subpoena because they wanted to tip off Trump

ABC exiting Twitter: Australia’s national broadcaster shuts down almost all accounts on Elon Musk’s X

 

[Lily Adler]

I wouldn't go on X atm. Apparently, child porn, gaybashing, and antisemitism is on the rise.

 

[Iceman]

Even such blatant account names can get through fine under current Twitter moderation.

 

[squeekness]

I wouldn't go on X atm. Apparently, child porn, gaybashing, and antisemitism is on the rise.

Doesn't sound like a great place to be.

 

[Sithborg]

Being unable to block blue accounts is definitely coming.

 

[Teelie]

Even such blatant account names can get through fine under current Twitter moderation.

What moderation? Outside the ones looking for anything remotely left wing to criticize and ban.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Verge - Elon Musk keeps getting creepier
Threatening to show up at a rival’s home [Mark Zuckerberg] isn’t normal behavior.

Musk's X social media platform shuts down promoted accounts ad business - Axios

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk’s X (Formerly Twitter) Is Imposing a 5-Second Delay on Links to Meta Apps, New York Times and Other Sites - Variety

 

[Lily Adler]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Sithborg]

So much for "respect the laws of the country". All too eager to help dictators.

 

[squeekness]

The big Green wall of the rich. One hand washing the other.

 

[Iceman]

I would have thought there would be something criminal in this.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gizmodo - NYU Professor Locked Out of Twitter After Reportedly Declining to Meet With Elon Musk
Scott Galloway says he was locked out of his account after Elon Musk felt the podcast had "unfairly attacked" him.

Yes this was the guy (Galloway) freaking out about young men investing in companies outmaneuvering the hedge funds.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Linda is just a parrot that sits on Melon’s shoulder. Sometimes the parrot translates his 4/8chan speak into corporate word salad.

Media Matters - Update: Under Linda Yaccarino, X is placing ads for major brands on a verified pro-Hitler account

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

He'll do something to it [blocking feature]. Nerf it, get rid of it, or put it behind a paywall. Musk already said he thinks block lists are 'problematic', unlike himself and all his racist bigot friends he wants Twitter users to be forced to view.

Melon announced today he’s getting rid of the ability to block people on Twitter except for DMs…for now, anyway.

Elon Musk Says X/Twitter Will No Longer Let You Block Other Users - Variety

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Sithborg]

Huh. I thought for sure he was only going to make it a feature of Twitter Blue.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Mike Drucker: ELON PLAN A: “If you pay $8, people are forced to see your racist replies first.”

ELON PLAN B: “Since normal humans keep blocking people who pay $8, you may now hide your check when posting racist replies.”

ELON PLAN C: “Nobody can be blocked unless they say where my plane is”

Head of Social Media for video game developer Bungie (old Halo & Destiny):

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

It's the weekend when Melon's worst impulses usually come out.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Verge - How to delete your Twitter history
You can easily delete individual posts. Removing your Twitter / X history is a little more complicated.

Nature - Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty
A Nature survey reveals scientists’ reasons for leaving the social-media platform now known as X, and what they are doing to build and maintain a sense of community.

To get a better sense of how researchers are currently interacting with the site formerly known as Twitter, Nature reached out to more than 170,000 scientists who were, or still are, users; nearly 9,200 responded. More than half reported that they have reduced the time they spend on the platform in the past six months and just under 7% have stopped using it altogether. Roughly 46% have joined other social-media platforms, such as Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads and TikTok.