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

[Sithborg]

Forbes - Wired Journalist Banned From Twitter For Reporting On Hack Of Anti-Trans Activist Matt Walsh

Wasn't he all in an uproar over Hunter's laptop?

 

[:eek:]

Live updates: SpaceX's uncrewed Starship explodes on launch attempt (cnn.com)

 

[Teelie]

Not unexpected but nonetheless disappointing. Something like this was highly likely to happen.

 

[Iceman]

Mashable - Microsoft drops Twitter from its advertising platform

World's richest manbaby Musk is having one of his daily tantrums in threatening to sue Microsoft for this.

May all the big companies follow.

 

[squeekness]

Live updates: SpaceX's uncrewed Starship explodes on launch attempt (cnn.com)

This is the only thing I'd like him to succeed at.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Sun - Elon Musk’s dad ‘reveals emerald mine location that bankrolled son’s US trip’

Melon used to talk about the emerald mining business but later on as he was ridiculed for it he started talking and acting like it never happened.

 

[Morg]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Hooray all the fake accounts are back to confuse people with the formerly verified.


Every second Musk owns that platform it loses value.

Musk is also forcing accounts on people that didn't want/pay for them and took away verification from Joe Biden and the Pope.

 

[squeekness]

My first guess would be no, lol.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Musk is trying to get his critics harassed by his brainless lemmings for having a Blue subscription they never ordered.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Bloomberg News - Elon Musk’s Wealth Plunges $13 Billion as Drama Unfolds Across Empire
In the span of 24 hours, Tesla’s earnings disappointed, a SpaceX rocket exploded and Twitter purged legacy blue checkmarks.

Elon Musk replied, "You're welcome namaste".

(this is not me making a joke)

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[squeekness]

Bloomberg News - Elon Musk’s Wealth Plunges $13 Billion as Drama Unfolds Across Empire
In the span of 24 hours, Tesla’s earnings disappointed, a SpaceX rocket exploded and Twitter purged legacy blue checkmarks.

Elon Musk replied, "You're welcome namaste".

(this is not me making a joke)

Must be nice to be so rich that a loss like that is no big deal.,

 

[OtherwiseKnownAs]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Must be nice to be so rich that a loss like that is no big deal.,

It's always those that can afford it, that get comped. Though I think it's hilarious that those getting comped this time, don't want it.

 

[Snow Queen]

It's always those that can afford it, that get comped. Though I think it's hilarious that those getting comped this time, don't want it.

 

[Sithborg]

Also seems he is locking down your ability to browse twitter without logging in. Too bad. He ain't getting my info.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Also seems he is locking down your ability to browse twitter without logging in. Too bad. He ain't getting my info.

He's legit killing it.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Twitter becoming a pay-only walled garden is the end of its viability. And we know from Business Insider or Platformer reports he wants to do that as the frog slowly boils.

Also I think the federal government might want to explore setting up its own Mastodon server (or similar platform) for communications.

 

[Sithborg]

Scammers are going to have a field day.

Wonder how many lawsuits this will generate.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Scammers are going to have a field day.

Wonder how many lawsuits this will generate.

TechCrunch - Facing A Lawsuit And Complaints From Celebs, Twitter Launches Verified Accounts (2009)

Tony La Russa Twitter lawsuit settled – The Hollywood Reporter (2009)

The company has stepped up to plate with a new plan to fight its impersonation problem. The company says they are rolling out a beta preview of something called “Verified Accounts,” targeted during its experiment phase to “public officials, public agencies, famous artists, athletes, and other well known individuals at risk of impersonation.”

This is why Twitter verification exists in the first place. Musk knows even less about history than he does space.

Techdirt - Formerly Verified Users Aren’t Buying The Twitter Blue Elon Musk Is Selling

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[Iceman]

Hooray all the fake accounts are back to confuse people with the formerly verified.


Every second Musk owns that platform it loses value.

Musk is also forcing accounts on people that didn't want/pay for them and took away verification from Joe Biden and the Pope.

I can’t keep up with the verification clown show. How can any of his fans be following this and not start thinking he’s a bit of an idiot?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Melon spent all that time feuding with NPR and others only to do this.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

TechCrunch - Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark