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

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Iceman]

No one is paying for that. Musk doesn’t want to face it but people want these apps for free and the way to monetise that is with advertising, which is what he’s driven away by running the place like a clown.

 

[Iceman]

The Washington Post - Twitter founder Jack Dorsey says Musk wasn’t an ideal leader after all
The former CEO issued his strongest criticism yet of Musk’s takeover of the social media site

Dorsey now claims Musk should have just paid the termination fee and walked away from Twitter instead of buying it.

Some people are slower on the uptake than others. Musk has not been hiding his lack of suitability or idiot credentials.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gizmodo - SpaceX Struggled to Destroy Its Failing Starship Rocket, Raising Safety Concerns
During its inaugural flight, SpaceX’s wayward rocket did not immediately respond to an automated self-destruct command as it began spiraling in the skies. That’s problematic, as launch providers need to demonstrate the ability to quickly destroy their rockets during launch to protect populated areas.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk Twitter: After workforce, Elon Musk cuts down Twitter's parental leave to 14 days from 20 weeks - The Economic Times

Reuters - Twitter down for thousands of users - Downdetector

Mastodon - A new onboarding experience on Mastodon
Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider...

And our work continues. We're always listening to the community and we're excited to bring you some of the most requested features, such as quote posts, improved content and profile search, and groups. We're also continuously working on improving content and profile discovery, onboarding, and of course our extensive set of moderation tools, as well as removing friction from decentralized features. Keep a lookout for these updates soon.

 

[squeekness]

He's a horrible boss. Why would anyone want to work for him?

 

[Lily Adler]

Elon Musk Twitter: After workforce, Elon Musk cuts down Twitter's parental leave to 14 days from 20 weeks - The Economic Times

Reuters - Twitter down for thousands of users - Downdetector

Mastodon - A new onboarding experience on Mastodon
Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider...

Okay the cartoon mastodons are cute.

 

[Iceman]

He's a horrible boss. Why would anyone want to work for him?

Conditions for workers there just seem to be getting worse. Hopefully there will be a good alternative one day for users and workers to jump to.

 

[Iceman]

Mastodon - A new onboarding experience on Mastodon
Today we’re making signing up on Mastodon easier than ever before. We understand that deciding which Mastodon service provider to kick off your experience with can be confusing. We know this is a completely new concept for many people, since traditionally the platform and the service provider...

I don’t know why they make you choose a service provider. Just make it universal like Twitter. That’s one reason Reddit came in and beat out long-established forums so quickly. I tried mastodon when Musk first came in and it isn’t yet a good enough substitute unfortunately. Someone needs to put a chunk of money into it and it will generate a lot of immediate return from all those Twitter users wanting to move and stop paying Musk.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Kali Hays, Business Insider: “New. Twitter emps down to roughly 1k. That’s about a 90% drop since before Elon Musk took over. Ppl taking the first job they can. Layoffs and firings constant, some even ‘interrogated’ by Musks security team. Downloads of the app are down 15%” “Could only post this from the app. Was automatically logged off of browser over the weekend (for the best) and only get an ‘oops’ error sign when I try to log back in since yest. Seems good.” “Someone let me on Bluesky plz” Elon Musk has chopped Twitter down to about 1,000 employees

Mashable - WordPress drops Twitter social sharing due to API price hike
Twitter continues to lose vital support from major companies.

 

[Teelie]

Any takers on a bet Twitter is dead or sold off by year's end?

 

[squeekness]

Any takers on a bet Twitter is dead or sold off by year's end?

You think it will even take that long?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Melon threatens that if NPR doesn't come back to Twitter he's gonna give the account to an impersonator.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173422311/elon-musk-npr-twitter-reassign

I guess that's his new strategy to retaining users.

 

[Teelie]

Guaranteed to keep even more companies off Twitter. If you offend the baby he will throw a tantrum and give your handle to someone else.

 

[Sithborg]

Melon threatens that if NPR doesn't come back to Twitter he's gonna give the account to an impersonator.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173422311/elon-musk-npr-twitter-reassign

I guess that's his new strategy to retaining users.

That's going to get him sued. One more for the pile.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

He already threatened to sue Microsoft after not working with Twitter on their advertising program anymore, yelling about how they're stealing Twitter's series of tubes or whatever the latest nonsense is.

People gotta realize they're in a toxic business relationship with this Twilight Zone manbaby when his happy place is challenged...or even escaped from, just like Trump.

 

[Iceman]

And he’s directly admitting liability for any damage caused as a result. The real world Chapelle thing didn’t go well for him. He’s now getting himself into trouble continuously to try and impress his followers. Companies don’t like risk and this is becoming one of the riskiest mainstream platforms to associate your brand with.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Mashable - Twitter's blue check purge is barely affecting paid subscriptions

Melon threatens that if NPR doesn't come back to Twitter he's gonna give the account to an impersonator.

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/02/1173422311/elon-musk-npr-twitter-reassign

I guess that's his new strategy to retaining users.

"You suck" Melon said to NPR reporter Bobby Allyn.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Goodbye Twitter: Techdirt Will Soon End Our Automated Posting

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Verge - Mozilla’s setting up shop on Mastodon and trying to reinvent content moderation

Mozilla Social Private Beta Launch | The Mozilla Blog

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Business Insider - Twitter employees bonuses nixed as fear spreads that Elon Musk's promised stock grants are worthless

Bloomberg News - Twitter’s Unpaid Bills Threaten to Be an Even Bigger Problem for Elon Musk

 

[Iceman]

Business Insider - Twitter employees bonuses nixed as fear spreads that Elon Musk's promised stock grants are worthless

Everyday gets worse for those left at Twitter.

 

[Sithborg]

I mean, if you expected the stock to be worth anything after the first month, well, you get what you deserve.