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

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Telling People to Follow Known Antisemite for Israel War Updates

CNN's Jake Tapper calls out the X owner, writing that it's "part Infiniti" of him spotlighting a "bigot" as a source of information The post Elon Musk Deletes Tweet Telling People to Follow Known Antisemite for Israel War Updates appeared first on TheWrap.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Sithborg]

$10 is still too much money for $8chan.

I see we hit the "true, from a certain perspective" period.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Analysis: Why Elon Musk might lose his latest battle with the SEC over Twitter probe

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken Elon Musk to court again, and this time it may win.

www.reuters.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

X CEO Abandons WSJ Tech Conference Following Disastrous Appearance at Code

After a poorly received interview at Code Conference less than two weeks ago, Linda Yaccarino is taking a break from live speaking engagements.

gizmodo.com

‘Aquaman 2’ Flooded With Drama: Jason Momoa Allegedly Drunk on Set, Amber Heard Scenes Cut, Elon Musk’s Letter to WB and More

Insiders say the making of 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' was a mess. Drama includes Jason Momoa allegedly being drunk on set, Amber Heard cut scenes, and more.

variety.com

Ultimately, the studio never pulled the trigger on firing Heard because her former boyfriend, Elon Musk, had one of his litigators send a "scorched-earth letter to Warner Bros. threatening to burn the house down" if the actress wasn't brought back for a sequel, says a source familiar with the behind-the-scenes battle. Warner Bros. caved and moved forward with Heard. (Musk did not respond to a request for comment.)

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[Teelie]

X CEO Abandons WSJ Tech Conference Following Disastrous Appearance at Code

After a poorly received interview at Code Conference less than two weeks ago, Linda Yaccarino is taking a break from live speaking engagements.

gizmodo.com

‘Aquaman 2’ Flooded With Drama: Jason Momoa Allegedly Drunk on Set, Amber Heard Scenes Cut, Elon Musk’s Letter to WB and More

Insiders say the making of 'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' was a mess. Drama includes Jason Momoa allegedly being drunk on set, Amber Heard cut scenes, and more.

variety.com

Kind of surprised at Momoa's alleged behavior, kind of not. Definitely not surprised at Musk's.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Germany's anti-discrimination agency quits X over anti-minority posts

Germany's Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency said it would close its account on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, because of increasing intolerance of minorities expressed by users on the site, and urged other bodies to follow suit.

www.reuters.com

Misinformation about Israel-Hamas war spreads on Elon Musk's X | Semafor

X owner Elon Musk has stripped the site of several safeguards in recent months, making navigating an unfolding global crisis difficult for its users.

www.semafor.com

 

[Iceman]

All the current misinformation flying around on Twitter on such a sensitive topic is directly down to Musk.

 

[C. Lee]

Why in the hell is any decent person still using this crap?

 

[Sithborg]

There is no obvious alternative at the moment.

 

[C. Lee]

There is no law that states you MUST use TWITTER/X.....so the alternative is TO NOT use it. If you need to talk to someone....phone them. If you need to see news.....then turn to a news channel. I have never used twitter except to read the links posted here on the Hype. My life has moved along smoothly. So, if people did not use TWITTER, and didn't post links here, my life would continue on just fine.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Melon wishes he had a fragment of Mike Pillow's charisma.

source: r/EnoughMuskSpam

Elon Musk's X could face expulsion from Europe over Israel-Gaza disinformation, EU official says: 'These are not empty threats'

Elon Musk's social platform could be banned from Europe if it fails to abide by the bloc's rules on disinformation, an EU official told Insider.

www.businessinsider.com

Tesla Cybertrucks Are Breaking Down More Often Than I Do - Jalopnik

We’ve reached the worst time of year when summer has truly ended and the weather is trending to the bad. Every morning is colder than the one which came before it. The leaves fall from the trees, telling us they can hold on no longer. The winter greys are on the horizon. The sun never shows its...

jalopnik.com

Engage a Wider Audience With ActivityPub on WordPress.com

The fediverse has arrived at WordPress.com.

wordpress.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk's fact-checking system delayed Israel corrections for days

X's CEO has said the platform was increasing Community Note publishing speed.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Iceman]

Melon wishes he had a fragment of Mike Pillow's charisma.

source: r/EnoughMuskSpam

Elon Musk's X could face expulsion from Europe over Israel-Gaza disinformation, EU official says: 'These are not empty threats'

Elon Musk's social platform could be banned from Europe if it fails to abide by the bloc's rules on disinformation, an EU official told Insider.

www.businessinsider.com

The Euro hardline is what I was hoping for..

Tesla Cybertrucks Are Breaking Down More Often Than I Do - Jalopnik

We’ve reached the worst time of year when summer has truly ended and the weather is trending to the bad. Every morning is colder than the one which came before it. The leaves fall from the trees, telling us they can hold on no longer. The winter greys are on the horizon. The sun never shows its...

jalopnik.com

Engage a Wider Audience With ActivityPub on WordPress.com

The fediverse has arrived at WordPress.com.

wordpress.com

I would hope he would find that comparison very offensive.

Also it feels like Europe is the only place likely to do something effective about Twitter misinformation, which is that much worse at a time like this with such sensitive events occurring around the world.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

People Want Threads to Be Old Twitter. Threads Would Prefer Not To.

As Israel-Hamas misinformation floods X, Meta rejects calls to promote news content on Threads. Zuckerberg doesn't need to replace Twitter, he just has to destroy it.

gizmodo.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE traces Elon Musk’s long and often troubled relationship with Twitter.

www.pbs.org

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Australia Fines Musk for Stonewalling on Child Abuse on X

The company formerly known as Twitter told authorities its efforts to detect exploitation declined after Elon Musk took over.

www.thedailybeast.com

Melon (and his pet parrot Linda) is just like Trump in talking about how great everything at Twitter is going or terrible it is going depending on what day it is or who he’s talking to.

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

 

[Morg]

Elon Musk just requested $100 million from the US government for an ambitious new project



Pay it yourself you idiot

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Melon doesn’t believe in democracy, and rebellion against the government is illegal.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

One year post-acquisition, X traffic and monthly active users are in decline, report claims | TechCrunch

Despite proclamations from X CEO Linda Yaccarino that usage of the social network was at an all-time high this summer, a new report is throwing cold water

techcrunch.com

Inc. - Elon Musk's Latest Change at Twitter Is the 1 Thing No Company Should Ever Do
Ultimately, your first job is to care about your users.

Tesla Recalls Nearly 55,000 Vehicles Over Brake Safety Concerns

Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y vehicles were recalled earlier this year for issues with the self-driving software.

gizmodo.com

 

[Snow Queen]

https://fortune.com/2023/10/17/twit..._twitter_FORTUNE&utm_campaign=fortunemagazine

...what the ****?

 

[Sithborg]

RIP Twitter.

At that cost, you have to wonder why he really wants your credit card info.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Mastodon actually has 407K+ more monthly users than it thought | TechCrunch

Open source and decentralized social network Mastodon has more users than it thought. The service, which competes with X (formerly Twitter) and other

techcrunch.com

Microblogging platforms

Mastodon - most open platform
Threads - largest Twitter-like rival from Meta (AKA Facebook/Instagram)
Bluesky

And others besides these three:

https://alternativeto.net/software/twitter/

Mastodon embeds work on this site now, too:

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk is considering taking Twitter out of Europe amid EU compliance investigation

As Twitter, renamed X, faces increased scrutiny in the EU and usage falls, Elon Musk has floated drastic action.

www.businessinsider.com