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

[MagnarTheGreat]

Elon Musk told bankers they wouldn’t lose any money on Twitter purchase

Lenders unlikely to get even 60 cents on the dollar for the bonds and loans.

arstechnica.com

Racist Apartheid Melon hates diversity, equity, and inclusion, prefers whites.

Musk's Stalling Leads Mexico to Second-Guess Massive Tesla Factory

Some locals are lowering expectations as the carmaker holds off from starting construction.

www.bloomberg.com

In blow to Tesla, India says not planning to cut EV import tax - Times of India

India Business News: India's government has stated that it is not considering reducing taxes on imported electric vehicles, a move that could potentially delay Tesla's ent

m.timesofindia.com

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[DarthSkywalker]

I mean, he's cool with child porn on there.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Melon loves making money from crime on his platform.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Melon comes from South Africa and Canada, both of which are metric.

 

[Lily Adler]

Melon comes from South Africa and Canada, both of which are metric.

Why did we stop implementing the Metric system in the U.S.?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Cybertruck Is a Disappointment Even to Cybertruck Superfans

Looking at the specs alone, the car is delivering 30 percent less range than expected for 30 percent more money.

www.vice.com

Oligarch Melon meets with far right leaders in Europe.

Elon Musk set to attend Italy leader Giorgia Meloni's conservative Atreju political festival in Rome

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk will join Britain's leader at a conservative political festival in Rome hosted by Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Twitter embeds in posts have been broken (not loading) for over 12 hours now.

 

[Teelie]

That's been a permanant problem for me for a while now so I don't even notice. Before it was because I blocked their third party tracking cookies, then it was because Musk demanded you be logged in to be tracked. And now...? Who knows what he's broken.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Twitter embeds in posts have been broken (not loading) for over 12 hours now.

I noticed also.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Recalling almost every Tesla in America won’t fix safety issues, experts say
Tesla’s software update adds warnings to improve driver attention while using Autopilot — but doesn’t limit where drivers can engage the technology

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/12/16/tesla-autopilot-recall/

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

From child labor in the mines - to your electric car​

Från barnarbete i gruvor – till nya elbilar

special.aftonbladet.se

Aftonbladet's investigation into child labor and the electric car industry in 7 points

The electric car giant Tesla claims to have a zero-tolerance policy against child labor. Despite this, Aftonbladet has been able to trace mica mineral from mine

www.aftonbladet.se

Melon is suppressing articles on Twitter from a source (largest newspaper in Sweden) reporting on alleged underage child labor used for mineral mining in Madagascar for batteries the other day.

[Elon Musk's] X warns about Aftonbladet's Tesla review​

In the review Glimmern pris, Aftonbladet reveals how child labor in mines in Madagascar can be linked to Tesla. Now X, which is owned by Tesla founder Elon Musk, has provided the article with a warning. - It is remarkable, says Karin Schmidt, editor-in-chief at Aftonbladet.

X varnar för Aftonbladets Teslagranskning

I granskningen Glimmerns pris avslöjar Aftonbladet hur barnarbete i gruvor på Madagaskar kan kopplas till Tesla. Nu har X, som ägs av Teslagrundaren Elon Musk

www.aftonbladet.se

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The X Files: Leaked documents reveal how staff were stripped of power to remove toxic content

Internal documents show how X content moderators are no longer authorised to take action against accounts posting racist, sexist, and homophobic content

www.businesspost.ie

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

EU opens formal DSA investigation into X in wake of Israel-Hamas war

It comes in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.

www.theverge.com

Illicit Content on Elon Musk’s X Draws E.U. Investigation (Published 2023)

The inquiry is perhaps the most substantial regulatory move to date against X, which has seen a rise in incendiary content on the platform, according to researchers.

www.nytimes.com

Elon Musk's private jets took 441 flights this year

It isn't easy running six companies, but Elon Musk's fleet of private jets certainly helps.

www.businessinsider.com

That’s an average of 1.2 flights per day. Thats why the super rich account for so much pollution.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tesla removes Disney+ from vehicles amid Elon Musk's Twitter beef with Bob Iger

Tesla has removed Disney+ from some of its vehicles amid Elon Musk having an online fight with Disney CEO Bob...

electrek.co

Even though Twitter and Tesla are technically different companies - one private and one publicly traded - once again Melon messes with one because of the other. He suppresses negative stories on Twitter, he suppresses third party business on Tesla after his tirades and lack of moderation freaked out advertisers, he has/had Tesla engineers go work on Twitter, and so on.

 

[Teelie]

"Free speech absolutist" right up until you hurt his feelings.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

"A messiah complex": John Oliver calls out Elon Musk's wild year on "Last Week Tonight"

The late-night talk show host blasted Musk as “a man who can pull off pretty much any bad guy in a movie"

www.salon.com

 

[Lily Adler]

Got into Mozilla Social and Bluesky. The latter is pretty active and works just like Twitter. The former feels like Mastodon with a Mozilla blog skin on it.

 

[:eek:]

https://sweden.postsen.com/business/186151/X-warns-of-more-Aftonbladet-articles.html

 

[Mani-Man]

"A messiah complex": John Oliver calls out Elon Musk's wild year on "Last Week Tonight"

The late-night talk show host blasted Musk as “a man who can pull off pretty much any bad guy in a movie"

www.salon.com

As usual a fantastic piece from John Oliver.
A bit too tame for my taste, but still well done.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Good luck with that, lol

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Poor build quality is how Tesla has maintained their higher margins on every car sold versus the competition. People pay all that money for crap that was a status symbol.

Jalopnik - Tesla Yokes Are a Joke, Plagued by Horrible Quality Issues
Drivers are reporting their yoke steering wheels are peeling or coming apart at low miles.

Daily Dot - ‘It looks like toddlers put this together’: Viral TikTok shows poor build quality of Teslas, sparking debate
'I get Teslas are a touchy subject... but this I don't understand.'

Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective​

Wheels falling off cars at speed. Suspensions collapsing on brand-new vehicles. Axles breaking under acceleration. Tens of thousands of customers told Tesla about a host of part failures on low-mileage cars. The automaker sought to blame drivers for vehicle ‘abuse,’ but Tesla documents show it had tracked the chronic ‘flaws’ and ‘failures’ for years.

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-musk-steering-suspension/

Previously:

Tesla’s misleading driving range claims trigger DOJ probe

Tesla SEC filing on Monday revealed that the DOJ is investigating the EV maker.

arstechnica.com

Tesla Model Y Glass Roof Blows Off While Driving Just Moments After Delivery

A Tesla Model Y that was just delivered suddenly became a convertible when its glass roof flew off. All the owner heard before that was strong wind noise.

insideevs.com

Tesla Charges Couple $20,000 After They Drove It in the Rain

A couple in Scotland are mad after Tesla billed them more than $20,000 for repairs to their vehicle's battery after a drive through the rain.

futurism.com

 

[Teelie]

If they didn't drive them, they wouldn't break, duh.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tesla has no policy to prevent abusers from using its technology to stalk their victims.

[Link: An abused wife took on Tesla over tracking tech. She lost. | https://www.reuters.com/technology/an-abused-wife-took-tesla-over-tracking-tech-she-lost-2023-12-19/ | Reuters] A woman in San Francisco sued Tesla to block her abusive husband from using the company’s smartphone app to track...

www.theverge.com

Tesla Skips Merit-Based Stock Awards, Squeezing Compensation

Tesla Inc. managers told some salaried employees the company isn’t offering merit-based equity awards this year.

www.bloomberg.com