Elon Musk makes offer to buy Twitter

[James]

:eyes:


Elon Musk makes offer to buy Twitter
By Dearbail Jordan
Business reporter, BBC News

Published 1 hour ago

Tesla boss Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, saying he is the right person to "unlock" the social media platform's "extraordinary potential".

In a surprise announcement, Mr Musk said he would pay $54.20 a share for Twitter, valuing it at about $40bn.

It recently emerged that Mr Musk was Twitter's biggest shareholder after he built up a large stake in the firm.

He said that if his offer was not accepted: "I would need to reconsider my position as a shareholder".

Twitter's share price rose by 5.3% to $48.32 in early trading.

A filing with the US financial regulator appeared to show text and/or voice messages from Mr Musk to Twitter's board, showing that he had raised the idea at the weekend that the business should go private.

Mr Musk had been invited to join the board, but Twitter announced on Sunday he had decided against it.



In the messages published in the filing, Mr Musk said he was not "playing the back-and-forth game" and said of his offer: "It's a high price and your shareholders will love it."

He said he would have to sell his shares if the deal did not go through.

"This is not a threat, it's simply not a good investment without the changes that need to be made," he added.

Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: "This is a deeply hostile move from Elon Musk who has threatened to 'reconsider' his 9.2% stake in the company if his 100% acquisition offer is rejected."

In his filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Mr Musk said he had invested in Twitter because "I believe in its potential to be the platform for free speech around the globe, and I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.

"However, since making my investment I now realize the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company."

He added: "Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it."

Twitter said its board "will carefully review the proposal to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interest of the company and all Twitter stockholders".

Mr Musk is the world's richest man, according to Forbes magazine, with a net worth of $219bn mostly due to his shareholding in electric vehicle maker Tesla. He also leads the aerospace firm SpaceX.

Dan Ives, senior equity research analyst at Wedbush Securities, said Twitter will either be forced to accept Mr Musk's bid or find another buyer.

He said: "There will be host of questions around financing, regulatory, balancing Musk's time (Tesla, SpaceX) in the coming days but based on this filing it is a now or never bid for Twitter to accept.

"Ultimately, we believe this soap opera will end with Musk owning Twitter."

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Analysis box by Marc Cieslak, BBC Click
Rumours have been swirling for weeks that Elon Musk was considering starting his own social network, but with the news he'd lifted his stake in Twitter to 9.2%, it seemed like he was scratching the itch by investing in one rather than building his own. Donald Trump's Truth Social platform's struggle for relevance and technical woes has proven that building a social network is perhaps not so easy.

While some were shocked Mr Musk rejected a position on Twitter's board, seasoned watchers commented that accepting it would come with rules and conditions that might not be a good match for the world's richest man and his fondness for speaking his mind on the platform.

There's been considerable disquiet among staff at Twitter over the whole affair, with some employees taking to the platform to vent their frustration and concerns about controversial statements Mr Musk has made in the past.

If Mr Musk's takeover is successful, we'll be likely to find out how he intends the run the company courtesy of one his many tweets.

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Twitter had offered Mr Musk a seat on its board after it emerged that he held a 9.2% stake in the company.

The role was set to become effective last weekend but then Mr Musk decided against taking it.

On Monday, Twitter's chief executive Parag Agrawal had tweeted that he thought the decision by Mr Musk not take a seat on the board was "for the best".

He added: "We have and will always value input from our shareholders whether they are on our board or not. Elon is our biggest shareholder and we will remain open to his input."

Though he also warned staff: "There will be distractions ahead."

After that announcement, Mr Musk posted a cryptic tweet of smiling emoji with its hand over its mouth.

Mr Musk has already given a hint of the things he would like to change at Twitter.

He has suggested changes to the Twitter Blue premium subscription service, which was launched last year in Canada and Australia, including slashing the price, banning advertising and giving users the option of paying the monthly fee with the cryptocurrency, dogecoin.

Mr Musk also asked his 81 million followers on Twitter whether the company is "dying" and if its headquarters should be turned into a homeless shelter.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61104231

[Alf]

He's gonna merge with Trumps "Truth social" together they will change the media information forever.

The old media is dead, long live the King.

[arista]

Yes he is Paying 4 Billion over the Value price.


Ref: business reporter Times Radio

Many on Twitter say they will leave
if Elon takes over


A Hostile Take Over

[arista]

Will he let Trump, back on?

[arista]

[Twitter board will meet at 1pm today to
'carefully review' Elon Musk's $41B hostile takeover bid
to take company private - as he cheekily slips in '420'
pot joke with his $54.20 per share offer!]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10718427/Elon-Musk-tries-buy-Twitter-41billion-Tesla-CEO-offers-54-20-share.html

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/04/14/14/56613093-10718427-image-a-13_1649942604281.jpg

[bots]

this just seems like attention seeking to me, the guy may be very wealthy, but he really is a bit of a knob

[James]

He's had some significant successes, but he also makes exaggerated claims about certain things - like the capability of his newest space rocket to put people on Mars.

Making ventures through hype alone is never a good thing.

Twitter will never be a good platform for discussing politics and controversial issues.

[bots]

he has completely undermined twitter too, and thats only to feed his over inflated ego

[arista]

Business Reporter
on Times Radio
said the Shares closed lower
which usually means the sale to Elon
is not going to happen.

[arista]

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[Alf]

They're angry with Musk because controlling how people think "that's their job"


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This video is actually about Trump, but it fits in with the current Musk situation.

[Crimson Dynamo]

is the hard left upset about this?

[arista]

Yes, it has Split the nation.

Buying shares to Stop Musk.
Starting tomorrow in USA

[Alf]

Yes, it has Split the nation.

Buying shares to Stop Musk.
Starting tomorrow in USAWhy would they want to stop him?

[arista]

Why would they want to stop him?


They are Scared
he could let Trump back onto Twitter

[Alf]

They are Scared
he could let Trump back onto TwitterYou mean they'd lose the power to censor humans that they didn't agree with politically?

Sounds like Elon is exposing these tyrants for what they are.

[bots]

apparently twitter and musk are close to doing a deal

[arista]

apparently twitter and musk are close to doing a deal


That would upset many

[arista]

He has bought it.

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $54.20 per share in takeover deal worth $44BN


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10751017/Elon-Musk-seize-Twitter-TODAY-talks-reach-final-stages.html

[Alf]

He has bought it.

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $54.20 per share in takeover deal worth $44BN


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10751017/Elon-Musk-seize-Twitter-TODAY-talks-reach-final-stages.htmlBring back The Donald.

[Denver]

This will be the start of the end for Twitter

[Alf]

This will be the start of the end for TwitterIt's just the beginning. This is a huge, significant moment if the information wars.

[Crimson Dynamo]

great news

[Beso]

His first tweet..

You are now my slaves, Parag has had his cheeky pinky.

[Alf]

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[Oliver_W]

This will be the start of the end for Twitter

What makes you think that?

[James]

So this is a done deal? Don't the shareholders have to agree to sell?

[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

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[arista]

So this is a done deal? Don't the shareholders have to agree to sell?


They get Richer.

[Under the terms of the deal, shareholders will
receive $54.20 in cash for each share
of Twitter stock they own,
matching Musk's original offer and
marking a 38% premium over the stock price the
day before Musk revealed his stake in the company.]

[arista]

This will be the start of the end for Twitter


Typical Over Reaction.





It is Great
we will soon be able to Edit a Tweet

[bots]

So this is a done deal? Don't the shareholders have to agree to sell?

it still requires a shareholder vote and someone else could come in and offer more to shake it all up. However, twitter as we know it, will be gone in a few months

[Oliver_W]

However, twitter as we know it, will be gone in a few months

What makes you think that?

[bots]

What makes you think that?

because it wasnt generating revenue. Musks twitter will bear no relation to how it is now. My guess is it will become like the wild west

[Cherie]

He says he will have a lighter touch whatever that means

[bots]

he is an advocate of free speech, which obviously isnt a bad thing, but it's easy to say what could be better when you are not actually in the hot seat :laugh:

If it becomes more toxic, which is quite likely, it will drive people away in their millions. It could easily end up being the end of twitter in the same way as facebook has had its day

[Liam-]

He says he will have a lighter touch whatever that means

Probably that all his right wing, bigoted, conspiracy theory friends, that were banned for good reason, will come back and they’ll all be allowed to run rampant

[Niamh.]

never use Twitter anyway, seems like it's already a cesspit

[James]

There are other social networks that are more successful in terms of user numbers and revenue, but Twitter is more influential.

Its influence is actually disproportional to its users.


Top 10 Social Media Platforms Compared
Revenue Launched
1 Facebook $86 billion 2004
2 YouTube $19.8 billion 2005
3 Whatsapp $5 billion 2009
4 Instagram $6.8 billion 2010
5 TikTok $35 billion 2016
6 Snapchat $911 million 2011
7 Reddit $212.5 million 2005
8 Pinterest $1,693 million 2010
9 Twitter $3.72 billion 2006
10 LinkedIn $8.05 billion 2003



The Top 10 Social Media Apps by Monthly Active Users

1 Facebook - 2.7 billion
2 YouTube - 2 billion
3 Whatsapp - 2 billion
4 Instagram - 1.16 billion
5 TikTok - 689 million
6 Snapchat - 433 million
7 Reddit - 430 million
8 Pinterest - 416 million
9 Twitter - 353 million
10 LinkedIn - 310 million



From https://www.searchenginejournal.com/social-media/biggest-social-media-sites/#close

I never realised Whatsapp was so popular.

[Niamh.]

Literally everyone I know has a family/friend Whatsapp group :laugh:

[Vanessa]

I use Twitter sometimes.
I have some good friends there.
But I actually prefer Facebook.

[bots]

meta owns 3 of the top 4 on that revenue list

[Alf]

What's Elon gonna find that they've been upto? Have they been working with governments? Have they been giving out people's personal details to governments and organisations? Have they been selectivly silencing people to control the narrative? Is that why they panicked about him taking over?

[Alf]

Is it gonna be the return of silenced voices?

Donald Trump
Tommy Robinson
Milo
Katie Hopkins
Alex Jones
James Woods (actor)
Tatiana Mcgrath
Carl Benjamin (Sargon)
Babylon Bee
Project Veritas
And many, many more.

[arista]

No Alf


Trump has said he does not want to go back on Twitter

[arista]

Katie Hopkins
would love to return, of course




USA Milo
would also like to return

[Alf]

Milo Yiannopolous was one of the first to be permanently banned, for critiquing an actors performance in the Ghostbusters film. They never let him back on.

The real reason they wanted him gone was because his voice was influential in getting Trump elected in 2016, so they had to stop him and people like him simply to try and stop Trump winning again.

[Alf]

No Alf


Trump has said he does not want to go back on TwitterDo you have any footage of him saying that or has that come from someone else?

Trump apparently says a lot of things that don't always turn out to be true.

[Alf]

Katie Hopkins
would love to return, of course




USA Milo
would also like to returnThere was a Tommy Robinson account up yesterday. Apparently it was legitimate but I'm not certain.

[arista]

Do you have any footage of him saying that or has that come from someone else?

Trump apparently says a lot of things that don't always turn out to be true.



It was on LBC and Times Radio

[Alf]

It was on LBC and Times RadioExactly. You didn't hear it from Trump. Why would Trump tell LBC or Times radio and not tell anyone else?

[user104658]

What's Elon gonna find that they've been upto? Have they been working with governments? Have they been giving out people's personal details to governments and organisations? Have they been selectivly silencing people to control the narrative? Is that why they panicked about him taking over?

If any of that was true (government involvement) there would have been no sale Alf. Whichever governments were involved would have too much vested interest in it not changing hands. Surely.

[arista]

Exactly. You didn't hear it from Trump. Why would Trump tell LBC or Times radio and not tell anyone else?


It was on Reuters news feed



Now Global ALF
he has his own Forum


[Trump says he will NOT go back to Twitter
after Elon Musk's purchase and will instead
start using Truth Social within SEVEN DAYS]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10752537/Trump-NOT-Twitter-Elon-Musk-purchase-says-hell-start-using-TRUTH-Social.html

[Alf]

If any of that was true (government involvement) there would have been no sale Alf. Whichever governments were involved would have too much vested interest in it not changing hands. Surely.I don't agree. Our government can't even cover up a party they had. What chance have they got against Elon's money?

[user104658]

I don't agree. Our government can't even cover up a party they had. What chance have they got against Elon's money?

If it was any government it would be the US government, not the UK government. $40 billion is chump-change to the US if it was to cover up anything significant... and they wouldn't even have to fork out that much to pay off enough Twitter shareholders to stop the purchase.

[user104658]

Also just to point out the government wealth and personal wealth are very different things; as rich as Elon is... the UK spent 2x his entire fortune on Covid. :umm2:. About 50% of Elon's entire net worth was spent on Furlough alone.

[Alf]

If it was any government it would be the US government, not the UK government. $40 billion is chump-change to the US if it was to cover up anything significant... and they wouldn't even have to fork out that much to pay off enough Twitter shareholders to stop the purchase.40b is chump-change to Musk, but it's actually his chump-change whereas the Governments chump-change isn't actually theirs, it belongs to the people.

[user104658]

40b is chump-change to Musk, but it's actually his chump-change whereas the Governments chump-change isn't actually theirs, it belongs to the people.

It's actually a significant chunk of his net worth (I mean... it will make no difference at all to him because we're talking about such vast sums of money... but in terms of percentage) which does make me wonder why acquiring Twitter is so important to him. If it had been "a couple of billion" I'd just put it down to him doing it on a whim... but $40 billion is a lot even for Musky.

[bots]

i think twitter made some bad decisions without working through justifications and implications and left itself open to accusations of unfairness. Its quite possible that it was influenced by politics, but at the end of the day, that chapter is closing and a new one begins

Musk could easily drive it into the ground and the platform could be dead within a year

[user104658]

i think twitter made some bad decisions without working through justifications and implications and left itself open to accusations of unfairness. Its quite possible that it was influenced by politics, but at the end of the day, that chapter is closing and a new one begins

Musk could easily drive it into the ground and the platform could be dead within a year

Twitter has been utterly ridiculous in terms of "fairness" (people banned for fairly moderate opinions while serious cases of defamation... and actual child porn... stays up for months) however I don't think it's going to be any better under Musk. He'll allow more free opinion but will do nothing to crack down on actual threats of violence or illegal activity.

[Alf]

All twitter had to do was leave people alone. But the addiction of being in a powerful position took over and they couldn't help themselves. Tyrants who got it into their heads that they should control what is and isn't acceptable.

[arista]

i think twitter made some bad decisions without working through justifications and implications and left itself open to accusations of unfairness. Its quite possible that it was influenced by politics, but at the end of the day, that chapter is closing and a new one begins

Musk could easily drive it into the ground and the platform could be dead within a year


We will have to see
many of us are looking forward to an Edit button

[Alf]

Madonna told us that she "had seriiously considered blowing up the Whitehouse"

Don't even think she was arrested for inciting terrorism.

She was fine to stay on twitter while people like Milo was silenced for critiquing an acting performance in Ghostbusters.

Something had to change, let's hope it has with Elon.

[user104658]

Madonna told us that she "had seriiously considered blowing up the Whitehouse"

Don't even think she was arrested for inciting terrorism.


Do you think Madonna had actually considered "blowing up the Whitehouse" ...

[Alf]

Do you think Madonna had actually considered "blowing up the Whitehouse" ...Probably not, but she got up on a podium in front of a large crowd of people and claimed that she had.

[Alf]

Donnie's Truth social is top of the pops. Tweeted out here by Mr Musk.


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[Alf]

He did a follow up tweet.



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[Mystic Mock]

Twitter has been utterly ridiculous in terms of "fairness" (people banned for fairly moderate opinions while serious cases of defamation... and actual child porn... stays up for months) however I don't think it's going to be any better under Musk. He'll allow more free opinion but will do nothing to crack down on actual threats of violence or illegal activity.

I wonder if Twitter has done anything about Becca The Husky yet?

Because for some reason Twitter likes Zoophiles on their platform over people with controversial opinions which is just warped imo.

If Elon Musk can fix that problem at least that'll be a good thing.

[arista]

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[GoldHeart]

Musk will just be another Zuckerberg , he'll let all sorts of offensive and inappropriate stuff slip through with ZERO monitoring .

I wonder if people on Twitter will also get their accounts HACKED, like what happens on FACEBOOK all the time with no solution to solve the problem.

[James]

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I had a look at the first page of his followers and most of them were created in May 2022.

[bots]

the value of his tesla shares has dropped significantly, so my guess is that he wants to negotiate the sale price down to compensate or pull out completely

[Oliver_W]

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I had a look at the first page of his followers and most of them were created in May 2022.
Those dang Russian Bots are at it again :joker:

Musk will just be another Zuckerberg , he'll let all sorts of offensive and inappropriate stuff slip through with ZERO monitoring . ,

Well that's fine, being offended is better than being silenced :shrug: as long as they're not actively calling for violence, it doesn't matter what words someone types on a screen.

[arista]

Elon Musk has had a video Chat
with Twitter Staff.

But he has still not said he is buying it.



Ref:BBCworldNewsHD

[bots]

he is trying to manipulate the price down, and thats against the law

[arista]

he is trying to manipulate the price down, and thats against the law


Yes
he wants Twitter at a much lower price
now

[Zizu]

To read the news stories you’d think that he took ownerships ages ago .. I heard that he’d let Trump back on weeks ago ..


Just shows how much tosh we get fed by the media


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[arista]

To read the news stories you’d think that he took ownerships ages ago .. I heard that he’d let Trump back on weeks ago ..


Just shows how much tosh we get fed by the media





Yes and Trump,
said he would not return
he prefers his own media,
better control

[arista]

Musk is pulling out, of the deal.

Twitter lawyers are going to charge him $1Billion
for pissing them around



[Twitter to sue Elon Musk after he
pulls plug on $44bn takeover deal

The terms of the deal require
Elon Musk to pay a $1bn (£830m)
break-up fee if he does not complete
the transaction - but it seems Twitter's board
is not planning to accept the payment and
will instead take legal action.]

https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-pulls-plug-on-44bn-deal-to-take-over-twitter-12648536

[arista]

https://twitter.com/DouglasKMurray/status/1545836989299040257


Good on Douglas Murray
talking to Elon.

[Alf]

Elon is playing chess.

[arista]

Elon is playing chess.


Poxy Elon
wasting our time.


Twitter Layers Fine the Bugger $1billion
for pulling out of the sale

[James]

Probably realised it is not worth that amount of money, and not that many people actually use it.

[Alf]

Probably realised it is not worth that amount of money, and not that many people actually use it.Maybe he'll end up getting it for peanuts and save himself billions?

[Mystic Mock]

Maybe he'll end up getting it for peanuts and save himself billions?

You mean like Bassini with Birmingham City?

I swear there'll be a conversation soon where I won't be able to bring up Birmingham City Football Club, maybe when it's to do with winning things who knows.:laugh:

[arista]

Maybe he'll end up getting it for peanuts and save himself billions?


I doubt that

The Mega Fine against him,
will piss Elon off.


He Handled this bad

[bots]

Twitter shares have been suspended following a report that Elon Musk will proceed with a takeover of the social media platform.

Mr Musk is set to buy Twitter at the original price he offered months ago before he walked away from a deal, according to Bloomberg News.

Shares in Twitter were up almost 13% before trading was halted.

Mr Musk was due to face Twitter in court later this month after he tried to pull out of the takeover.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63137114

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He was basically forced to buy it .... that will teach him to open his big mouth :laugh:

[xigame]

Literally everyone I know has a family/friend Whatsapp group :laugh:

Yeah I agree it is more convenient way to communicate...

[arista]

Yeah I agree it is more convenient way to communicate...


A new poster

Have you been a poster on here, before now?

[Calderyon]

Deal is done.

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[arista]

Deal is done.

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Elon Musk claims he's buying Twitter to 'help humanity'


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63408384

[arista]

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[arista]

Sacking more bosses
Elon does not like.


He got it Cheap.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Donald back on?

[arista]

Donald back on?


No yet

Elon has asked him.


Time will tell,



I mean, Twitter allows the Evil Iran Leader

[bots]

he really is a prick :laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

He sacked Woke Parag Agrawal who terminated the account of Jordan Peterson for explaining biological reality

[bots]

the main men at twitter were just after their share pay out, they were bound to be fired because there was so much bad blood between them and musk

[arista]

He sacked Woke Parag Agrawal who terminated the account of Jordan Peterson for explaining biological reality


Yes so he should

[arista]

he really is a prick :laugh:

So Rich
you can call him anything.

[arista]

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[arista]

Some Silly Left Wingers

have stated,


"it's like the Gates of Hell opened on this site tonight"


"Taylor Lorenz"
Washington Post.

[The Slim Reaper]

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[Oliver_W]

https://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5520&stc=1&d=1667115485

[bots]

In a meeting with staff yesterday, Musk said that bankruptcy was a distinct possibility :skull:

[Gusto Brunt]

Why did he buy Twitter if, as he says, it's close to collapse?

[Oliver_W]

Why did he buy Twitter if, as he says, it's close to collapse?

Who cares, let that hellsite disintegrate. It does nothing for discourse of any kind.

[Gusto Brunt]

Who cares, let that hellsite disintegrate. It does nothing for discourse of any kind.

Looks like it will join Facebook. How heavy has that site has fallen from what it used to be. Hardly anyone on it.

[Zizu]

Why did he buy Twitter if, as he says, it's close to collapse?


He changed his mind and tried to pull out of the deal but it was too late …

Apparently


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[Zizu]

Looks like it will join Facebook. How heavy has that site has fallen from what it used to be. Hardly anyone on it.


I detest FarceBook so I will probably just delete Twitter if that happens


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[The Slim Reaper]

Selling blue ticks is going well

:laugh:

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[Mystic Mock]

Some Silly Left Wingers

have stated,


"it's like the Gates of Hell opened on this site tonight"


"Taylor Lorenz"
Washington Post.

Ironically in hindsight they weren't so silly.:joker:

[bots]

if it encourages people not to believe a word written on twitter then its win/win

[Zizu]

He’s supposedly going to bring back the app called Vine .. I have no idea what that is though


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[Crimson Dynamo]

i love how elon has got the hand-wringing lefties literally sh1tting their panties

good to see

[Mystic Mock]

Selling blue ticks is going well

:laugh:

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I love the "Ted Cruz & Ben Shapiro" chat.:joker:

Admittedly I do think the trolling is going too far when people are faking things to do with medication, that's a boundary that shouldn't be crossed imo.

[The Slim Reaper]

Destroying a $44 billion purchase within a couple of weeks, just to own the libs, is peak 2022 :laugh:

[The Slim Reaper]

I love the "Ted Cruz & Ben Shapiro" chat.:joker:

Admittedly I do think the trolling is going too far when people are faking things to do with medication, that's a boundary that shouldn't be crossed imo.

You're generally right, but you miss the point of this. That company massively overprices life saving insulin, so they've tanked their share price.

[Mystic Mock]

You're generally right, but you miss the point of this. That company massively overprices life saving insulin, so they've tanked their share price.

Tbh I actually didn't know they did that.

That's an awful practice imo.

The overpricing Insulin part that is.

[The Slim Reaper]

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[bots]

he is crashing the performance of huge companies, this is going to get very nasty

[Mystic Mock]

I do hope that the one good thing about Twitter getting destroyed, and Facebook losing popularity is that Forums will re-emerge in popularity again.

Imo Forums teach people to have a thick skin, and to be more accepting of different opinions to your own.

Now I'm not saying that everyone on Twitter and Facebook are bad people, but unfortunately the way those sites work encourages people to be in their own safe space, which imo isn't a good thing.

[bots]

i think twitter is a dead man walking now, it's not if, but when it goes bankrupt. It's what happens when an arrogant narcissist buys it and destroys it in a week

[Zizu]

I do hope that the one good thing about Twitter getting destroyed, and Facebook losing popularity is that Forums will re-emerge in popularity again.

Imo Forums teach people to have a thick skin, and to be more accepting of different opinions to your own.

Now I'm not saying that everyone on Twitter and Facebook are bad people, but unfortunately the way those sites work encourages people to be in their own safe space, which imo isn't a good thing.


Yes !!

I hope that forums do indeed make a bit of a comeback .. it’s crazy how many once fabulous forums / online communities have collapsed and died


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[Niamh.]

i think twitter is a dead man walking now, it's not if, but when it goes bankrupt. It's what happens when an arrogant narcissist buys it and destroys it in a weekTwitter is a cess pit anyway, no big loss. All though no doubt something else will replace it in no time I'm sure

[James]

I do hope that the one good thing about Twitter getting destroyed, and Facebook losing popularity is that Forums will re-emerge in popularity again.

Imo Forums teach people to have a thick skin, and to be more accepting of different opinions to your own.

Now I'm not saying that everyone on Twitter and Facebook are bad people, but unfortunately the way those sites work encourages people to be in their own safe space, which imo isn't a good thing.

Yes !!

I hope that forums do indeed make a bit of a comeback .. it’s crazy how many once fabulous forums / online communities have collapsed and died


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I'm all for forums making a comeback. :thumbs:

[Oliver_W]

I do hope that the one good thing about Twitter getting destroyed, and Facebook losing popularity is that Forums will re-emerge in popularity again.

Imo Forums teach people to have a thick skin, and to be more accepting of different opinions to your own.

Now I'm not saying that everyone on Twitter and Facebook are bad people, but unfortunately the way those sites work encourages people to be in their own safe space, which imo isn't a good thing.

Yeah forums are better than social media, which is just toxic. All of them deserve to die, they contribute nothing of value to the world.

[bots]

twitter is a very simplistic app. You can bet that those that have been fired are already working on a twitter replacement ready to roll when Twitter folds

[GoldHeart]

twitter is a very simplistic app. You can bet that those that have been fired are already working on a twitter replacement ready to roll when Twitter folds

Apparently there is a replacement that Stephen Fry and others are going to use / or started to use.

[Gusto Brunt]

Musk is saying Twitter is rife with fake accounts but I think we're forgetting how dodgy YouTube is.

I go on there to watch old videos but I wouldn't trust the likes thing and the subscriptions in a million years. You get people on there with something like '12 million subscriptions' but their content is often pure sh**.

I'm often asked to view a videos of one of these supposedly popular YuTubers and I sometimes do, but not for long. The utter drivel they produce is crazy.

And the likes thing. 24k likes for a braindead comment. I'll never believe 24,000 people decided to press upthumb. Most people can't be bothered to, I'd say.

80% of the likes ore fake, as of the subscription figures.

[Mystic Mock]

Yes !!

I hope that forums do indeed make a bit of a comeback .. it’s crazy how many once fabulous forums / online communities have collapsed and died


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Agreed.

I remember some great Sonic & Stargate Forums that I used to go on and troll as a kid.:joker:

Obviously I wouldn't troll on those sites today.

[Zizu]

Agreed.

I remember some great Sonic & Stargate Forums that I used to go on and troll as a kid.:joker:

Obviously I wouldn't troll on those sites today.


Ahh a Sonic ( Sega ) lover !!

I seem to recall that we switched to Nintendo from Sega when Mario World and Mickey Mouse’s Castle of Illusion surfaced .. the kids preferred them to Sonic

:)


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[Oliver_W]

The ultimate power move would be for Musk to press the "Unblock All" button, and remove the ability for anyone to block anyone else :laugh: just leave the mute button there so people can choose not to see their "harrassers".

[bots]

some commentators are saying that twitter will be gone within a week, that Musk has totally lost the plot

[Mystic Mock]

Ahh a Sonic ( Sega ) lover !!

I seem to recall that we switched to Nintendo from Sega when Mario World and Mickey Mouse’s Castle of Illusion surfaced .. the kids preferred them to Sonic

:)


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I've never played a Mickey Mouse Game, but I'm cool with Mario, especially Sunshine, 64 & Mario World I think it was.

And I do love some of his spin-off Games too.

What's your favourite Mario Game?

[Mystic Mock]

Here's a 4 minute video on some of the classics.:joker:

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[Jayson]

Elon Musk owning Twitter is like selling TiBB to arista

“All posts now have
A width restriction

Keep on keeping on”

[bots]

some commentators are saying that twitter will be gone within a week, that Musk has totally lost the plot

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1640B/production/_127674119_capture.jpg.webp

Twitter has told employees that the company's office buildings will be temporarily closed, effective immediately.

In a message seen by the BBC, workers were told that the offices would reopen on Monday 21 November.

It did not give a reason for the move.

The announcement comes amid reports that large numbers of staff were quitting after new owner Elon Musk called on them to sign up for "long hours at high intensity" or leave.

The message went on to say: "Please continue to comply with company policy by refraining from discussing confidential company information on social media, with the press or elsewhere."

Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC.

This week Mr Musk told Twitter staff that they had to commit to working "long hours at high intensity" or else leave the company, according to reports.

In an email to staff, the firm's new owner said workers should agree to the pledge if they wanted to stay, the Washington Post reported.

Those who did not sign up by Thursday would be given three months' severance pay, Mr Musk said.

Earlier this month the company said that it was cutting around 50% of its workforce.

Today's announcement that Twitter had temporarily closed its offices came amid signs that large numbers of workers have now also resigned as they have not accepted Mr Musk's new terms.

Employees have been tweeting using the hashtag #LoveWhereYouWorked and a saluting emoji to show they were leaving the firm.

One former Twitter worker who wished to remain anonymous told the BBC: "I think when the dust clears today, there's probably going to be less than 2,000 people left."

They added that everyone in their team had been terminated.

"The manager of that team, his manager was terminated. And then that manager's manager was terminated. The person above that was one of the execs terminated on the first day. So there's nobody left in that chain of command."

Before Mr Musk took control of Twitter the company had around 8,000 staff. The firm was also reported to have employed thousands of contract workers, the majority of which are understood to have been laid off.

Another person said they had resigned even though they had been prepared to take on the increased workload demanded by Mr Musk.

"I didn't want to work for someone who threatened us over email multiple times about only 'exceptional tweeps should work here' when I was already working 60-70 hours weekly," they said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63672307

[Mystic Mock]

Elon Musk owning Twitter is like selling TiBB to arista

“All posts now have
A width restriction

Keep on keeping on”

Welcome back Jayson, how has it been going recently?

[arista]

Twitter Building Locked until Monday

They do not want damage done
by the Angry Woke Staff leaving


https://abc7news.com/elon-musk-hardcore-twitter-resignations-ultimatum/12465940/

[arista]

Donald Trump apparently back on Twitter
after Elon Musk poll votes to lift his ban

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fh-ELBqX0AQln3_?format=jpg&name=small


https://news.sky.com/story/musk-will-reinstate-trump-on-twitter-after-vote-but-ex-president-says-he-doesnt-want-to-return-12751326

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595250835096621057?s=20&t=u013kLNXa_YL3Sfy85EknQ

[arista]

[Elon Musk is under new pressure from the US and EU over
his ownership of Twitter,
the Financial Times reports on its front page.
The European Commission threatened
the billionaire businessman on Wednesday
with a ban unless Twitter abides
by strict content moderation,
while US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen
indicated Washington was reviewing his
purchase of the social media platform,
the paper says.]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/4E88/production/_127840102_ft-nc.png.webp

[Oliver_W]

What makes them think he isn't adhering to content moderation? He's done more to tackle depictions of child abuse than the previous regime, and he's maintaining the rules about inciting violence etc

[The Slim Reaper]

What makes them think he isn't adhering to content moderation? He's done more to tackle depictions of child abuse than the previous regime, and he's maintaining the rules about inciting violence etc

The team that twitter had to monitor/remove child absuse from the platform has been decimated down to one person.

[bots]

he has also re-instated all the "problem" users from the past. If thats not stoking future issues, i don't know what is

[Oliver_W]

he has also re-instated all the "problem" users from the past. If thats not stoking future issues, i don't know what is

Which of the unbanned users have demonstrably used Twitter to stoke violence?

[The Slim Reaper]

Which of the unbanned users have demonstrably used Twitter to stoke violence?

I'm not sure it's fair expecting bots to know the tweet history of every unbanned twitter user

[Oliver_W]

I'm not sure it's fair expecting bots to know the tweet history of every unbanned twitter user

Well, maybe not :joker:

[bots]

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of "inciting violence" over offensive tweets - just two months after his last ban.

The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets - one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star.

Twitter's new boss Elon Musk was asked by one user to "fix Kanye".

West had "violated our rule against incitement to violence", Musk tweeted.

"Account will be suspended," Musk wrote in a Twitter post.

Also on Thursday, during an interview with US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and with his face covered in a mask, West praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and ranted about sin, pornography and the devil.

The head of the UK's Holocaust Educational Trust described West's comments as "repulsive and sickening".

"These comments mixed with his high profile and huge following have dangerous consequences," chief executive Karen Pollock said.

In recent months West has caused controversy with a series of antisemitic and racist remarks - leading to clothing giant Adidas cutting ties with the rapper.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63826675

[Crimson Dynamo]

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of "inciting violence" over offensive tweets - just two months after his last ban.

The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets - one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star.

Twitter's new boss Elon Musk was asked by one user to "fix Kanye".

West had "violated our rule against incitement to violence", Musk tweeted.

"Account will be suspended," Musk wrote in a Twitter post.

Also on Thursday, during an interview with US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and with his face covered in a mask, West praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and ranted about sin, pornography and the devil.

The head of the UK's Holocaust Educational Trust described West's comments as "repulsive and sickening".

"These comments mixed with his high profile and huge following have dangerous consequences," chief executive Karen Pollock said.

In recent months West has caused controversy with a series of antisemitic and racist remarks - leading to clothing giant Adidas cutting ties with the rapper.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63826675

Pf31ZtNv1Vs

[bots]

thats insane :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

thats insane :joker:

literally no words

[Oliver_W]

That's the kind of speech I think we all agree should be restricted :joker:

[user104658]

I find the Kanye West stuff really quite sad - he is clearly unwell, but rich enough and with enough influence to be surrounded by people who will not say no to him or go against his wishes. He needs help but he doesn't want it and he has enough power to stop anyone being able to force the issue... so he's just allowed to be out there making things progressively worse for himself. I do think platforms (both social and the printed media) have a responsibility to limit this as much as possible and remind people that this isn't entertainment, it's someone who is sliding off the rails.

[Alf]

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[Mystic Mock]

The team that twitter had to monitor/remove child absuse from the platform has been decimated down to one person.

That has to be a joke surely?

[Mystic Mock]

Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of "inciting violence" over offensive tweets - just two months after his last ban.

The US rapper, who now goes by the name Ye, posted a series of erratic tweets - one of which appeared to show a symbol combining a swastika and a Jewish star.

Twitter's new boss Elon Musk was asked by one user to "fix Kanye".

West had "violated our rule against incitement to violence", Musk tweeted.

"Account will be suspended," Musk wrote in a Twitter post.

Also on Thursday, during an interview with US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and with his face covered in a mask, West praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and ranted about sin, pornography and the devil.

The head of the UK's Holocaust Educational Trust described West's comments as "repulsive and sickening".

"These comments mixed with his high profile and huge following have dangerous consequences," chief executive Karen Pollock said.

In recent months West has caused controversy with a series of antisemitic and racist remarks - leading to clothing giant Adidas cutting ties with the rapper.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63826675

I never thought that there would be three people in a room, one of them being Alex Jones.

And the most sane ****er in the room was... Alex Jones!:shocked:

[Alf]

The team that twitter had to monitor/remove child absuse from the platform has been decimated down to one person.When you say, "there was a team monitoring child abuse" Could that mean that they were monitoring so that the child abusers could run free on there and have those monitors as protectors?

[The Slim Reaper]

That has to be a joke surely?

I got the claim a bit wrong, but here's what I was on about.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/twitter-child-sexual-abuse-material#:~:text=Just%20one%20person%20remains%20t o,and%20the%20Asia%20Pacific%20region.&text=Removing%20child%20exploitation%20is%20%E2%80 %9Cpriority,Elon%20Musk%20declared%20last%20week.

Layoffs Have Gutted Twitter’s Child Safety Team
Just one person remains to enforce the company’s ban on child sexual abuse content across Japan and the Asia Pacific region.


Removing child exploitation is “priority #1”, Twitter’s new owner and CEO Elon Musk declared last week.

[The Slim Reaper]

When you say, "there was a team monitoring child abuse" Could that mean that they were monitoring so that the child abusers could run free on there and have those monitors as protectors?

I use twitter a lot as it's pure comedy. Not once have I ever come across dodgy content. Probably had 3 porn clips show up on my timeline in about the last 5 years, from randoms being followed by people I follow, but that's it.

I wonder who people must by following or what they're searching for to find it.

[Oliver_W]

I use twitter a lot as it's pure comedy. Not once have I ever come across dodgy content. Probably had 3 porn clips show up on my timeline in about the last 5 years, from randoms being followed by people I follow, but that's it.

I wonder who people must by following or what they're searching for to find it.
Funnily enough I rarely see political content on my twitter :joker: my VPN keeps other sites separate from it, and I don't really look at political stuff on it when not incog, so all my account gets shown is comic book related stuff. You evidently don't look at or for dodgy content, so Twitter has no reason to show you it :)

[Crimson Dynamo]

I just get weather and football content on Twitter

never get any weird stuff

I use the Raven app for Twitter

[user104658]

I got the claim a bit wrong, but here's what I was on about.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/twitter-child-sexual-abuse-material#:~:text=Just%20one%20person%20remains%20t o,and%20the%20Asia%20Pacific%20region.&text=Removing%20child%20exploitation%20is%20%E2%80 %9Cpriority,Elon%20Musk%20declared%20last%20week.

Layoffs Have Gutted Twitter’s Child Safety Team
Just one person remains to enforce the company’s ban on child sexual abuse content across Japan and the Asia Pacific region.


Removing child exploitation is “priority #1”, Twitter’s new owner and CEO Elon Musk declared last week.

To be fair on this one, Twitter has been historically absolutely rife with child porn and exploitation and "the team" weren't doing much to solve the problem. I'm sure guttin gthe team hasn't made it better but it can't be much worse, remains to be seen if they can build a better system to tackle it. The one they had wasn't working.

[The Slim Reaper]

1598778884639653891

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FjDfpAjWQAAxia6?format=jpg&name=small

:laugh2:

[arista]

1598778884639653891


Yes makes Good Sense.

[bots]

People just need to start to think for themselves rather than being spoon fed by social media. Social media has been empowered by those that read the crap, not by what twitter publishes

[arista]

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[Liam-]

Elon getting booed mercilessly at a Chapelle gig, what a way to end the ear

[bots]

i have no problem with allowing free speech, but they fail to mention that Trump incited insurrection, which is a totally different ball game

[Oliver_W]

i have no problem with allowing free speech, but they fail to mention that Trump incited insurrection, which is a totally different ball game

When and how?

[bots]

if you don't know, look into the details

[Oliver_W]

if you don't know, look into the details

I have, and none of his tweets are close enough to incitement to warrant the label.

[user104658]

I have, and none of his tweets are close enough to incitement to warrant the label.

You could argue against incitement; I doubt you could form a decent good-faith argument against him having encouraged insurrection. Where a line is drawn between the two is a little hazy, so I suppose it only matters if the distinction matters.

Is encouraging insurrection enough to warrant his suspension? I personally would say yes his suspension in the aftermath of the 2020 election was absolutely necessary for the safety of his own followers as much as anything else.

But then the question becomes, does it also warrant permanent ban?

On the whole though, I would say that the expectation of good social media conduct should be higher (and thus the ban threshold lower) for politicians of any kind. The level of influence is massive, a "one size fits all" approach is nonsensical.

[Oliver_W]

You could argue against incitement; I doubt you could form a decent good-faith argument against him having encouraged insurrection. Where a line is drawn between the two is a little hazy, so I suppose it only matters if the distinction matters.

Is encouraging insurrection enough to warrant his suspension? I personally would say yes his suspension in the aftermath of the 2020 election was absolutely necessary for the safety of his own followers as much as anything else.

But then the question becomes, does it also warrant permanent ban?

On the whole though, I would say that the expectation of good social media conduct should be higher (and thus the ban threshold lower) for politicians of any kind. The level of influence is massive, a "one size fits all" approach is nonsensical.
Not to give him too much credit but he's "too canny" to have written or said anything which directly anything the incident at the Capitol.

I do wonder if he'll still be the Republican candidate for 2024? If so then banning him without concrete, inarguable cause would seem too close to political interference.

[bots]

he has already been unbanned on twitter

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://twitter.com/michaelmalice/status/1604197143321128960?s=20&t=ouTBCfe4VK5BldGAQYEbgA

[Alf]

I'm not for it but I can't say it's not funny to watch these lefty journalists getting banned and complaining about it when they've spent the last few years mocking others who have been banned for no reason.

Remember they even banned the greatest US President in living history. They laughed then, they ain't laughing now.

[DemolitionRed]

People just need to start to think for themselves rather than being spoon fed by social media. Social media has been empowered by those that read the crap, not by what twitter publishes

Both the MSM and Twitter were being heavily influenced by certain departments within government. Both have been spreaders of of covid disinformation, Biden and the goings on in the Ukraine. Our thoughts were so modified, we weren't even allowed to debate science without censorship.

I had put my Twitter account into mothballs after certain truth seekers were given permanent bans. Its refreshing to know their accounts have now been reinstated.

[arista]

Musk put up a Pole
to ask if he should stay as CEO
57% No.

But he is still there, saying no one wants to take over?


Snoop Dogg
did his own Poll,
Should he run Twitter
He won that.

No one seems to know what Elon is doing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64037261

He would still be the distant owner

[arista]

1598778884639653891



Yes the FBI
was in charge of some parts of Twitter
that's why Hunter story was hidden.


But it is too late now

[Mystic Mock]

I got the claim a bit wrong, but here's what I was on about.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/twitter-child-sexual-abuse-material#:~:text=Just%20one%20person%20remains%20t o,and%20the%20Asia%20Pacific%20region.&text=Removing%20child%20exploitation%20is%20%E2%80 %9Cpriority,Elon%20Musk%20declared%20last%20week.

Layoffs Have Gutted Twitter’s Child Safety Team
Just one person remains to enforce the company’s ban on child sexual abuse content across Japan and the Asia Pacific region.


Removing child exploitation is “priority #1”, Twitter’s new owner and CEO Elon Musk declared last week.

Apologies for the late reply, and thanks for the link.:)

I wish that I could say that I'm shocked, but he is running a **** show on there.

[Alf]

"The Twitter files"

What are "The Twitter files?"

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/1605414920304074752?s=20&t=RL7ghkI3reWVMIsHkX_W9g

[Oliver_W]

https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/1605414920304074752?s=20&t=RL7ghkI3reWVMIsHkX_W9g

But aaaallll that goes out the window because ... he doesn't stop some people from writing on a website :rolleyes:

[Nicky91]

spoken by far right cult leader DeGrasse Tyson :yuk:

[Crimson Dynamo]

spoken by far right cult leader DeGrasse Tyson :yuk:

YOu dont know who he is

[GiRTh]

https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/1605414920304074752?s=20&t=RL7ghkI3reWVMIsHkX_W9gHowever on the other side I have to ask, why would someone who has achieved so much - and is possibly of genius intelligence - want to make a fool of themselves by trying to manage the unmanageable toxic cesspit that is Twitter?:shrug:

Elon needs to get out of the limelight but that's what its been all about for him in the last few years.

[Alf]

"Richest man bad"



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[arista]

[Time to pay or say goodbye to your blue tick!
Twitter will finally remove 'legacy' verified checkmarks
from accounts TODAY
Twitter users will lose their 'legacy' blue ticks today
following Musk's takeover
Blue badges are now only available to those
who pay an £11 monthly fee
The controversial decision has raised concerns
over impersonation accounts]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11993925/Twitter-remove-legacy-verified-blue-ticks-today.html





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[Mystic Mock]

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And thus his validation is now over.:bawling:

But honestly I don't use Twitter that much, so I have no idea what Elon Musk is enforcing.

[arista]

And thus his validation is now over.:bawling:

But honestly I don't use Twitter that much, so I have no idea what Elon Musk is enforcing.


Sure ,
you do not need Twitter
but there are posters
from all around the World.

Some Interests
you M. M. have,
are on Twitter


You can follow good posters that you
personally like


And Unfollow them



It is a Fantastic
communication.

[arista]

Musk is simply saying pay £11 a month to him
if you wish to have a Blue Tick.


Many at the BBC are happy to pay to get their Blue Tick.


To me, it is not a problem
I know many without a blue tick.

[Mystic Mock]

Sure ,
you do not need Twitter
but there are posters
from all around the World.

Some Interests
you M. M. have,
are on Twitter


You can follow good posters that you
personally like


And Unfollow them



It is a Fantastic
communication.

Oh I don't have personal issues with Twitter, it's just I'm not the greatest in social situations tbh, and everything is very public on there.

I do know that a lot of Twitter users are saying that Elon Musk is allowing prejudice to slip by though.

[arista]

For Example
Lucy Fisher moved from Times Radio DAB
to the Financial Times Paper

So I then start Following heron Twitter
as I know her views already
from what she has spoken on Times Radio DAB

[arista]

Oh I don't have personal issues with Twitter, it's just I'm not the greatest in social situations tbh, and everything is very public on there.

I do know that a lot of Twitter users are saying that Elon Musk is allowing prejudice to slip by though.


Yes but like TIBB

You are M. M.

So they do not know your Identity



And that Young BBC reporter
refused to tell Elon
any real threats

I have not seen any of my lot
leave


If Extreme Left Wingers all Leaving
that is fine by me

[arista]

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[user104658]

1649899605289566222

Controversially - it seems that they're handing out free blue ticks to people who used to have blue ticks and have 1 million followers or more (Owen Jones just squeaks in there with 1,020,000).

But they're doing it quietly which makes it look like those people have paid. Extremely dodgy and (I would imagine) potentially a form of false advertising.

[bots]

Musk is realising that it's those with the most followers that create the whole twitter audience engagement and that, as a consequence, is what drives advertising revenues. The revenue from blue tick subs is a drop in the ocean compared to advertising revenue

[user104658]

Musk is realising that it's those with the most followers that create the whole twitter audience engagement and that, as a consequence, is what drives advertising revenues. The revenue from blue tick subs is a drop in the ocean compared to advertising revenue

The only two possibilities here, I think, are

1) He underestimated people's pride/stubbornness and assumed they would subscribe, but it's seen as a bit "uncool" :joker:.

or 2) He knew they wouldn't, he knew it would piss people off, and he's actively trying to bankrupt the company. Given a few of his recent moves, I find this a very real possibility. I have no idea what he would gain from doing so but some of his decisions are unfathomable if it's not the case.

[arista]

Better Non Covid days
2009

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[Crimson Dynamo]

The only two possibilities here, I think, are

1) He underestimated people's pride/stubbornness and assumed they would subscribe, but it's seen as a bit "uncool" :joker:.

or 2) He knew they wouldn't, he knew it would piss people off, and he's actively trying to bankrupt the company. Given a few of his recent moves, I find this a very real possibility. I have no idea what he would gain from doing so but some of his decisions are unfathomable if it's not the case.

Maybe it was just a powerplay to put across to people that he is now in charge and he has authority now?

[arista]

Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino new Twitter CEO

[A new chief executive of Twitter,
just over six months after his
controversial takeover of the social media company.

The billionaire said Linda Yaccarino,
the former head of advertising at
NBCUniversal,
would oversee business operations
at the site, which has been struggling
to make money.

He said she would start in six weeks.

Mr Musk will remain involved as
executive chairman and
chief technology officer. ]

https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/202305/linda_tweet-sixteen_nine.png?VersionId=85._kYUht4A8AbZUCcQIqlF PgiKKGRpx&size=690:388

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65574826

[bots]

it wouldn't surprise me if he is preparing the company to sell it on. Yes, he will have lost some money, but he has stirred up the whole arena

[Crimson Dynamo]

Brave lady

[arista]

Brave lady


Yes, she has experience.


Getting on with Elon
is the key

[arista]

https://twitter.com/NickButler/status/1658618532052054022

[Oliver_W]

https://twitter.com/NickButler/status/1658618532052054022

To be fair Nazism isn't defined by white supremacy. I'm not saying that individual wasn't, but Nazi tattoos don't mean he was. Does he have a manifesto?

[Liam-]

Dictator lover says what?

[arista]

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1659419397327339521

[James]

You have to login to a Twitter account now to view tweets and profiles. :unsure:

Embedding tweets on here seems to still work.

[bots]

Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, the company's boss Elon Musk has said.

In a tweet, Mr Musk said unverified accounts can read up to 600 posts a day.

Meanwhile, verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66077195

[James]

Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, the company's boss Elon Musk has said.

In a tweet, Mr Musk said unverified accounts can read up to 600 posts a day.

Meanwhile, verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66077195

That's not very many considering the number of replies some posts on there have.

[Liam-]

It’s like he’s genuinely trying to destroy it :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Twitter has applied a temporary limit to the number of tweets users can read in a day, the company's boss Elon Musk has said.

In a tweet, Mr Musk said unverified accounts can read up to 600 posts a day.

Meanwhile, verified accounts are temporarily limited to reading 6,000 posts a day.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66077195

D:

[bots]

That's not very many considering the number of replies some posts on there have.

there were probably more than 600 posts replying to his tweet saying they were applying restrictions :laugh:

[James]

1675214274627530754

That isn't going to make much difference. :nono:

[James]

Get round the limit with Tweetdeck. https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/


How To Get Around Twitter’s New Rule That Limits Users To Reading Just 600 Tweets Per Day
Matt Novak


Jul 1, 2023,02:50pm EDT

Elon Musk announced a new policy for Twitter on Saturday that limits most users to reading just 600 tweets per day. But there does appear to be one workaround that hasn’t been restricted yet: Tweetdeck.

Twitter users were confused on Saturday after many people reported getting an error message that reads “rate limit exceeded.” Many assumed Twitter was down, but the site’s billionaire owner explained on Twitter that new limitations had been put in place, allowing verified users to read just 6,000 posts per day, while regular users would be limited to reading 600 posts per day. New accounts would be even more restricted, with just 300 posts per day.

How can users circumvent the new limits? First, log in to your Twitter account and then visit tweetdeck.twitter.com. You’ll be asked to add your account and the website has the option of providing a guided tour on how Tweetdeck works.

Tweetdeck allows users to create columns with specialized parameters, including a user’s lists or even a specific keyword search. Users can also create a column that’s just for direct messages or organize all of the lists in a system called Decks.

Users can also customize columns by changing the width of content or viewing tweets in chronological order or reverse chronological order. Unfortunately, Tweetdeck isn’t available in a mobile app, but it can be opened in a phone’s internet browser. This solution isn’t ideal, obviously, but it’s the best workaround I’ve found so far. At least until Musk decided to rate limit Tweetdeck.....


From https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/07/01/how-to-get-around-twitters-new-rule-that-limits-users-to-reading-just-600-tweets-per-day/

[bots]

it's apparently an attempt to stop ai systems data scraping. They basically want them to pay for any data taken from twitter. A lot of other companies are restricting access for the same reason

[Mystic Mock]

This is insane.:joker:

[Gusto Brunt]

Frankly I couldn't care less. :p

[Oliver_W]

Weaning people off a social media addiction isn't a bad thing at all.

Twitter is still toxic, and being able to stare at fewer inanities isn't going to hurt anyone.

[Oliver_W]

1675365001836593154

[Livia]

Frankly I couldn't care less. :p

I'm with Gusto.

[Liam-]

He doesn’t want to pay his bill to Google for using their servers that allow users to see however many tweets they want, it’s all about greed.

This whole venture has proved what people have said about Elon for the longest time, he’s not a businessman, he’s an investor, he has no idea how to run a business like twitter successfully

[James]

it's apparently an attempt to stop ai systems data scraping. They basically want them to pay for any data taken from twitter. A lot of other companies are restricting access for the same reason

There was a bot hammering this site for requests (like 90% of all requests) recently. I blocked it.

One thing Twitter did recently is that they put the API that would allow for more efficient scraping behind an expensive paywall. Now they have to access the full site which increases load.

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1675470805298294785?s=20

[James]

It's probably a combination of not paying a server bill, and an increase in automated requests recently to train AI models.

[bots]

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1675470805298294785?s=20

it's an interesting take on things. I would rather classify it as mass manipulation and will be used by all big business

[arista]

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1677470862436450308

[arista]

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1682935615552212993


Yes Elon
its a Mega Money Earner
you need some slick staff
to help you.

[arista]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1toFHCXoAA7fUK?format=jpg&name=900x900

[bots]

Twitter owner Elon Musk has said he wants to get rid of the Twitter bird logo, and replace it with an "X".

However, Mr Musk also has a history of making statements that fail to happen or are not serious.

Mr Musk, who has changed the name of the business to X Corp, said the replacement "should have been done a long time ago".

According to reports, the billionaire wants to create a "super app" called "X" which is similar to China's WeChat.

He said on Sunday he was looking to change Twitter's logo, tweeting: "And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds."

He then added: "If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we'll make [it] go live worldwide tomorrow."

Musk posted an image of a flickering "X" on Twitter, and later in a Twitter Spaces audio chat, replied "Yes" when asked if the Twitter logo will change, adding that "it should have been done a long time ago".

For some people in Asia, super-apps including India's PayTM and Indonesia's GoJek have been a vital part of everyday lives for the past few years.

The apps let users pay for services through a finance system.

WeChat is a messaging and social media platform that has evolved into one of the region's biggest apps in terms of its range of services and number of users.

Last year, it was estimated to have 1.29 billion users in China alone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66284304

[bots]

the new logo for X

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/14D29/production/_130498258_gettyimages-1550367493.jpg.webp

[arista]

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1683378289031761920

[arista]

Due to change today to the X

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://twitter.com/mahmoudfoqha9/status/1683378352235720706?s=20

[arista]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1xnD8HXoAMsOaT?format=jpg&name=900x900


From :
https://twitter.com/Nameitwhat/status/1683333680364765185

[arista]

We are Now X

[bots]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1xnD8HXoAMsOaT?format=jpg&name=900x900


From :
https://twitter.com/Nameitwhat/status/1683333680364765185

is that a large set of testicles and a small dick at the top of the logo

[arista]

is that a large set of testicles and a small dick at the top of the logo


Yes Terrible

[arista]

https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1683324480599490560

[bots]

in normal circumstances, i would say it will never take off, but who knows :laugh:

He wants it to be a 1 stop portal for everything. Maybe there is an appetite for that across the world, but my philosophy has always been .... never put all your eggs in 1 basket

[arista]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1xgwSTWAAEt-dr?format=png&name=900x900

[arista]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1yrLxuXsAA9CgF?format=png&name=small

[Gusto Brunt]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1toFHCXoAA7fUK?format=jpg&name=900x900

Not very original is it. :rolleyes:

There is already a Radio X. :rolleyes:

https://images.radiox.co.uk/images/559285?width=320&crop=16_9&format=webp&signature=GdvPPhBM1hpvLdy5rGHaqx7p3SU=



I'd expect more from a billionaire. I wonder how much bonus money the 'bright spark' got who 'invented' the X. :rolleyes: Probably hundreds of thousands.

[arista]

"Not very original is it."


Look when he was much younger
in 1999

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/07/24/09/73531827-12330521-image-m-20_1690185900069.jpg


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12329505/X-marks-spot-Inside-Elon-Musks-25-year-history-obsession-letter-X-prepares-rename-rebrand-Twitter-losing-iconic-blue-bird.html

[Crimson Dynamo]

X is way way better than the awful threads

[user104658]

It's all a bit reddity/incelly isn't it. But Musk does have that vibe so not massively surprising.