ri Alban Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Seems the free thinkers of the far right don't like it up them. Who knew. I might go on Twitter and give them both barrels. But I'd probably get banned by the freedumb of speechers. You can spread hate speech, as long as it's not against Trump, Musk, West, Robinson, Morgan, and all the other bastions of the anti woke. They're the biggest pishers of underwear, the world has ever seen. The rage that ensues any criticism of fuhrer of the 4th crusaders, is off the charts. One day it'll come to a head and they'll run, just like they always have. Spineless little weasels, who are brave in a crowd, but when on their own have no control of their inner workings. Shitebags! Is what I'm actually saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi must stay Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 No I wouldn't say so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/14/elonjet-twitter-suspension-jack-sweeney-talks/ fReE speEEcH!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Oh, and here's a classic play out of Trump's playbook. Want to get rich? Just don't pay your rent or your vendors! And stiff your former employees on their severance pay! https://www.marketwatch.com/story/elon-musk-has-reportedly-stopped-paying-rent-on-twitter-offices-and-told-staff-not-to-pay-vendors-11671019938 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 You're free to say anything you want to on Twitter. That is unless Musk disagrees with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 29 minutes ago, JFK-1 said: You're free to say anything you want to on Twitter. That is unless Musk disagrees with you. Elon "free speech absolutist" Musk 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cade Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 He's a petulant child. The Twitter debacle must be making investors in his other businesses twitchy. This could all explode in his face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Musk has reportedly sold $40 billion worth of Tesla shares this year. Wonder where that went, and how that investment is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Cade said: He's a petulant child. The Twitter debacle must be making investors in his other businesses twitchy. This could all explode in his face. Tesla currently down over 60% from its peak despite decent annual sales growth. Musk no longer the world's richest person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 And now Mr. Free Speech absolutist has banned several journalists who committed the unforgivable sin of being critical of him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/15/twitter-journalists-suspended-musk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtgj Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Away from all the politics around it - is it just me that finds it practically unusable in the last week or so? I barely see any tweets of people I follow any more. My timeline is full of tweets from people followed by people I follow and 'trending topics' I have no interest in. How hard is it to make it just show the tweets from people I follow in chronological order?! That's all I want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Reynolds Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 50 minutes ago, dtgj said: Away from all the politics around it - is it just me that finds it practically unusable in the last week or so? I barely see any tweets of people I follow any more. My timeline is full of tweets from people followed by people I follow and 'trending topics' I have no interest in. How hard is it to make it just show the tweets from people I follow in chronological order?! That's all I want! I agree. Some of the functionality has been a bit off the last 48 hours or so for me as well. Have seen my usage go down a bit for a while. Just not as engaging anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 13/12/2022 at 12:18, Notts1874 said: The Cookie Monster has a proper blue tick and I'd take them more seriously than the idiot above. Which one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, dtgj said: Away from all the politics around it - is it just me that finds it practically unusable in the last week or so? I barely see any tweets of people I follow any more. My timeline is full of tweets from people followed by people I follow and 'trending topics' I have no interest in. How hard is it to make it just show the tweets from people I follow in chronological order?! That's all I want! A few weeks ago Musk told a room full of advertisers that the plan was to move ordinary users way down the line in what people see, and to have paid and noteworthy content dominate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notts1874 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Maybe he should just take the transponder out of his jet? That way nobody would know where he is. Whatever happens to him. He is also now blocking links to other social media sites for some journalists. Saying that the link is dangerous!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobmisterdobster Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 9 hours ago, Led Tasso said: And now Mr. Free Speech absolutist has banned several journalists who committed the unforgivable sin of being critical of him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/15/twitter-journalists-suspended-musk/ "Journalists" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtgj Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, Smithee said: A few weeks ago Musk told a room full of advertisers that the plan was to move ordinary users way down the line in what people see, and to have paid and noteworthy content dominate. Going the way of Facebook IMO. Useless and machine. I understand they need to make money to run the site but it needs to be balanced and Twitter and FB go too far. I'm probably going to delete my account. It's a shame because Twitter used to be a good source for news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 18 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said: "Journalists" "Free speech absolutist" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 57 minutes ago, Smithee said: A few weeks ago Musk told a room full of advertisers that the plan was to move ordinary users way down the line in what people see, and to have paid and noteworthy content dominate. A move that also contributed greatly to the demise of the social media platform Digg. Musk is getting it all wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 11 hours ago, Led Tasso said: And now Mr. Free Speech absolutist has banned several journalists who committed the unforgivable sin of being critical of him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/12/15/twitter-journalists-suspended-musk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobmisterdobster Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Smithee said: "Free speech absolutist" Elon is a childish hypocrite. But so is everybody else in this situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 11 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said: Elon is a childish hypocrite. But so is everybody else in this situation. It does beg a question though, why did you have a problem with the guy pointing out Elon's childish hypocrisy if you agree with him? That could be interpreted as being a bit, you know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobmisterdobster Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, Smithee said: It does beg a question though, why did you have a problem with the guy pointing out Elon's childish hypocrisy if you agree with him? That could be interpreted as being a bit, you know... I only had a problem with these individuals being referred to as journalists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said: I only had a problem with these individuals being referred to as journalists. Are they not? I don't know them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 36 minutes ago, Smithee said: Are they not? I don't know them. No, the only thing that journalists from the mainstream news do is produce fake news, don't ya know (unless of course they write something that Dob and his fellow "free-thinkers" actually agree with). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 5 hours ago, dobmisterdobster said: "Journalists" CNN, Washington Post, New York Times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 5 hours ago, dobmisterdobster said: "Journalists" If your implication is that the reporters who were covering Musk's takeover of Twitter for major news outlets do not deserve to be called "journalists" and offered the normal freedom of the press, please specify which ones and why you would exclude them from that category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobmisterdobster Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 7 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: CNN, Washington Post, New York Times I rest my case. Anyway, was banning them justified? I don't think so. Was it hilariously funny? Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack D and coke Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, dtgj said: Going the way of Facebook IMO. Useless and machine. I understand they need to make money to run the site but it needs to be balanced and Twitter and FB go too far. I'm probably going to delete my account. It's a shame because Twitter used to be a good source for news. Musk or not it’s the only social media I can be arsed with nowadays. Facebook, insta etc are absolutely ****ing awful with ads and people trying to sell you shit. I can’t say I’ve noticed any difference on twitter either I’ll be honest. Much ado about nothing. Edited December 16, 2022 by jack D and coke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack D and coke Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 28/04/2022 at 06:27, JudyJudyJudy said: He’s completely trolling the “ freedom of speech “ mob ( but only if they agree with what you say like ) #teammusk now😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 A very good breakdown (from Josh Marshall, whose site just got fame for the Meadows Texts story) on how and why Elon is being a petty little oligarch. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/in-the-den-of-the-dark-lord-elon-thinskinnious As for Coca Cola, that's not trolling, that's a good idea. Evo Morales launched a cola in Bolivia that had the original coca extract in it. Nothing wrong with it in low doses, it's a stimulant just like caffeine. Of course Musk was joking but I'd buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobmisterdobster Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 A sensible American politician? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 35 minutes ago, jack D and coke said: #teammusk now😀 Good on him i say. Hes stirring the shit. Those on the left who used to champion freedom of speech and opinion are , well speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said: A sensible American politician? You know it isn't free speech if it's only his views that are permitted. He can do as he pleases, but so can everyone else and it'll be an echo chamber, soon enough. People will move on, and hopefully someone starts up a new place to have a conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, dobmisterdobster said: A sensible American politician? The shoe is on the other foot now and the " left" dont like it. Shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 minute ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Good on him i say. Hes stirring the shit. Those on the left who used to champion freedom of speech and opinion are , well speechless. It's not freedom of speech, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) Just now, JudyJudyJudy said: The shoe is on the other foot now and the " left" dont like it. Shame If it wasn't for the left, you'd still be in a closet. And folk like Musk, West and Trump will put you back in it or worse. Edited December 16, 2022 by ri Alban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just now, ri Alban said: It's not freedom of speech, is it? and it wasnt before, unless you said the " right " speech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just now, ri Alban said: If it wasn't for the left, you'd still be in a closet. LOL oh god.. Obsessed with my sexuality. Dearie me. No one helped me out of the closet. In fact I have never been in any closet. If you look at gay rights equality etc its actually been the right which have legislated a lot of the equalities. the gays have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notts1874 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Banning journalists for no good reason is a right laugh right enough. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, jack D and coke said: #teammusk now😀 Its Friday night and Jack D is in da club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack D and coke Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 minute ago, JudyJudyJudy said: Its Friday night and Jack D is in da club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, dobmisterdobster said: I rest my case. Anyway, was banning them justified? I don't think so. Was it hilariously funny? Absolutely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, JudyJudyJudy said: The shoe is on the other foot now and the " left" dont like it. Shame Ted Lieu is a leftist American politician, so once again you're wrong and poorly informed, but whether he's correct here or not in the legal sense is debatable. While Twitter is a private company, the FTC has long regulated media communications. In this case I think he's right—because of the First Amendment, Congress really can (and probably should) do nothing about who Musk decides to ban. The right wing critics are extremely bad at this, though, as they always get the First Amendment and the general principle of "free speech" mixed up. The First Amendment constrains Congress specifically and US governments specifically in to how much they can regulate speech. At the same time, what Musk is doing absolutely violates the principles of free speech and the "public square" he ridiculously claims to be protecting on Twitter. He's making it his own little private fiefdom, which he's financially entitled to do, particularly given the obscene amount of money he's flushed down the toilet to acquire it, but it doesn't remotely match the rhetoric he's espousing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyJudyJudy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Led Tasso said: He's making it his own little private fiefdom, which he's financially entitled to do correct and those not happy with it can piss off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 10 minutes ago, JudyJudyJudy said: correct and those not happy with it can piss off I would have thought the Alex Jones case would have served as a decent reminder as to the limits of what private media ownership entitles one to do and the dangers of spreading vicious lies, but some folks love to keep digging I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobmisterdobster Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 20 minutes ago, Led Tasso said: I would have thought the Alex Jones case would have served as a decent reminder as to the limits of what private media ownership entitles one to do and the dangers of spreading vicious lies, but some folks love to keep digging I guess. He hasn't unbanned Alex Jones and he banned Kanye West for posting a Swastika. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watt-Zeefuik Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 minute ago, dobmisterdobster said: He hasn't unbanned Alex Jones and he banned Kanye West for posting a Swastika. The point is that Alex Jones had his own media company that he owned and used it to spread lies that destroyed people's lives. Musk is starting to amplify and personally retweet things associated with QAn*n, false accusations of paedophilia against queer people, and other nonsense that has driven multiple mass shootings in our country. I've deleted my Twitter accounts and have little interest in going back, but I'm far more worried about him whipping up violent extremists that he's suddenly decided are kind of cool. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/14/qanon-musk-revival-twitter/ If Musk were just writing on his own personal blog, it would be perhaps worrying but no more than other far right or conspiracy publications. Him taking over a platform as prominent as Twitter is far more dangerous though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFK-1 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Twitter condemned by UN and EU over reporters’ ban The United Nations has joined the European Union in condemning Twitter's decision to suspend some journalists who cover the social media firm. Reporters for the New York Times, CNN and the Washington Post were among those locked out of their accounts. The UN tweeted that media freedom is "not a toy" while the EU has threatened Twitter with sanctions. FULL ARTICLE: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63996061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRiver Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I'm very much of the generation where social media is an important thing but considering how small the twitter user base is...is this not a wild amount of coverage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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