Elon Musk Buys Twitter

[Nymrohd]

Millions of people think this guy is a genius.

Racist White people and Phrenology, name a worse duo.

[Edge-]

Millions of people think this guy is a genius.

Once again, this is very relevant (not sure if this is the OP of this post, but this is what turned up in search) - https://mastodon.social/@rodhilton/109572674700288958

He talked about electric cars. I don't know anything about cars, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Then he talked about rockets. I don't know anything about rockets, so when people said he was a genius I figured he must be a genius.

Now he talks about software. I happen to know a lot about software & Elon Musk is saying the stupidest shit I've ever heard anyone say, so when people say he's a genius I figure I should stay the hell away from his cars and rockets.

Granted, SpaceX rockets are really good because they're designed and made by actual rocket scientists and engineers and professionals and shit. But every time this dude talks about a new subject it seems more because he heard someone mention something on a podcast or something now he's an expert on the subject.

Also, when do we begin the skull measurements, many from apartheid South Africa?

[Paranoid Android]

Let's talk about ad spams, bots on Twitter. I'm getting bombarded with spam and one in particular for past week plus that is every 4th or so in my timeline.

Now I generally link stuff but advise to stay away from this but will give you keywords to see if anyone else. The ads that mention Shark Tank (tv show) and Keto, a diet supplement I guess was being spammed by Blue Checkmark people. At first I blocked these accounts, but they were just bot spams so it didn't matter. Then tried the good ole "this ad is not for me". Didn't matter.

So is this Elon's new strategy? Take money from some bs ad and let them spam with bots? I stress these ALL had blue check marks so I'm assuming they are paying Twitter. Also you can't reply, their accounts are private. Is this the fact that Elmo doesn't have the staff to keep maintenance or prevent bots so there is nothing that can be done.

Whatever the case I see some people posting about this but I'm not sure if it's a small number of people or larger. Accounts I have looked at have no blue checks so leads more to believe that Elon is letting people who don't want to pay for this garbage site, get shitted on with ad spams.

Oh and not only the one I mentioned I had some others, which I won't mention, but not as bad. So my timeline, which only happens so far on my phone, not desktop is horrible.

[DarkTZeratul]

As of today, I'm seeing a bunch of ads on Twitter that look like they're just videos of scantily clad women. No product or brand, just apparent porn.

[Cthulhu 2020]

Yep, Elon has gotten so desperate that he's allowing porn ads. I see this backfiring spectacularly. I especially find it funny considering his sycophant audience is part of the group of conservatives that are generally enraged by female sexuality. But of course they also probably watch more weird porn than any other demographic.

[PACOX]

I got a sex toy ad. Pretty sure I disabled explicit material so that I could check Twitter at work.

[RaoBurning]

Doesn't help for mobile/app users, but this extension for Firefox has been making Twitter more tolerable, one blocked blue check at a time. Helps cut down on ads too, since those seem to come from check accounts sometimes.

Bite me, Musk!

Edit: also normal adblockers like uBlock Origin help.

[Breccia]

Millions of people think this guy is a genius.

He isn't -- he wasn't a C-section. Bah dum, tish.

[Muzjhath]

Doesn't help for mobile/app users, but this extension for Firefox has been making Twitter more tolerable, one blocked blue check at a time. Helps cut down on ads too, since those seem to come from check accounts sometimes.

Bite me, Musk!

Edit: also normal adblockers like uBlock Origin help.

I stopped using twitter on my PC when tweetdeck became Pay-to-Use.

[Fantomen]

I got a sex toy ad. Pretty sure I disabled explicit material so that I could check Twitter at work.

and I did get a sex toy ad on mmo champion, it was a dignified ad but still a sex toy add. If you have to write "pretty sure" you do not know.

[Gorsameth]

and I did get a sex toy ad on mmo champion, it was a dignified ad but still a sex toy add. If you have to write "pretty sure" you do not know.

MMO-C has also hosted malware ads multiple times. Its hardly an acceptable standard for what we should hold advertisements to.

[PgStckr]

Did opinion pluralism exist on twitter prio to Elon?

[diller]

Did opinion pluralism exist on twitter prio to Elon?

I'll take the bait.

Yes it did.

[Dontrike]

Did opinion pluralism exist on twitter prio to Elon?

Did your handlers have to tell you that pluralism is a word?

[Edge-]

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d94...no-explanation

Twitter, without warning or cause, banned a whole bunch of liberal/progressive folks and journalists. Again.

Per the idiot in charge, he's going to investigate because how can this keep happening?! Also because he wanted to cry and virtue signal that he allows all opinions on his Freeze Peach platform. Which he objectively doesn't. He doesn't allow that anywhere and has regularly fired employees over that. Hell, some of them are suing him and his company for firing them for being critical of their boss.

Really, Twitter is probably the biggest boon to the other companies he owns like SpaceX and shit. Because now all his attention is focused on shitposting and simping and being a reply guy on Twitter while Linda just collects a paycheck for being a warm body occupying a job title, and I imagine the people whose job at SpaceX and shit it was to keep him distracted are finding that they've got a lot more free time than usual.

[Dacia Ultan]

I'll take the bait.

Yes it did.

I'd argue that it was more of a thing. Especially as of recently, seeing as Elmo just went on another spree of banning his critics.

[Kathranis]

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d94...no-explanation

Twitter, without warning or cause, banned a whole bunch of liberal/progressive folks and journalists. Again.

Per the idiot in charge, he's going to investigate because how can this keep happening?! Also because he wanted to cry and virtue signal that he allows all opinions on his Freeze Peach platform. Which he objectively doesn't. He doesn't allow that anywhere and has regularly fired employees over that. Hell, some of them are suing him and his company for firing them for being critical of their boss.

Really, Twitter is probably the biggest boon to the other companies he owns like SpaceX and shit. Because now all his attention is focused on shitposting and simping and being a reply guy on Twitter while Linda just collects a paycheck for being a warm body occupying a job title, and I imagine the people whose job at SpaceX and shit it was to keep him distracted are finding that they've got a lot more free time than usual.

It's almost hard to even care at this point, because what does it really mean to be banned from a platform that likely won't exist a year from now?

Still, nice to see his hypocrisy on full display.

[PgStckr]

I thought it was a very much liberal value to censure and silence opposing and unpleasant views.


Infracted.

[Sorshen]

Dude's weird as fuck.

[bladeXcrasher]

Elmo doing the eugenics thing I see...not surprising in the least. Why do people even look at Twitter, it's a complete cesspool.