Elon Musk Buys Twitter

[KrayZ33]

To be precise: the Brandenburg factory will consume about 3.6 million cubic metres of water per year, which is roughly 30% of the total water in the region. According to experts, this could even lead to a water shortage.

Oh I remember this being adressed in an interview when he was standing right in front of that factory alongside Armin Laschet.

His "funny" answer to the reporter was: "That's ridiculous, look how much it rains here... ha ha ha ha"
Fuck him.
And Laschet, who was running for chancellorship during that time just "smiled" as well.
Fuck him as well.

[Rennadrel]

Good. Shitter could use some more kremlin propaganda.

I'd like them to actually yeet every account by a government official from the site, personally. Especially all the CCP and Russian shill accounts but literally everyone else too. Social media shouldn't be a place to push politics.

[Lahis]

Hilarious that enforcing free speech causes such fervently negative reaction.

[jonnysensible]

Hilarious that enforcing free speech causes such fervently negative reaction.

its already got free speech tho...

[XDurionX]

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...e-robert-reich

Elon Musk wants to own Twitter to protect his ‘freedom’, not everyone else’s.

[Imbas Forosnai]

Hilarious that enforcing hate speech causes such fervently negative reaction.

There. Changed that for you.

[Dezerte]

I don't care much for Twitter, it's not a platform that interests me. But I always thought that Twitter was far too lenient when it came to spreading of hate (be it ISIS, neo-Nazis or fascist-lite speech). I would not say that Elon Musk is a "good guy" nor a "free speech champion". There are numerous links and sources to support this, I've seen some linked in this thread already.

If he has his way I expect we'll see more neo-nazism and fascism spreading on Twitter and into our societies, possibly more censorship of posts that are critical of Musk (since he does have a history of this).

Free speech absolutism necessarily invites hate and the most vile and dangerous posts you can think of - times eleven. I don't think this is good for society.

[s_bushido]

Free speech absolutism necessarily invites hate and the most vile and dangerous posts you can think of - times eleven.

Free speech absolutism doesn't even exist. Everyone who claims to be a champion of free speech has their limit. Especially these right-wingnuts who push the narrative that it's conservatism that's being censored on these platforms, rather than the bigotry and conspiracy-mongering that their brand of conservatism breeds.

[Orby]

As someone who doesn't use twitter and left back in 2016, seeing people mad at this news makes me laugh. The funny thing is the same people moaning and bitching about this news will still continue to use twitter like the addicts they are.

twitter is and has always been a toxic platform and it deserves Elon Musk.

I am just waiting for Elon to unban Trump, that will be hilarious, I wanna be a fly on the twitter wall when that happens, but alas once again I value my mental health xD

[KrayZ33]

As someone who doesn't use twitter and left back in 2016, seeing people mad at this news makes me laugh. The funny thing is the same people moaning and bitching about this news will still continue to use twitter like the addicts they are.

twitter is and has always been a toxic platform and it deserves Elon Musk.

Meanwhile I am over here living my best life.

?

Are people "mad"?
As far as I can tell, some people just don't buy his dung about "free speech" or whatever that troll came up with and dislike the fact that he tries to look like a "good guy" when he isn't.

[Orby]

?

Are people "mad"?
As far as I can tell, some people just don't buy his dung about "free speech" or whatever that troll came up with and dislike the fact that he tries to look like a "good guy" when he isn't.

Are they not mad? I been told people were mad, if not then whatever :P

[Dezerte]

Free speech absolutism doesn't even exist.

No doubt it's used as a way to virtue signal in this instance.

[Imbas Forosnai]

Are they not mad? I been told people were mad, if not then whatever :P

People seem to be more worried and apprehensive.

[Ophenia]

Are they not mad? I been told people were mad, if not then whatever :P

Yeah some people are "mad". To the point they say they'll leave Twitter (as if anyone cares) and go to another social media platform - very likely for a whole 2 weeks then come back as if nothing happened (as basically nothing happened though)

[infinitemeridian]

What a giant shame. Let's ignore that he's not really on Truth Social if he isn't actively even using it lol

He'll be back, especially once the election cycle picks up.

[Grapemask]

People seem to be more worried and apprehensive.

Exactly. There is in fact an entire range of thought and emotion between joygasm and "u mad bro."

It's worrying because Elon Musk is 1), an idiot, 2), a liar who absolutely is not a "free speech absolutist" as evidenced by literally his entire life of responding to the speech of people who aren't paying him, 3) still an idiot, because he doesn't or likely pretends not to understand that this particular idea of "free speech" is just "free extremism" and "free misinformation."

The majority of people who voted for one of the candidates in the last US election cited things that weren't true as primary reasons for either their vote or their ideology. These things were spread on social media. And even that wouldn't be so bad if the liars at least wanted good things for society, but oh hey totally unexpected but they're also the people who beat and gas peaceful protestors to get a photo holding a bible like a dirty diaper, or ironically (but unironically) say we should hang people who say mean things about them on the internet.

Musk will probably learn that platforms like Twitter made their decisions for a reason, and then make the same decisions. But I wouldn't be surprised if we have to go through a phase similar to every single WoW expansion, where the devs make the same mistake again so they can write a 30 page blog explaining their wisdom when they fix it (again).

[NED funded]

The part ppl ignore abt this purchase is the board is admitting to their uselessnes at delivering value to both the platform and shareholders. Incompetent fucks B)

[Hammerfest]

Hmmm... maybe I should buy MMO-Champion...

So you can spam Mark Dice videos or...?

That's not a bad idea, now that you mention it... hmmm...

[Kaleredar]

Exactly. There is in fact an entire range of thought and emotion between joygasm and "u mad bro."

It's worrying because Elon Musk is 1), an idiot, 2), a liar who absolutely is not a "free speech absolutist" as evidenced by literally his entire life of responding to the speech of people who aren't paying him, 3) still an idiot, because he doesn't or likely pretends not to understand that this particular idea of "free speech" is just "free extremism" and "free misinformation."

The majority of people who voted for one of the candidates in the last US election cited things that weren't true as primary reasons for either their vote or their ideology. These things were spread on social media. And even that wouldn't be so bad if the liars at least wanted good things for society, but oh hey totally unexpected but they're also the people who beat and gas peaceful protestors to get a photo holding a bible like a dirty diaper, or ironically (but unironically) say we should hang people who say mean things about them on the internet.

Musk will probably learn that platforms like Twitter made their decisions for a reason, and then make the same decisions. But I wouldn't be surprised if we have to go through a phase similar to every single WoW expansion, where the devs make the same mistake again so they can write a 30 page blog explaining their wisdom when they fix it (again).

Your hopes for musk’s moral compass are higher than mine.

He has no reason to care about any sort of blowback; why should he? He’s got billions of dollars, and I assume they hands-off approach to billionaires is exactly the kind of things he politically supports above all else. What they say, misinformation they spread and who they demonize is immaterial so long as they support sweet tax brakes and anti-union legislation.

[Hammerfest]

It is funny hearing the Left parrot the kinds of things the non-Left have been saying about social media all of the sudden... when a billionaire they don't like suddenly gets control.
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