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Elon & Twitter
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stopcrazypp
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Don't forget things like the 50 cent army, where "bots" are actually humans that can easily bypass bot detection (because they aren't actually bots in the first place). It's not that hard to hire people to make fake posts (or vote in an internet poll) when there is plenty of cheap labor available in other countries.
stopcrazypp
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I don't use Twitter (other than clicking through with someone linking a tweet in a post), but I wouldn't be surprised. If there really was a max exodus of advertisers like Elon seems to be making a big deal of, then serving ads more frequently may increase impression rates for the existing advertisers and get more revenue from them.
AlanSubie4Life
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“You may not threaten violence against an individual or a group of people”
I think the first sentence can very reasonably be construed as a threat, “cleverly” disguised as a misunderstanding of the spelling of DEFCON 3. My guess is the misspelling was intentional. Note the use of the word “on.”
I’d say this anti-Semitic tweet might pass the Twitter rules (if they do not prohibit anti-Semitic Tweets outright) if that “typo” were fixed. That fix would convert that sentence to complete nonsense (it would make no sense), rather than a threat.
The fact that using the correct term DEFCON 3 in the sentence results in nonsense also strongly suggests the original phrasing was intentional. You don’t go DEFCON 3 on anyone. You go to DEFCON 3, period.
Veiled threats not allowed either, of course. Can argue and argue, but just pull the Tweet and suspend the account until it is fixed. Straightforward. Fix the ambiguity and remove the veiled threat. And don’t allow repeated violations of course. No one is cancelled or silenced, and people can say anything they want (within the rules of course). Common sense. Free.
Anyhow…
trayloader
Member
Well he was super frail at the semi event.
He takes these things to heart yet still, even the slightest doubt for the platform being rightwing will cancel all advertising. Twitter has bullet holes. Tesla damaged.
trayloader
Member
I was hoping you lay out reasoning for this topic instead we get a personal status quo.
That does not explain the sharing of generous mass downvoting.
Would be happy if you could comment on the recent developments concerning Twitter.
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Ye banned for posting the Raëlism symbol.
Article with screenshot from Musk:
gizmodo.com
Article with screenshot from Musk:
Ye West Banned From Twitter for Posting Swastika and Texts With Musk
Musk said West violated Twitter's rule against "incitement to violence."
gizmodo.com
trayloader
Member
Now this seems to have „called it“ back in October.Ye banned for posting the Raëlism symbol.
Article with screenshot from Musk:
Ye West Banned From Twitter for Posting Swastika and Texts With Musk
Musk said West violated Twitter's rule against "incitement to violence."
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trayloader
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He posted the swastika.Ye banned for posting the Raëlism symbol.
Article with screenshot from Musk:
Ye West Banned From Twitter for Posting Swastika and Texts With Musk
Musk said West violated Twitter's rule against "incitement to violence."
Krugerrand
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Krugerrand
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I’ve explained multiple times. But let me try one more time just for you.
My disagrees are because I ‘disagree’ with the content, idea, or sentiment of a post. I disagree with the repetitiveness of arguments, slogans, labels, political jabbing etc…, the continued nurturing of negativity, anger and hatred, the lack of self awareness, the inability to see anything but what an individual wants to see, the very specific searching for the next thing to get up in arms about, and the fact that none of it is a solution but rather just adds to the toxic heap that people have become and try so hard to maintain.
I have no comment on the recent developments concerning Twitter for all the reasons above and many more, and as I just explained in a recent post I don’t think most people *here* should comment either.
I will continue to express myself using the ratings system provided by this site regardless of what anyone thinks of me doing so. And for the record, I give out far more positive ratings than disagrees. I also don’t hold grudges. If content changes, I will rate accordingly.
If this answer is not satisfactory to you, feel free to PM me and I will give you the answer that’s against forum rules.
Forum rules apply in PM as well as public communications. I believe you were joking, but just a reminder to all. PMs can and are often reported for content violation.
From an NYT article this morning on findings from a research group:
"The shift in speech is just the tip of a set of changes on the service under Mr. Musk. Accounts that Twitter used to regularly remove — such as those that identify as part of the Islamic State, which were banned after the U.S. government classified ISIS as a terror group — have come roaring back. Accounts associated with QAnon, a vast far-right conspiracy theory, have paid for and received verified status on Twitter, giving them a sheen of legitimacy."
IS or IS-adjacent material is beyond the pale. I don’t care what the law says or doesn’t say. And QAnon is of course a moronic pox on civilization.
The story's main points were less useful I think and regarded the research group’s finding about the number of slurs against various groups jumping in the first two weeks of Elon’s ownership.
Those about Black Americans went from an average of 1,282 times a day to 3,876 times a day....those about "gay men appeared on Twitter 2,506 times a day on average before Mr. Musk took over. Afterward, their use rose to 3,964 times a day. And antisemitic posts referring to Jews or Judaism soared more than 61 percent in the two weeks after Mr. Musk acquired the site."
This latter has to be qualified. I think it likely that was just people who do that kind of BS reacting enthusiastically to what THEY thought the new ownership meant, and doesn’t reflect what Elon’s thinking for Twitter was, or any changes he has since made to moderation.
But still, not what any decent person wanted to see and it’s something to keep an eye on.
"The shift in speech is just the tip of a set of changes on the service under Mr. Musk. Accounts that Twitter used to regularly remove — such as those that identify as part of the Islamic State, which were banned after the U.S. government classified ISIS as a terror group — have come roaring back. Accounts associated with QAnon, a vast far-right conspiracy theory, have paid for and received verified status on Twitter, giving them a sheen of legitimacy."
IS or IS-adjacent material is beyond the pale. I don’t care what the law says or doesn’t say. And QAnon is of course a moronic pox on civilization.
The story's main points were less useful I think and regarded the research group’s finding about the number of slurs against various groups jumping in the first two weeks of Elon’s ownership.
Those about Black Americans went from an average of 1,282 times a day to 3,876 times a day....those about "gay men appeared on Twitter 2,506 times a day on average before Mr. Musk took over. Afterward, their use rose to 3,964 times a day. And antisemitic posts referring to Jews or Judaism soared more than 61 percent in the two weeks after Mr. Musk acquired the site."
This latter has to be qualified. I think it likely that was just people who do that kind of BS reacting enthusiastically to what THEY thought the new ownership meant, and doesn’t reflect what Elon’s thinking for Twitter was, or any changes he has since made to moderation.
But still, not what any decent person wanted to see and it’s something to keep an eye on.
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JRP3
Hyperactive Member
No longer being obese is not "super frail".
Elon making a lot of Christianity references lately. Seems unusual for him.
ZenRockGarden
Active Member
Wait, Elon's made rules on Twitter that restrict free speech? Someone needs to buy him out and fix it! (sarcasm)
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