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Life After X: Journos Who Ditched Elon Musk’s Twitter Speak Out https://www.mediaite.com/tech/life-after-x-journos-who-ditched-elon-musks-twitter-speak-out/
#SocialMedia #X #Twitter #Journalists #Journalism #Xitter
Life After X: Journos Who Ditched Elon Musk’s Twitter Speak Out
Mediaite spoke with four journalists about what caused them to limit their use of Twitter and what their social media use looks like now.Juwan Holmes (Mediaite)
I cannot fathom how anyone with even a shred of backbone or self-respect can happily keep chattering away at the Nazi Bar.
(Extra asshole-points for “babe.”)
#elonmusk #climatechange #Twitter
Meta has lost $45bn on #Metaverse since 2020. #Meta could have bought #Twitter and still had $1bn left in the bank.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/metas-reality-labs-posts-3point85-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html
Meta's Reality Labs posts $3.85 billion loss in first quarter
Mark Zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse continues to be a money-bleeding endeavor, with the unit reporting billions of dollars in losses every quarter.Alex Koller (CNBC)
#bluesky #twitter #mastodon #socialmedia #technology #x #elon #musk #elonmusk #fediverse
According to a 3rd party quoted in Business Insider, #Threads is now surpassing #Twitter/#X in a key metric.
In April so far, "Threads has averaged an estimated 28 million daily active users, ....a roughly 55% increase in DAUs from December"
"X has averaged 22 million DAUs, a usage rate that's 21% lower than Threads."
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-threads-more-daily-us-users-twitter-elon-musk-x-2024-4
Meta's Threads now has more daily US users than Musk's X
Launched less than a year ago as a rival for Twitter, Threads is continuing to gain ground with users.Kali Hays (Insider)
Some people get replies and just do not engage at all....
Like, what is the point of posting to social media if you're not even gonna be SOCIAL?!?🤦♂️
Especially Fedi, cause it's not like we have some dumb ad service that pays you for views...You ain't making money here unless you're posting off-platform links to buy stuff.
I just don't get it. It's social media. Not "shout to the void and ignore everyone" media.🙄
#Fediverse #Meta #Fedi #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Sharkey #Misskey #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #GoToSocial #Friendica #Peertube #PixelFed #Hubzilla #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #SocialMedia #Threads #Facebook #Instagram #Twitter #Myspace #Digg #Youtube
The system previously known as FSD, now known as "just kidding FSD" is being adjusted down to $8k. In 2022 it was sold for $15k.
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly said that as FSD becomes more capable, it should also go up in price to reflect its greater value. Previously, FSD price increases were largely associated with software updates that added new capability to the system."
Winning!
https://electrek.co/2024/04/21/tesla-lowers-price-of-full-self-driving-to-8000-down-from-12000/
Tesla lowers price of ‘Full Self-Driving’ to $8,000, down from $12,000
The software, which CEO Elon Musk said would only get more expensive as it gets more capable, once cost as much as $15k.Jameson Dow (Electrek)
"Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down"
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/19/24135011/twitter-alternative-post-news-shutdown
"Mastodon and Bluesky are still standing."
#Post #Twitter #Mastodon #Bluesky #aocialmedia
Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down
Post News, a Twitter alternative run by the former Waze CEO Noam Bardin, is shutting down. Bardin says the platform “is not growing fast enough.”Emma Roth (The Verge)
The more I interact with the denizens of Twitter, the more I want to make Mastodon work for me instead, given I have been called a fascist, a communist, a paedophile, along with several words that I really don't think are conducive to a good discussion. Now there are more and more rumblings that I will need to pay for this privilege... Any advice on how to make the move to Mastodon work?
I've been so happy with Mastadon I only today noticed Twitter now requires login for viewing tweets.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitter-now-needs-users-sign-view-tweets-2023-06-30/
Elon Musk declared he wouldn’t comply with orders from Brazil’s Supreme Court to ban far-right accounts involved in an attempted coup.
It shows how Musk uses Twitter to amplify fascism, but also why many countries are increasingly fed up with unaccountable US tech firms.
https://disconnect.blog/elon-musk-is-already-losing-his-battle-with-brazil/
#tech #elonmusk #brazil #brasil #twitter #socialmedia
Elon Musk is using Twitter to defend Brazil’s fascists
The fight shows countries will no longer put up with the drawbacks of unregulated social mediaParis Marx (Disconnect)
the answer is clear, though: so many folks using #Twitter are able to look past those naive, reductionist perspectives that obsess over Musk and instead consider the broader picture of how use of Twitter benefits their enterprises.
It’s a cut of the nose to spite the face situation to give up the benefits of using a platform just because you have a personal issue with the personality associated with it.
#GoToSocial users!
Are there sites that work as a bridge between #Twitter and #ActivityPub like https://bird.makeup that works with GtS? Kinda wanna subscribe to some creators out there
So let me get this straight: Your business model depends on user created content for running advertisements against. Now you want to charge the people who are freely providing you with content a fee to post content without sharing any of the profit? And you are doing this because you can't figure out how to stop bots on your platform since you cut most of your engineering staff.
Hmm...I might be a business genius, but that doesn't sound like a good plan.
https://qz.com/elon-musk-twitter-spam-bots-annual-fee-tweet-1851411201
Elon Musk says new X users have to pay to tweet
The new policy targets spam bots on the social media platform, which X has failed to "purge"William Gavin (Quartz)
'Mr Boikov— who lives in the Russian consulate in Sydney while awaiting political asylum after fleeing an AUS arrest warrant for assault last year & then receiving RUS citizenship from putin— wasn't the first #twitter user to mention the name Benjamin Cohen. But he was the first to go viral, even making a national news outlet.
Probably because he'd purchased a blue tick, so his content was prioritised & appeared higher on feeds, including users who didn't follow him.' 👇👇
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-68822846
Sydney mall attack: Confronting pro-Kremlin troll on false claims Jewish student was killer
Simeon Boikov sparked a social media frenzy implicating an innocent 20-year-old in the shopping mall attack.By Marianna Spring (BBC News)
#Mastodon biggest supporter is at it again. https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/15/x-small-fee-new-users/
If this happens people will jump to #Threads as well
#Fediverse #X #Twitter
X May Charge New Users a 'Small Fee' to Post, Like and Reply
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) will soon begin charging new users "a small fee" for posting content and liking, replying, and...Juli Clover (MacRumors.com)
I tried replacing Twitter with Bluesky, Threads, and Mastodon: What I found
More and more ex-Twitter/X users are seeking new online homes. I kicked the tires on these three nascent services. Here's what you need to know about them.David Gewirtz (ZDNET)
There's a guaranteed way of not having the #Twitter / #X badge of shame: Delete your account and crawl out of that cesspool.
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127906/x-premium-users-can-no-longer-hide-their-blue-checks
X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks
X is removing the ability for Premium and Premium Plus users to hide their blue checks. The platform recently upgraded a large number of influential accounts to premium subscriptions for free.Amrita Khalid (The Verge)
#Twitter’s Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers
source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/04/twitters-clumsy-pivot-to-x-com-is-a-gift-to-phishers/
Those include carfatwitter.com, which Twitter/X truncated to carfax.com when the domain appeared in user messages or tweets. Visiting this domain currently displays a message that begins, “Are you serious, X Corp?”
#internet #fail #security #phishing #cybersecurity #twitter #news
Twitter’s Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers
On April 9, Twitter/X began automatically modifying links that mention "twitter.com" to redirect to "x.com" instead. But over the past 48 hours, dozens of new domain names have been registered that demonstrate how this change could be used to craft…krebsonsecurity.com
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/04/twitters-clumsy-pivot-to-x-com-is-a-gift-to-phishers/ #twitter #phishing #japan #domains #absolute #XitHeads
Twitter’s Clumsy Pivot to X.com Is a Gift to Phishers
On April 9, Twitter/X began automatically modifying links that mention "twitter.com" to redirect to "x.com" instead. But over the past 48 hours, dozens of new domain names have been registered that demonstrate how this change could be used to craft…krebsonsecurity.com
A very important Public Service Announcement.
https://soc.jrconlin.com/@jrconlin/112245148260859456
jr conlin (@jrconlin@soc.jrconlin.com)
I regret to inform y'all that: spacetwitter.com netflitwitter.com xerotwitter.com are not available, but castingcouch-twitter.com and spantwitter.com are (if you're into bad white supremacist porn or athleisure fascism, I suppose.)jr's tiny little mastodon server
"People are attacked all the time in the media, online media, social media, but it is rare that that actually has a meaningful negative impact on their life," said Musk the guy with at least two bodyguards -- who follow him even into the bathroom. Said the guy who banned the kid who was running the Elon Musk flight tracker account. Really?
Elon Musk denies knowing who’s suing him to dodge defamation suit
Musk failed to keep his most recent deposition hidden from the public.Ars Technica
MUSK-Y odor of Wrongdoing
Brazil's Supreme Court judge opens an investigation of Elon Musk over misinformation
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Musk #Twitter #Mastodon #socialmedia #Breaking #BreakingNews
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/08/1243382430/elon-musk-brazil-supreme-court-investigation
Elon Musk threatens to disobey court order over banned profiles
Brazil threatens to regulate social media owned by "billionaires domiciled abroad."Ars Technica
Federal Court Dimisses X's Anti-Speech Lawsuit Against Watchdog
This post was co-written by EFF legal intern Melda Gurakar.Researchers, journalists, and everyone else has a First Amendment right to criticize social media platforms and their content moderation practices without fear of being targeted by retaliator…Electronic Frontier Foundation
Federal Court Dimisses X's Anti-Speech Lawsuit Against Watchdog
This post was co-written by EFF legal intern Melda Gurakar.Researchers, journalists, and everyone else has a First Amendment right to criticize social media platforms and their content moderation practices without fear of being targeted by retaliator…Electronic Frontier Foundation
Lol
“It appears that Elon #Musk’s X, formerly known as #Twitter, has restored blue check marks to popular users overnight — and some of them are taking to the platform to clarify that they didn’t pay for the perk.”
https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/elon-musk-restores-blue-checks-x-influential-users-1235960188/
Elon Musk Restores Blue Checks on X for 'Influential' Users
Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter, has restored blue check marks to popular users seemingly overnight.Ellise Shafer (Variety)
