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Twitter, Elliott Strike Truce That Leaves CEO Dorsey in Place

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Re: Twitter, Elliott Strike Truce That Leaves CEO Dorsey in Place

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Post by sjg007 »

gkoberger wrote: post #60
sjg007 wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It suggests that he doesn't have a roadmap / vision. That kind of thing drives investors nuts. My guess is that Elliott was able to use that as leverage and it worked.

He's building a community, so it makes total sense for him to solicit feedback from that community, via that community. The value of Twitter _is_ the community, not the "product roadmap". He's not turning to random people on Twitter because he's out of ideas... he's trying to understand more, and build a community of people who feel invested in the future of Twitter.

I would expect to see community oriented tools or products coming out of twitter then.

Re: Twitter, Elliott Strike Truce That Leaves CEO Dorsey in Place

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Post by wpietri »

HeroOfAges wrote: post #100
wpietri wrote: post #98

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Here's a writeup of one notable incident where Trump's rhetoric collides with Twitter policy: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/477046-trump-tests-twi...

I appreciate you taking the time to research and share that link, but the third paragraph in that article states, "But Twitter says the president’s tweets do not violate any of its rules...". And once more in the 8th, "But in this instance, Twitter has opted to leave Trump’s tweets alone, finding that they are allowed under its rules." This does not seem to be an example of President Trump violating Twitter policy.

Twitter has a history of great flexibility for famous accounts. E.g., in 2017, Twitter introduced the "newsworthiness" exception for tweets pretty much guaranteeing that anything he says is allowed under the rules. Many people feel that Trump gets much greater latitude compared with what some 20-follower anime-avatar account would get.

I certainly believe that's the case. In some ways, Trump saved Twitter. Their numbers improved greatly when he came along. Even ignoring the fact that banning Trump could be incredibly bad for Twitter in PR and regulatory aspects, kicking him off would cause a significant hit to key metrics.

Re: Twitter, Elliott Strike Truce That Leaves CEO Dorsey in Place

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Post by Mountain_Skies »

philjohn wrote: post #96
Mountain_Skies wrote: post #90

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What an incredibly low opinion you have of the average voter.

Propaganda and fake news work. Otherwise Fox News wouldn't be a thing.

If only we had someone like to you to decide who is too stupid to vote and what information is safe for people to hear.

Re: Twitter, Elliott Strike Truce That Leaves CEO Dorsey in Place

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Post by dodobirdlord »

ISL wrote: post #12
dodobirdlord wrote: post #2

Using outside investment to buy back shares seems more than a little silly. Seems like acknowledging that the investor made a mistake, since you have no use for additional capital.

Using outside investment to buy back shares is a way to transfer ownership to the outside investors, so long as the investors hold their shares.

Seems roundabout, when the investor could just buy the shares from their current owners.

Re: Twitter, Elliott Strike Truce That Leaves CEO Dorsey in Place

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Post by wyclif »

teddyh wrote: post #31
johannes1234321 wrote: post #24

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The length limitation makes proper discussions hard. I can't even discuss the Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz a German law on labeling meat, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinderkennzeichnungs-_und_Ri... ) in a tweet. Little space for more than a troll bit or a link.

> The length limitation makes proper discussions hard. Twitter has the exact same problem, if not worse, than TV had since ever: In order to be heard, your statement must fit in a soundbite, but nothing except very simple statements can fit. This is why everything is either reinforcing the status quo or rejecting something outright without qualification, leading to apparent polarization and radicalization: The medium…

You guys know about threading, right? In fact, the fastest-growing type of tweet in terms of popularity is the 100-tweet extended thread.

Re: Twitter, Elliott Strike Truce That Leaves CEO Dorsey in Place

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Post by ladyattis »

Paul Singer is going to find that Twitter isn't as biased as he believed. If anything, it's a wild west situation with respect to TOS violations and gray areas wrt TOS. It's just pathetic that he doesn't want to accept that Twitter, like Google, is trying to Disneyfy their product (making it universally palatable). There's no real leftist bias beyond don't be a jerk (don't use the n word, don't harass lgbt folks, and don't dox). If he thinks there's an actual large scale bias against conservative then I got a bridge to sell him.

Re: Twitter, Elliott Strike Truce That Leaves CEO Dorsey in Place

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Post by philjohn »

Mountain_Skies wrote: post #103
philjohn wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Propaganda and fake news work. Otherwise Fox News wouldn't be a thing.

If only we had someone like to you to decide who is too stupid to vote and what information is safe for people to hear.

Sadly that ended with the fairness doctrine in the 80's. I don't ask for a lot - just no blatant lies or fake outrage designed to weaponise one side against the other.
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