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Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by Hamuko »

abnry wrote: post #631

Ways I think Twitter could immediately improve, from the perspective of users: - Optional verification check marks for anyone who wants them. Throw out the Blue Check status symbol. Offer "real person" twitter filter. - Transparent and consistent moderation policies. Bans are inconsistently applied for reasons that are often hard to figure out. - Return to a reverse chronological time and/or down selection of rage-ba…

>Offer "real person" twitter filter.

So basically make people's Twitter experience even more of a bubble than it currently is?

Not even going to address the issue of the "real person" filter not actually filtering out the realness of the person, but rather if they can afford to dox themselves to Twitter.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by Spooky23 »

syshum wrote: post #683
abnry wrote: post #631

Ways I think Twitter could immediately improve, from the perspective of users: - Optional verification check marks for anyone who wants them. Throw out the Blue Check status symbol. Offer "real person" twitter filter. - Transparent and consistent moderation policies. Bans are inconsistently applied for reasons that are often hard to figure out. - Return to a reverse chronological time and/or down selection of rage-ba…

I have never understood this aversion to Anonymous Speech, free speech requires Anonymous Speech. Some of the most important events in history (like the Founding of the United States) would never have happened with out Anonymous Speech. We should debate idea's not authors. Anonymous Speech enables idea's to be spread not personality cults, one would thing those opposing Elon believing that people just support him bec…

Verification and anonymity aren’t mutually exclusive. Spooky23 is a persona on HN. If I were to post under my real name, I would want a way to verify who I am.

Facebook pushes “real names” because Zuck thought it was a good idea, and it makes them more money.

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by Trias11 »

abnry wrote: post #631

Ways I think Twitter could immediately improve, from the perspective of users: - Optional verification check marks for anyone who wants them. Throw out the Blue Check status symbol. Offer "real person" twitter filter. - Transparent and consistent moderation policies. Bans are inconsistently applied for reasons that are often hard to figure out. - Return to a reverse chronological time and/or down selection of rage-ba…

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Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by iloveparis »

lucius_verus wrote: post #646
altacc wrote: post #41

He's already said that he'd follow all local laws so it would be interesting to see if he can find the elusive path of maintaining free speech, following the law and not having Twitter being a toxic cesspool used mainly to shout down those not our your "side". Personally my reservations are because I think running a social media site is a lot about understanding people and defining a healthy culture for your elusive…

The bit about "following the law" was so poorly thought out. Musk's comments at TED made it seem like he both: (1) confused Bill of Rights guarantee that the government won't censor speech with some law that prohibits private companies from moderating speech on their platforms (not a thing) (2) failed to consider what it means to "follow the law" when your platform operates in multiple countries with incompatible law…

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Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by grishka »

toephu2 wrote: post #635
abnry wrote: post #631

Ways I think Twitter could immediately improve, from the perspective of users: - Optional verification check marks for anyone who wants them. Throw out the Blue Check status symbol. Offer "real person" twitter filter. - Transparent and consistent moderation policies. Bans are inconsistently applied for reasons that are often hard to figure out. - Return to a reverse chronological time and/or down selection of rage-ba…

> Return to a reverse chronological time They've had this for years. Press the "swish" (stars) button top right.

I've never seen the algorithmic one in the first place. Probably because I have an old enough account?

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Post by inasio »

crate_barre wrote: post #632
abnry wrote: post #631

Ways I think Twitter could immediately improve, from the perspective of users: - Optional verification check marks for anyone who wants them. Throw out the Blue Check status symbol. Offer "real person" twitter filter. - Transparent and consistent moderation policies. Bans are inconsistently applied for reasons that are often hard to figure out. - Return to a reverse chronological time and/or down selection of rage-ba…

Or more realistically, the first thing he’ll do is re-platform all those that got de-platformed. Trump 2024, here we go.

I think that would objectively be bad for Trump, what's the point then of his Truth Social app, the whole SPAC crazy valuation. Getting the popcorn ready.

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Post by [deleted] »

syshum wrote: post #683
abnry wrote: post #631

Ways I think Twitter could immediately improve, from the perspective of users: - Optional verification check marks for anyone who wants them. Throw out the Blue Check status symbol. Offer "real person" twitter filter. - Transparent and consistent moderation policies. Bans are inconsistently applied for reasons that are often hard to figure out. - Return to a reverse chronological time and/or down selection of rage-ba…

I have never understood this aversion to Anonymous Speech, free speech requires Anonymous Speech. Some of the most important events in history (like the Founding of the United States) would never have happened with out Anonymous Speech. We should debate idea's not authors. Anonymous Speech enables idea's to be spread not personality cults, one would thing those opposing Elon believing that people just support him bec…

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Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by shrimpx »

What’s the consequence for employees? People with 3 years left of vesting RSUs. Will those keep vesting somehow? Or they’ll get an upfront payout? And what’s my incentive to work for an established private company with no stock growth prospect? I guess Twitter will have to pay 500k senior eng. salaries in cash instead of stock?

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by newsclues »

jasonwilk wrote: post #359

While I don’t advocate for anyone losing their job, my partial view on what Elon will do with Twitter once he takes it private is to shut down their ad business and focus on Twitter Blue (or some variation of subscription based product announcements). This will have several benefits. 1. Simplifies the business operation by reducing fixed headcount significantly 2. This will have a hard hit to Twitter revenue but Musk…

The content moderation team needs to be fired

Re: Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources

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Post by mettamage »

jypepin wrote: post #614

So, how does that work for current stock holders and employees? If you own Twitter stock, will it be automatically sold at 43b val? And twitter will get out of public markets? For employees, are they pretty much seeing their comp getting divided by 2 because now they can't sell the stocks/rsus they vest every quarter?

I wonder how this works for options. I bought a couple of calls.
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