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Twitter has officially changed its logo to ‘X’

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Post by tomjakubowski »

LapsangGuzzler wrote: post #149
LelouBil wrote: post #109

I hope that this will push government officials and structures to set up mastodon instances. Like one for the government where each agency has an account. Europe did this [0] and I find that it's a very good idea to have control over communication (plus since it's open anyone can do what they want with the data) [0] https://social.network.europa.eu/

I’m surprised that the pro sports leagues haven’t tried this given all of their complaining about abuse on Twitter and IG. NBA teams are about to start paying middle-of-the-road players $60M per year, hiring a full-time mod team to support an official mastodon instance should be a drop in the bucket for them.

The NBA and NBAPA just signed a CBA through 2030, if this does happen it won't be any time soon (and I doubt it would, banning players from using a social media site is pretty far reaching).

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Post by Capricorn2481 »

nancyhn wrote: post #561
jiwidi wrote: post #185

It is fun to see the fall of Musk, I don't know anyone who defends him at this point, everyone I know (myself included) have changed how we think of him since he acquired twitter. He has become an egocentric man with need for acceptance.

Wanting to see the failure of one of the few people who have made lasting important contributions to humanity, and inspires millions of builders to achieve big things, is a sad way to live life. It's frankly anti-progress and anti-humanity.

Inspired or hired? You make it sound like he has sacrificed everything and gave us perfect electric vehicles out of the goodness of his heart, when he's just a guy selling products with famously questionable build quality. And while he simultaneously puts dumb gimmicky things in his vehicles like "Gaming consoles" to jack up the price, he trolls other companies trying to make electric vehicles affordable so we can actually impact the planet and not just build toy cars for the few people that can afford them.

I don't understand the tendency to portray Elon Musk like a civil rights leader.

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Post by azornathogron »

dualboot wrote: post #554
catgary wrote: post #503

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At this point it seems like he’s dismantling Twitter on purpose. I can understand why the Saudis who lent him money would want it gone after the Arab spring.

This. Twitter has been the bane of billionaires, aspiring billionaires, and corrupt nation-states for a long time now.

Really? Why? What problems does Twitter cause for them?

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Post by xdennis »

oxfordmale wrote: post #19
ekianjo wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

when a word becomes too common it risks losing its trademark though

Good luck trade marking X

You would be surprised how accommodating US trademarks are, like how you can't make pink insulation because it's "owned" by Owens Corning.

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Post by numpad0 »

ulfw wrote: post #433
philk10 wrote: post #163

The Brand Toolkit page needs updating - https://about.twitter.com/en/who-we-are/brand-toolkit Not only does it still have the bird it says "Our logo is our most recognizable asset. That’s why we’re so protective of it. Take a moment to think about how you apply it and take a read of our Brand Guidelines for examples of how we like you to use it."

Doubt anyone who worked on that still is employed there. And even if, they surely weren't asked their opinion, nor informed about the decision.

definitely not:

  > Anyone looking for a little horror story?
  >  
  > I'm one of the only two in-house designer in the whole Twitter corporate, and I wasn't told anything about this rebranding...
1: (screenshot)https://twitter.com/gtmhouse/status/1683336936222781440

2: (gone)https://kokoholt.com/

3: (gone)https://jp.linkedin.com/in/koko-watanabe-holt

4: (privated)https://www.instagram.com/kokoholt/

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Post by vastbinderj »

LelouBil wrote: post #109

I hope that this will push government officials and structures to set up mastodon instances. Like one for the government where each agency has an account. Europe did this [0] and I find that it's a very good idea to have control over communication (plus since it's open anyone can do what they want with the data) [0] https://social.network.europa.eu/

Mastodon == good

Government regulation and call for facist authoritarianism == evil

Europeans do not have free speech and it is making it populace much poorer. Don't hold it up as a standard to aspire to.

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Post by tomjakubowski »

scythe wrote: post #296
LelouBil wrote: post #109

I hope that this will push government officials and structures to set up mastodon instances. Like one for the government where each agency has an account. Europe did this [0] and I find that it's a very good idea to have control over communication (plus since it's open anyone can do what they want with the data) [0] https://social.network.europa.eu/

It's legally hairy in the United States for the government to moderate Internet platforms. As I recall, some public officials were taken to court over blocking people on the site formerly known as Twitter. There's a court case pending against the government right now regarding its communications with platforms during the COVID crisis.

legally woolly in Mastodon's case
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