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Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by gloosx »

muddi900 wrote: post #6

I think the only smaet business move for twitter right now is to ban all external links in posts, like Instagram and TikTok. It was never much of a driver of traffic outside news and most news consumers that click have already left. And most news sources you'd want to click are behind paywalls The users that remain are more likely to watch Twitter videos and read those long-ass tweets, out of loyalty to Papa Elon.

Agreed. Most twitter posts I see anyway is stolen content without a single link to attribute it. Almost seems like posting a link to the source there is bad manners.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by buyucu »

teekert wrote: post #37

Somehow I don’t believe this, it is too much out of character, even if it fits so nicely with how we want to see Elon. Did anyone here actually confirm this? I never used Twitter nor X or id check myself.

it is very consistent of how Elon Musk has been behaving for the last 20 years.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by _fw »

milesrout wrote: post #65
JumpCrisscross wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Nobody buys Teslas - it is nothing The pussyfooting around this from some countries is genuinely surprising. Like, how are the Germans of all people confused about whether the oligarch courting their neo Nazis is a threat to their national security?

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Unfortunately this isn’t quite correct. They’re not neonazis but they are fascists, they don’t believe in liberal democracy and hold extremist (as in, objectively far right) views on women’s rights, Judaism, Islam and LBGT issues.

AfD are also anti-science proponents of climate change denial, and are quite happy to hold opposing views from one day to the next.

By all means ask me for receipts

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by buyucu »

berkes wrote: post #48

I'm not defending Twitter or their policy in any way (disclaimer: I left Twitter the moment Elmo took over. I despise his hypocrisy and his fascist ideas) But this could be a "legitimate f-up". Normally, most of these unsafe-url protection and detection is automated in something with the scale of Twitter. Just like URL-shorteners often are (were?) "seemingly randomly" banned, because a portion of the shared urls are…

does the reason matter? regardless of whether it is a mistake or or censorship, the end result is the same.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by jmcgough »

matwood wrote: post #36
scott_w wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While you’re correct as to his intentions, it’s still important to point out his hypocrisy as he called himself “a free speech absolutist,” and claimed to want Twitter to be part of that vision. He explicitly called left wing and right wing views as things he wants. Yes, we know it was all lies but not putting out the evidence allows people like Musk and his acolytes to make it the new truth without a fight.

We really are living in a world where we were always at war with Eurasia. Musk shouted loudly to his followers his views on free speech and why he wanted to buy Twitter. And now, it’s like it never happened. This isn’t like a bias news outlet leaving out certain facts, this is Musk himself saying these things and people going along with it. It’s bonkers to me.

I'm not sure you understand free speech. Free speech means he can make public threats to people without repercussions, doxx people when he feels like it, lie, and spread misinformation for personal gain. It means unbanning rule breakers, doxxers and harassers, as long as they're right-wing. Free speech does not extend to anyone who he personally disagrees with or dislikes, who will instead be banned from the platform.

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Post by _fw »

nicce wrote: post #70
milesrout wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Other parties in many countries don’t seem to understand that if they try to solve the immigration issues more seriously - many right-wing parties would disappear as they have nothing else.

It’s not about immigration. If it was, then mainstream parties WOULD fix immigration.

It’s about national identity, “us and them”. If it wasn’t about immigrants it would be about “experts”. If it wasn’t about experts it would be about “the gays”.

This kind of thing doesn’t go away with appeasement: orgs like AfD just point their weapons at somebody else. It has always been the way with facists.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by milesrout »

nicce wrote: post #70
milesrout wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Other parties in many countries don’t seem to understand that if they try to solve the immigration issues more seriously - many right-wing parties would disappear as they have nothing else.

The CDU/CSU understands perfectly. That is why its immigration policy has turned around completely. It is now basically the same as AfD's, in the hopes of drawing its old voters back. But the voters aren't stupid. Because of the cordon sanitaire, the CDU/CSU can't implement its migration policy without violating the most sacred "rule" of German politics: you cannot work with the AfD. If you do, the establishment media and the left (SPD/Greens) will be very upset with you. And we can't have that! Look at all the howling there was over the CDU even considering using AfD votes to pass migration reform recently.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by kstrauser »

addandsubtract wrote: post #52
nicce wrote: post #24

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People have only that much power we give to them. If everyone stops using Twitter/X, it is nothing. Nobody buys Teslas - it is nothing. The list goes on since his # in wealthy ranks defines his position. Just make it drop.

There really should be a bigger campaign for everyone to sell their Tesla shares. As you said, take away his money and he goes away.

Sell them to whom? If I had a Tesla and sold it to you, there are still the same number of people driving one.

I’m sympathetic to Tesla owners who've had their car for a while. If Akio Toyoda turned out to be a bastard, I wouldn't buy another new Toyota, but I’d continue to drive our current one until the wheels fall off. Same with Teslas. It's unreasonable to ask someone to get rid of their working, paid-for family transport. We can't just scrap all of them.

But. Anyone driving an Incel Camino just bought the thing, and I will continue pointing at them and laughing.

Re: X users are unable to post “Signal.me” links

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Post by andrepd »

bergen wrote: post #46
decimalenough wrote: post #4

Remember the Arab Spring and how Twitter was hailed as a tool for the masses to fight against their oppressors? And remember how Elon bought Twitter, loudly proclaiming he was doing so to defend free speech? I'm mildly curious to see how X tries to justify this, but I suspect they've reached the stage where they don't even need to pretend to pay lip service to their notional values.

If your sycophants eat everything you'll throw at them there won't be any need for justification. Which completely baffles me. The US digital technology sector seems to be full of yes man and groupthink, and it's getting worse.

I think some people are so motivated by "hate" (for lack of a better word) they they pretty much would shoot their foot off with a sawed-off if someone told them it would "own the libs". It's like you say: there is not even need of justification, Musk is "our guy" and that's that.
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