It could go a bunch of ways but I think the most likely is that celebrities will find and new place to go and it will either becoming a hang out for bigots or tech bros.
@Oberon1 Byron York has in his Daily memo on The Washington Examiner today a piece on how the Babylon Bee, a humor site which especially likes to skewer the left (oh, horrors!), has been banned from Twitter because they will not take down their piece awarding Rachel Levine their "Man of the Year" award. This is the sort of "hateful content" the Twits has banned.
He’s spent 1 month challenging censorship.. be awefully embarrassing if he continued with it. The algorithms and shadow bans.. don’t care what he does as long as he walks the talk of free speech
People are making a big deal out of it. It will probably be just fine. However I am curious. Will those still working there who're complaining finally leave, just like they promised to leave the country after Trump was elected?
Edit: it's been just a couple of days after the buyout and the trash is already taking itself out! Love it ❤️
It’s a step in the right direction. The western Marxist house of cards is coming down big time. The left is becoming trapped by their own lies and treachery.
@Oberon1 I don't think you realize how many people on Twitter have been suspended for exactly that sort of thing. And I happen to know from personal experience that that's what happens when you get suspended. They give you a chance to remove the statement, or to appeal if you think it was legitimate. Don't believe me? Go tell somebody on Twitter to kill themselves, or something similarly inappropriate, and watch what happens.
Donald Trump got numerous warnings, I have no doubt. He kept posting the same BS over and over until they got sick of his shit. And now you people are claiming that that is somehow a violation of his free speech.
Whatever it doesn't concern me. I gotta say he's really smart though and knows what he's doing. I don't use Twitter but I'm sure him acquiring a portion of it is a good thing.
Very positive, it’s becoming clear that shadow banning is a real thing on Twitter. I think there should be a pretty wide open space for people. Verbal tough and tumble never hurt anyone.
@Entwistle No, they aren't denying them the right to say anything. Then can still use the platform freely. The only difference is that Elon won't see their posts, and it's his right not to if he doesn't want to.
Sometimes blocking someone is done because they're being annoying
@Entwistle Everyone is allowed to be wrong! You, however, are misunderstanding the point of social media blocks if you think that they are the same as censorship in any way, shape or form.
Well i am not planning on joining twitter but i hope Musk's stated stance of being a firm supporter of free speech is real.. If so then it will be good, the users will have the freedom to discuss all topics and hold different POVs .. The woke leftist fascists have stomped upon the freedom of people online for way to long..
@Carissimi Maybe he needs to call us to tell us we won a million dollars in a lottery we didn't apply for and he needs our bank account info and credit card pin to add it to our savings? You never know.
He’s not in charge yet. If you heard the secret tape of the “all hands” Twitter meeting, by Project Veritas, you will hear the CEO say, it will be (and I’m paraphrasing) business as usual, until the deal closes, and that can be 6-12 months. @assemblingaknob
I have an account on Twitter and never use it, I’ve been meaning to close it and now will definitely. I’m totally uninterested in Elon Musk and dislike him, so Twitter will be even more toxic with the change.
I dislike him and I already dislike the Twitter experience, so I find him toxic already, that’s enough of a change for me two toxins in one. I’m not speaking for or sponsoring your opinion or experience on Twitter so go for it if you like it and him.@PiecingBabyFaceTogether
My only comment is to note the hysteria and consternation from certain left wing political groups regarding their future on the platform. Previously, when conservative pundits and contributors were kicked off the site, they clearly did not care, and in fact expressed glee and approval.
I think it is a very good thing. Let the free market of ideas flow. No one is required to have a twitter account or read any tweets they disagree with.
@Paperhearts He is entitled to make his own choices with his own money. I don't always agree with Elon Musk, but I do admire that he comes up with an idea and then uses his own money to develop it.
I''m fine with it. I was pushed off Twitter a long time ago. My opinions were not welcome. If Musk can make it into what it was always supposed to be, an open forum to share ideas, that would be cool.
I think initially 'membership' will drop dramatically. There are lots of non-human BOTS.
@Ryannnnnn he's a champion of free speech and trying to restore it's rightful place in american society. i'd say that's more than a vanity project and besides, he isn't obligated to try to solve the world's problems.
[quote]Elon Musk donated around $5.74 billion to charity in November, just weeks after tweeting that if the UN World Food Program showed him how $6 billion would solve world hunger, he would “sell Tesla stock right now and do it.”[/quote]
To all you people who say a transfer of ownership of Twitter won't affect you, here's why you're wrong. Posts on Twitter have an impact on the opinions of millions of human beings. If we allow some of the racist aѕsholes to have a public platform like that after they've been banned for literally sharing the most vile, disgusting content they can think of, then maybe they'll find kindred spirits. Maybe all of a sudden, your town will start having Saturday night lynchings. Sound fun?
Yeah, it matters who owns Twitter, and what he does with it.
@LordShadowfire Yeah because there was never racist talk in small towns before Twitter came along. Grow a pair, it’s a rough and tumble world. Slander, libel, perjury and obvious fighting words can be banned but people should be free to put forth ideas on health, politics, elections, demonstrations, climate and other contentious ideas without being banned because they didn’t measure up to woke crap.
