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pinnopinno Posts: 50,651
edited January 2023 in The cake stop
Faceache was brought under considerable scrutiny after incidents of self harm , bullying and suicides after which they promised to monitor content.

Musk had said that the accounts of some controversial Twitters would be re-instated some time ago, long before he bought out Twitter under the apparent 'freedom of speech' to which he obviously wants to promote.

Are the sacked 8000 employees instrumental in monitoring Twitter content and if so, will Twitter end up in the same situation of under-regulated content as FB?
Does the future of Twitter in the hands of Musk bode well?
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    ugo.santaluciaugo.santalucia Posts: 28,052
    Worst possible guy to run a social media platform
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    slowmartslowmart Posts: 4,414
    He will have a plan. Whether it’s viable is another story.

    It’s one thing being a “free speech absolutist” and running a social media app whose income model currently relies solely on third party advertisers.

    All I can see is a awful online place for polarised views which will haemorrhage cash, advertisers and users.

    As for trump, he’s invested in his own platform while we won’t get paid from twitter, so can’t see him pivoting back as it will mean failure for his baby.

    Mind you a lot of people wrote off Tesla and he tweeted why people wanted Tesla to fail. You can’t write the guy of as his plans will become clearer once the dust has settled
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    oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,748
    Can't stand the bloke and to sack so many like they're nothing and in the manner they have is immoral. Can't stand the bloke personally, looks like he's swallowed a wasp. Can't see the point of his space adventure and the basic Tesla is ugly as the more expensive ones look better. To much power in one man's hand.
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    ProssPross Posts: 39,329
    pinno said:

    Faceache was brought under considerable scrutiny after incidents of self harm , bullying and suicides after which they promised to monitor content.

    Musk had said that the accounts of some controversial Twitters would be re-instated some time ago, long before he bought out Twitter under the apparent 'freedom of speech' to which he obviously wants to promote.

    Are the sacked 8000 employees instrumental in monitoring Twitter content and if so, will Twitter end up in the same situation of under-regulated content as FB?
    Does the future of Twitter in the hands of Musk bode well?

    Apparently one was responsible for dealing with reports in the UK from celebrities getting abuse. As the person I heard (former high up in Twitter pre-Musk) said, this person’s role included dealing with racist abuse of professional footballers and the World Cup is about to start.

    The more I see of Musk the more I wonder if he was a deep cover sleeper agent, he seems intent on disruption!
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    pblakeneypblakeney Posts: 24,714
    Anyone else picture Jonathan Pryce?

    Noted that several large companies have pulled advertising already.
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    briantrumpetbriantrumpet Posts: 16,632
    As reported by @kingstongraham , Musk seems to be rather thin-skinned... so much for free speech.

    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
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    briantrumpetbriantrumpet Posts: 16,632
    There also seems to be masking of replies to mildly critical tweets:

    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
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    rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 70,789 Lives Here
    Shout out to the bankers who financed the deal.

    They’ll be sweating for quite a while haaaa

    KYC lads



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    briantrumpetbriantrumpet Posts: 16,632
    edited November 2022
    rick_chasey said:

    Shout out to the bankers who financed the deal.

    They’ll be sweating for quite a while haaaa

    KYC lads


    How much of his investment has already gone up in smoke, I wonder. Reckon he must have knocked off half, as he's scaring away both users and advertisers, and it has virtually no tangible assets.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
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    rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 70,789 Lives Here
    Sure but it’s a leveraged buy out. It’s not his cash. It’s his borrowed cash.
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    briantrumpetbriantrumpet Posts: 16,632
    rick_chasey said:

    Sure but it’s a leveraged buy out. It’s not his cash. It’s his borrowed cash.


    Knock-on effect, Tesla shares down nearly 10% on the week?

    Either way, a few people will be sweating.

    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
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    rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 70,789 Lives Here
    I like laughing at bankers who make stupid lends. 👍🏻
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    briantrumpetbriantrumpet Posts: 16,632
    edited November 2022
    rick_chasey said:

    I like laughing at bankers who make stupid lends. 👍🏻


    A lot of Saudis in this case, I think?
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
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    Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,967
    briantrumpet said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Sure but it’s a leveraged buy out. It’s not his cash. It’s his borrowed cash.


    Knock-on effect, Tesla shares down nearly 10% on the week?

    Either way, a few people will be sweating.

    I think a few of us have previously pointed out the dangers of people quoting Twitter as if it's a reliable source of information, well before Musk took it over :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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    rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 70,789 Lives Here
    As opposed to the telegraph?
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    briantrumpetbriantrumpet Posts: 16,632
    Stevo_666 said:

    briantrumpet said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Sure but it’s a leveraged buy out. It’s not his cash. It’s his borrowed cash.


    Knock-on effect, Tesla shares down nearly 10% on the week?

    Either way, a few people will be sweating.

    I think a few of us have previously pointed out the dangers of people quoting Twitter as if it's a reliable source of information, well before Musk took it over :)

    For sure.

    There's a void between Twitter's type of unfiltered 'news sources' and the 'MSM' under owners' control: both have their place, but one needs to be wary of both, for different reasons.
    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
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    Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,967
    Ears burning Rick? :D
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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    kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,903
    It's like trusting the bloke down the pub - it depends who they are.
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    oxomanoxoman Posts: 11,748
    Personally can't stand twitter, FB or snapchat and can't remember the last time I brought a daily rag. Sure as hell wouldn't pay for the privilege if I did use them. Hope he comes unstuck, might give trumpet a boost for his sounding board.
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    Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,967
    kingstongraham said:

    It's like trusting the bloke down the pub - it depends who they are.

    True, most sources are like that. Although you still need to do your due diligence if you really want to rely on it.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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    kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,903
    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's like trusting the bloke down the pub - it depends who they are.

    True, most sources are like that. Although you still need to do your due diligence if you really want to rely on it.
    But you wouldn't claim it was the pub that you trust or don't trust.

    And further, if the pub owner started being an censored and letting other arseholes scream at you constantly, it wouldn't be anyone else's fault if people went elsewhere.
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    rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 70,789 Lives Here
    edited November 2022
    Basically Musk is paying a yard a year in interest so that’s why he’s suddenly worried about profitability.

    Approaching it like a Redditor shitposter however will definitely help.
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    Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,967
    kingstongraham said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's like trusting the bloke down the pub - it depends who they are.

    True, most sources are like that. Although you still need to do your due diligence if you really want to rely on it.
    But you wouldn't claim it was the pub that you trust or don't trust.

    And further, if the pub owner started being an censored and letting other arseholes scream at you constantly, it wouldn't be anyone else's fault if people went elsewhere.
    I'm not too bothered as I don't use it myself. But Musk owns it so he can do what he wants with it.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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    rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 70,789 Lives Here
    Constrained by the terms of his borrowing tbf
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    kingstongrahamkingstongraham Posts: 25,903
    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's like trusting the bloke down the pub - it depends who they are.

    True, most sources are like that. Although you still need to do your due diligence if you really want to rely on it.
    But you wouldn't claim it was the pub that you trust or don't trust.

    And further, if the pub owner started being an censored and letting other arseholes scream at you constantly, it wouldn't be anyone else's fault if people went elsewhere.
    I'm not too bothered as I don't use it myself. But Musk owns it so he can do what he wants with it.
    If it was a pub you liked, you'd stop going there and hope he lost his money, but still be a bit sad it had happened.
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    briantrumpetbriantrumpet Posts: 16,632
    Will we ever know, if Twitter implodes first?

    https://www.facebook.com/unanglaisendiois
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    Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,967
    rick_chasey said:

    Constrained by the terms of his borrowing tbf

    I don't feel the need to caveat my posts with 'within the bounds of the law and contractual commitments etc'....
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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    Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,967
    kingstongraham said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    It's like trusting the bloke down the pub - it depends who they are.

    True, most sources are like that. Although you still need to do your due diligence if you really want to rely on it.
    But you wouldn't claim it was the pub that you trust or don't trust.

    And further, if the pub owner started being an censored and letting other arseholes scream at you constantly, it wouldn't be anyone else's fault if people went elsewhere.
    I'm not too bothered as I don't use it myself. But Musk owns it so he can do what he wants with it.
    If it was a pub you liked, you'd stop going there and hope he lost his money, but still be a bit sad it had happened.
    True, but fortunately it's not.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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    rick_chaseyrick_chasey Posts: 70,789 Lives Here
    Stevo_666 said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Constrained by the terms of his borrowing tbf

    I don't feel the need to caveat my posts with 'within the bounds of the law and contractual commitments etc'....
    Nah what I mean is he’s got a yard of interest to pay a year so he’s gonna have to have it make money which is not going to be easy and that will dictate what he does.
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    Stevo_666Stevo_666 Posts: 56,967
    rick_chasey said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    rick_chasey said:

    Constrained by the terms of his borrowing tbf

    I don't feel the need to caveat my posts with 'within the bounds of the law and contractual commitments etc'....
    Nah what I mean is he’s got a yard of interest to pay a year so he’s gonna have to have it make money which is not going to be easy and that will dictate what he does.
    True.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
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