Twitter is better

[ionel]

  On 8/8/2024 at 1:43 PM, Bigbrog said:

Everyone is weird

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Thats weird. 

[braves121]

Free speech absolutist suing people who don’t advertise on his website lmao make it make sense

[Offthemat]

Analysis: X Corp (and Rumble) Sue GARM in Antitrust Suit
 

https://www.uncoverdc.com/2024/08/07/analysis-x-corp-and-rumble-sue-garm-in-antitrust-suit

[Wrestleknownothing]

  On 8/8/2024 at 10:29 PM, Offthemat said:

Analysis: X Corp (and Rumble) Sue GARM in Antitrust Suit
 

https://www.uncoverdc.com/2024/08/07/analysis-x-corp-and-rumble-sue-garm-in-antitrust-suit

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Do you think suing clients who do not do business with you is a good idea?

[BobDole]

  On 8/9/2024 at 1:50 PM, Wrestleknownothing said:

Do you think suing clients who do not do business with you is a good idea?

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Now they can say they don't have money to advertise since their budget is going towards lawyer fees.

[Offthemat]

GARM, the so-called 'advertising cartel' sued by Elon Musk's X and Rumble, is shutting down

The World Federation of Advertisers on Thursday reportedly informed members it would be 'discontinuing' GARM

 

https://qz.com/elon-musk-lawsuit-ad-group-garm-suspend-rumble-1851617006

[Wrestleknownothing]

What the hell happened on Twitter tonight?

40 minute wait, 30 minutes of techno before Trump comes on slurring his words while saying Kamala Harris on the cover of Time looks like Melania Trump.

Apparently these should be on the Separated at Birth thread.

Then Musk doubles down by claiming the delay was a denial of service attack while there are suggestions that is not true.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/12/24219121/donald-trump-elon-musk-interview-x-twitter-crashes

[mspart]

  On 8/9/2024 at 3:55 PM, Offthemat said:

GARM, the so-called 'advertising cartel' sued by Elon Musk's X and Rumble, is shutting down

The World Federation of Advertisers on Thursday reportedly informed members it would be 'discontinuing' GARM

 

https://qz.com/elon-musk-lawsuit-ad-group-garm-suspend-rumble-1851617006

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Wow, now this is news.   Musk and Rumble call them on their schtick and they have no defense so they cave and quit.   Wow, just incredible.  

mspart

[jross]

 

[Bigbrog]

  On 8/19/2024 at 3:06 PM, jross said:

 

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I saw these a couple days ago...amazing how Don Lemon fumbles terribly.  Say what you want about Musk but what he just said in this clip is 100% spot on correct.

[ionel]

  On 8/19/2024 at 3:06 PM, jross said:

 

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Evidence that a smart person can run circles around a ... well ... not so smart person in a debate. 

[Danny Deck]

https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/elon-musks-twitter-buyout-is-the-worst-deal-for-banks-since-gfc--wsj-3578988

[ionel]

  On 8/20/2024 at 2:43 PM, Danny Deck said:

https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/elon-musks-twitter-buyout-is-the-worst-deal-for-banks-since-gfc--wsj-3578988

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Maybe if Kamala is elected she will forgive the loan? We really need more irresponsible loan forgiveness.  

[Wrestleknownothing]

  On 8/20/2024 at 2:50 PM, ionel said:

Maybe if Kamala is elected she will forgive the loan? We really need more irresponsible loan forgiveness.  

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[jross]

  On 11/20/2022 at 4:37 PM, jross said:

Toxic members and BS news companies are quitting, the bias is balancing, activity is up, and I can see tweets there were suppressed before.  

Trump's account was reinstated.  I think about good character often. However, I cannot help to be giddy for meltdowns in 5, 4, 3, 2, ...

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Y’all still pointing out business as if that negated the original post.  X is better for users.

[BobDole]

  On 8/20/2024 at 4:10 PM, jross said:

Y’all still pointing out business as if that negated the original post.  X is better for users.

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Way worse experience with bots these days. Maybe they were targeting more political stuff in the olden days, but now it's on everything you post. In no way is it a better experience when you have to weed through the nudes in profile posts to see the good replies.

[uncle bernard]

  On 8/20/2024 at 4:10 PM, jross said:

Y’all still pointing out business as if that negated the original post.  X is better for users.

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The comment section of every viral post is filled with porn bots. 

[mspart]

  On 8/21/2024 at 8:03 PM, BobDole said:

Way worse experience with bots these days. Maybe they were targeting more political stuff in the olden days, but now it's on everything you post. In no way is it a better experience when you have to weed through the nudes in profile posts to see the good replies.

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Yeah, that is not good.   If that was not the case before, then this does not make things better I would agree.   I'm not a Twit or an X so I don't know but I can see that this would not be conducive.  

mspart

Edited August 21, 2024 by mspart

[Bigbrog]

  On 8/21/2024 at 8:06 PM, uncle bernard said:

The comment section of every viral post is filled with porn bots. 

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If this is the case...maybe I need to get on X!!

{I kid...I kid}

[jross]

Some tweets with innocent-looking girl images start off with questions like ‘What do you notice about this picture?’ but the comments quickly turn into nudes. I’ve learned to avoid clicking on them.

Many popular tweets are flooded with auto-generated comments, memes, or keyword related off-topic stuff. It's annoying.  I don't scroll past these comments, rather go to the next tweet.

I follow enough people to keep my overall feed is pretty balanced. I’ve noticed that lately, the comment sections on left-leaning posts are not as toxic as they were on Twitter.  It was soo toxic and frequent a few years ago I don't even know if there are more bots or not.  Twitter used to be less appealing than hot dog water.

[jross]

Grading most recent 10 tweets in my feed right now.  8 of 10 are spam free.  10 of 10 are nude free.  I'm only interested in 3 of the 10 tweets so have some config to do...)

1. https://x.com/Culture_Crit/status/1826292229302084089 (no spam, no nudes, just Shroud of Turin)
2. https://x.com/thefernandocz/status/1825956984149217530 (no spam, no nudes, just Mark Zuckerberg PR image changing over time)
3. https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1826337842190258472 (no spam, no nudes, just some weirdo that cares about identity)
4. https://x.com/PicturesFoIder/status/1826062285707592188 (lots of spam memes/comments, no nudes, Emma Watson giving a speech on feminism)
5. https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1826138250873893339 (no spam, no nudes, comments on point with breakdancing)
6. https://x.com/Thekeksociety/status/1826057549109432715 (no spam, no nudes, what do you notice about crooks)
   1. I am sick of the "what do you notice" posts
7. https://x.com/innercitypress/status/1825961578790879435 (subscribe to unlock)
   1. no thanks
8. https://x.com/FadeHubb/status/1826237375212917141 (no spam, no nudes, woman drove off with gas handle in tank)
9. https://x.com/AlbertusIV/status/1826330938290438287 (no spam, no nudes, throw a baseball harder)
10. https://x.com/InternetH0F/status/1826244457643061586 (lots of spam memes/comments, no nudes, truck marketing)

[BobDole]

  On 8/21/2024 at 9:51 PM, jross said:

Some tweets with innocent-looking girl images start off with questions like ‘What do you notice about this picture?’ but the comments quickly turn into nudes. I’ve learned to avoid clicking on them.

Many popular tweets are flooded with auto-generated comments, memes, or keyword related off-topic stuff. It's annoying.  I don't scroll past these comments, rather go to the next tweet.

I follow enough people to keep my overall feed is pretty balanced. I’ve noticed that lately, the comment sections on left-leaning posts are not as toxic as they were on Twitter.  It was soo toxic and frequent a few years ago I don't even know if there are more bots or not.  Twitter used to be less appealing than hot dog water.

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I follow, friends, wrestling related stuff, and baseball stuff. I see way more porn bots than ever before. None of my stuff on the Xer is political.

Here is a great example of a post from Bucknell in support of an athlete.

There were definite bots while under the other leadership, but these ones aren't even concealing it. 

[Bigbrog]

  On 8/22/2024 at 5:57 PM, BobDole said:

I follow, friends, wrestling related stuff, and baseball stuff. I see way more porn bots than ever before. None of my stuff on the Xer is political.

Here is a great example of a post from Bucknell in support of an athlete.

There were definite bots while under the other leadership, but these ones aren't even concealing it. 

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Get over yourself Bobby...she isn't looking to hook up with a dead president...nor is she looking to extort money out of one...sheesh!!

LOL  

[BobDole]

  On 8/22/2024 at 7:10 PM, Bigbrog said:

Get over yourself Bobby...she isn't looking to hook up with a dead president...nor is she looking to extort money out of one...sheesh!!

LOL  

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I guess I'm just jealous she isn't interested in me. You can't get any inheritance if the guy is already dead.

[headshuck]

This could be big.