Relatively easy enough to run a social network. Very difficult to run one that's profitable, and even more so one that's profitable and at a global scale. Probably impossible to do so without advertiser money.
Further on my previous point -- Musk is running into some realities around "free speech" that ideologues like to wave away -- that free speech means you can say what you like, but others are also free to respond as they like. He's bought twitter. He can run it however he wants. But if advertisers don't like the way he's running it, and don't want to spend any money on twitter, they're free to do that as well. None of this is a big woke conspiracy, that's just the way the world works. Say what you like, but don't whine when people respond as they like.
Of course, as a billionaire, it's probably all a bit disconcerting, as when billionaires talk about free speech, what they generally mean is that they should be able to say and do as they like without being bothered by what other people say and want. Too bad Musk probably won't learn anything from all of this.
Trump is back on Twitter, but not posting. About 3 hours before this post he was following no one; now he's following 49 people. Looks like Lou Dobbs was his first Follow.
Given the fact that almost the entire security staff has resigned, you have to figure that hackers are just having a field day exploring Twitter's virtual viscera.
After pausing for much of the weekend to assess the security concerns, CBS News and Stations is resuming its activity on Twitter as we continue to monitor the situation.
Given the fact that almost the entire security staff has resigned, you have to figure that hackers are just having a field day exploring Twitter's virtual viscera.
Right, whatever security concerns there are on the Twitter shouldn’t affect the users, although they should watch out for any hack that spoofs their account to deceive readers.
Given the fact that almost the entire security staff has resigned, you have to figure that hackers are just having a field day exploring Twitter's virtual viscera.
Am I the only one here who finds it amusing that, after all of his rants about the evil "MSM" and the glories of sputnik.ru, it turns out that Paul has secretly been keeping track of CBS on Twitter?
I guess every once in a while even the most earnest tools have to pull their heads out of their ***** and find out what's really going on.
I don’t think those MyPillow ads are going to be enough to make up for other losses in advertisements.
the voting numbers aren't the important ones to Twitter's business. The relevant question is -- did deactivating Trump's account cause as many right wingers to abandon Twitter as it could cause non-right wingers to leave now that he's reinstated.
And as you are saying, which advertisers decide to leave because it's not worth the hassle.
the voting numbers aren't the important ones to Twitter's business. The relevant question is -- did deactivating Trump's account cause as many right wingers to abandon Twitter as it could cause non-right wingers to leave now that he's reinstated.
Musk’s own “referendum” results say that people who wanted Trump on the Twitter didn’t leave just because he was gone.
Apparently, Twitter's system for filtering copyrighted content has collapsed, leaving the company open to massive lawsuits (assuming it still exists by the time they are filed). Obviously, the company itself will have some recourse to bankruptcy protection but I wonder whether Bruh King Musk himself might also be libel since his reckless actions led so directly to these outcomes.
Do libertarian bruhs believe in copyright? On the one hand, it protects personal property (of a sort). On the other hand, it could be seen to bottle up expression.
Well now trumpenstein is ignoring Twitter. So will musk go further up his hind leg? Is Russia somehow involved with musk? Something just don’t add up with this Afrikaner…
Nov 17 (Reuters) - Twitter Inc (TWTR.MX) owner Elon Musk's mandate that employees stop working remotely and put in "long hours at high intensity" discriminates against workers with disabilities, a new lawsuit claims.
Dmitry Borodaenko, a California-based engineering manager who said Twitter fired him this week when he refused to report to the office, filed a proposed class action against the company in San Francisco federal court on Wednesday.
It seemed like an odd pairing from the start: Elon Musk, the brilliant South African immigrant who runs companies that build electric cars and lease solar panels to homeowners, and Donald Trump, the television-obsessed politician who repeatedly describes climate change as a hoax.
Musk joined the president’s advisory councils a month after the election last year, along with a band of high-profile tech executives. Trump’s election seemed like it could hurt those in the renewable-energy business, and Musk seemed to hop on board in part to get the president’s ear. It also helped that Trump supported partnerships between NASA and private spaceflight company’s like Musk’s SpaceX. The partnership seemed shaky from the beginning, with Musk criticizing Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
On Wednesday, as rumors of the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord swirled, Musk said he was leaving the advisory councils over the move. On Thursday, after Trump announced the nation would indeed exit the agreement, Musk followed through on his promise:
Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017
He also tweeted a pointed message referencing China, Trump’s favorite culprit for many global ailments, particularly rising temperatures:
Under Paris deal, China committed to produce as much clean electricity by 2030 as the US does from all sources today https://t.co/F8Ppr2o7Rl — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017
Others in the technology sector have also voiced their disappointment.
It seemed like an odd pairing from the start: Elon Musk, the brilliant South African immigrant who runs companies that build electric cars and lease solar panels to homeowners, and Donald Trump, the television-obsessed politician who repeatedly describes climate change as a hoax.
Musk joined the president’s advisory councils a month after the election last year, along with a band of high-profile tech executives. Trump’s election seemed like it could hurt those in the renewable-energy business, and Musk seemed to hop on board in part to get the president’s ear. It also helped that Trump supported partnerships between NASA and private spaceflight company’s like Musk’s SpaceX. The partnership seemed shaky from the beginning, with Musk criticizing Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
On Wednesday, as rumors of the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord swirled, Musk said he was leaving the advisory councils over the move. On Thursday, after Trump announced the nation would indeed exit the agreement, Musk followed through on his promise:
Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017
He also tweeted a pointed message referencing China, Trump’s favorite culprit for many global ailments, particularly rising temperatures:
Under Paris deal, China committed to produce as much clean electricity by 2030 as the US does from all sources today https://t.co/F8Ppr2o7Rl — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017
Others in the technology sector have also voiced their disappointment.
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Elon Musk Quits Donald Trump
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO said Thursday he would leave the president’s advisory boards over the Paris agreement withdrawal.
It seemed like an odd pairing from the start: Elon Musk, the brilliant South African immigrant who runs companies that build electric cars and lease solar panels to homeowners, and Donald Trump, the television-obsessed politician who repeatedly describes climate change as a hoax.
Musk joined the president’s advisory councils a month after the election last year, along with a band of high-profile tech executives. Trump’s election seemed like it could hurt those in the renewable-energy business, and Musk seemed to hop on board in part to get the president’s ear. It also helped that Trump supported partnerships between NASA and private spaceflight company’s like Musk’s SpaceX. The partnership seemed shaky from the beginning, with Musk criticizing Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
On Wednesday, as rumors of the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord swirled, Musk said he was leaving the advisory councils over the move. On Thursday, after Trump announced the nation would indeed exit the agreement, Musk followed through on his promise:
Am departing presidential councils. Climate change is real. Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017
He also tweeted a pointed message referencing China, Trump’s favorite culprit for many global ailments, particularly rising temperatures:
Under Paris deal, China committed to produce as much clean electricity by 2030 as the US does from all sources today https://t.co/F8Ppr2o7Rl — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 1, 2017
Others in the technology sector have also voiced their disappointment.
Given the fact that almost the entire security staff has resigned, you have to figure that hackers are just having a field day exploring Twitter's virtual viscera.
Am I the only one here who finds it amusing that, after all of his rants about the evil "MSM" and the glories of sputnik.ru, it turns out that Paul has secretly been keeping track of CBS on Twitter?
I guess every once in a while even the most earnest tools have to pull their heads out of their ***** and find out what's really going on.
Speaking of heads, you're in over yours. I monitor Glenn. You should too, you might learn something.
CBS News has decided it's once again safe to use Twitter - but only for the moment!
They are continuing to "assess security concerns" and "monitor the situation."
If there are more outbreaks of free speech or hearing from people journalists dislike, they may retreat again. https://t.co/o0ZtgFshCk
Relatively easy enough to run a social network. Very difficult to run one that's profitable, and even more so one that's profitable and at a global scale. Probably impossible to do so without advertiser money.