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Merged Musk buys Twitter!/ Elon Musk puts Twitter deal on hold....

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Well, I figure the next step is to set up a tiered system of subscription plans where the algorithm depends on how much you pay Twitter each month. I feel like this would align well with Musk's probable world view.
 
angrysoba said:
I wonder if Elon Musk is going to have the genius idea of setting up some kind of moderation of the platform to prevent disinformation hijacking the algorithm and spreading like wild fire. You know, like the types of things that no one has ever had to wrestle with before.
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You mean, exactly the kind of thing that Twitter was implementing before he came along and gutted it?
 
angrysoba said:
I wonder if Elon Musk is going to have the genius idea of setting up some kind of moderation of the platform to prevent disinformation hijacking the algorithm and spreading like wild fire. You know, like the types of things that no one has ever had to wrestle with before.
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Replace "disinformation" with "accurate information" and you've Musk's moderation plan right there.
 
angrysoba said:
I wonder if Elon Musk is going to have the genius idea of setting up some kind of moderation of the platform to prevent disinformation hijacking the algorithm and spreading like wild fire. You know, like the types of things that no one has ever had to wrestle with before.
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Good moderation is expensive, and even before Musk's takeover Twitter struggled with this. Obviously firing everyone who did the real work of making the site run hasn't helped one bit.

I wonder if Twitter can even afford to return to the pre-Musk mode of operation. It would absolutely infuriate all the reactionary freaks that currently make up Musk's fan club, and Musk seems extremely thin skinned and unwilling to risk alienating his biggest fans, no matter how idiotic they are or how toxic they are to Twitter's business.
 
TurkeysGhost said:
Good moderation is expensive, and even before Musk's takeover Twitter struggled with this. Obviously firing everyone who did the real work of making the site run hasn't helped one bit.

I wonder if Twitter can even afford to return to the pre-Musk mode of operation. It would absolutely infuriate all the reactionary freaks that currently make up Musk's fan club, and Musk seems extremely thin skinned and unwilling to risk alienating his biggest fans, no matter how idiotic they are or how toxic they are to Twitter's business.
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I think he'd have to sink more of his own money into it. But then again as they say owe the bank a dollar and it's your problem, owe the bank $22 billion and it's their problem!
 
Darat said:
I think he'd have to sink more of his own money into it. But then again as they say owe the bank a dollar and it's your problem, owe the bank $22 billion and it's their problem!
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Members of this bank are known to cut people up and stuff them into suitcases when they get annoyed, so it may still be Musk's problem.

Saudis ‘second largest investors’ in Twitter after Musk takeover
Kingdom Holding Company and the private office of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal will maintain their stake in Twitter after Musk took control of the social media company.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/28/saudis-kingdom-holding-company-to-maintain-twitter-stake
 
TurkeysGhost said:
Good moderation is expensive, and even before Musk's takeover Twitter struggled with this. Obviously firing everyone who did the real work of making the site run hasn't helped one bit.

I wonder if Twitter can even afford to return to the pre-Musk mode of operation. It would absolutely infuriate all the reactionary freaks that currently make up Musk's fan club, and Musk seems extremely thin skinned and unwilling to risk alienating his biggest fans, no matter how idiotic they are or how toxic they are to Twitter's business.
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Yep. The choice is sensible, albeit unevenly moderated content, or you end up sliding towards 4Chan, and there is a good reason why “normies” don’t want to post there.

The Twitter fans will have a meltdown when Musk kills it but they and Musk himself will blame it on some kind of woke corporate embargo.
 
angrysoba said:
Glad Elon Musk took away Twitter from that politically slanted leftie group and replaced it with a politically neutral free-speech platform.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...can-president-campaign?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The rightwing governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, will launch his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday evening in a live appearance with Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of Twitter.
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That's not going to make Trump happy. I wonder if Elon is mad at him for not coming back to Twatter after being reinstated?
 
Trebuchet said:
That's not going to make Trump happy. I wonder if Elon is mad at him for not coming back to Twatter after being reinstated?
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Not just didn’t return but Trump also said Musk was down on his knees begging him.

I love it when **** people start clawing each other’s eyes out. Get the popcorn! :D
 
What is wierd is that Musk was saying that De Santis did not have much of a chance a couple of days ago.
 
dudalb said:
What is wierd is that Musk was saying that De Santis did not have much of a chance a couple of days ago.
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I suppose that would be funny if DeSantis chooses Twitter Spaces to announce his candidacy live and Elon Musk turns round and says, "Ah...you...er...don't stand a chance! LOL!"
 
angrysoba said:
The Twitter fans will have a meltdown when Musk kills it but they and Musk himself will blame it on some kind of woke corporate embargo.
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As I have opined before, I think the real victims of the death of Twitter will be journalists, for whom it is a real and useful tool.
 
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