Sharing a tweet via DM should automatically bring up a preview of the tweet’s contents, but now users are seeing just a plain link if the tweet contains the word “trans”, “LGBT”, “LGBT+” or “BLM” (Black Lives Matter). More concerningly, tweets that feature terms that are widely regarded as slurs by the LGBTQ+ community – including “trans-identified” and “t***n” – preview as normal. As do tweets mentioning the trans-exclusionary term “LGB”. The concern around censorship in Twitter DMs is echoed by the UK-based Trans Safety Network, which reported that preliminary testing indicates that the platform is “deboosting tweets containing words”. They include the words “trans”, “gay”, “lesbian”, “queer” and “bisexual”. “Absent some innocent reason for this happening – and it is hard to imagine what an innocent reason would look like – this would put the lie to that.” If this is happening, fae said, “clearly he is one of those selective free speech warriors who is only pro speech that endorses his own personal preferences”. “As for arguments that ‘trans’ topics may be sensitive: it does not make sense for DMs, and it certainly does not make sense when one sees that this ‘setting’ does not impact terms like ‘tro*n’ or ‘trans-identified’ that many trans folk find deeply hurtful.” While this could simply be a Twitter glitch, it is perhaps unsurprising that LGBTQ+ users are concerned, as under the tenure of the platform’s owner, Elon Musk, posts mentioning the anti-LGBTQ+ ‘groomer’ narrative have soared by 119 per cent. In February, researchers from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate found that Twitter is on track to make up to $19 million a year from ads on just 10 vitriolic anti-LGBTQ+ accounts reinstated by Elon Musk since he announced his general amnesty policy.
to recap: Elmo hires out propagandist Propagandist cherrypicks and straight up lies Propagandist gets destroyed on national TV Elmo disowns propagandist (whodat?) Propagandist ragequits Hilarity ensues
Let's take a look at Musk's childish behavior. So your company is a mere couple quarters away from bankruptcy, has nearly no incoming revenue, 89% of of your top advertising dollars have fled, and your platform is a haven for white supremacist hate speech... and as CEO you spend your time painting over a letter in your company's HQ sign so it sounds slightly obscene. Well, it's not like he paid his rent on the headquarters either. That's some bold leadership there... Elon Musk painted over the 'w' on Twitter's sign at its San Francisco headquarters, changing it to 'Titter' https://news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-painted-over-w-051530156.html Elon Musk painted over the "w" in Twitter's name on the sign outside its San Francisco headquarters. He said Twitter's landlord told the company that the sign was legally required to read as "Twitter." "So we painted it background color. Problem solved!" Musk tweeted on Sunday. Elon Musk appears to really want the sign outside Twitter's San Francisco headquarters to say "Titter" — and he was ready to have some paintwork done to make it happen. In a tweet on Sunday, the social media platform's CEO posted a picture of the sign with the "w" painted over in white to blend in with the background. Musk wrote in his caption: "Our landlord at SF HQ says we're legally required to keep sign as Twitter & cannot remove 'w', so we painted it background color. Problem solved!". Musk's scheme to change the "Twitter" sign to "Titter" appears to have been in the works for a few days, per photos of the building uploaded to the platform by several Twitter users. Last Thursday, entrepreneur and programmer William LeGate tweeted a picture of the sign, which had the "w" obscured. "Elon Musk, in a remarkable show of maturity, has removed the "w" from Twitter's logo outside their San Francisco HQ," LeGate's caption read. The building's landlord, SRI Nine Market Square LLC, did not immediately respond to Insider's query on why the initial alteration was unacceptable, and whether the new, painted-over signage would be allowed. Musk has made several drastic changes to the company's San Francisco headquarters since he took over Twitter. In January, he tried to sell hundreds of things from the office to boost income for Twitter, like kitchen appliances, Twitter sculptures, furniture, and even office plants. And in December, Twitter cut janitorial services in the headquarters, forcing employees to bring their own toilet paper to the office. The disagreements over the Twitter sign are the latest in the longstanding feud Musk has had with the building's landlord, SRI Nine Market Square LLC. The landlord sued the Musk-owned Twitter in January. The lawsuit accused Twitter of not paying rent of roughly $3.4 million per month in December and January for the headquarters' Market Street premises. Separately, Musk has also been tinkering with Twitter's interface. Last week, Musk replaced Twitter's bird logo with the Shiba Inu — or doge — mascot. Following this change stocks of the meme cryptocurrency that Musk supports, called Dogecoin, soared by 20%. Musk did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.
Just like everyone else Musk has done business with.... Elon has f@cked over Matt Taibbi -- who gave Musk the "Twitter Files". Musk is simply a clone of Trump. Elon Musk Betrays His Messenger Matt Taibbi, Blocks Links To Money Source https://2paragraphs.com/2023/04/elo...ger-matt-taibbi-blocks-links-to-money-source/ Matt has now quit Twitter. I am just waiting for Taibbi's reveal how Musk only provided data for the Twitter Files which drove Elon's narrative while failing to provide other information which would provide proper context. Twitter Files Journo Matt Taibbi Ditches Twitter Over Latest Musk Move – But Leaving ‘Will Come With a Price’ https://www.mediaite.com/tech/twitt...k-move-and-expects-it-will-come-with-a-price/