Twitter and Musk

Discussion in 'Politics' started by VicBee, Oct 31, 2022.

  1. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    So the bulk of Elon's followers on Twitter are fake. No surprise here.

    Far too many of Musk's followers and Twitter's users appear fake; advertisers may never return
    https://boingboing.net/2023/08/18/f...appear-fake-advertisers-may-never-return.html

    Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk didn't just overpay for Twitter now X by waiving all due diligence and making up a funny number, he also has devalued the user base so catastrophically it appears there is nothing of value left. Mashable offers some interesting insight into Musk's set of followers, and how that large group reflects out to the general user base.

    TLDR: a whole lot of of Twitter is fake accounts, and Musk popularity is imaginary or engineered.

    Mashable:

    Of the 153,209,283 X accounts following Musk at the time the data was collected, around 42 percent of Musk's followers, or more than 65.3 million users, have zero followers on their own account. Just over 72 percent, or nearly 112 million, of these users following Musk have less than 10 followers on their account.

    When it comes to content creation on the platform, more than 62.5 million Musk followers have zero tweets. This would include users who have deleted all of their tweets by the time this data was collected over the past few weeks as well as accounts that have never before tweeted. More than 100 million Musk followers have less than 10 tweets posted to their account…

    …Musk has recently claimed that X now has more than 540 million "monthly users." If accurate, that means more than 25 percent of accounts on the platform follow Musk. And if those numbers are inflated, it means that even a larger percentage of the entire platform follows Musk. With a huge swath of Musk's 153 million followers not using the platform or perhaps not real, it seems a good portion of X's overall user base may not be so active either.
     
    #2231     Aug 20, 2023
  2. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Let's take a look at the company Musk will be requiring Twitter Blue users utilize for identity verification. Oh, wait... it is basically the Israeli intelligence service.

    X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to Israeli software company
    Subscription users of X, formerly Twitter, will need to send a selfie and copy of ID to an Israeli verification company.
    https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023...-send-selfie-data-to-israeli-software-company
     
    #2232     Aug 21, 2023
  3. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    Another day, more glitches and failures. Let's take a look at the latest. Let me ask -- Has any other major social media platform suffered a glitch which deleted years of photos?

    Where are all the Twitter cheerleaders now -- seeing that Musk has admitted X/Twitter is doomed to fail.


    Elon Musk's X removes most pictures, links tweeted before December 2014

    https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...e-dec-2014/articleshow/102891576.cms?from=mdr

    Musk admits X may be doomed to fail as new glitch wipes out pictures from former Twitter platform
    https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/musk-x-twitter-fail-pictures-b2396398.html

    Some Users Want Yaccarino Out Of Twitter-Turned-X After Musk Admits Platform May Fail
    https://www.ibtimes.com/some-users-...x-after-musk-admits-platform-may-fail-3709182
     
    #2233     Aug 21, 2023
  4. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #2234     Aug 21, 2023
  5. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    LOL --- Musk blocks those who complain about eliminating blocking on Twitter. Another example of his completely failed leadership.

    Elon Musk Battles James Woods in Heated X Spat Over Block Button That Ends With Musk — Hitting the Block Button
    https://www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-...that-ends-with-musk-hitting-the-block-button/

    James Woods got into it with Twitter CEO Elon Musk over potential changes to the platform, including removing the ability to block accounts, which battle resulted in the billionaire hitting the conservative actor with that very function.

    Musk has come under fire from both conservatives and liberals over his idea to completely remove the ability to block other users on the X platform (formerly Twitter).

    Woods particularly and vocally opposed the idea over the weekend, saying that if the block feature is removed he “will have no choice but to retire from this site.

    Just months ago, when the purchase of the company was complete, Woods was on with Tucker Carlson on Fox News saying that Musk “may have saved America” with the takeover and the Twitter Files releases. But the inability to block accounts pushed Woods to change his view about the direction of the company.

    “In the midst of a libel suit I was targeted by thirty trolls the defendant enlisted to harass me,” Musk wrote in a tweet on Friday. “X will be untenable for people like me, who are willing to share their identities. If he does this, I will have no choice but to retire from this site.”

    Woods then took another shot at Musk in a follow-up post, claiming that he is acting no different than former Twitter owner Jack Dorsey.

    “If Elon Musk removes the ability to block concerted harassment by trolls or organized political entities, how will “X” be any different from Jack Dorsey’s horrid Twitter,” Woods wrote. “Musk, whom I once championed, is only doing this to protect his advertisers anyway. Users of X are mere pawns to turn the site into an electronic shopping mall. The man I thought was a defender of free speech is just another greedy capitalist. Disappointing, but not surprising.”





    Musk then responded to the criticisms from his fan-turned-foe, stating, “Then delete your account.”



    Woods revealed later with a screenshot that Musk had used the very feature in dispute to abort any further discussion.



    “You prerogative, sir, which is exactly my point,” said Woods. “Have a nice day.”
     
    #2235     Aug 21, 2023
  6. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #2236     Aug 21, 2023
  7. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

    #2237     Aug 21, 2023
  8. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    I wonder if that's how Vlad got Felon to pull starlink from invaded territories they currently occupy? That compromat must be wild
     
    #2238     Aug 21, 2023
  9. Mercor

    Mercor

    Musk talks to all leaders...They all want his business

    Musk has had little trouble securing face time with world leaders, be it in person or virtually. In just the last six months, he’s met with Mongolia’s prime minister, multiple central government officials in China and the presidents of South Korea, Mexico and Turkey
     
    #2239     Aug 21, 2023
  10. vanzandt

    vanzandt

    And in an attempt to halt the ongoing horrific bloodshed you mock him?
    Were you privy to the call? What was said?
    Inquiring minds....
     
    #2240     Aug 21, 2023