He claims that paying helps eliminate bots, there’s no way he truly believes that or he is dumber than given credit for. The entities that are interested in disinformation have deep pockets. Most of disinformation on Facebook was done by paying them.
snooggums@kbin.social
on 19 Oct 2023 19:22
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Musk knows, he just wants to make money.
SonnyVabitch@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 20:28
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Why though? How is his life any different if he makes more money?
agent_flounder@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 20:36
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He can say he makes more money for one. /s
0xD21F@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 20:36
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Because Twitter owes more in interest on the loans he took to buy it than it makes every month and he needs to dig himself out of a financial black hole.
snooggums@kbin.social
on 19 Oct 2023 20:51
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What has been his motivation since becoming a millionaire? Money gives him control over others.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
on 19 Oct 2023 21:27
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If twatter turns a profit he looks good (to simps). If it craters he looks like he fucked up.
Two words for Lonnie: clown shoes
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
on 20 Oct 2023 11:09
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But then unemployed facebook moms can’t spread their misinformation about whatever it is that’s virally spreading that week.
skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 19 Oct 2023 18:14
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As planned though! Elon Musk doesn’t care about misinfo as long as aligns with his politics.
_number8_@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 18:22
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blue check replies are fucking garbage, i’m so fucking sick of having to scroll thru them for 5 fucking minutes to maybe see a sensible take
If i had to guess, habit.
If someone’s used to doing something everyday they’re gonna trend towards repeating what’s already engrained into their routine because the familiar shit-show is still more comfortable than the unfamiliar but more enjoyable platforms/habits, whatever they may be
glimse@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 18:35
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It’s easy to switch platforms. It’s a lot harder to get all your contacts to switch platforms.
snooggums@kbin.social
on 19 Oct 2023 19:20
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If my contacts want to meet at the bar that used to be fun, but is now full of racists and nazis instead of just have one or two wander in occasionall before getting kicked out, they can meet there without me.
If everyone stopped using services run by greedy assholes, we wouldn’t use technology at all lol
Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
on 19 Oct 2023 20:22
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It’s not particularly difficult to get rid of a contact.
MysticKetchup@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 18:53
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It doesn’t matter how good the new platforms are if the people you follow aren’t there. I do all my posting on Mastodon now but when it comes to people I follow on Twitter virtually none of them have moved their stuff over so I run out of interesting things to check out quickly
People here are just gonna tell you to leave (I have done so myself) but if you can’t for whatever reason something that can help is an extension like Blue Blocker which automatically blocks (or you can set it to mute) blue check marks as you encounter them. That way you don’t give them money for their horrible baits. While I was at Twitter waiting until the people I followed shared their new socials (sadly most went to BlueSky instead of Mastodon so I lost them anyway) I used Blue Blocker in that manner. You can set exceptions for certain accounts tho I didn’t, it mercilessly muted all checkmarks from my feed and revealed the bare Twitter behind. The result was somewhat like old Twitter at first but eventually it does get kinda slow as most of the valuable accounts become inactive. On the bright side that made leaving so much easier, so if you want to leave but need a motivator there’s one that might help you.
JunglGeorg@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 18:25
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I guess that means the dumpster fire platform is working exactly as Space Karen intended
ubermeisters@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 18:35
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Only fake people need to convince other people they are real
heygooberman@lemmy.today
on 19 Oct 2023 18:36
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Well, I mean, didn’t he change the standards for what it takes to get a blue checkmark? This is no surprise to me.
Jackthelad@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 18:43
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This is hardly surprising seeing as any one of us could create an account, buy a blue tick and then start posting any old shit.
nicetriangle@kbin.social
on 19 Oct 2023 18:45
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Lol no shit
TheGreatFox@lemm.ee
on 19 Oct 2023 18:49
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Blue Blocker is a great extension for anyone still using Twitter.
MargotRobbie@lemm.ee
on 19 Oct 2023 19:12
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You should probably not listen to the opinion of anyone who pays Elon Musk 8 dollars a month for an emoji.
Potato_in_my_anus@lemmy.ml
on 19 Oct 2023 19:21
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There’s a lot of BS from both sides.
fubo@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 19:23
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Everyone continuing to use Twitter/X is thereby materially supporting fascism. That’s what the service exists for today.
Gorgeous_Sloth@sh.itjust.works
on 19 Oct 2023 19:40
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You take bolder shortcuts than me on Mario Kart
agent_flounder@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 20:38
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fubo@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 20:40
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Yes, and? They should stop.
blazeknave@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 21:42
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/s?
agent_flounder@lemmy.world
on 20 Oct 2023 20:46
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Yeah… I didn’t think we needed that here.
blazeknave@lemmy.world
on 20 Oct 2023 22:11
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Me too until the last wk has become very confusing.
jray4559@lemmy.sdf.org
on 19 Oct 2023 19:32
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About everyone (including several news sites) have produced false/misleading claims about who launched which rocket and how many were killed and all the other stuff, because this fight is messy, and both sides want to look good.
How many of those misinformers just copied from another source that’s supposed to be more trusted?
AVincentInSpace@pawb.social
on 19 Oct 2023 19:33
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This definitely feels le sampling bias to me. What percentage of xhitter as a whole is paying for blue checks? What percentage of information regarding the war from blue checks is true? How does that compare with the same figure for non paying customers?
ZeroCool@feddit.ch
on 19 Oct 2023 19:40
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Yep, sounds like Elon and the Saudi’s have achieved their goal of crippling Twitter’s utility as a means of organizing large scale protests and uprisings like the Arab Spring or the BLM protests in 2020. Now all that’s left are propaganda bots and various flavours of right wing extremists.
Fades@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 19:49
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Oh no :(((((
If only there were a plethora of alternatives people could turn to… but no, Twitter is the only thing oh well
I didn’t say there weren’t alternatives. I said Elon and the Saudi’s achieved their goal of crippling the biggest. I guess reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit, eh?
blazeknave@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 21:41
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Oh shit
CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 20 Oct 2023 05:24
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TikTok has filled that void, for now.
xc2215x@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 20:47
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I mean this is already unsurprising given how easy it was to get a blue checkmark as a journalist back when it was Twitter.
Literally any media corporation could get it for any of their employees. But for anyone else, you had to pay thousands to get a middleman who had a contact at twitter to verify you. It was such a weird system.
Jimmycakes@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 21:46
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That’s a feature not a bug. Delete Twitter
Speculater@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 22:45
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You made me double check that I had, I have.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world
on 20 Oct 2023 09:39
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Facebook up. Hit the lawyer. Delete gym.
Anonymousllama@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 21:54
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Exactly what he wanted, money. He’s not interested in the slightest with factual information unless there’s some way he can use it for his own benefit
monkeytennis@lemmy.world
on 19 Oct 2023 22:54
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This is not news. Stop upvoting Twitter spam, it’s not even vaguely interesting.
TwoGems@lemmy.world
on 20 Oct 2023 05:44
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Demand USA lawmakers make a fairness doctrine for media and social media. We used to have a fairness doctrine. Tweak it though.
The fairness doctrine had two basic elements: It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows, or editorials. The doctrine did not require equal time for opposing views but required that contrasting viewpoints be presented. The demise of this FCC rule has been cited as a contributing factor in the rising level of party polarization in the United States.[5][6]
So a large amount of dipshits who’re are stupid or vicious enough to pay for blue, digital checkmarks are largely posting false content that is believed by other dipshits who get their knowledge just by a degenerated social media platform like twitter?
Call me surprised… /s
danque@lemmy.world
on 20 Oct 2023 08:41
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The moment it became paid to be official was the moment spammers and worse thought they would become recognised as trustworthy. Nowadays if it’s blue dont believe anything they say.
So a large amount of dipshits who’re are stupid or vicious enough to pay for blue, digital checkmarks are largely posting false content that is believed by other dipshits who get their knowledge just by a degenerated social media platform like twitter?
Call me surprised… /s
Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone
on 20 Oct 2023 14:26
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Of a state actor is going to pay for a disinformation opp, $8 an account for signal boost is a no brainier.
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Shocking.
I’m shocked, shocked! Well, not that shocked.
It’s almost as if paying for a trusted or verified badge makes it easier to spread misinformation
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He claims that paying helps eliminate bots, there’s no way he truly believes that or he is dumber than given credit for. The entities that are interested in disinformation have deep pockets. Most of disinformation on Facebook was done by paying them.
Musk knows, he just wants to make money.
Why though? How is his life any different if he makes more money?
He can say he makes more money for one. /s
Because Twitter owes more in interest on the loans he took to buy it than it makes every month and he needs to dig himself out of a financial black hole.
What has been his motivation since becoming a millionaire? Money gives him control over others.
If twatter turns a profit he looks good (to simps). If it craters he looks like he fucked up.
Two words for Lonnie: clown shoes
But then unemployed facebook moms can’t spread their misinformation about whatever it is that’s virally spreading that week.
As planned though! Elon Musk doesn’t care about misinfo as long as aligns with his politics.
blue check replies are fucking garbage, i’m so fucking sick of having to scroll thru them for 5 fucking minutes to maybe see a sensible take
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Full 360 degree panoramic view of the dumpster fire
If i had to guess, habit. If someone’s used to doing something everyday they’re gonna trend towards repeating what’s already engrained into their routine because the familiar shit-show is still more comfortable than the unfamiliar but more enjoyable platforms/habits, whatever they may be
It’s easy to switch platforms. It’s a lot harder to get all your contacts to switch platforms.
If my contacts want to meet at the bar that used to be fun, but is now full of racists and nazis instead of just have one or two wander in occasionall before getting kicked out, they can meet there without me.
Well one new bar that I heard is really good is invite-only and the other is confusing for less bar-savvy friends to get to and use
I’m not an active Twitter user, I’m just imagining the transition pains when the discord servers I use slowly start to migrate somewhere else
Harder than dealing with being a tool for elon?
If everyone stopped using services run by greedy assholes, we wouldn’t use technology at all lol
It’s not particularly difficult to get rid of a contact.
It doesn’t matter how good the new platforms are if the people you follow aren’t there. I do all my posting on Mastodon now but when it comes to people I follow on Twitter virtually none of them have moved their stuff over so I run out of interesting things to check out quickly
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Time to leave X then.
Just stop using it…
People here are just gonna tell you to leave (I have done so myself) but if you can’t for whatever reason something that can help is an extension like Blue Blocker which automatically blocks (or you can set it to mute) blue check marks as you encounter them. That way you don’t give them money for their horrible baits. While I was at Twitter waiting until the people I followed shared their new socials (sadly most went to BlueSky instead of Mastodon so I lost them anyway) I used Blue Blocker in that manner. You can set exceptions for certain accounts tho I didn’t, it mercilessly muted all checkmarks from my feed and revealed the bare Twitter behind. The result was somewhat like old Twitter at first but eventually it does get kinda slow as most of the valuable accounts become inactive. On the bright side that made leaving so much easier, so if you want to leave but need a motivator there’s one that might help you.
I guess that means the dumpster fire platform is working exactly as Space Karen intended
Only fake people need to convince other people they are real
Well, I mean, didn’t he change the standards for what it takes to get a blue checkmark? This is no surprise to me.
This is hardly surprising seeing as any one of us could create an account, buy a blue tick and then start posting any old shit.
Lol no shit
Blue Blocker is a great extension for anyone still using Twitter.
You should probably not listen to the opinion of anyone who pays Elon Musk 8 dollars a month for an emoji.
There’s a lot of BS from both sides.
Everyone continuing to use Twitter/X is thereby materially supporting fascism. That’s what the service exists for today.
You take bolder shortcuts than me on Mario Kart
Take these fascists for example: twitter.com/ACLU
Edit: apparently this is needed: /s
Yes, and? They should stop.
/s?
Yeah… I didn’t think we needed that here.
Me too until the last wk has become very confusing.
About everyone (including several news sites) have produced false/misleading claims about who launched which rocket and how many were killed and all the other stuff, because this fight is messy, and both sides want to look good.
How many of those misinformers just copied from another source that’s supposed to be more trusted?
This definitely feels le sampling bias to me. What percentage of xhitter as a whole is paying for blue checks? What percentage of information regarding the war from blue checks is true? How does that compare with the same figure for non paying customers?
Yep, sounds like Elon and the Saudi’s have achieved their goal of crippling Twitter’s utility as a means of organizing large scale protests and uprisings like the Arab Spring or the BLM protests in 2020. Now all that’s left are propaganda bots and various flavours of right wing extremists.
Oh no :(((((
If only there were a plethora of alternatives people could turn to… but no, Twitter is the only thing oh well
I didn’t say there weren’t alternatives. I said Elon and the Saudi’s achieved their goal of crippling the biggest. I guess reading comprehension isn’t your strong suit, eh?
Oh shit
TikTok has filled that void, for now.
Elon doesn’t care because he agrees with them.
I mean this is already unsurprising given how easy it was to get a blue checkmark as a journalist back when it was Twitter.
Literally any media corporation could get it for any of their employees. But for anyone else, you had to pay thousands to get a middleman who had a contact at twitter to verify you. It was such a weird system.
That’s a feature not a bug. Delete Twitter
You made me double check that I had, I have.
Facebook up. Hit the lawyer. Delete gym.
Exactly what he wanted, money. He’s not interested in the slightest with factual information unless there’s some way he can use it for his own benefit
This is not news. Stop upvoting Twitter spam, it’s not even vaguely interesting.
Demand USA lawmakers make a fairness doctrine for media and social media. We used to have a fairness doctrine. Tweak it though.
The fairness doctrine had two basic elements: It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows, or editorials. The doctrine did not require equal time for opposing views but required that contrasting viewpoints be presented. The demise of this FCC rule has been cited as a contributing factor in the rising level of party polarization in the United States.[5][6]
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
So a large amount of dipshits who’re are stupid or vicious enough to pay for blue, digital checkmarks are largely posting false content that is believed by other dipshits who get their knowledge just by a degenerated social media platform like twitter?
Call me surprised… /s
The moment it became paid to be official was the moment spammers and worse thought they would become recognised as trustworthy. Nowadays if it’s blue dont believe anything they say.
Call me surprised… /s
Of a state actor is going to pay for a disinformation opp, $8 an account for signal boost is a no brainier.