OilerTitanHybrid Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 Musk is the tard gift that keeps on giving... https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/elon-musk-sent-picture-grimes-151822171.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted September 12, 2023 Report Share Posted September 12, 2023 He barely beat DS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted September 16, 2023 Report Share Posted September 16, 2023 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/musks-x-revokes-paid-blue-check-from-united-auto-workers-after-strike-called/ Last night when the clock struck midnight, nearly 13,000 workers at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis went on strike after the so-called "Big Three" car companies failed to reach an agreement with United Auto Workers (UAW). By Friday morning, UAW discovered that X, the platform formerly known as Twitter—in what appeared to be a petty move by platform owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk—had stripped their account's verified status, The Intercept reported. The move seemingly makes it harder for UAW to maximize reach for its posts on X, just as workers have begun striking, demanding better wages and other benefits. Ford has claimed that the deal UAW was negotiating would have doubled automaker labor costs, and the Intercept noted that often wage increases won by union workers "trickle down" to non-unionized workers like Tesla's. That perhaps worried Musk, who seemingly has a financial interest in keeping autoworker wages low and a history of union-busting. Earlier this year, Musk lost a court battle and had to delete a tweet that threatened Tesla workers attempting to unionize. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted September 16, 2023 Report Share Posted September 16, 2023 He's such a loser. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/19/elon-musk-twitter-x-subscription-fees-users-posts Elon Musk has indicated that X, formerly known as Twitter, is preparing to charge all users for accessing the platform. The X owner said erecting a paywall around the business would ward off the bots, or automated accounts, that have become a bugbear for Musk. Speaking in a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, the Tesla CEO and world’s richest person suggested that X was going to charge its user base. Currently, Twitter only charges users for its subscription service X Premium, which offers perks such as a verified account checkmark and costs $11 a month in the US for iPhones and £11 in the UK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 Starkiller 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bink Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/15/2023 at 10:34 PM, Jamalisms said: He's such a loser. Sometimes it really is this simple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Starkiller said: https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/19/elon-musk-twitter-x-subscription-fees-users-posts Elon Musk has indicated that X, formerly known as Twitter, is preparing to charge all users for accessing the platform. The X owner said erecting a paywall around the business would ward off the bots, or automated accounts, that have become a bugbear for Musk. Speaking in a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, the Tesla CEO and world’s richest person suggested that X was going to charge its user base. Currently, Twitter only charges users for its subscription service X Premium, which offers perks such as a verified account checkmark and costs $11 a month in the US for iPhones and £11 in the UK. I doubt it survives. Instead of listening to experts on how top handle bots (btw, he might be lying about that being the reason to charge a fee), he is following a libertarian market solution. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 How much IP does Twitter have? And could the original founders build another Twitter, if Twitter fails, outside of that IP? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Starkiller said: https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/19/elon-musk-twitter-x-subscription-fees-users-posts Elon Musk has indicated that X, formerly known as Twitter, is preparing to charge all users for accessing the platform. The X owner said erecting a paywall around the business would ward off the bots, or automated accounts, that have become a bugbear for Musk. Speaking in a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, the Tesla CEO and world’s richest person suggested that X was going to charge its user base. Currently, Twitter only charges users for its subscription service X Premium, which offers perks such as a verified account checkmark and costs $11 a month in the US for iPhones and £11 in the UK. Looking forward to this. Hopefully it finally kills the platform. OilerTitanHybrid, titanruss, and MadMax 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, 9 Nines said: How much IP does Twitter have? And could the original founders build another Twitter, if Twitter fails, outside of that IP? There is no valuable IP involved. Anyone can build a similar service if they can afford the infrastructure. The original founder has already developed a competitor (BlueSky), but it’s not open to the general public yet. Other competitors already exist, like Mastodon and Threads. But none of them have Twitter's universal reach or user base, so the market is all over the place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted September 19, 2023 Report Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 hour ago, reo said: Looking forward to this. Hopefully it finally kills the platform. It won’t kill it, but it will drive a lot of people away reo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somedude Posted September 20, 2023 Report Share Posted September 20, 2023 Pretty much moved to Blue Sky. reo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 https://www.techdirt.com/2023/09/22/elon-may-have-accidentally-revealed-how-extwitter-usage-has-dropped-massively-since-his-takeover/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reo Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 exTwitter (I like that) falling behind snapchat is pretty funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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