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mahina

(17,929 posts) Sun May 12, 2024, 05:10 PM May 12

I think we really lost a lot of content in bending to those who dont like twitter [View all]

I got tired of getting chewed out for posting Twitter links to Democratic thought leaders and it seems I was not the only one.

We lean very heavily on just a few DUers now. Thanks to them for all they share.

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I think we really lost a lot of content in bending to those who dont like twitter [View all] mahina May 12 OP

Speaking for myself, I can't countenance Musk. Joinfortmill May 12 #1

I think he is a lying fascist mahina May 12 #3

At the moment there are no good alternatives to spacex Voltaire2 May 12 #6

Yeah, I look at it as DU's Underground Twitter.. I only Cha May 12 #28

We aren't missing anything. Voltaire2 May 12 #2

Actually I agree with you. Biophilic May 12 #4

If it's on twitter... Think. Again. May 12 #5

Huh? ProfessorGAC May 12 #7

That was my first thought, too. sl8 May 12 #17

I thought I was the only who thinks that. Straight link only posts are useless. marble falls May 12 #27

I Think It Annoys A Bunch Of Us ProfessorGAC May 12 #29

I loathe Musk but I still follow a lot of Twitter accounts, and go there first for breaking news! 50 Shades Of Blue May 12 #8

I really like Twitter - so many writers & scientists I follow womanofthehills May 12 #43

One can always post a screenshot. usonian May 12 #9

I try to get around this by summarizing senseandsensibility May 12 #10

I hope I posted summaries or copied text mahina May 12 #34

I left it when Musk became involved, Tesha May 12 #11

Lile DeJoy and USPS Cosmocat May 13 #47

It's the stupid puppy and kitten videos from that site I object to. Lunabell May 12 #12

and some of us enjoy them thoroughly. Biophilic May 12 #13

I agree. They are in the Lounge. I look forward to them everyday. TY Biophilic. debm55 May 12 #21

You do you, and I'll do me. Lunabell May 12 #24

Wow, I didn't know I was stepping on your toes. Biophilic May 12 #25

You didn't know? Lunabell May 12 #30

That would get me too. mahina May 12 #42

It's not the twitter content that people object to NanaCat May 12 #14

Funny, I just posted above about this mahina May 12 #35

I agree with the OP LetMyPeopleVote May 12 #15

Having been been here since the beginning, DU in recent years JCMach1 May 12 #16

Good point PatSeg May 12 #18

DU at least in the beginning analyzed and filtered JCMach1 May 12 #23

I feel that a lot of Twitter content PatSeg May 12 #32

I read you! I don't see it as a place to really build relationships as much as mahina May 12 #36

I understand what you're saying PatSeg May 12 #44

I don't know what the reasons are for the reduced content mahina May 12 #39

i have no patience w the whiners. there's a blue box there. mopinko May 12 #19

Lol. That's how I treat rw youtube ads mahina May 12 #40

I never tire of Filipkowski DoBW May 12 #20

I cannot and will not support TwiXXer Happy Hoosier May 12 #22

I do whatever I want within the TOS. RandySF May 12 #26

AGREED Groundhawg May 12 #31

I don't. Ferrets are Cool May 12 #33

Post whatever you like. I don't pay any mind to those sorts of whiners. tritsofme May 12 #37

I deleted my Twitter account last summer liberalmediaaddict May 12 #38

Fair, and I don't disagree. I didn't really go there for news per se mahina May 12 #41

The quickest way to stay unread Flatrat May 13 #45

Agree. Kill the Messenger is stupid. If someone says "I like cats" it's not fake news if it's quoted on X. betsuni May 13 #46

I never "bent" brooklynite May 13 #48