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MineralMan

(151,860 posts)
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:25 PM Oct 2022

A serious consideration for Twitter users.

Musk says he will lay off or fire up to 75% of Twitter employees. That's a huge percentage of people working there. I'd be somewhat concerned about security of accounts on Twitter, due to that. There could be less watchful concern about individual security issues coming.

At the very least, you're going to want to isolate Twitter with your logon information and password. If you're using the same password on more than one site, you should change it immediately to be unique to Twitter.

You might want to consider how bound you are to Twitter, in terms of your social media presence, as well. Things may well change there with regard to personal information security soon.

In addition, that many firings is going to create some serious ill will among employees, especially those who are being fired. Some sabotage seems likely to me, which could threaten users, as well, again with regard to their personal information.

How concerned should you be? I don't know. That's going to be up to individual evaluation of risks there.












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A serious consideration for Twitter users. (Original Post) MineralMan Oct 2022 OP
I'm not concerned... brooklynite Oct 2022 #1
OK. You do you. MineralMan Oct 2022 #2
I think most Twitter users will... brooklynite Oct 2022 #5
I tend to be a cautious person. MineralMan Oct 2022 #13
It will be too late at that point. W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #7
How would this be different from before 2020? brooklynite Oct 2022 #11
They had trustworthy leadership then. W_HAMILTON Oct 2022 #20
I've been on twitter 16 years ..... LenaBaby61 Oct 2022 #3
Time to dump Twitter. rubbersole Oct 2022 #4
Hard to know where Musk will take things but I'd consider leaving Twitter dutch777 Oct 2022 #6
I have left it, already. MineralMan Oct 2022 #9
That's sad leftstreet Oct 2022 #18
My presence on Twitter was completely apolitical. MineralMan Oct 2022 #19
I have a friend who is active on Twitter & started using it to troll Trump back in '16... Hekate Oct 2022 #8
It's something to consider. MineralMan Oct 2022 #17
But remember, Facebook is A-OK! n/t Coventina Oct 2022 #10
Facebook is pretty stable at the moment. MineralMan Oct 2022 #15
Facebook/Meta may be stable, but Zuckerberg's pivot to "metaverse" has crashed the stock, usonian Oct 2022 #24
You could be right, of course. MineralMan Oct 2022 #25
You bet. There's a long history of disgruntled people wreaking havoc on the way out the door. usonian Oct 2022 #27
If Twitter moves towards stronger identity verification -- which might sound like a good thing RockRaven Oct 2022 #12
Thank you. Good advice on changing the password. dmr Oct 2022 #14
Those are wise words MM FakeNoose Oct 2022 #16
IMO, Musk is impulsive, reckless and unconcerned about consequences of his decisions and actions. usonian Oct 2022 #21
Kick dalton99a Oct 2022 #22
I hereby declare Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #23
OK. I guess I wasn't not talking to you in the first place. MineralMan Oct 2022 #26
 

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
5. I think most Twitter users will...
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:34 PM
Oct 2022

The number of "you should" posts based on assumptions of what Twitter MIGHT do seem excessive.

MineralMan

(151,860 posts)
13. I tend to be a cautious person.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:38 PM
Oct 2022

When something is in the process of upheaval, I consider all of the possibilities. Twitter is in that position right now.

We truly do not know what Musk's plans for it are. Caution is in order, I believe.

W_HAMILTON

(10,475 posts)
7. It will be too late at that point.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:35 PM
Oct 2022

If you are comfortable with Musk and his newfound rightwing friends having access to anything you've ever tweeted (including through DMs) and think they are good stewards of that information, you do you.

 

brooklynite

(96,882 posts)
11. How would this be different from before 2020?
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:37 PM
Oct 2022

I used to attack Trump every day. Its been in my public feed for years.

W_HAMILTON

(10,475 posts)
20. They had trustworthy leadership then.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:51 PM
Oct 2022

Last edited Fri Oct 28, 2022, 04:04 PM - Edit history (5)

They now have Elon Musk.

EDIT: They also were publicly owned, which brings into play various rules, regulations, transparencies, reporting, etc. that will no longer apply, not to mention the pressures to "keep them in check" that the public can inevitably exert on such a publicly owned company.

LenaBaby61

(6,991 posts)
3. I've been on twitter 16 years .....
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:30 PM
Oct 2022

And have met some really nice people there and made a few friends as well, and if something does happen as you predict, then I may leave because that place is going to descend into a worse sess-pool if those folks who were on there back in the day return.

rubbersole

(11,313 posts)
4. Time to dump Twitter.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:34 PM
Oct 2022

Security is a concern. Also, Musk didn't buy this to make money. He wants influence. When you don't command it, buy it.

dutch777

(5,109 posts)
6. Hard to know where Musk will take things but I'd consider leaving Twitter
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:34 PM
Oct 2022

The recommendation about passwords, personal info and such is good idea under any circumstances. My wife is in cybersecurity and she won't allow me to use my real name, phone number or anything on line. We have a burner phone just so I can access Facebook Marketplace and remain untraceable and unmolestable electronically and privacy wise.

MineralMan

(151,860 posts)
9. I have left it, already.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:36 PM
Oct 2022

Actually leaving completely is not as simple as it might seem, either. The records of your login information remain, regardless of what you do.

leftstreet

(41,330 posts)
18. That's sad
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:42 PM
Oct 2022

You have a calm and reasoned voice to fight back against propaganda and corporate news


If you're in your living room pointing out the deception in a CNN piece, how can I hear you?

MineralMan

(151,860 posts)
19. My presence on Twitter was completely apolitical.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:45 PM
Oct 2022

I hold to that rule on all public social media venues. I am only political on political discussion forums and in person. On Facebook and Twitter, I keep my politics to myself. I do not even follow any political personalities on either.



Hekate

(100,133 posts)
8. I have a friend who is active on Twitter & started using it to troll Trump back in '16...
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:36 PM
Oct 2022

I think I’ll send her your advice. It might be handy.

MineralMan

(151,860 posts)
17. It's something to consider.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:41 PM
Oct 2022

Personally, I took the time to change my password there to a blindly typed scrambled one I do not even know. I won't be able to log on there again without creating a new account, using a different email account, which I do not actually have.

usonian

(26,839 posts)
24. Facebook/Meta may be stable, but Zuckerberg's pivot to "metaverse" has crashed the stock,
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 03:08 PM
Oct 2022

and they, too, are laying off, exerting fiscal restraint.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/27/meta-stock-falls-23percent-on-earnings-miss-analyst-downgrades.html
Meta shares plunge 24% to the lowest price since 2016

Of course, a private company is not listed, but mass firings are extreme operational instability.

Two different kinds of stability.

MineralMan

(151,860 posts)
25. You could be right, of course.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 03:20 PM
Oct 2022

I use Facebook on a purely social basis, with a limited list of friends who can see my feed. I'm unconcerned about security as it applies to that site. I don't use Twitter, either, for any political activities, but I am somewhat concerned about personal identity security there, if oversight is crippled by mass firings. For that reason, I have withdrawn from Twitter at this point.

I'm just calling this to people's attention, in case they hadn't considered the potential for instability.

usonian

(26,839 posts)
27. You bet. There's a long history of disgruntled people wreaking havoc on the way out the door.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 03:59 PM
Oct 2022

One job I was in, someone was getting canned for misdeeds and the women in the front office asked me to be present "just in case", but more often, a techie will do some sabotage on the way out.

I'd expect some trouble.

And the gist of my message was that Elon himself is not very cautious, nor very responsible. Only "himself" matters.

Again, sounds familiar.

RockRaven

(19,862 posts)
12. If Twitter moves towards stronger identity verification -- which might sound like a good thing
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:37 PM
Oct 2022

to some users concerned about bots and trolls -- consider if you really want to give whatever further personal information that verification process requires to a company run by this person/in this manner.

Do you really want Elon and his minions to have easy immediate access to your name, mailing address, street address, birthday, phone number, credit card number, etc? How much do you trust him/them?

dmr

(28,705 posts)
14. Thank you. Good advice on changing the password.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:38 PM
Oct 2022

I'm going to do that this afternoon. You just never know how angry, or disillusioned people may react.

FakeNoose

(42,740 posts)
16. Those are wise words MM
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:39 PM
Oct 2022

If I were on Twitter (which I'm not), I'd be quitting right about now. It's certain to become a totally different platform very soon. I was on Facebook for a short time, but I quit it after Jan. 6th, 2021.

As you say, "You do you."

usonian

(26,839 posts)
21. IMO, Musk is impulsive, reckless and unconcerned about consequences of his decisions and actions.
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 02:55 PM
Oct 2022




Especially with software that automates things, as shown above. These were autopilot failures.

Silicon Valley's golden rule: "Never ask permission, only forgiveness."

Facebook's motto: "Move Fast and Break Things"
notorious for conducting psychological tests on users, without asking permission, or even notifying them,
notorious for Cambridge Analytica


Musk for alleged extreme labor conditions, sexual harassment (being investigated), ignoring CA covid rules, alleged S,E,C, violations by tweeting about his planned purchase, his non-purchase, and his purchase, and so on.

I worked for some psychopaths in the"valley" but these people ( i.e. Musk, Zuckerberg ) are completely reckless, and totally unconcerned about consequences of their decisions and actions.

AND I ALMOST FORGOT:


Both sides of the aisle seem intent upon modifying Section 230, which will affect all social media companies. Stay Tuned.
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