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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA 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.
brooklynite
(96,882 posts)Nothing has actually happened. I'll contemplate things if it does.
MineralMan
(151,860 posts)brooklynite
(96,882 posts)The number of "you should" posts based on assumptions of what Twitter MIGHT do seem excessive.
MineralMan
(151,860 posts)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)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)I used to attack Trump every day. Its been in my public feed for years.
W_HAMILTON
(10,475 posts)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)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)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)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)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)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)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)I think Ill send her your advice. It might be handy.
MineralMan
(151,860 posts)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.
Coventina
(30,004 posts)MineralMan
(151,860 posts)Twitter is not.
usonian
(26,839 posts)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)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)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)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)I'm going to do that this afternoon. You just never know how angry, or disillusioned people may react.
FakeNoose
(42,740 posts)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)

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.
dalton99a
(95,829 posts)Mr.Bill
(24,906 posts)that I will continue a lifetime of having never posted on Twitter.