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tiedrich: holy fucking shit, twitter is crashing and burning faster than a tesla (Original Post) orleans Oct 2022 OP
Hahaha! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #1
Like I said in another post.... ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2022 #2
How? What is happening? Exactly. He is saying this on Twitter!! Srkdqltr Oct 2022 #3
running for me too but i had to sign it several times... samnsara Oct 2022 #33
Why? What's going on? poli-junkie Oct 2022 #4
not a whole lot stopdiggin Oct 2022 #10
Ha! Traildogbob Oct 2022 #16
If the Twitter employees had any sense in them, they should all just quit at once. Crowman2009 Oct 2022 #5
Musk HAS threatened to fire 75% of the workforce in an effort to save money. ProudMNDemocrat Oct 2022 #8
I should rephrase that as everyone at Twitter should go on strike if the want to make a difference. Crowman2009 Oct 2022 #13
The 75% reduction was going to happen anyway. Twitter has been a failing business model for years. PSPS Oct 2022 #20
75% an do a lot of damage before they leave. Just sayin' nt Samrob Oct 2022 #35
Do they have a Union? Oppaloopa Oct 2022 #15
Since it's big tech, probably not. Crowman2009 Oct 2022 #38
+1 2naSalit Oct 2022 #23
it is pretty slimy over there. saw on nicolle wallace that the call went out on 4chan or whatev mopinko Oct 2022 #6
Same here. Seeing random porn injected ecstatic Oct 2022 #12
Does the porn come with virus? I Ikes me some porn once in a while. 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 #27
There was a porn video of Obama/Palin lookalikes. keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #28
MTG porn? Hell, that's a horror movie, not porn. machoneman Oct 2022 #37
I'd buy it. I can just imagine her trying to manage 3Hotdogs Oct 2022 #39
go to Paltalk for that..:) samnsara Oct 2022 #34
He said while posting on Twitter...lol nt EX500rider Oct 2022 #7
lol because how else would he see it? kcr Oct 2022 #25
that is what happens when you put an AI in the drivers seat lapfog_1 Oct 2022 #9
Thankfully, my experience hasn't changed so far. bbernardini Oct 2022 #11
Tiedrich posts this on Twitter IronLionZion Oct 2022 #14
He has a big following there TexasBushwhacker Oct 2022 #40
I have appreciated that y'all share things from Twitter TNNurse Oct 2022 #17
which Jeff posted on... Twitter. WarGamer Oct 2022 #18
Never Facebook nor Twitter user be. Augiesdog says Augiedog Oct 2022 #19
Seems racist Musk is doing what he's wants, a 500% increase of the N word on newly opened fascist RestoreAmerica2020 Oct 2022 #21
Tieddrich also tweeted that he's "going down with the ship." Native Oct 2022 #22
Will Tiedrich take his f*cks and leave Twitter? Sneederbunk Oct 2022 #24
LIKE republianmushroom Oct 2022 #26
Twitter stock... check one year and five year charts keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #29
If Twitter users had adblockers (good free ones are available) would that cripple his income? Midnight Writer Oct 2022 #30
Is it? progressoid Oct 2022 #31
Everyone take a deep breath jgmiller Oct 2022 #32
Elon himself sharing an ugly conspiracy theory summer_in_TX Oct 2022 #36

Srkdqltr

(9,771 posts)
3. How? What is happening? Exactly. He is saying this on Twitter!!
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:08 AM
Oct 2022

Twitter seems to be up and running for him.

samnsara

(18,769 posts)
33. running for me too but i had to sign it several times...
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 01:44 PM
Oct 2022

...but i have to admit i posted every bad word ive been busted for and im still on it..

stopdiggin

(15,468 posts)
10. not a whole lot
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:18 AM
Oct 2022

I few right wingers and haters (venn diagram?) have tried to rush the gates - the company itself has done nothing of substance.

Meanwhile - Kyrie Irving has nominated himself for the high seat of sh*t-for-brains athlete. It's obviously a jealousy thing with his older brother Ye.

Crowman2009

(3,529 posts)
5. If the Twitter employees had any sense in them, they should all just quit at once.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:12 AM
Oct 2022

Last edited Sun Oct 30, 2022, 03:20 PM - Edit history (1)

Everyone from the college educated experts down to the janitors. Just leave this Elon-induced hellhole.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,906 posts)
8. Musk HAS threatened to fire 75% of the workforce in an effort to save money.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:15 AM
Oct 2022

Which tells me he wants to charge Users a fee of some kind to continue the money flow if Advertisers BAIL.

Crowman2009

(3,529 posts)
13. I should rephrase that as everyone at Twitter should go on strike if the want to make a difference.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:24 AM
Oct 2022

Let's see if Elon can find enough scabs to run the place.

PSPS

(15,324 posts)
20. The 75% reduction was going to happen anyway. Twitter has been a failing business model for years.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 12:09 PM
Oct 2022

Crowman2009

(3,529 posts)
38. Since it's big tech, probably not.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 03:20 PM
Oct 2022

Big tech is basically the right-wing foothold in the bay area. No matter what LGBTQ+ or diversity promotion they try to sprinkle, it's always been an anti-union misogynistic good ole' boys club.

mopinko

(73,732 posts)
6. it is pretty slimy over there. saw on nicolle wallace that the call went out on 4chan or whatev
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:13 AM
Oct 2022

it's called these days, and echoed around, to sign up and see what u can get away w.
i've seen several short pornos in last couple days, after never seeing that.

i've been busily blocking/reporting shit, and advising others to do so.
block the bots, break the troll farms.
block the ads, break the bank.

not backing down, tho. there until he starts charging. esp til nov 8.

ecstatic

(35,075 posts)
12. Same here. Seeing random porn injected
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:22 AM
Oct 2022

Into hashtags that I used to be able to view with no issues.

3Hotdogs

(15,371 posts)
27. Does the porn come with virus? I Ikes me some porn once in a while.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 01:06 PM
Oct 2022

I got a good VHS collection..... Green Door, Debbie Does, Deep Throat and that prime ol' stuff.

If Twitter is offering new stuff, let me know.

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)
28. There was a porn video of Obama/Palin lookalikes.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 01:15 PM
Oct 2022

There was a porn video of Obama/Palin lookalikes.

How long until a Herschel/MTG lookalikes video?

You betcha!

bbernardini

(10,018 posts)
11. Thankfully, my experience hasn't changed so far.
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 11:21 AM
Oct 2022

Probably because a few years ago I somehow ended up on a block list a lot of the fascists use. How nice of them to do the work for me. ;⁠-⁠

TNNurse

(7,541 posts)
17. I have appreciated that y'all share things from Twitter
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 12:06 PM
Oct 2022

that I enjoy. Now grateful that I never joined. Do not want my name associated with Musk if it can be avoided.

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,471 posts)
21. Seems racist Musk is doing what he's wants, a 500% increase of the N word on newly opened fascist
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 12:12 PM
Oct 2022

.platform-- well done sir, well done 👍

Dear evil fascist Musk, you've invited all the crazies to your party of 24/7 hate.. you are now Alex Jones, Bannon, stone, racist guys from fox, the dead Limbaugh, and the soon to be indicted criminale and sexual predator#45 all rolled into one. What r u vying for, the most evil person in the wooorld?

Can you imagine what this young man could do for the good of humanity, the environment. Thanks Highplainsdem, DU on 10/28/2022 who posted this...

Ashton Pittman
@ashtonpittman
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Elon Musk's Twitter: A 500% increase in the use of the n-word.
Network Contagion Research Institute
@ncri_io
Evidence suggests that bad actors are trying to test the limits on @Twitter. Several posts on 4chan encourage users to amplify derogatory slurs.

For example, over the last 12 hours, the use of the n-word has increased nearly 500% from the previous average.
9:26 PM · Oct 28, 2022


Native

(7,360 posts)
22. Tieddrich also tweeted that he's "going down with the ship."
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 12:22 PM
Oct 2022

Supposedly, it's only 300 accounts that are responsible for the increase in toxic tweets. That's out of 450 million monthly active users.

Midnight Writer

(25,420 posts)
30. If Twitter users had adblockers (good free ones are available) would that cripple his income?
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 01:20 PM
Oct 2022

jgmiller

(689 posts)
32. Everyone take a deep breath
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 01:36 PM
Oct 2022

Twitter never had much moderation to begin with, only the most extremes. It got a bit better over the last year or so only because a lot of the losers went to Truth Social and other platforms. Now a lot got excited because they thought (incorrectly) that they were being censored on Twitter before and came back to spread their hate.

In reality nothing with Twitter itself has changed, Musk hasn't changed a thing. Just like always with trolls and bullies if you ignore them they will go away. If everyone who is decent on Twitter leaves then all that has happened is you've given it over to the trolls.

summer_in_TX

(4,168 posts)
36. Elon himself sharing an ugly conspiracy theory
Sun Oct 30, 2022, 01:52 PM
Oct 2022

about Paul Pelosi and saying there’s “a tiny chance”it’s true is just one thing I strongly object to.

Several I admire called on progressive Twitter users to stay, counter the hate and propaganda – especially as Twitter is so a part of the life of those in the news media. I took that to heart. But I reported Musk’s sharing of that nasty conspiracy theory. Egregious behavior as the new head of that platform, and no regard for humanity towards those grieving or hurting.

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