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WarGamer

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14. Everyone is free to do what THEY want to do...

Reply to CloudWatcher (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2023, 03:28 PM

Sep 2023

Block Twitter.

I love Twitter because Twitter is what THE USER makes it.

I don't see politics and Trump BS on my feed because the algorithm knows I'm not interested in it.

I follow sociologists and archaeologists and historians and educators like Mary Beard.

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We're blocking twitter at our house [View all] CloudWatcher Sep 2023 OP

Social media is the people's media. Block corporate news instead n/t leftstreet Sep 2023 #1

Not really. paleotn Sep 2023 #5

"vast amounts of disinformation" come from corporate news leftstreet Sep 2023 #12

Question. Where do the people who post on social media get their information from, Midnight Writer Sep 2023 #16

Good question, but part of my point leftstreet Sep 2023 #17

Depends on what you call MSM paleotn Sep 2023 #20

Like what specifically? Give me some examples of paleotn Sep 2023 #19

I never claudette Sep 2023 #2

DU auto-opens them for you CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #6

Be careful, Musk may sue you like the ADL JohnSJ Sep 2023 #3

I'm quaking in my boots (not) CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #8

+++ JohnSJ Sep 2023 #11

Try getting your news from aggregators on the web. usonian Sep 2023 #4

X twitter or whatever it's called has been off my list for a while now paleotn Sep 2023 #7

OK. Do what you wish. We will, too. MineralMan Sep 2023 #9

DU CloudWatcher Sep 2023 #10

Yep. The way I'm set up all I see is "Link to tweet" hunter Sep 2023 #15

Sbrug...I MineralMan Sep 2023 #18

I blocked Twitter before Musk bought it simply because it annoyed me. hunter Sep 2023 #13

Everyone is free to do what THEY want to do... WarGamer Sep 2023 #14