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bucolic_frolic

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13. Censorship by a CEO promoting Free Speech. Tass and Pravda had nothing on this guy.

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2022, 04:04 PM

Dec 2022

Irony died, ironing died, laundering died. This whole episode is just too bizarre. Twitter is done. It may live on as Truth Social Legacy Lite, but competitors will rush in to fill the void as they have been doing. This is just too twisted to continue. Tass and Pravda had nothing on this guy.

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Newsrooms are scrambling to counter Elon Musk's bans [View all] brooklynite Dec 2022 OP

if the various news agencies are smart, they would create their own type twitter for only news... Javaman Dec 2022 #1

Oh I really like that idea. If only we had some rich CEO to push it to the networks Walleye Dec 2022 #3

they used to did . called associated press. pathae news reels and their own news rooms AllaN01Bear Dec 2022 #6

AP had teletype printers for their corporate and educational subscribers BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #9

Ha! Roy Rolling Dec 2022 #11

LOL BumRushDaShow Dec 2022 #12

This is a perfect time PlutosHeart Dec 2022 #2

I can't really get upset about Twitter. He bought the company he can do what he wants with it Walleye Dec 2022 #4

They are the only gods they worship PuraVidaDreamin Dec 2022 #8

Maybe they should launch their own news collective forum. calimary Dec 2022 #5

If only people hadn't got bored with RSS feeds muriel_volestrangler Dec 2022 #7

I loved RSS feeds Sympthsical Dec 2022 #10

Rss is still around. Mawspam2 Dec 2022 #17

Yeah, but some sites have stopped using it muriel_volestrangler Dec 2022 #18

Censorship by a CEO promoting Free Speech. Tass and Pravda had nothing on this guy. bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #13

Newsrooms can get by without Twitter. ificandream Dec 2022 #14

I think it's only a temporary ban - probably a week womanofthehills Dec 2022 #16

Just walk away from the dumpster fire Kennah Dec 2022 #15

Vindictive little ***hole isn't he. zanana1 Dec 2022 #19