Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion

[AngryCanadian]

Twitter Permanently Suspends OANN Reporter For Reporting On Rep. Buddy Carter’s Fair Tax Act Which Will ABOLISH The IRS

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...l-abolish-irs/

Why would twitter do that?

[Swordsmyth]

Why would twitter do that?

They haven't gotten rid of all the commie moles yet.
Musk reinstated the account eventually.

[devil21]

They haven't gotten rid of all the commie moles yet.
Musk reinstated the account eventually.

Is Elon still hanging around with Arianna Huffington, Tony Blair and Saule'? He must be purging the deep state!

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...=1#post7106335

[Swordsmyth]

Judge Rules Twitter Employees Who Took Severance Cannot Sue

https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2...ce-cannot-sue/

[Swordsmyth]

Twitter Planning Further Layoffs

https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2...rther-layoffs/

[Swordsmyth]

[Swordsmyth]

Twitter Employee Headcount Down To 1,300, from 7,500

https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2...300-from-7500/

[Occam's Banana]

Twitter: "A Fractal Rube Goldberg Machine"

Thread Reader: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1...377810945.html

https://twitter.com/RubinReport/stat...67912377810945


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https://twitter.com/RubinReport/stat...69348008374273
to: https://twitter.com/RubinReport/stat...18361168519168

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[Swordsmyth]

YouTube, Musk's Twitter throttle investigative journalists behind Pfizer 'mutate' video

https://justthenews.com/accountabili...-behind-pfizer

[Swordsmyth]

Musk Says He Has Turned Twitter Around Toward Breaking Even

https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2...breaking-even/

[Swordsmyth]

Musk Lays Off More Twitter Employees

https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2...ter-employees/

[devil21]

Musk Says He Has Turned Twitter Around Toward Breaking Even

https://www.thefinancialtrends.com/2...breaking-even/

Pretty easy to do when firing the high paid Silicon Valley types who built the foundation (useful idiots) then outsourcing to India or hiring H1B visas locally for half the cost to build Elon's "Twitter" Chinese super app. Hmm I wonder if the bird is a Phoenix?

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...onic-252180767

[Swordsmyth]

https://choiceclips.whatfinger.com/2...ll-doing-this/
Elon Musk is being conned by his own company – Twitter – they are still doing this


We Are Shadowbanned On Twitter, For Talking About Surveillance

https://www.anonymousconservative.co...-surveillance/

[Swordsmyth]

Twitter Source Code Leaked Online, Musk Hunts Perpetrator; Values Firm At $20 Billion

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/tw...irm-20-billion


https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1640502698549075972

Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations.

The is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle.

Voting in polls will require verification for same reason.

[devil21]

Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations.

The is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over. It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle.

Voting in polls will require verification for same reason.

Danglin' that "identify all humans" carrot. Can't have social credit scoring based, at least partially, on social media posts and content without knowing who the poster actually is.

[CaptUSA]

Now this is some scary ass horse$#@! right here!

IRS visited Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi’s home same day as congressional testimony

https://nypost.com/2023/03/28/irs-vi...nal-testimony/

An IRS agent stopped by the home of Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi the same day of his congressional testimony on the weaponization of the government, according to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, who’s demanding an explanation over the oddly timed visit.

Jordan sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel and the Department of Treasury on Monday in hopes of getting to the bottom of why the federal agent appeared at Taibbi’s New Jersey home on March 9 and left a note, according to an editorial in The Wall Street Journal that cited the letter.

The note reportedly instructed Taibbi to call the IRS four days later.

When he did, an agent told him his 2018 and 2021 tax returns had both been rejected due to identity theft concerns.

Taibbi has been deeply involved in researching and reporting the Twitter Files — based off a trove of internal documents at the social media giant meant to expose unfair bias in the company’s past content moderation and the social media giant’s previous contact with government officials.

[Swordsmyth]

STUDY: Twitter Censorship Shockingly on Rise After Elon Musk Takeover

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/fr...ise-after-elon



Twitter locks out The Post over story on removal of 5K tweets

The company’s Kafkaesque move came after The Post tweeted out a story about Twitter’s deletion of more than 5,000 tweets about a planned “Trans Day of Vengeance” protest in front of the US Supreme Court on Saturday.

https://nypost.com/2023/03/30/twitte...rubbed-tweets/

[AngryCanadian]

https://choiceclips.whatfinger.com/2...ll-doing-this/
Elon Musk is being conned by his own company – Twitter – they are still doing this


We Are Shadowbanned On Twitter, For Talking About Surveillance

https://www.anonymousconservative.co...-surveillance/

Looks like Musk has still a few bad apples on twitter.

[Occam's Banana]

THREAD: Twitter labels NPR as "State-Affiliated Media" (NPR CEO is big mad)

[acptulsa]

[Occam's Banana]

The Craziest Friday Ever
On staying at Substack, and leaving Twitter, I guess
https://www.racket.news/p/the-craziest-friday-ever
Matt Taibbi (07 April 2023)

Earlier this afternoon, I learned Substack links were being blocked on Twitter. Since being able to share my articles is a primary reason I use Twitter, I was alarmed and asked what was going on.

It turns out Twitter is upset about the new Substack Notes feature, which they see as a hostile rival. When I asked how I was supposed to market my work, I was given the option of posting my articles on Twitter instead of Substack.

Not much suspense there; I’m staying at Substack. You’ve all been great to me, as has the management of this company. Beginning early next week I’ll be using the new Substack Notes feature (to which you’ll all have access) instead of Twitter, a decision that apparently will come with a price as far as any future Twitter Files reports are concerned. It was absolutely worth it and I’ll always be grateful to those who gave me the chance to work on that story, but man is this a crazy planet.

Have a great weekend, everyone. I’m off on vacation with my kids next week, but I’ll check in. Best and take care, Matt

Twitter blocks Substack links after platform announces competing ‘Notes’ feature
Users were given the message "Some actions on this Tweet have been disabled by Twitter" when they try to retweet or like a post containing a Substack link.
https://thepostmillennial.com/twitte...-notes-feature
Hannah Nightingale (07 April 2023)

On Friday, Twitter users reported issues with retweeting or liking posts that contain links to Substack, a newsletter platform.

Twitter has placed restrictions on how users interact with posts containing the links, coming days after Substack announced that it would launch "Notes," a feature that closely resembles Twitter.

On the desktop version of Twitter, users were given the message "Some actions on this Tweet have been disabled by Twitter" when they try to retweet or like the post. Likes and retweets on the mobile version of the social media platform did not work.

The outlet stated that it appears that Twitter has blocked responses to tweets that include Substack links as well.

"It appeared, however, that tweets with links to Substack newsletters with a unique domain name or shortened links did function normally on Twitter," NBC reported.

In a statement to The Verge, Substack founders Chris Best, Hamish McKenzie, and Jairaj Seth said, "We’re disappointed that Twitter has chosen to restrict writers’ ability to share their work. Writers deserve the freedom to share links to Substack or anywhere else. This abrupt change is a reminder of why writers deserve a model that puts them in charge, that rewards great work with money, and that protects the free press and free speech. Their livelihoods should not be tied to platforms where they don’t own their relationship with their audience, and where the rules can change on a whim."

https://twitter.com/SubstackInc/stat...09243989155841

"Any platform that benefits from writers’ and creators’ work but doesn’t give them control over their relationships will inevitably wonder how to respond to the platforms that do," the founders wrote on Twitter.

In a post announcing Substack Notes, the three said that Notes would be a way for users to post "short-form content and share ideas with each other and their readers," and will "drive discovery across Substack."

Unlike it’s recommendations feature, "Notes will give them the ability to recommend almost anything—including posts, quotes, comments, images, and links," the trio said.

The post later added, "While Notes may look like familiar social media feeds, the key difference is in what you don’t see. The Substack network runs on paid subscriptions, not ads. This changes everything."

Matt Taibbi, one of the journalists who broke the Twitter Files and uses Substack to post articles, said in an email on Friday: "Earlier this afternoon, I learned Substack links were being blocked on Twitter. Since being able to share my articles is a primary reason I use Twitter, I was alarmed and asked what was going on.

"It turns out Twitter is upset about the new Substack Notes feature, which they see as a hostile rival. When I asked how I was supposed to market my work, I was given the option of posting my articles on Twitter instead of Substack.

"Not much suspense there; I’m staying at Substack. You’ve all been great to me, as has the management of this company. Beginning early next week I’ll be using the new Substack Notes feature (to which you’ll all have access) instead of Twitter."

Tech Crunch described Substack's Notes feature as remarkably similar to Twitter:

"Notes shared on the platform are displayed in a dedicated short-form feed that looks a lot like Twitter. Once you share a note, it’s essentially like posting a tweet. Each note displays a like count and comment count. There’s also the option to “restack,” or retweet, a post."

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https://twitter.com/mtaibbi


At present, the following warning page is served when clicking the Substack link in Matt Taibbi's Twitter bio (this is not particular to Taibbi, and the same thing occurs for other such links to Substack - the Taibbi link is merely presented here as an example):

https://twitter.com/safety/unsafe_li...i.substack.com

[Swordsmyth]

Dr. Shiva: Elon Musk’s Backdoor Censorship Ecosystem Is Silicon Valley’s Fascism Rebranded

https://rumble.com/v2gtj3q-dr.-shiva...eys-fasci.html

[Swordsmyth]

Dr. Shiva: Elon Musk’s Backdoor Censorship Ecosystem Is Silicon Valley’s Fascism Rebranded

https://rumble.com/v2gtj3q-dr.-shiva...eys-fasci.html

@Occam's Banana
Since you were asking about Musk.

[Swordsmyth]

STUDY: Twitter Censorship Shockingly on Rise After Elon Musk Takeover

https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/fr...ise-after-elon

It looks like I need to remind people of this too.

[Occam's Banana]

@Occam's Banana
Since you were asking about Musk.

I didn't ask about Musk.

I asked about the commenter at AC:

Why should one not conclude that [the commenter at] "AC" is "of the enemy" and is opportunistically trying to spread divisive FUD?

Further to which, see this post.

[Occam's Banana]

BBC Interview with Elon Musk:

https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1645992677727666176

A sampling:

https://twitter.com/TexasLindsay_/st...06232484913153

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[devil21]

It looks like I need to remind people of this too.

You were always so on point in this thread! lol


(This is a fascinating thread to review...)

[ClaytonB]

Nobody:
Elon teaching BBC reporter a lesson:

[GlennwaldSnowdenAssanged]

Nobody:
Elon teaching BBC reporter a lesson:

Sadly this is the mentality of most of the population. They say things with zero evidence of or substance to back it up.

[ClaytonB]

Sadly this is the mentality of most of the population. They say things with zero evidence of or substance to back it up.

Yep. Reporter's reaction like, "Wait, I thought that's the script? Are we saying something different now?"