Elon Musk takes over Twitter

[Skybird]

Have fun with authenticate all real humans, Elon!

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/04/28/t...ans/index.html

Could be he underestimated this. Or not?


Also, many users do not buy his diea of "free speech". After the deal became known, twitter saw a wave of mass account deactivations. Most users doing so seem to be worried by it turning even more into a toxic, propagandistic battleground, a trend that was already inherent before, but now pushed people towards a decision.

[Buddahaid]

What does that mean? You are either human or something else.

[stoppro]

I dislike elon musk. A lot.

[Skybird]

If he implements a Voight-Kampff Test, make sure you are not positive.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

What does that mean? You are either human or something else.

Fake or phony identities for accounts probably

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Fake or phony identities for accounts probably

I know. It's like the ads where they say the testimonies are from real people as if actors are not real people.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

I know. It's like the ads where they say the testimonies are from real people as if actors are not real people.

The ones I remember say that they are testimonies from real customers.

[MaDef]

Originally Posted by Skybird

If he implements a Voight-Kampff Test, make sure you are not positive.

That's the problem with you kids (collective) today, you're having a hard time distinguishing real life from make believe.

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by MaDef

That's the problem with you kids (collective) today, you're having a hard time distinguishing real life from make believe.

Oh get off my lawn!

[Onkel Neal]

Since the Twitter caper I have grown disenchanted with Musk. Yes, I will give him SpaceX, love that. Tesla: jury's still out on that one. Ask me in a year, if the stock bubble still exists. But Mars? Solar panels? Self-driving electric 18-wheelers? Hyperloops? Chips in your brain? He's mostly hot air. I've watched a few skeptic videos and when they showcase his many various tech talks and claims, he's really underdelivered on some wild promises. This video really helps break down his pattern and penchant for attention.



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Even Starlink looks untenable as a profit-making enterprise.

[Onkel Neal]

Boy, this is getting crazy. First, Elon tried to buy Twitter and Twitter tried to avoid the takeover.

Then Elon changed his mind (too late!) and now he wants to walk away but Twitter will not let him.

This is one time Elon's cocky mouth got him in deep.

[Skybird]

So is Musk's claim that Twitter did not provide him substantial data on the number of fake accounts, as they were obligated by contract, just a strawman argument?

[Onkel Neal]

Don't know, but the press and analysts here are confident that it is.

[Skybird]

Maybe Musk is closer to the truth than the public believes!?


https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/25/t...wer/index.html

[Onkel Neal]

Landslide begins!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/techn...ter-elon-musk/

But Twitter’s board — while angry at Musk’s tactics — was ultimately eager for the deal.

Twitter executives were predicting internally that the company would be far off track from revenue targets in 2022, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post, as well as people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe proceedings.

Twitter’s board was planning to make “drastic” cuts to staff and other services, including cutting roughly a quarter of the budget for third-party contractors who moderate content for the company, major cuts to infrastructure and data centers, and firing thousands of people to shave at least $700 million off labor costs, according to the interviews and documents. One of the leaders who signed off on the layoff notices was Edgett, who was fired Thursday.

Executives also believed that the company would not have easily found other buyers, according to one of the people.

Musk announced his acquisition three days before those layoffs were set to be announced, tabling the plans.