X -Where Twitter goes to die.

sugar magnolia · #1451

Kendra wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:14 pm

Update from the Free Speech Absolutist

So mastodon could buy advertising on twitter and be A-OK?

Volkonski · #1452

Judd Legum
@juddlegum@journa.host
Musk bans linking to Twitter’s competitors. If you link to them, that content will be removed.

He loves free speech.

RT @TwitterSupport@twitter.com

Specifically, we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting other social platforms and content that contains links or usernames for the following platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post.

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Kendra · #1453

So,
@TwitterSupport
, Jason Miller can do this with his GETTR platform but all these other’s can’t? Why is that exactly?

Dr. Ken · #1454

Danraft · #1455

Yeah,none of the right wing platforms are restricted.
Once again.
I woke up early this morning and looked at Elon’s reply activity on Twitter and he is obnoxious. He won’t stop or learn better. He was calling people stupid (“your brain is too small “ to Schiff)

He’s a punk.

#1456

I have never felt so out-and-out stupid and clueless before. It's like a foreign language but without Romance language roots I can tease out.

https://elonjet.io

ElonJet is a community focused, fair launched DeFi token born on the Binance network. Using ADS-B data from ADSBExchange, Elon’s fans can actively track his private Gulfstream G650 jet flights around the world, one day at a time. ElonJet is the native cryptocurrency underlying a multifaceted, community-centric ecosystem that aims to bring the satire of tracking the richest individual on the planet’s private aircraft into the crypto world.

Come fly with Elon today!

Throughout 2021, “meme coins”, such as Dogecoin and Shiba Inu dominated the crypto sphere and became one of the hottest opportunities for investors, serving as the first point of call for the majority of new crypto enthusiasts entering the digital asset space. During that same period, Elon Musk’s regular crypto mentioning activity on Twitter pumped tokens like never before.

To accompany this, Elon Musk very recently made the decision to offer money to 19-year-old Jack Sweeney, in attempt to persuade him to take down a Twitter bot he’d built that directly tracked the movements of Elon’s private jet. The twitter account has amassed over 124K followers as of writing, and it soon ended up catching Musk's attention.

He reached out to Sweeney and asked him to delete it. "Can you take this down? It's a security risk," he wrote, adding that "I don't love the idea of being shot by a nutcase" and that he worries about "crazy people" tracking his every move. Sweeney answered that he's willing to shut down the account in exchange for a Tesla Model 3.

Musk quickly made a counter-offer: $5,000. Sweeney replied to the billionaire asking for a staggering $50,000. The concept behind ElonJet has been inspired by the global popularity of the “meme coin” phenomena, accompanied by Sweeney’s jet tracking endeavours.

We aim to build a strong community around this project to support Sweeney by purchasing him a Tesla if Elon won't!

Anyone can create a BEP20 token on BNB Smart Chain with any name, including creating fake versions of existing tokens and tokens that claim to represent projects that do not have a token.

If you purchase an arbitrary token, you may be unable to sell it back.

#1457

Kendra · #1458

https://twitter.com/Acosta

Jim Acosta just mentioned on his newscast that he's been locked out of his Twitter account, likely because of this on his profile page.

Jim Acosta is also on Post and Mastodon

Dr. Ken · #1459

RTH10260 · #1460

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 3:01 pm I have never felt so out-and-out stupid and clueless before. It's like a foreign language but without Romance language roots I can tease out.

https://elonjet.io

The owner of "elonjet" is using the services of some company that does blockchain based "currencies" or tokens. Like many of the NFT creators who want to shine with their own "currency" for their own product. The service company provides a new blockchain of freshly created ("minted") tokens aka "coins". Owners sell these tokens in exchange for other cryptocurrencies that have real trading worth. Buyers then get access to "something" by paying for the information with the special coins. With Elonjet the "something" is a livestream of Elon Musks flying or grounded hardware.

One can get that also by getting free apps on Android or Apple, like FlightRadar24.

#1461

Judd Legum @JuddLegum wrote: IMPORTANT: @elonmusk's new policy preventing linking to competitors is in DIRECT VIOLATION of European Union rules.

Penalty can be a fine of up to 20% of Twitter's annual revenue

https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-a ... compliance

#1462

It doesn’t have annual revenue, does it?

Slarti the White · #1463

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:24 pm It doesn’t have annual revenue, does it?

It has revenue (gross income) from ads and blue checks and such, it just doesn't have any profits.

#1464

Elon Musk @elonmusk wrote: Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
< Yes >
< No >
519,852 votes · 11 hours left
4:20 PM · Dec 18, 2022

RTH10260 · #1465

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097

Elon Musk @elonmusk
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
Yes 53.4%
No 46.6%
1,321,916 votes
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11 hours left
12:20 AM · Dec 19, 2022

p0rtia · #1466

The megalomaniacal twit finally got me to reply to one of his posts.

#1467

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:41 pm https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097
Elon Musk @elonmusk
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
Yes 53.4%
No 46.6%
1,321,916 votes
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11 hours left
12:20 AM · Dec 19, 2022

I'm almost tempted to sign up for a new account just to vote...

#1468

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:41 pm https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097
Elon Musk @elonmusk
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
Yes 53.4%
No 46.6%
1,321,916 votes
·
11 hours left
12:20 AM · Dec 19, 2022

Yes. Go.

And take your bathroom sink with you.

Dave from down under · #1469

Kriselda Gray wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:44 pm
RTH10260 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 18, 2022 6:41 pm https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097
Elon Musk @elonmusk
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
Yes 53.4%
No 46.6%
1,321,916 votes
·
11 hours left
12:20 AM · Dec 19, 2022

I'm almost tempted to sign up for a new account just to vote...

:yeah:

#1470

Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
Yes
57.8%
No
42.2%
3,257,784 votes
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11 hours left
5:20 PM · Dec 18, 2022

First Twitter poll I’ve ever voted in.

Kendra · #1471

Delarin · #1472

George Conway trolls:

https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1 ... 3079652352

George Conway
@gtconway3d

I think this is a great EV and I traded in a Tesla Model S for one a couple of years ago but I will refrain from engaging in free promotion of the Porsche Taycan here, even though it is a much cooler car than the boring Model S.

Danraft · #1473

Not sure how much of a difference it would make (as he would still be controlling indirectly and posting his BS), but I think he really does think he is more popular than he is…

Kendra · #1474

Elon Musk blamed a Twitter account for a stalker. Police see no link.
The Twitter owner threatened legal action, changed the platform’s rules and suspended journalists’ accounts after a confrontation involving his security team at a gas station. But the incident’s timing and location cast doubt on a link to the @ElonJet account.

https://wapo.st/3PEuhTr

Gifted link.

Dr. Ken · #1475

He's already undone the policy