Twitter 2.0

[MU82]

An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network, raising fears that his pledge of unrestricted free speech could fuel a new wave of online hate.

The flood of racist posts was among the most prominent signs of how Twitter had changed in the first hours of Musk’s ownership.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/28/musk-twitter-racist-posts/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F383c104%2F635bfbbcf3d9003c581d2c05%2F5f8d147cae7e8a56e5b732a4%2F59%2F72%2F635bfbbcf3d9003c581d2c05&wp_cu=b1005792a416de1fbe1f17e5cf366b7d%7CB1FF71CA724A36FAE0530100007F88D6

[Jockey]

An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network, raising fears that his pledge of unrestricted free speech could fuel a new wave of online hate.

The flood of racist posts was among the most prominent signs of how Twitter had changed in the first hours of Musk’s ownership.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/28/musk-twitter-racist-posts/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F383c104%2F635bfbbcf3d9003c581d2c05%2F5f8d147cae7e8a56e5b732a4%2F59%2F72%2F635bfbbcf3d9003c581d2c05&wp_cu=b1005792a416de1fbe1f17e5cf366b7d%7CB1FF71CA724A36FAE0530100007F88D6

That was the plan. Elon got his way.

[forgetful]

That was the plan. Elon got his way.

He's also going to have to cough up $187M for firing the top 3 execs.

[Jockey]

He's also going to have to cough up $187M for firing the top 3 execs.

Chump change.

[MU82]

On Elon Musk’s first full day as the owner of Twitter, the social media company immediately began to feel his imprint.

Twitter’s top executives were fired and its board of directors dissolved. The company said its stock would stop trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 8. Mr. Musk announced that he planned to form a council to handle Twitter’s content questions and would not immediately reinstate users who had been barred. And he tapped confidants for help and established a “war room” at Twitter to review its products and policies.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/28/business/twitter-elon-musk.html?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20221029&instance_id=76028&nl=the-morning&regi_id=108420427&segment_id=111448&te=1&user_id=d36dcf821462fdd16ec3636710a855fa

So there will be content rules. Musk is forming a "council" and a "war room" to decide what will and won't be allowed.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

He has to be careful because the big advertisers will follow GM’s lead and just pull out of Twitter if it becomes a sh*tshow.

[MU82]

He has to be careful because the big advertisers will follow GM’s lead and just pull out of Twitter if it becomes a sh*tshow.

Based on my earlier post -- An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network, raising fears that his pledge of unrestricted free speech could fuel a new wave of online hate -- it is already becoming a sh*tshow.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Based on my earlier post -- An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network, raising fears that his pledge of unrestricted free speech could fuel a new wave of online hate -- it is already becoming a sh*tshow.

That was inevitable in the short term. Let’s see what happens moving forward.

[reinko]

The Saudi’s are the 2nd largest owner of Twitter.

I’m sure that will have zero impact.

🤔

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/18/saudi-arabia-us-citizen-prison-critical-tweets-regime

[Hards Alumni]

Based on my earlier post -- An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network, raising fears that his pledge of unrestricted free speech could fuel a new wave of online hate -- it is already becoming a sh*tshow.

Same moderation algorithms are currently in place, and the bad stuff was removed.

Calm down, Francis.

[MU82]

Same moderation algorithms are currently in place, and the bad stuff was removed.

Calm down, Francis.

We'll see what Musk's "council" allows. As I've said, though, I'm all for Twatter publishing it all. I like knowing who the racists are, who is planning civil war, etc. Musk's the one who used the word, "hellscape."

[4everwarriors]

An emboldened cast of anonymous trolls spewed racist slurs and Nazi memes onto Twitter in the hours after billionaire industrialist Elon Musk took over the social network, raising fears that his pledge of unrestricted free speech could fuel a new wave of online hate.

The flood of racist posts was among the most prominent signs of how Twitter had changed in the first hours of Musk’s ownership.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/10/28/musk-twitter-racist-posts/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F383c104%2F635bfbbcf3d9003c581d2c05%2F5f8d147cae7e8a56e5b732a4%2F59%2F72%2F635bfbbcf3d9003c581d2c05&wp_cu=b1005792a416de1fbe1f17e5cf366b7d%7CB1FF71CA724A36FAE0530100007F88D6

Oh, did Kyrie tweet, hey?

[lawdog77]

We'll see what Musk's "council" allows. As I've said, though, I'm all for Twatter publishing it all. I like knowing who the racists are, who is planning civil war, etc. Musk's the one who used the word, "hellscape."

Or like Rico who will bash Christians when he gets the chance (and you agreeing with it)

[CountryRoads]

We'll see what Musk's "council" allows. As I've said, though, I'm all for Twatter publishing it all. I like knowing who the racists are, who is planning civil war, etc. Musk's the one who used the word, "hellscape."

Content moderation on Twitter will largely remain the same. Also, keep in mind that Twitter wasn’t exactly a perfect community with regards to moderation before the takeover.

Where I think the biggest difference will be is in content distribution and visibility. I don’t think Twitter was suppressing free speech from anyone, but they do control who is heard and who isn’t to a large extent. Technically, there’s nothing wrong with that since it’s their platform. People have the right to free speech, not the right to be heard. Even the right to free speech is debatable on social media.

Anyway, I think it’s safe to say that Twitter had a pretty strong left-wing bias when it came to distribution or reach of content. I think that will even out more but you may not even notice it much as ideally people will be shown content that more closely aligns with their interests.

I also think Musk will incentivize putting your actual name or identity to your words. Authentication will be a key thing for him.

[MUBurrow]

I also think Musk will incentivize putting your actual name or identity to your words. Authentication will be a key thing for him.

Why do think that? I know he made it a key issue pre-sale during due diligence, but that’s because it wasn’t his problem then and he could use it to get out of the sale/lower the price/generally grab headlines. Now that it’s his problem I’m suspicious that he actually will do anything about it or cares.

[Lennys Tap]

He's also going to have to cough up $187M for firing the top 3 execs.

Like Wojo’s buyout,this one, while expensive, will prove worthwhile.

[Hards Alumni]

Content moderation on Twitter will largely remain the same. Also, keep in mind that Twitter wasn’t exactly a perfect community with regards to moderation before the takeover.

Where I think the biggest difference will be is in content distribution and visibility. I don’t think Twitter was suppressing free speech from anyone, but they do control who is heard and who isn’t to a large extent. Technically, there’s nothing wrong with that since it’s their platform. People have the right to free speech, not the right to be heard. Even the right to free speech is debatable on social media.

Anyway, I think it’s safe to say that Twitter had a pretty strong left-wing bias when it came to distribution or reach of content. I think that will even out more but you may not even notice it much as ideally people will be shown content that more closely aligns with their interests.

I also think Musk will incentivize putting your actual name or identity to your words. Authentication will be a key thing for him.

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but the US has a strong left wing bias.

[jficke13]

Why do think that? I know he made it a key issue pre-sale during due diligence, but that’s because it wasn’t his problem then and he could use it to get out of the sale/lower the price/generally grab headlines. Now that it’s his problem I’m suspicious that he actually will do anything about it or cares.

Bc the saudis are huge investors and forcing identity disclosure means they will get to crack down on dissidents.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but the US has a strong left wing bias.

Wat?  The US is center right.

Dane Co is strongly left, obvs.

[real chili 83]

Same moderation algorithms are currently in place, and the bad stuff was removed.

Calm down, Francis.

Agreed.

Some stupid stuff will get through, like before.

Previously, the spin was….can’t catch it all, but they are trying.

Today’s spin….look at what they are allowing.

[MU82]

I also think Musk will incentivize putting your actual name or identity to your words. Authentication will be a key thing for him.

That would be huge. We'll see.

[pbiflyer]

Musk already tweeting unfounded conspiracy theories. Who would have guessed???

[Hards Alumni]

Wat?  The US is center right.

Dane Co is strongly left, obvs.

I guess that's fair, our President is a center right dude.

[Lighthouse 84]

I guess that's fair, our President is a center right dude.

Some things are so obvious that you don’t need teal, hey?

[Lennys Tap]

I guess that's fair, our President is a center right dude.

Was. Not is. Unless you put Bernie and The Squad squarely in the middle.