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[Technology] Elon Musk and Twitter



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Kuipers Supporters Club

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It’s no longer enjoyable to use. Perhaps it never was but all these tweaks and changes meant that for the first time in ages, I didn’t look at it yesterday.

Going to try and stay off it as much as possible.
 


BBassic

BBassic

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bn9 bha said:
Complete rubbish.
There are many decent people on Twitter including fellow Albion fans I have met.
Twitter is still good for information especially local traffic issues.
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Indeed.

Twitter is exactly as good or as shit as you make it.

People always bang on about it being this hate filled shit-hole...and it is...but I personally don't see any of that shite because my feed is curated carefully. I get news, I get updates from mates, I get Football Manager related stuff and I get comedy bits too.

That's it. Anything else that crops up that I'm not interested in gets blocked.
 


Stat Brother

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Kuipers Supporters Club said:
It’s no longer enjoyable to use. Perhaps it never was but all these tweaks and changes meant that for the first time in ages, I didn’t look at it yesterday.

Going to try and stay off it as much as possible.
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I've never understood this take.

On Twitter I have a damn sight more control over what I look at, than I do anywhere else - Inc here.

My Twitter 'bubble' is completely niche, light and funny.
Predominantly, bollard, cycling, films and crisps related with a load of randoms thrown in for good measure.

If you're stoooopid enough to scratch below the surface and actually interact with others then that's entirely on you.
 


Kuipers Supporters Club

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Stat Brother said:
I've never understood this take.

On Twitter I have a damn sight more control over what I look at, than I do anywhere else - Inc here.

My Twitter 'bubble' is completely niche, light and funny.
Predominantly, bollard, cycling, films and crisps related with a load of randoms thrown in for good measure.

If you're stoooopid enough to scratch below the surface and actually interact with others then that's entirely on you.
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The 'for you' section has ruined it for me. Everything else is just noise.

FWIW I hardly ever tweet, but still find the whole site very irritating.
 






RandyWanger

RandyWanger

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Mar 14, 2013
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BBassic said:
Indeed.

Twitter is exactly as good or as shit as you make it.

People always bang on about it being this hate filled shit-hole...and it is...but I personally don't see any of that shite because my feed is curated carefully. I get news, I get updates from mates, I get Football Manager related stuff and I get comedy bits too.

That's it. Anything else that crops up that I'm not interested in gets blocked.
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Exactly this, their algorithm works in a way where it mirrors you. Put shit out into the world and it puts shit in your feed.
 








Thunder Bolt

Thunder Bolt

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Aug 18, 2009
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Beside the seaside, beside the sea
Kuipers Supporters Club said:
The 'for you' section has ruined it for me. Everything else is just noise.

FWIW I hardly ever tweet, but still find the whole site very irritating.
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I just click Following.

Why Musk thinks I want Farage, Grimes etc in my For You shows how it has changed.
August 1st is a Twitter (X) free day.
His advertising revenue is already taking a massive hit.
 


Nixonator

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Feb 8, 2016
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Shoreham Beach
Thunder Bolt said:
I just click Following.

Why Musk thinks I want Farage, Grimes etc in my For You shows how it has changed.
August 1st is a Twitter (X) free day.
His advertising revenue is already taking a massive hit.
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I'm not sure he's going to care much, all these silly boycotts amuse me.

Personally I'm going to stick to my previous usage of the platform, ie. zero.
 




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bn9 bha said:
Complete rubbish.
There are many decent people on Twitter including fellow Albion fans I have met.
Twitter is still good for information especially local traffic issues.
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Exactly this ... for me it's one of the best sources for local info/issues due to how immediate it is.
If I'm having a problem with internet ... or a banking app ... or anything similar ... if I go on twitter I can very quickly work out if it's just my issue or if it's wider.
Have also found it easier to contact some corporates for help/info compared to phoning or emailing etc.
You can easily loose hours on twitter getting very angry if you let yourself. I used to be a bit guilty of that ... but have learnt to move quickly on and ignore the darker side of twitter - or is it X :rolleyes:
 


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Greg Bobkin

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May 22, 2012
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Nixonator said:
I'm not sure he's going to care much, all these silly boycotts amuse me.

Personally I'm going to stick to my previous usage of the platform, ie. zero.
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I've just seen – on 'the platform formally know as Twitter – that there's a suggestion people should boycott Costa because of a cartoon of a trans person. Cue loads of frothing at the gash from people who it has zero impact on whatsoever.

Some of these anti-woke people are really, er 'woke' aren't they? :lolol:
 






peterward

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This should be fun. Watching Musk trying to weasel out of or renege on his PR stunt made just hours ago.

Musk boldly posted that if anyone was in anyway prejudiced or had action taken against them based on posts on twitter, Twitter would unequivocally pay their legal fees in defence.

Step forward a claimant who was dismissed by none other than the Trump campaign based on a tweet.

If true (seems so) What's Elon gonna do now caught between his PR stunt and the man he loves to bumlick!

Smart money is on the weasel option.

 












pb21

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