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[–] QubaXR@lemmy.world 326 points 1 year ago (15 children)

It's amazing how people convinced themselves they need all these platforms in their lives. Meta, X, TikTok, YouTube - they can do whatever they want to their users, and the users just take it.

I've learned to drop social media platforms as soon as they pull shit I'm uncomfortable with and live a happy life, somehow.

[–] infyrin@lemmy.world 93 points 1 year ago (14 children)

"They make communicating with your friends and family easier!"

Um, E-mail has been doing that since the dawn of the Internet. There is absolutely nothing at all that has made communicating any easier since even instant messaging. All that social media has turned into, is nothing but megaphones for the idiot masses.

[–] kitonthenet@kbin.social 44 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They literally don't. X pushing things to the top of ur feed, Facebook polluting your timeline with random video shares, it all makes it harder to see the content you actually care about

[–] TheDarkKnight@lemmy.world 64 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Facebook before the algorithm was awesome. It was just the most recent stuff your friends did in that literal order. There was nothing wrong with it lol. Or at least I didn’t think so.

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

When I visit Facebook, it's about 8:1 "recommended for you" vs people I actually know.

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[–] keeb420@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not trying to defend what it has become but social media can be good to keep updated or in contact with people. You're not gonna email everyone pictures of your vacation or whatever. Or to keep up with people you don't see nearly as often as you'd like because of, well, life. People do take it way to far and either post way too much info or take everything too serious.

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[–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (9 children)

After being on fediverse it’s been great how refreshing and natural real decentralized social media is rather than the astroturfed, money and soul sucking dreck that is the big corporate socials are.

I almost wish there was a way that we could encourage growth and somehow let it scale to critical mass through grants and donations. But eventually if the fediverse got to that size then there would be grifters and corporations to ruin our fun.

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[–] GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world 168 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Probably because he's sad that people are blocking him.

[–] EddieTee77@lemdro.id 31 points 1 year ago

This has to be the reason

[–] athos77@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah, he wants to boost 'engagement' for his advertisers.

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[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 153 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Community Notes jumped on that tweet fast:

If the ability to block users was to be removed, X would be in violation of the policies of the App Store as well as the Google Play Store. Potentially, this could lead to X being removed from these platforms.

[–] infyrin@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pfft, good. I'm sure Musk's response will be "wah, wah, they censor me, wah, wah". Because out of any playbook of republicunt, is to proclaim you're being censored when you're breaking the rules and think free speech applies to just you and your allies.

[–] meldroc@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Musk is walking proof some people SHOULD be canceled!

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[–] Rin@lemm.ee 28 points 1 year ago
[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

X is in violation of the App store's naming guidelines. They still managed to shove it through.

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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 127 points 1 year ago (12 children)

Stop using Twitter. Seriously, people, stop using Twitter. It's not going to get better.

[–] meldroc@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Think of this as an IQ test. Those that pass come here, those that fail get Zuck'd, Musk'd & Spez'd.

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[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 100 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Conversation at Twitter HQ:

  • Staff: How can we increase engagement?
  • crickets
  • Elmu: I've got it! We'll make stalking easier!
  • Staff: Uhhh
  • Mush (now halfway out the door): Have it done by Sunday.
[–] Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works 60 points 1 year ago

Alternatively:

Staff: Uh, the blocking feature is having some issues.

Emu: Well fix it.

Staff: No one knows how that part works and you fired the guy who wrote it. And then you insulted him.

Emu: Meh, just remove the whole feature.

[–] notatoad@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My guess as to how it went:

  • random twitter troll: “haha Elon you’re probably the most blocked person on this site”
  • Elon: “not anymore”
[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 year ago

That's how it went the last time he brought the subject up. During that hole period where we learned he had the engineers tweak the algorithm to 10x his visibility in the feed.

[–] Techmaster@lemm.ee 81 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool, next they should remove the "log in" feature.

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[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 71 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (10 children)

Both Apple and Google terms of service require apps to have a blocking feature built in. Elmo been spouting off again without actually knowing anything. As of this evening he's figured out that's not something he can actually do and deleted his tweet.

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[–] PancakeLegend@mander.xyz 59 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Elmo must have found out how many people are blocking him.

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[–] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Hey, I just like watching Elon Musk and Twitter destroy each other, alright?

[–] dodslaser@feddit.nu 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Unstoppable turd vs. immovable asshole.

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[–] lorkano@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (9 children)

At this point, either he went insane, or he is just making bad decision on purpose to destroy the company out of spite

[–] JdW@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

went insane

Come on, read his statements and actions of the past, say, 5 years. The sanity ship sailed ages ago.

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[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can Musk do that? I would think this goes against Apple and Android app store rules right?

[–] TwoGems@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

But it's ok! Because he's an oligarch, he gets an exception.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (9 children)
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[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

I killed my Twitter account the day after Muskrat was forced to buy it.

Fun Fact: If he does this, Twitter will get removed from both app stores.

[–] infyrin@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

I killed mine the day he unbanned the orange moron. Like, I knew it was going to be a shitshow once Musk got his hands on it within weeks of having it. Soon as he did that unbanning though, I was out.

[–] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both app stores require a block feature?

[–] chameleon@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't speak for Apple but Google does. It falls under their user-generated content policy which requires you to "Provides an in-app system for blocking UGC and users". Google is generally the more lenient of the two when it comes to policies, so I'd be highly surprised if Apple didn't have it...

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[–] PBCrisps@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Just stop using Twitter. There's a half-dozen alternatives by now, Jesus Christ.

Take your time and attention somewhere else. Leave.

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[–] CountChonkula@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I left and deleted my account after Elon changed the algorithm to show nothing but his posts. With this decision and the many other bad decisions he's made since buying Twitter, I'm glad I left and I frankly don't miss it.

This will absolutely be abused and people will be harassed, but I feel this is intentional as he continues turning Twitter into a far-right echo chamber.

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[–] kitonthenet@kbin.social 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's funny how corporate guys will always lie even about dumb shit like this. Of course blocking is a feature, users want to be able to block other users. It's the owner of the website that doesn't want anyone to be able to block him

notice that the only kind of harassment he's likely to experience (in DMs) is the only one that gets a carveout

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Get out now before he makes quitting impossible and mandates 10 Xerts a day.

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[–] Flex@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why is "feature" in quotes though?

[–] infyrin@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Because in musk terms, it must be bad and thrown away.

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[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Hell I got out when the sale was finalized. Anyone who's still hanging on to that whale carcass has gotta be wondering when it'll run out of buoyancy.

[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I left Twitter. why must I keep hearing about Twitter?

[–] livus@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

I was never on twitter. Welcome to my world.

We all used to have to hear about it because of politics and celebrities, now we have to hear about it because of Musk antics.

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[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Please let Xitter out of its pain faster.

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