General Elon Musk Fukkery Thread
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Kooley_High
All Star
Its very clear Elon Musk’s ego is getting the best of him . He seems to want to be viewed as an intellectual figure with Twitter being his own “Mini Nation” thats is ruled by rules he thinks should govern society. Its even more clear in the fact that he is boosting his own posts and follower count. He thinks he should be worshipped lol.
Now he’s seemingly dipping his hand into foreign policy which I think he is way out of step with. Sometimes you cant straddle the fence and be “neutral” when you want to be outspoken and political.
Also, like a couple posts above, a lot of
has been appearingon my TL because he liked it or thinks it “ interesting”
Now he’s seemingly dipping his hand into foreign policy which I think he is way out of step with. Sometimes you cant straddle the fence and be “neutral” when you want to be outspoken and political.
Also, like a couple posts above, a lot of
has been appearingon my TL because he liked it or thinks it “ interesting”
If Brand was a smart man, he would shut up. Not sure where the cases are centered, US or UK, but making videos and leaving a internet trail will only be used against you in court.
Thanks Elon!
KalKal
Superstar
Is it wrong to hope he's guilty, and that it becomes so obvious that it drags down everyone who made a move to support him ?
No it's not wrong. It's the same logic when the cops when to question you, even if your not named the suspect yet. Always... Always request or have your lawyer first before you do any questions.
Russell is an idiot to not stop, work with legal, and put out a canned PR statement.
Instead he goes on Twitter, makes a video where he basically claims he is promiscuous.
Musk is doing the same thing as well by tweet about shyt that he shouldn't... hell that's how Musk was forced to by Twitter in the first place!
Dillah810
Flat Girther
Mustang Mach-e is a good Tesla alternative.I think most car companies gave up too quickly on Plug In Hybrids with big batteries.
For years I've been saying that I wanted my next car to be a Tesla S....but now I'm leaning more towards the Volvo S60 PHEV because it has a 40+ mile EV range, plus the gas range of a "normal" car.
But I REALLY wish they would make a new "Polestar" PHEV sedan, rather than a "Polestar Edition" Volvo.
I think a better comparison would be the villain from the most laughable of all James Bond movies:
Drax from "Moonraker"
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Apollo Kid
Veteran
Elon Musk Now Wants to Charge ALL Users For Twitter
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter/X, is floating an idea that he's had before to remedy the problem of social media bots: charging people to use social media.
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T’Challa’s Heir
Superstar
Elon Musk Now Wants to Charge ALL Users For Twitter
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter/X, is floating an idea that he's had before to remedy the problem of social media bots: charging people to use social media.
I feel like everyone wiling to pay for Twitter is already paying for Twitter.
dude must have been shocked when he first seen the number of blue subscribers thinking people were addicted to the site as much as he was.
Niggthaniel Essex
13th Floor/Growing Old
Elon Musk Now Wants to Charge ALL Users For Twitter
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter/X, is floating an idea that he's had before to remedy the problem of social media bots: charging people to use social media.
If I'm Zuckerberg, I'm making these fukkin Thread developers polish up and add the small things that Threads is missing while im patiently waiting for Elon to torpedo his own site into irrelevancy.
Elon is the most delusional fukk I've seen in a minute. His biggest competitor already has the closest thing to twitter, and Elon is doing everything to hand over EVERYTHING to him. I don't fukking get it.
Spidey Man
Superstar
At this rate Zuck is going to end up owning Twitter at pennies on the dollar
Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is moving to monthly subscription fees and has 550 million users
Musk used a livestreamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss plans for Twitter, now X, and rebut allegations of antisemitism.
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Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is moving to monthly subscription fees and has 550 million users
PUBLISHED MON, SEP 18 2023 3:57 PM EDTUPDATED MON, SEP 18 2023 5:47 PM EDT
Lora Kolodny@LORAKOLODNY
KEY POINTS
- Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp. leader Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in a livestream about artificial intelligence, antisemitism and Musk’s plans for X, formerly Twitter.
- Musk said X is “moving to having a small, monthly payment for use of the X system” and said the social network now has 550 million monthly users.
- Musk also defended himself against criticism that he and his social network spread hate speech and antisemitism after he threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League and made disparaging remarks about George Soros.
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives for a U.S. Senate bipartisan forum on artificial intelligence at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023.
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Elon Musk discussed his plans for Twitter, now called X, on Monday during a livestreamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Among other things, Musk said the social network is “moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system” in order to combat “vast armies of bots.”
Musk did not say how much a new plan would cost users of the social network, or what other features would or would not be included with payment at the lowest tier.
During the livestream, Musk also divulged some new metrics from X, saying it now has 550 million “monthly users,” who generate 100 million to 200 million posts per day.
Musk did not disclose how many of the company’s monthly users are authentic, versus bots. He also did not make an apples-to-apples comparison with metrics previously used by Twitter. In May 2022, before Musk’s takeover, Twitter reported that it had “average monetizable daily active usage” of 229 million.
The discussion with Netanyahu was meant to focus on theoretical risks of artificial intelligence technology, and how AI should potentially be regulated. However, Musk also used it to dispute the perception that his social network tolerates hate speech and antisemitism.
The meeting followed widespread criticism of Musk by civil rights groups over his amplification of bigotry on his social network, including antisemitic accounts, content and conspiracies.
In recent weeks, Musk has threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish-led organization, alleging that they tried to “kill” his social network. Musk has blamed the ADL, rather than his own business decisions, for a 60% drop in revenue at X and said he had “no choice” but to file a defamation lawsuit against the group.
Musk and X Corp. have not yet filed any known lawsuit against the ADL, and did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Before meeting with Netanyahu, Musk also accused George Soros’ foundation of wanting to “destroy” Western civilization. The Hungarian-American Jewish philanthropist is the founder of Open Society Foundations, which donates to a variety of civil society groups, and he is the subject of several antisemitic conspiracy theories.
On his social media platform, Musk has repeatedly disparaged transgender people, federal regulators, politicians, journalists, whistleblowers, critics of his companies, and short sellers. Despite that history, Musk told Netanyahu on Monday, “I’m sort of against attacking any group, you know. Doesn’t matter who it is.” Referring to his goal of humanity becoming “a spacefaring civilization,” he said, “We can’t do that if there’s a lot of infighting and, you know, hatred and negativity.”
After acquiring Twitter for around $44 billion in late October, Musk implemented massive staff cuts and sweeping changes to the platform. He continues to run the company as its largest shareholder, chief technical officer and executive chairman, and also is the CEO of automaker Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX.
Among other changes, he gave “amnesty” to previously suspended accounts — a move that online safety and hate speech experts strongly criticized. Under his management, the platform restored the account of former President Donald Trump, who was previously banned by Twitter for encouraging the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. Musk’s Twitter also restored the personal accounts of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and neo-Nazi website founder Andrew Anglin.
Musk also eliminated Twitter’s “blue check” system of verification, which helped users to identify authentic accounts belonging to public figures including celebrities, elected officials, scientists, authors, leaders in business and education, working journalists and others.
Under the social network’s current system, users who pay a fee can show a blue subscriber badge next to their names. Those who pay see their posts prioritized in other users’ feeds. Those who don’t pay are relegated to lower levels of amplification for their posts or may see lower engagement on the platform. On Monday, Musk repeated his belief that turning users into paid subscribers would make it cumbersome and unaffordable to deploy bots on the platform.
X is trying to obtain licenses to become a money transmitter across the U.S. currently. According to public records, it has already obtained permission to do so in 8 states.