Tesla sales cratered 13.5% in Q2 — another brutal quarter. Apartheid Elon turned the brand into a MAGA sideshow, and now the backlash is burning through his bottom line. Play stupid political games, lose loyal customers. #BoycottTesla #MuskEffect #EVs www.reuters.com/business/aut...

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“Trump backs down on tariffs after a day of fearing Apartheid Elon might call him a ‘moron.’ Another reminder of how much influence the tech billionaire holds over US policy. Who’s really in charge here? #TrumpWatch #MuskEffect@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvH3...

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Tim Walz is right—Elon Musk is political poison. His toxic personality, extremist ties, and election meddling repel voters. The DNC should hire him to campaign for the GOP—we’d win in a landslide. #MuskEffect #GOPPoison www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ddb...

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🚀 Fresh off the press! I’ve just received the printed edition of 'Disinformation and Risk Society. What is at Stake with the Proliferation of Information Disorders', a collective effort to dissect the complexities of today’s information landscape. And guess what? The Fediverse takes center stage in my contribution!

In my chapter, 'Fediverse: Decentralised and Interoperable Networks in Times of Disinformation', I explore how this decentralized, community-driven ecosystem is reshaping the digital public sphere. While centralized platforms struggle with disinformation and algorithmic manipulation, the Fediverse offers a radical alternative—one built on transparency, user autonomy, and federation protocols like ActivityPub.

🔍 Key topics I explore:

🔹 The roots and evolution of decentralized online social networks (DOSNs).
🔹 The Musk Effect—how Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover fueled a migration wave to Mastodon.
🔹 The promise (and challenges) of community-driven moderation.
🔹 How the Fediverse can empower ethical, independent journalism in an era of algorithmic chaos.

This book is part of the IBERIFIER project, funded by the European Commission, and brings together top researchers tackling disinformation from multiple angles.

A huge thanks to the editors and fellow contributors for making this project a reality!

🔗 Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/dbexg4-M

🎥 Note: The video I’m sharing was generated with AI.
#Book #Fediverse #Decentralization #Disinformation #IBERIFIER #DigitalMedia #Journalism #Media #Mastodon #SocialNetworks #EthicalTech #PublicSphere #MuskEffect #EuropeanCommission #DOSNs
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Elon Musk praises the AfD party in Germany, igniting a firestorm of debate! 🔥 Is he influencing global politics or just stirring the pot? 🤔

#MuskEffect #GermanPolitics #AfD

@MarkHoltom move over #streisandeffect .... make way for #muskeffect!!

🚀 Elon Musk is shaking up the crypto world again with X's new payment feature! 💸 Could this be the moment #Dogecoin takes center stage in finance? The Doge community is buzzing with excitement! 🐕💰 #Crypto #MuskEffect #theafricancrypto

https://theafricancrypto.com/xs-new-payment-feature-sparks-elonmusk-dogecoin/

X's New Payment Feature Sparks Dogecoin Mania

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This post made me have a look at the website traffic for where I work.

We are not a news site but Twitter referral sessions in Q1 2023 are down a lot on Q1 2022 against an overall increase in our Twitter followers.

Previously - apart from an atypical pandemic-related spike in Q1 2020 - Twitter referral sessions to website were on a fairly linear growth path.

The #MuskEffect?

#analytics #WebAnalytics #GoogleAnalytics

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Twitter referral traffic to news sites is seriously down--but when the high point in the last five-plus years of Chartbeat data was 2.9%, it hasn't rated as "high" anytime lately. https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/media_metrics/twitter-referral-traffic-publishers/

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Its the #MuskEffect @ElonMusk killing #Twitter #Elons #BrainFarts Inviting grubs like #Trump & #AndrewTate back and now after $$$ from #Political grubs with #FakeNews #ElonTimeToLeaveTwitter #TwitterIsDying #Mastadon the place to be!

I've been dying to get a phone that would spontaneously combust in my hands.

#MuskPhone #MuskEffect