DennisLSep 2, 2023
Musk’s changes at Twitter helped spread Russian propaganda, EU study finds - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/01/musk-twitter-x-russia-propaganda/ #twitter #elonsucks #ElonTwitler #ElonTwitter
Musk’s new Twitter policies helped spread Russian propaganda, E.U. says

A study commissioned by the European Commission found that “the reach and influence of Kremlin-backed accounts has grown further in the first half of 2023, driven in particular by the dismantling of Twitter’s safety standards.”

The Washington Post
KadinJul 3, 2023

Just in case anyone was still running around out there believing Jack Dorsey was somehow a reasonable person who just got played by bad ol' Elon:

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4034584-ex-twitter-leader-jack-dorsey-endorses-rfk-jr-for-president/

Your call whether you think he's a fan of #RFKJR because he *likes* his particular brand of political inanity, or whether it's a roundabout effort to delegitimize Democrats by boosting a candidate who would give Trump some serious competition for "most unhinged President" if he somehow managed to win.

(H/t to https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/110650917963509672)

#USPOL #JackDorsey #ElonTwitter #Twitter #Bluesky #DumbestTimeline

Ex-Twitter leader Jack Dorsey endorses RFK Jr. for president

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared to endorse anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Democratic presidential nomination over the weekend. Dorsey retweeted a video of Kennedy saying he could beat former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), who announced his bid for the White House on Twitter last month. Dorsey captioned…

The Hill
Web AxeApr 15, 2023
"This is a notice that your app - Web Axe - has been suspended from accessing the Twitter API." Due to this, latest tweets on my blog will be removed. #elonTwitter #twitterAPI #fail
chris actualFeb 11, 2023
#JohnMastodon > #TomMySpace > #MarkFacebook > #ElonTwitter
Carrie RandolphFeb 10, 2023
#Twitter went down because an employee accidentally deleted data, and there was nobody left on the team responsible due to Elon Musk's cuts, report says #ElonTwitter 😆
https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-went-down-because-employee-accidentally-deleted-data-report-2023-2
Twitter went down because an employee accidentally deleted data, and there was nobody left on the team responsible due to Elon Musk's cuts, report says

Twitter's team responsible for tweet limits left in November, when Elon Musk sent a midnight ultimatum telling staff to work "extremely hardcore."

Business Insider
CheDNFeb 8, 2023
Three tweets is more than Elon's twitter can allow? hahaha game over man, GAME OVER!! #ThreeTweets #ElonTwitter
Show threadKadinFeb 2, 2023

@birchtree Most generous take I can come up with: they're desperate for revenue and throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. If there's too much backlash, they'll reverse course with the typical "we heard you and listened…" crap.

The underlying assumption seems to be that 'brands' (who often use the API via apps) will pay for access to an audience, and won't leave or have someone post manually. Don't think that's a safe assumption, but we'll see.
#Twitter #ElonTwitter #Elon

Matt HodgkinsonJan 18, 2023

"Twitter might have had a reputation as a left-leaning workforce, but there had always been a faction that disapproved of its progressive ideals. On Slack, some of these workers had formed a channel called #i-dissent ... [one wrote] “Elon’s my new boss and I’m stoked! ... 😅 🚀 🌕”
This employee was cut during the first round of layoffs. Soon, all the prominent members of the #i-dissent Slack channel would be gone."
😂
https://www.theverge.com/23551060/elon-musk-twitter-takeover-layoffs-workplace-salute-emoji

#ElonTwitter #TheVerge #TwitterLayoffs

Extremely Hardcore

Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO.

The Verge
GaryRLundbergJan 17, 2023

And, this was before #ElonTwitter. Non-paywall article.

“Congressional investigators found evidence that tech platforms — especially Twitter — failed to heed their own employees’ warnings about violent rhetoric on their platforms and bent their rules to avoid penalizing conservatives… The draft report details how most platforms did not take “dramatic” steps to rein in extremist content until after the attack on the Capitol, despite clear red flags across the internet.”

https://wapo.st/3QQUyyG

What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report

The Jan. 6 committee's 845-page report offered few details of social media's role in the Capitol riot. Transcripts and an unreleased memo shows the committee knew more.

The Washington Post
GaryRLundbergJan 13, 2023

#ElonTwitter sabotage of third-party apps? Or, just continued software/systems erosion and decline?

https://gizmodo.com/tweetbot-twitterrific-twitter-down-apps-elon-musk-1849984610

Tweetbot, Twitterrific, and Other Third-Party Twitter Apps Are Busted

The apps' developers say the social media company hasn't yet responded to their concerns.

Gizmodo