Judd Legum

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Right now, things aren't looking good.

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Nov 10, 2022 at 4:51pmWeb
Show threadJudd LegumNov 10, 2022

Here is the link to @[email protected]'s report for The Verge, which is genuinely disturbing.

The company’s chief privacy officer, chief information security officer, and chief compliance officer all resigned

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23451198/twitter-ftc-elon-musk-lawyer-changes-fine-warning

Twitter lawyer warns that Elon Musk is putting company at risk of billions in FTC fines

Twitter’s chief privacy officer, chief compliance officer, and chief information security officer have all stepped down.

The Verge
Show threadJudd LegumNov 10, 2022

I'm also cross-posting everything to Mastodon, if you are interested in a Twitter alternative.

https://journa.host/web/@JuddLegum

Judd Legum (@[email protected])

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Show threadJudd LegumNov 10, 2022
Things are not good on Twitter.
Show threadRachel Murphy AzzaraNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum ffs
Show threadnadin brzezinskiNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum on the bright side, I don’t have to go to 4chan, or gab social
Show threadOtownKimNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum why am I not surprised by this?
Show threadSandyNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum haha wow, I better go lock my acct because what on earth.
Show threadAris TeonNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum everybody needs to get off Musk social. The public town square shouldn't be controlled by greedy corporations and far right oligarchs
Show threadSusanDrakeNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum followed you over, glad to see you are on here.
Show threadDJP (Darren John Pope)Nov 10, 2022
@juddlegum 🥴
Show threadThe Lone AppleNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum Musk has destroyed Twitter out of spite and on behalf of every fool who was angry they weren't as important as fill-in-the-blank person.
Show threadTsnddyNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum this is so gross. I had generally had a decent experience there until recently. Now it’s just crawling with degenerates, they are inescapable.
Show threadmkg_sdNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum Good news, blue accounts can be suspended, too. For $8/month.
Show threadmastodonnieNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum update: gone until they start another one for $8
Show threadShe Who Flies With DragonsNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum I am glad to find you here!
Show threadKeith (karmajunkie)Nov 10, 2022

@juddlegum can i suggest that you post on #mastodon and crosspost to #twitter? it’ll help the community on both sides of the bridge.

(also i love your handle — everyone i see it i read it as at-juddle-gum instead of at-judd-legum)

Show threadMichelle McIntyreNov 10, 2022
@kbg @juddlegum I've been following Judd Legum for years over there and never once saw juddle gum, now I can't stop seeing it!
Show threadPeter Yang, MD - YazNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum What are you using to cross-post? Presumably it's not being done manually....
Show threadwb x64Nov 10, 2022
@juddlegum good to know I can follow you on Mastodon, thanks for the link!
Show threadDavePerrino ✅Nov 10, 2022
@juddlegum Twittersphere is collapsing under the “watchful” eye of Musk. His generation’s version of DJT.
Show threadM.P. James ☑️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Nov 10, 2022

@juddlegum Wow, the last two sentences of that article!

"The Verge reached out to Musk for comment. Twitter no longer has a communications department."

😬

Show threadTobyNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum Honestly just made a mastodon account when I saw this news.. Once compliance is and privacy are left to the engineers its a ticking timebomb
Show threadLotusland ComicsNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum it appears to be complete chaos
Show threadTC Won't Give In To LiesNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum
Strong endorsement of Judd Legum’s newsletter
Show threadk cavaliereNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum I don't think Twitter is going to make it through the end of the year.
Show threadharrypujols™Nov 10, 2022
@juddlegum well, he's putting 4Chan out of business. It's only a matter of time a savvy troll starts WW3
Show threadStoneroadsNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum I’ve seen a lot or corporate train wrecks over the decades but this one does seem to be playing out in spectacular fashion.
Show threadLindsay Marino LongNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum the demand that engineers take on all the risk in pushing out products is… something else. The Ethics Hotline is going to be busy.
Show threadHughsterNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum There's also this just in, which is genuinely awful:
https://mastodon.social/@hughster/109320654245776597
Show threadjeSuisatire neindochohh ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷNov 10, 2022

@juddlegum

> Right now, things aren't looking good.

Right now, things are looking perfect for a free as in freedom and free beer internet!

What's your point in being over here?

Show threadTalkwaldNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum @Teri_Kanefield wrote a (draft) primer on the open source, Mastodon solution: the antidote to harmful social media.
Show threadDave MarshallNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum The Twitter has run aground in the Straits of Elon and is breaking up in heavy seas. Looks like the captain has chosen to go down with the ship.
Show threadSarahBeeNov 10, 2022
@juddlegum Do you know if there is a way to archive/save my tweets and likes on twitter?
Show threadOren LevineNov 11, 2022
@juddlegum when you work at a company and on products you believe in, it's frustrating and a bit traumatic when those fail despite your best efforts. I imagine it's even worse when the company you love is taken over by someone who seems to not care about you, your fellow employees, or the work you're doing.