DocHolliday
Taylor LorenzThis type of rampant impersonation and misinfo on the primary social platform for news is not going to end well.
#technology #tech #twitter #twittermigration #elon #TwitterMigrate #news #journalist
Paul Squires@taylorlorenz I know there was no plan, but it does feel like that was the plan.
Reminded of the Kasparov quote
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
Slam@pasquires @taylorlorenz Remember Hanlon's Razor: Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
Matt Rosenberg@taylorlorenz How long can Elon keep this up?
Chuckery
Jak@mattyrosenberg not for long
Yudel@taylorlorenz The questions are whether it is actionable, and whether Elmo has personal liability, since the company itself is unlikely to last long enough for any suit to come to trial. Or perhaps be filed.
kaffando
daniel s.@taylorlorenz for now it sure is entertaining
Levi Sumagaysay@taylorlorenz I was just coming here to post this. Just unreal!
magical wheelism@taylorlorenz Can’t help but imagine what a nightmare Election Day would’ve been if Twitter Blue went into effect on Monday as had been planned. 😵💫
Shomila@taylorlorenz Wow that's a lot of eyeballs at over 10k likes. Better let my company know...
paprikapink@taylorlorenz I knew it would be bad but I wasn't expecting reality to just slip away in a day
Cascadianprepper@taylorlorenz, we already found out they have no Media department; how much longer until it starts to unravel completely?
Sage Ross 
@taylorlorenz why not? it's going really well so far! if we come together as community we can do the same thing to twitter that we did to tumblr. i'll happily rejoin the birdsite after Automattic buys it!
Darren Sheffield 
Rice Cube@taylorlorenz ha, medicine should be free or at least a hell of a lot cheaper but stuff like that is harmful to people who had fleeting hopes
Scott Feeney@taylorlorenz I actually love that someone is using the $8 blue checks to Yes Men a company like this! I was just talking to someone about how I hoped this would happen. Insulin SHOULD be free. Exploit Musk's cupidity to force them to explain why it's not.
Coach Pāṇini ®@taylorlorenz define “well”
Anita Larkens 
@taylorlorenz now imagine it being a government 😱 #whatcouldgowrong
mastodonnie
Andrew Feeney@donniecash818 @taylorlorenz I was wondering when someone would make this meme.
David Gonzalez@taylorlorenz I wonder if credit cards will process the refunds when users are banned within a few days.
Mehdi@taylorlorenz absolutely no one could have predicted this would happen after blue checks became pay to play
Coty Rosenblath@taylorlorenz I suppose that depends on what you think a good ending is. I joined Twitter 16 years ago and have been an avid user since then. I’m not sure its survival is a good thing at this point.
Zorro Notorious MEB@taylorlorenz At this point I'd settle for couchant impersonation. 😠 #heraldry
Seriously, though, MuskmElon has always given off DeLorean vibes to me and I think he is inches away from a wealth-crushing lawsuit or even a stern action from a federal regulatory agency.
Cody Toombs@taylorlorenz It won't end well, but if all the rumors are true and things continue at this rate, it will certainly end quickly.
loStronzoRocco@DocHolliday @taylorlorenz I bet Musk is pissed his $44 billion dollars didn’t just fix the system 🤣
NetSec Kahn 
@taylorlorenz this is why we ran here to hide!
Kieran@taylorlorenz it’s scary
Bruno-Pierre Campeau@taylorlorenz It's the beauty behind acquisitions like that. All the incured debts from the acquisition is passed on the company to recoup, not the interests that put money there.
Elon will kill Twitter mostly out of spite because he got forced into buying something he was just shit posting to do.
Kent Wakely@taylorlorenz it’s not even *starting* well. :)
Jennifer Konikowski@taylorlorenz this post brought me so much joy. I feel bad for anyone working there, but I’m hoping this makes Elon fans realize he has no idea what he’s doing.
David Delima@taylorlorenz this birdsite thread sums it up well: https://twitter.com/rafaelshimunov/status/1591133819918114816
Mason Loring Bliss
@taylorlorenz If it ends with Mr $44Billion getting sued down to his shorts well then I'm okay with it
Jeff Yang@taylorlorenz @paprikapink do you really want to imagine him in his shorts though
@originalspin @taylorlorenz 😅 I deleted and retyped that word four times before I finally said eff it & just pressed TOOT!
@originalspin @taylorlorenz (That big blue TOOT! button is my least favorite thing about Tusky)
Timothy@taylorlorenz
It is scary times as I can see it leading to something bad. Especially for those who do not understand it is false
It is scary times as I can see it leading to something bad. Especially for those who do not understand it is false