Chris TrottierYet another spike in Mastodon registrations happened today!
Usually when this happens, it's due to Elon Musk doing something foolish on Twitter.
So what was it this time?
I suspect it's related to holocaust denial... 🧵
Twitter has been sued in Germany for holocaust denial.
This is not a small thing.
In Germany, holocaust denial is a crime!
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/25/elon-musk-twitter-antisemitic-hate-speech-lawsuit-germany/
When many people read stuff like this in the BBC, they don't tend to feel warm and fuzzy about Twitter.
This is one reason people may be migrating to Mastodon.
It doesn't help that the FTC is investigating Twitter for security lapses, and that these lapses have continued even as Elon Musk runs the company.
Foolishness keeps happening on Twitter!
A hacker took over Robinhood's Twitter account to push a crypto scam.
1.1 million Robinhood followers on Twitter received a message asking them to pay $0.0005 for a token called ‘RBH’ on the Binance Smart Chain.
Even Finance bros are getting pissed off with Twitter!
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hackers-take-over-robinhood-s-twitter-account-to-promote-scam-token
And remember how Nick Fuentes was re-instated yesterday on Twitter after being banned in July 2021?
He was banned again within 24 hours.
So what was the point of this foolish exercise -- other than to piss off everyone?
Nick Fuentes Twitter account suspended less than 24 hours after reinstatement
Twitter has suspended the account of white supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes less than 24 hours after his reinstatement on the platform. Fuentes posted a picture of his suspended account on Telegram on Wednesday morning, with the caption “Well it was fun while it lasted.” The 24-year-old leader of the “America First” movement had…
Who else is Elon Musk pissing off?
Indians.
Specifically for caving in to Narendra Modi's censorship demands.
It's clear that Twitter is no beacon for free speech.
What's been Elon Musk's response to all the foolishness happening on Twitter?
"It is not possible for me to fix every aspect of Twitter worldwide overnight, while still running Tesla and SpaceX, among other things."
Well, maybe you shouldn't have bought Twitter if you can't handle the responsibility!
Neil A. Evans@atomicpoet maybe shouldn’t have fired all the staff then Elon…
Devin Pike :bona fide:@atomicpoet @NeilEvansRocks … or wrecked functionality less than two months after buying the keys.
@DevinPike indeed.