Jürgen HubertMeanwhile, over on #Twitter , #ElonMusk contemplates removing the block function because fascist commentator Andy Ngo complained about getting blocked by Antifascists.
smells of bikes@juergen_hubert "now you HAVE to listen to me" has always been Elon's game.
@smellsofbikes The "You also have to listen to all the OTHER fascists!" seems to be a fairly recent development, though.
Accept purpose.@juergen_hubert deleted my account just in time.
@laprice I'm still there because there are a few people whom I cannot contact elsewhere, but I've winded my activity down.
@juergen_hubert It's hard. And I've definitely lost a few people I'm gonna miss in the transition.
But staying with the site at this point is to risk becoming a "good netizen".
Tor Iver Wilhelmsen@juergen_hubert the Apartheid nepobaby does not understand that it is users who are blocked, not posts. You should be able to decide who you DON’T want to talk to.
Fiadh (she/fae/it)@toriver Yeah, people are under-appreciating the fact that he fundamentally doesn't understand what blocking is or how it works.
Autumn Lavigne (She/Her)@juergen_hubert Of course they go after a prominent Trans person on the site
@AlwaysAutumn It's become part of Musk's entire shtick.
@juergen_hubert Could have chosen to love his eldest daughter for who she is,but instead he perceived it as a threat and now sll Trans People are in his sights
@AlwaysAutumn That seems to be a big part of fascism:
"Children are the property of their parents, and to be shaped accordingly to their wishes instead of developing their individual personality!"
Timo Grün@AlwaysAutumn @juergen_hubert
The trouble with Musk is he’s not even a fascist really. He’s not much of anything. He’s succeeded in business but remains completely insignificant as a human being. And the only strategy he has is to provoke negative attention.
The trouble with Musk is he’s not even a fascist really. He’s not much of anything. He’s succeeded in business but remains completely insignificant as a human being. And the only strategy he has is to provoke negative attention.
Angie@juergen_hubert If block is removed, that place will have more trash than it currently has.
Steven Saus [he/him]@juergen_hubert And once again, those actual thin-skinned fascists show themselves by their actions. Sigh. Thanks for sharing this.
Wendy Lady@juergen_hubert so glad I left that hellhole.
Ijio Nano@juergen_hubert And everyone on Twitter will keep going oh yes please, keep fucking me over, Elon, I'll just keep using that site. Fuck.
It's so frustrating!
@Ijio Non-fascists will gradually drift away. It's an ongoing process.
Celeste Ramsay
Seiðr@juergen_hubert The more he wants to change basic features of the bird hate machine, the more the remaining (and non-original) engineers will suffer implementing those, and the more the bird hate machine will crumble inside, until it stops working.
Jay Peach@juergen_hubert an excellent reason to leave T*itter for those that are really stubborn Elmo enablers.
Iron Curtain (Chiptunes)@juergen_hubert Yow, now *that's* a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad idea.
Frank Bennett 🇯🇵@juergen_hubert It may take a day or two for Genius Cranium to emerge from its stimulant-induced torpor and realize that the power to post over a plebian block and the privilege to block arbitrary accounts are worth $8.
Seriously, it's surprising that this wasn't the immediate response, since allowing the streets to flood with sewage before setting up as a vendor of nosegays is such a common business strategy on today's internet.
Jackie1225@juergen_hubert Now I’m even more glad I’m off there.
Tom@juergen_hubert I’m surprised automated blocking still works, I thought the API was $$$?
@tom There are some workarounds available, but they are not great.
Author V C WillowAndy Ngo has blocked numerous people whose views he doesn't like, so the hypocrisy here is astounding.
Elon Musk doesn't understand basic platform functions. People block accounts, not posts to stop from being harrassed, dogpiled and abused.
gavinisdie 
@juergen_hubert people will still ignore him
Marti Abernathey@juergen_hubert @Ijio I think that’s because their business is to follow the audience. When the eyeballs move, they’ll move too.
I try to understand why people stay because, in reality, I can’t see any difference between Twitter right now and Gab.
If you stay on Twitter, you’re supporting Elon Musk regardless of what you say on the platform.
@marti @Ijio Well, some subcommunities, like #BlackTwitter, are basically experiencing lots of hostility on _every_ social media platform - the #Fediverse definitely included. The successes of their community was built despite hostility from both other users and admins, so of course they are reluctant to give that up - especially since there is no clear alternative.
Still, Twitter is obviously a losing battle, getting worse by the month.
Ω 🌍 Gus Posey@juergen_hubert Says it all. It's incomprehensible that anyone is still using #Twitter.
Chase“It needs to be deprecated in favor of a stronger form of mute.”
ie., blocking? Isn't that a stronger form of mute?
Dipshit.
R0bertCalif0rnia559@juergen_hubert here's my surprised face 😐
Lynne Jackier@juergen_hubert
The only reason I still go there is because I can block.
The only reason I still go there is because I can block.
Per FunkeThis will make life on Twitter a living hell. If this action is taken, it will be another of those Musk will have to back from, illustrating his incompetence.
Supermonsters@juergen_hubert oh I've known that was coming for a long time. Elmo is blocked by so many people in know he hates it
@Jsp343 I haven't actually blocked him, but only because his posts were good for block-farming with the "Likers Blocker" extension.
rhtunstall@juergen_hubert #Musk now wants those deemed “woke” who remained on #twitter despite its far right takeover to hear the #propaganda machine unfiltered.
The plan was always to #indoctrinate more fascists through #lies and conspiracy theories in the lead up to next election.
#Twitter is nothing but a far right recruitment network at this point. If you stay, #muskrat hopes you can be brainwashed into joining the #fascists, as you won’t be permitted to block any of their unfettered #hate anymore.
4Grand@juergen_hubert don’t care..twitter needs to die