emptywheelA very helpful update from Twitter.
Half Cocked Law@emptywheel "We are deeply committed to reducing value for our advertisers."
GATEKEEPER@emptywheel
Twitter if blowing smoke up some asses. That is a load of shit...They're protecting their base? ....lol since when.
Twitter if blowing smoke up some asses. That is a load of shit...They're protecting their base? ....lol since when.
Pusher Of Pixels (old account)Any word on what Ms. Yaccarino's beverage of choice is? I need to make some stock portfolio adjustments and that would seem to be a growth stock...
Carolannie@pixelpusher220 @emptywheel I'll bet she's having thoughts about Musk pulling the rug out from under her feet
John K@emptywheel The best revenge is to deprive them of your service.
Randall@emptywheel it’s total BS. Complete and total.
Ima B. Me Ⓥ ☑️ (W)I love the irony of point #2 of "At a high level...."
I mean, who does that more than Musky himself! @emptywheel
I mean, who does that more than Musky himself! @emptywheel
Earthling@ImaBMe @emptywheel Aren’t a big percentage of his followers bots?
Dr. Strange, Cat Lackey@emptywheel he's so full of shit
mem_somerville@emptywheel My response to twitter: 💩
James Gleick@emptywheel Interesting that “customers” (advertisers) are clearly distinguished from “people using the platform.”
David@emptywheel @JamesGleick So Twitter/Musk doesn’t consider the Twitter Blue subscribers paying $8/month customers.
Nonya Bidniss 🥥🌴
CDR Sir Samuel Vimes@JamesGleick @emptywheel "Very important people who have given us money, to the left, thank you! Please enjoy the complimentary semi-working platform!
Unwashed heathens!?!? To the right, and don't give me any lip!"
Insubstantial Pageant@JamesGleick @emptywheel
Indeed!
Maybe also of interest is what was not said:
* Occurred after a magnificent self-DDoS,
* Which occurred after blocking public access,
* Which coincided with a reported last minute hosting migration scramble,
* Reportedly in anticipation of payment delinquency
That's some deep commitment to something or other!
William Witteman@JamesGleick @emptywheel This is a useful distinction, and helps you frame your interactions with the company.
This is like Ticketmaster, which clearly distinguishes Fans from Clients. Fan Experience is a different group from Client Experience.
ideaPDish
Karen Strickholm@JamesGleick @emptywheel Because to Twitter, we are the product.
Peter Principle@emptywheel When tech companies unintentionally speak the truth...
aaron@emptywheel
"You must slow down to speed up" is top tier Tech Bro Bullshit Wisdom that defies any unpacking.
"You must slow down to speed up" is top tier Tech Bro Bullshit Wisdom that defies any unpacking.
author_is_ShrikeTron🔠💉x5@aaronIsHere @emptywheel Especially when this "wisdom" doesn't apply to the grifter spewing it.
KimberlyN 
Hahahahahahahaha! OMG, I can’t breathe. 😂🤣
That explanation is just silly. He’s apparently assuming people have zero technical/info-sec knowledge. Weird times we are living in…
#Twitter
kathologist
wpieper@emptywheel and to think, they installed a marketing/advertising executive in as twit ceo.
Sir David Nielsen@emptywheel they are committed to making Twitter a better place for everybody, which is why they welcome Nazis and transphobes with open arms.
EarthOne@DavidNielsen @emptywheel
Exactly. Twitter had done a decent job of ferreting out the swarm-bots and Trump-trolls. Then Musk turned them all loose again; like Trump opened a prison in Afghanistan to free 5000 Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists in the deal he signed for US withdrawal, then blamed Biden for the debacle that followed.
Dictators want chaos. It helps them take advantage, cover for their nefarious deeds.
Christopher White 
@emptywheel That is some bullllshit. And it reads like it was dictated by Mush himself. I love how the story keeps changing too.
Marg Eliz 
@emptywheel That’s a load of hooey or 💩 as Elon is so fond of. IT security pro here. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Alexander Ruthol@emptywheel
Sure, it was purely an accident that they did this on the day the contract with Google Cloud ran out, and after Twitter had spent several days frantically moving services off Google Cloud, but "were behind schedule".
Sure, it was purely an accident that they did this on the day the contract with Google Cloud ran out, and after Twitter had spent several days frantically moving services off Google Cloud, but "were behind schedule".
Compuguy 🐱@Je5usaurus_rex @emptywheel I don't think Google Cloud was the cause of this outage. According to Bloomberg News they started paying that bill over a week ago...
Thomas Schmall@emptywheel is this country aspects or so? I have not noticed the limit, despite checking Twitter (and obviously not paying for it).
Dr Audrey Glover@emptywheel If you could smell that Twitter update it would smell like 💩
@emptywheel I'm neither a bot nor AI scraper/whateverTHthatmeans. I was a member for 12 yrs; then Musk/Jack wrecked it. I closed my acct. Musk clearly was deliberately turning bot-swarms on Dems, IMO.
I did continue to read a few accts. like you and #MuellerSheWrote for political/judicial news. Now I'm blocked by #Twitter.
I refuse to enable Musk, an autocratic foreign agent I believe took over Twitter to end democracy, aid dictators, and promote Trump.
"Rate limits" to expose bots? BS.
RedFossa@emptywheel It's just hilarious that my @cyberfossa.account was permanently suspended last week for blocking bots and irrelevant ads that had become 33% of tweets received. Appeal denied even though blocking bot and scam ad accounts is not a violation of the published ToS.
Elon Musk adores his bots and bluecheck bullies. The platform has zero credibility left.
امنة@emptywheel slow down to speed up? Good lord such nonsense
Jeff GriggSometimes The Official Corporate Announcements scream
"We Have No Idea What We're Doing!!!!!!!!!"
Dru5k1@emptywheel What a load of 🐴💩.