Dan GillmorNov 17, 2023

The European Commission has had enough of Musk's deadbird site -- at least enough to stop paying him for the privilege of swimming in a toxic waste dump -- and people are talking about that.

Which reminds me:

Please don't beat up on people who leave that toxic place, even if you believe, however righteously, that they should have left long ago.

They're doing the right thing now. Thank them, and encourage others to do the same.

https://www.politico.eu/article/no-more-ads-elon-musk-x-twitter-european-commission-tell-staff/

No more ads on Elon’s X, EU Commission tells staff

Ads on Musk-owned social media site risk causing ‘reputational damage’ to the EU, its executive says in internal note.

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@dangillmor while I agree with the "don't beat up on people", thanking people leaving now is quite gross.

They've literally overlooked the dehumanisation of swathes of the world's population, all so they can keep their social media clout. That is not something to encourage.

Anyone leaving Twitter now has to spend time getting their humanity back in the eyes of people who left the moment the Nazis were brought back to Twitter

Nov 17, 2023 at 9:26pmWeb