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.

POLITICO
Show threadDesert Plains

@dangillmor

That's why I left X, today.
Reporting a blatantly hate speech with a variety of offenses, means nothing against their community standards.

I'm amazed on how disgusting and wrong it became the former #twitter social media.

Nov 17, 2023 at 11:39pmWeb
Show threadMartin Vermeer (not Jesus)Nov 18, 2023
@desertplains @dangillmor Congrats on a right decision! But surely you've known this for longer. So, why only now? Curious, perhaps not so much about you as about those companies. Would like to understand the dynamics.