According to the Financial Times, X lost one-fifth of its U.S. daily active user base from Sep. 2023 to Sep. 2024.

It lost one-third of its UK users over the same period.

This doesn't take into account the increased X-odus that's occurred since the election.

https://www.ft.com/content/65961fec-a5ab-4c71-b1c8-265be3583a93

The week prior to Election Day only 23% of Republicans polled believed the vote would be fair.

Now, 77% say that it was.

Funny how their widespread (and unproven) claims about noncitizen voters evaporated in an instant.

c/o Kevin Drum.

Sharing Nora and my latest report on the continuing retreat of big tech from small "d" democratic accountability.

Hint: It's not just Musk.

https://www.freepress.net/news/press-releases/new-free-press-study-reveals-social-media-company-missteps-eve-us-election

Mad respect for publisher/owner Frank Blethen at my hometown @seattletimes

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/hell-yes-the-seattle-times-edit-board-endorses-harris-for-president/

Isn't this the same guy whose companies receive billions of dollars in contracts from the U.S. Government, including the Department of Defense?

Somebody might want to look into that.

https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/musk-putin-secret-conversations-37e1c187