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@ErikJonker @geopolitics holy crap, is this real?!
@SwiftOnSecurity was it on aol or irc or what? Do I need to update my signature?

Now would be a good time for all European politicians and journalists to setup accounts on Mastodon.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-considers-removing-x-platform-europe-over-eu-law-insider-2023-10-18/

Musk considers removing X platform from Europe over EU law - Insider

Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, is considering removing the service formerly called Twitter from Europe in response to a new internet platform regulation in the region, news site Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-considering-taking-twitter-x-out-of-europe-dsa-2023-10?IR=T#:~:text=The%20Tesla%20billionaire%2C%20who%20acquired,accessing%20it%2C%20the%20person%20said" target="_blank">reported</a> on Wednesday.

Reuters
@josephramoney @arstechnica a UPS would not have solved this, surge protection would have.

@[email protected] dropped Twitter and maintained almost all of their traffic. #Journalists, get off #Twitter.

https://niemanreports.org/articles/npr-twitter-musk/

#X #Elon

Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible | Nieman Reports

The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic.

Nieman Reports
@GossiTheDog wonder if this timing is related to the Chicago Marathon tomorrow, put on by TCS in large part (and they sponsor the official app)
@GossiTheDog New Activity: rejoin your companion

@SwiftOnSecurity from a corpo perspective I hate that it does not warn or allow you to defer as an update receiver.

Using an app that is on PatchMyPC's list? Sorry, it just closed on you!

Only way to prevent AFAIK is to just exclude certain PCs from the update list altogether for that app.

GOP senators say they won't stop Democrats from replacing Feinstein on Judiciary Committee

Top Republican senators said Friday they won’t try to prevent Democrats from replacing the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Judiciary Committee.

NBC News
@tadbithuman @fatsam fear uncertainty and doubt