Feel the haidration

@haipothetical
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Resuming the shitposting I stopped doing when I worked at the tweet factory now that I’m free.
Feel the haidrationFeb 17, 2023
Got back to making a bouldering video of the Brickyard.
Feel the haidrationDec 18, 2022
Dwight SilvermanDec 17, 2022

Oh this is too good. Since Twitter is now blocking Mastodon links, someone has created a link shortener to hide them. Gotta love the URL:

https://spacekaren.sucks/

Space Karen Sucks

Free speech really should be free. To bypass the new censorship regime at twitter, use this URL shortener to link to Mastodon or other censored destinations. Considering recent policy decisions on twitter, please be aware that use of links generated from this site may constitute a violation of their policy.

Feel the haidrationDec 17, 2022
Mike Masnick ✅Dec 14, 2022

So, yeah, if we take these two stories in combination: Elon is (a) demanding that everyone who uses Twitter hand over their live location info to him and (b) has now banned anyone from posting the live location of anyone.

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/14/twitters-big-ad-plan-violate-both-ftc-consent-decree-california-privacy-law-to-force-users-to-hand-over-info-for-ad-targeting/

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/14/elons-promise-not-to-ban-account-tracking-his-jet-didnt-last-very-long-at-all-also-bans-guys-personal-account/

Twitter’s Big Ad Plan: Violate FTC Consent Decree, California Privacy Law & EU Privacy Laws To Force Users To Hand Over Info For Ad Targeting

The good folks over at Platformer broke the news that Twitter is experimenting with Elon’s desperate attempt to make money: forcing people to “opt-in” to share personal info so th…

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Feel the haidrationDec 14, 2022
Show threadChristel van der BoomDec 14, 2022
@IvanGubkin @caseynewton The ads are just a minor nuisance compared to the personal data they could harvest and the harm they can do with that type of information.