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Twitter appears to be amplifying tweets of Russian state accounts after suppressing them last year. Imo journalists who stay on such a partisan platform are just fools at this point. Organize a plan b and c server or hub for journalists and analysts covering #ukraine.
#twitter #russia

https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-twitter-recommending-kremlin-accounts-to-users-tests-show-2023-4?amp

Elon Musk's Twitter is recommending Kremlin accounts to users: report

The Telegraph created a new account and found it was being recommended Vladimir Putin's official account and others linked to the Russian state.

Insider

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#tuesday #CatsOfMastodon just a smol bit angy
The difference between Zuckerberg and Musk is Zuck wouldn't mind if his site is used to end multi-racial democracy in America. Musk, however, hopes his site is used to end multi-racial democracy in America.

Meanwhile at Meta...

Donald Trump is being welcomed back onto Facebook and Instagram.

What's the lesson here?

Don't trust Big Social with safeguarding the public good.

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/trump-facebook-instagram-account-suspension/

Ending Suspension of Trump’s Accounts With New Guardrails to Deter Repeat Offenses | Meta

We'll be reinstating Mr. Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks with new guardrails in place to deter repeat offenses.

Meta

How would we know that Twitter has become a ghost town?

I think it’s happening already, and we know because Elon accidentally told us.

My latest, on Substack:

https://davekarpf.substack.com/p/twitter-tumbleweed-watch

Twitter Tumbleweed Watch

The "view" count reveals a different story than Elon intended

The Future, Now and Then

Ultimately, it will prove impossible to beat Elon Musk by remaining on the platform he controls.

He and his goons control the most powerful aspects of the site. They can, and will, use it to empower authoritarianism, hate, misinformation and white supremacy.

They are just getting started. By continuing to operate within the framework they control, you will be at a disadvantage. More at FrameLab:

https://framelab.substack.com/p/with-trump-returing-to-musks-twitter

With Trump returing to Musk's Twitter, it's time to get strategic

Whether you exit the bird app, or stay and resist, things are about to worsen

FrameLab

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Now seems like a good time to remind you that the debt ceiling increased three times under Trump. There was no holding the economy hostage. There was no drama at all.

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

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