"Why don't people want to pay for streaming anymore?" cry the companies who split streaming into 40 different services that keep increasing in cost while randomly removing content without warning, and shoving ads into our paid services.
Yup, sure is a mystery. A real head scratcher.
Everyone, get ready for Mass Exodus #100,000.
Musk is considering bringing back Alex Jones, the right-wing conspiracy theorist who uses children’s deaths to his advantage to score political points. https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/07/elon-musk-considers-reinstating-alex-jones-x-account.html
Zuck: yea so we’re joining the fediverse and I even got some instance admins to sign ndas and federate
Friend: what!? how’d you manage that one?
Zuck: they came to us
Zuck: i don’t know why
Zuck: they “trust me”
Zuck: dumb fucks
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With apologies to Mark’s original IMs (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/09/20/the-face-of-facebook). Threads (lack of) App Privacy screenshot via https://shakedown.social/@clifff/110653848263872804
#threads #p92 #meta #facebook #instagram #BigTech #SiliconValley #SurveillanceCapitalism #PeopleFarming #eee #fediverse
Very welcome to all new people joining #Mastodon
and the #Fediverse
We have some documentation available for those interested! https://docs.joinmastodon.org
Happy tooti'n! 
Hallo, nieuwe en toekomstige volgers!
Wij vertoeven hier al een tijdje, maar voelen ons nog steeds frisse nieuwkomers.
Volg ons voor een dagelijkse portie #onderzoeksjournalistiek en stevige analyses. Je mag ons gerust een boost geven!
We werken ook samen met verschillende partners om een nog bredere waaier aan onderzoek en duiding te kunnen aanbieden. Enkele van die partners kan je hier ook volgen:
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