RIP Twitter

[OrangeTsar]

Twitter „safety team“ when Elon next drops by

 

[n_huffhines]

I think his goal is to simply make money.

I think he likes attention. I think he likes money. I think he has good intentions.

 

[85SugarVol]

I think he likes attention. I think he likes money. I think he has good intentions.

So are you for or against Musk taking a significant stake in twitter? You seem to be salty one second and fine with it the next?

 

[davethevol]

I think he likes attention. I think he likes money. I think he has good intentions.

I would agree with that.

 

[OrangeTsar]

https://youtube.com/shorts/nr-qKa6Qajg?feature=share

 

[Grand Vol]

Uh oh

 

[FLVOL_79]

 

[85SugarVol]

I don’t get it

 

[ButchPlz]

Uh oh

 

[ButchPlz]

I don’t get it

He's from South Africa.

 

[FLVOL_79]

I don’t get it

He's an actual African American.

 

[85SugarVol]

He's from South Africa.

I had no idea. Thanks.

 

[85SugarVol]

What is the argument against an “Edit” button on Twitter? Anyone know?

@evillawyer @Velo Vol @n_huffhines

 

[85SugarVol]

I had never heard of the Twitter CEO Parag.

Just found this little gem -

In an interview with MIT Technology Review in November 2020, when asked about freedom of speech, Agrawal said: "Our role is not to be bound by the First Amendment, but our role is to serve a healthy public conversation ... [and to] focus less on thinking about free speech, but thinking about how the times have changed."

“The times have changed.”

 

[Rickyvol77]

What is the argument against an “Edit” button on Twitter? Anyone know?

@evillawyer @Velo Vol @n_huffhines

Because those who want to cancel people are afraid they will make some reply to a controversial post only for that person to edit said post into something else making THEM look stupid

 

[85SugarVol]

Because those who want to cancel people are afraid they will make some reply to a controversial post only for that person to edit said post into something else making THEM look stupid

When you “quote” a msg here, the original post is saved. It matters not if the op goes back and edits it once it’s been quoted.

I guess I assume it would work similarly. I don’t know.

 

[n_huffhines]

What is the argument against an “Edit” button on Twitter? Anyone know?

@evillawyer @Velo Vol @n_huffhines

I don't know anything about the conversation surrounding the edit button, but the obvious reason to me is there is benefit to preserving Twitter conversations as they happened.

 

[85SugarVol]

I don't know anything about the conversation surrounding the edit button, but the obvious reason to me is there is benefit to preserving Twitter conversations as they happened.

I get that.

But even with an Edit button - people would be quoting and screenshot like crazy.

 

[n_huffhines]

I get that.

But even with an Edit button - people would be quoting and screenshot like crazy.

But if I just look at an old tweet and the replies below it, I will not know OP or replies were edited. It could give the option to click and read the old tweet/replies, but if that's the case, what are we arguing about here? Why does this matter to a conversation about free speech?

 

[Velo Vol]

What is the argument against an “Edit” button on Twitter? Anyone know?

@evillawyer @Velo Vol @n_huffhines

Because someone can post something and it gets reposted a bunch of times and then the first person entirely changes what got retweeted.

 

[85SugarVol]

But if I just look at an old tweet and the replies below it, I will not know OP or replies were edited. It could give the option to click and read the old tweet/replies, but if that's the case, what are we arguing about here? Why does this matter to a conversation about free speech?

I don’t know. Was just curious about the Edit button.

 

[85SugarVol]

Because someone can post something and it gets reposted a bunch of times and then the first person entirely changes what got retweeted.

So like it works on VN?

 

[n_huffhines]

So like it works on VN?

Yeah, or like Facebook, but I don't see much value in all these places being the same. I don't really like Twitter but I do like that there is a place where serious conversations are happening and the only option to edit is the delete button.

 

[PKT_VOL]

Twitter is up 35%. I don't want him to do this because I want Musk to be a good guy, but would be hilarious if he sold and walked away with a grip.

This is his secret weapon. His ability to add value, real or perceived, will give him more leverage than merely owning 10% or having a seat on the BOD.

 

[Orangeburst]

"Musk has previously promoted the constitutional right of free speech, such as replying to a tweet, “West Coast high tech has to make the distinction between banning hate speech and banning speech it hates”. Musk’s reply in a tweet was,” This is an important distinction."

Sums up radicals.