Musk's Twitter ambitions receive first reality check, courtesy of the EU

[wiyosaya]

Exactly this. People are acting like Musk wants his platform to be off the rails toxic/crazy and that's not what he's looking for. The only reason this is even happening is because Twitter's censorship is so damn lopsided.
I have to say it's pretty funny how we are seeing people complain after hearing "it's a privately owned company, they can do whatever they want" for so long.
Such hypocrites.

And what some people are, apparently, NOT AWARE of is that MUSKY is planning on still having the censoring.

Besides, those of us do not have memberships to Tweeter, Fakebook, or other social media sites really DGAF what those who do believe about Tweeter, currently, or after MUSKY gets his ignorant hands on it, are doing to the poor people crying Muh freedumb of speech!

 

[Ohnooze]

Actually, no its not. Do yourself a favor and review some of the freely available decisions by SCOTUS on the 1st Amendment.

And, just in case you were not aware, SCOTUS does not work for Trump.

I'm honestly curious....why did you bring Trump into the conversation?
Seems like people who lean left all think that anyone not like them is some kind of crazy Trump fan.

 

[Ohnooze]

And what some people are, apparently, NOT AWARE of is that MUSKY is planning on still having the censoring.

Besides, those of us do not have memberships to Tweeter, Fakebook, or other social media sites really DGAF what those who do believe about Tweeter, currently, or after MUSKY gets his ignorant hands on it, are doing to the poor people crying Muh freedumb of speech!

No one believes that Twitter is going to be a "free for all say whatever you want" platform except the dumbest of people. Common sense should tell you there is always going to be some kind of censoring going on.

Again the only thing that's really going to change is that the crazy communist that were running things won't be able to remove things that don't agree with their preferred narrative.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

and still, the EU population is 447.01 millions inhabitants... that's 100+ milions than in the US ...

Other than being a protectionist mafia racket, what exactly is the EU good for?

 

[waclark]

And what some people are, apparently, NOT AWARE of is that MUSKY is planning on still having the censoring.

And you know this how?

Besides, those of us do not have memberships to Tweeter, Fakebook, or other social media sites really DGAF what those who do believe about Tweeter, currently, or after MUSKY gets his ignorant hands on it, are doing to the poor people crying Muh freedumb of speech!

Well, you must GAF if you're responding to posts about Musk and Twitter. As for us, if you don't care then sit down and shut up. If you do care, then join the discussion and we can debate the pros and cons of what Musk says he wants to do.

Otherwise, you're just another triggered liberal squawking and crying over what you "think" Musk "might" do. It's a bit premature for that, don't you think?

 

[Ohnooze]

And you know this how?

Well, you must GAF if you're responding to posts about Musk and Twitter. As for us, if you don't care then sit down and shut up. If you do care, then join the discussion and we can debate the pros and cons of what Musk says he wants to do.

Otherwise, you're just another triggered liberal squawking and crying over what you "think" Musk "might" do. It's a bit premature for that, don't you think?

He GsAF. It's power taken from them and they don't like it. Going to make it a lot harder to just scream "pick your injustice buzzword here" at every opportunity. The pink and green haired people are going to have to let the grown ups join the conversation.

And why is it that so many on the left have the colored hair? It's like watching Road Warrior...I don't get it.

 

[captaincranky]

Exactly this. People are acting like Musk wants his platform to be off the rails toxic/crazy and that's not what he's looking for. The only reason this is even happening is because Twitter's censorship is so damn lopsided.

No, the reason Musk is doing this is for more exposure. This is pure egomania at work.

He has to say something as to why, he can't help himself. Buying Twitter gives him unfettered access to self promotion, which is something he does better than anyone living today.

Here's something both progressives and conservatives can be completely assured of, he's going to kick back and watch you go at one another for his own personal amusement, period. (**)

Of course this will be interspersed with his perennial tweeting about how smart he is, how great the Cyber truck is, how he can keep the ISS up, ad naseum.

(**) Most likely while he's smoking a joint and fondling his new girlfriend

 

[Ohnooze]

No, the reason Musk is doing this is for more exposure. This is pure egomania at work.

He has to say something as to why, he can't help himself. Buying Twitter gives him unfettered access to self promotion, which is something he does better than anyone living today.

Here's something both progressives and conservatives can be completely assured of, he's going to kick back and watch you go at one another for his own personal amusement, period. (**)

Of course this will be interspersed with his perennial tweeting about how smart he is, how great the Cyber truck is, how he can keep the ISS up, ad naseum.

(**) Most likely while he's smoking a joint and fondling his new girlfriend

You can't possibly know what's in Elon's head or why he's doing what he's doing.
Do you believe that Twitter has been a biased platform?

 

[captaincranky]

You can't possibly know what's in Elon's head or why he's doing what he's doing.

I see you two are on a first name basis. Everything he does is ego and money driven. Why would this venture be any different?

Do you believe that Twitter has been a biased platform?

I neither know, nor care, since I've never been a member. The only tweets I've been cognizant of, or exposed to, are the prolific rantings of our buffoon of an ex-president. "The Big Lie", as it were.

 

[Ohnooze]

I see you two are on a first name basis. Everything he does is ego and money driven. Why would this venture be any different?

I neither know, nor care, since I've never been a member. The only tweets I've been cognizant of, or exposed to, are the prolific rantings of our buffoon of an ex-president. "The Big Lie", as it were.

You can't know why someone else does something unless you can read their mind.

 

[captaincranky]

Sorry I don't see where that sarcastic comment came from. It's just logical that you can't know why someone else does something unless you can read their mind.

In a more observational mood then, I think I can judge his motives by his behaviors in the past, mostly on two specific instances.

1: The "farting Tesla turn signals". If they weren't an offering for people desperately wanting attention, while simultaneously offending anyone they used them on, nothing was. That stunt was the technological equivalent of a 5th grade practical joke, "the whoopee cushion".

2: Musk publicly kicking back smoking a joint. One of the primary symptoms of cannabis intoxication is sensory magnification, as well as, making people laugh hysterically at nothing at all.

Now, don't you think that conservatives versus liberals, could provide hours of entertainment to a someone who's stoned? (**)

Twitter is destined to become Musk's private zoo.

(**) For all intents and purposes, it's pretty much the "intellectual" equivalent of throwing two roosters into a cockpit

 

[Dd663]

1: The "farting Tesla turn signals". If they weren't an offering for people desperately wanting attention, while simultaneously offending anyone they used them on, nothing was. That stunt was the technological equivalent of a 5th grade practical joke, "the whoopee cushion".

You're telling me Teslas can have fart sounds as their turn signal sound? Man, I wish I could get a Tesla. This is the first I've heard of this, and it's brilliant.

 

[captaincranky]

You're telling me Teslas can have fart sounds as their turn signal sound? Man, I wish I could get a Tesla. This is the first I've heard of this, and it's brilliant.

And I agree, it turns you and your Tesla into one giant a**hole. It doesn't get any better than that. What with pushing the peasants out of your way with a farting car. Oh baby, baby, that's livin' large.

 

[Dd663]

And I agree, it turns you and your Tesla into one giant _. It doesn't get any better than that. What with pushing the peasants out of your way with a farting car. Oh baby, baby, that's livin' large.

If you don't find a farting car at least somewhat amusing, you need a more immature sense of humor.

 

[captaincranky]

If you don't find a farting car at least somewhat amusing, you need a more immature sense of humor.

Well, maybe a little. However, it's also condescension from the "almighty Musk above", which takes some of "the wind out of its sails", so to speak.

Life isn't quite as funny for me now, as I was a few decades ago. It's a good question though, as to what has changed more, my sense of humor, or the world as a whole. Maybe a little bit of both, eh?

 

[Dd663]

Life isn't quite as funny for me now, as I was a few decades ago. It's a good question though, as to what has changed more, my sense of humor, or the world as a whole. Maybe a little bit of both, eh?

Well, I have a very immature sense of humor sometimes, so I'm pretty much the target audience for stuff like this.

 

[AlaskaGuy]

The idea of free speech threatens their hold on power.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1519381022592352257

 

[captaincranky]

The idea of free speech threatens their hold on power.

Shouldn't you be out picketing an abortion clinic, or at a Trump rally?

 

[AlaskaGuy]

Shouldn't you be out picketing an abortion clinic, or at a Trump rally?

Timeline ... Musk makes an offer less than two weeks ago to purchase Twitter, followed by Obama and Hillary Clinton calling for more censorship on social media followed by the EU passing a Soviet style law yesterday and today we have the current US administration creating a Dept. of Misinformation aka Ministry of Truth. This is right out of George Orwell's book: 1984

 

[captaincranky]

Timeline ... Musk makes an offer less than two weeks ago to purchase Twitter, followed by Obama and Hillary Clinton calling for more censorship on social media followed by the EU passing a Soviet style law yesterday and today we have the current US administration creating a Dept. of Misinformation aka Ministry of Truth. This is right out of George Orwell's book: 1984

So too would be people saluting Trump while shouting, "hail Big Brother".

 

[Ludak021]

Easy. EU has no freedom of speech = no tweeter for you.

 

[captaincranky]

Where to start ... Hunter Biden's laptop, the fact Rachel Levine is a man ...

You must still get your mail via dog sled. Rachel Levine's transgender identity was revealed while "she" was the chief medical officer of Pennsylvania, long before Biden ever appointed her.

As for Hunter Biden's laptop, maybe Trump threw it out with other White House document's and phone records.

Myself, I didn't give Levine's sexual identity much thought, other than to think, "man, that's one of, or the,ugliest woman, I've ever seen".

 

[Beerfloat]

Exactly this. People are acting like Musk wants his platform to be off the rails toxic/crazy and that's not what he's looking for. The only reason this is even happening is because Twitter's censorship is so damn lopsided.

That's certainly not the only reason why Musk is buying Twitter.

And the biggest reason why Twitter's moderation is perceived as lopsided is that there are a lot of people who feel rules should not apply to them - mostly because they do not understand why they were needed in the first place.
People that just happen to include Musk, the Trump family, and a whole lot of chicken littles that, not coincidentally, are predominantly found on the far right.

 

[Beerfloat]

Easy. EU has no freedom of speech = no tweeter for you.

Actually, article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which is ratified by almost all European nations and all EU members, specfically states 'Everyone has the right to freedom of expression.'. But you knew that, right? You wouldn't just be blowing smoke, surely.

 

[scavengerspc]

Easy. EU has no freedom of speech = no tweeter for you.

The idea of free speech threatens their hold on power.

Freedom of speech does not include libelous lies about a person, threats, or posting medical advice that can or has killed people.