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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 days ago (4 children)

I used to think Elon was just an idiot for buying Twitter and running it into the ground, but now I wonder if he was completely successful in buying a giant megaphone and making sure it only broadcast his pro-Trump propaganda. What does he care if it's not making as much money?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Musk is a useful idiot.

https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-twitter-takeover-faces-backlash-over-saudi-financing-1755606

It's not a coincidence, I feel, as it was once a key hub for journalists and Arab Spring activists.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/04/twitter-saudi-arabia-human-rights-abuses

This is why people flocking to Bluesky and not Fedi boggles my brain. Centralisation in the hands of capital is a precarious position to find yourself in if you ever find yourself ever against the state. They now have all of that data handed to them on a silver platter.

\tinfoil_off

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

Because Blusky is a nice and friendly place to be?

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