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[[File:7b90e5b0d6f97cff.jpeg|thumb|a parody of Twitter's logo, expressing general sentiment about Twitter's future under Elon]]
 
[[File:7b90e5b0d6f97cff.jpeg|thumb|a parody of Twitter's logo, expressing general sentiment about Twitter's future under Elon]]
 
==About==
 
==About==
After months of "will he won't he", [[Elon Musk]] finally purchased Twitter in October 2022 for some inhuman amount of money, and immediately proceeded to start wrecking the place in the name of [[freeze peach]].
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After months of "will he won't he", [[Elon Musk]] finally purchased Twitter in October 2022 for some inhuman amount of money, and immediately proceeded to start wrecking the place in the name of [[freeze peach]] and other unspecified goals.
  
 
This in turn resulted in a large number of users [[/Mastodon influx|fleeing to Mastodon]].
 
This in turn resulted in a large number of users [[/Mastodon influx|fleeing to Mastodon]].
 
[[File:2022-10-29.screen.Twitter bans climate science.png|thumb|Musk promptly banned a number of reputable science sites from being linked in tweets, including Mastodon instance https://climatejustice.social]]
 
[[File:2022-10-29.screen.Twitter bans climate science.png|thumb|Musk promptly banned a number of reputable science sites from being linked in tweets, including Mastodon instance https://climatejustice.social]]
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==Reference==
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* [https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/ Twitter is going great!]: news about Twitter's rapid Muskian decline
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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===2022-11-14 Mon===
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* [https://watcher.guru/news/spacex-pours-big-money-into-twitter-for-ad-campaign SpaceX pours big money into Twitter for ad campaign] ([https://twitter.com/WatcherGuru/status/1591972931474694144 via]) ([https://toot.cat/@anubis2814/109344000031422778 h/t]): sooo... Musk is trying to use one of his companies to save another one?
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===2022-11-11 Fri===
 
===2022-11-11 Fri===
 
* [https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/11/23453575/omnicom-media-group-twitter-advertising-pause Another major ad agency recommends pausing Twitter ad campaigns] ([https://journa.host/@AThinkingGirl/109327009072278144 h/t]) {{fmt/quote|Omnicom Media Group is recommending its clients pause spending on Twitter, citing the ‘potential serious implications’ for advertisers on the platform since Elon Musk’s takeover late last month.}} I wonder if he has realized yet that he's making some pretty big mistakes -- or does he see these losses as necessary, somehow?
 
* [https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/11/23453575/omnicom-media-group-twitter-advertising-pause Another major ad agency recommends pausing Twitter ad campaigns] ([https://journa.host/@AThinkingGirl/109327009072278144 h/t]) {{fmt/quote|Omnicom Media Group is recommending its clients pause spending on Twitter, citing the ‘potential serious implications’ for advertisers on the platform since Elon Musk’s takeover late last month.}} I wonder if he has realized yet that he's making some pretty big mistakes -- or does he see these losses as necessary, somehow?

Latest revision as of 00:29, 15 November 2022

Elon Musk's 2022 purchase of Twitter
a parody of Twitter's logo, expressing general sentiment about Twitter's future under Elon

About

After months of "will he won't he", Elon Musk finally purchased Twitter in October 2022 for some inhuman amount of money, and immediately proceeded to start wrecking the place in the name of freeze peach and other unspecified goals.

This in turn resulted in a large number of users fleeing to Mastodon.

Musk promptly banned a number of reputable science sites from being linked in tweets, including Mastodon instance https://climatejustice.social

Reference

Links

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  • Another major ad agency recommends pausing Twitter ad campaigns (h/t) «Omnicom Media Group is recommending its clients pause spending on Twitter, citing the ‘potential serious implications’ for advertisers on the platform since Elon Musk’s takeover late last month.» I wonder if he has realized yet that he's making some pretty big mistakes -- or does he see these losses as necessary, somehow?

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