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[–] hayes_@sh.itjust.works 202 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah this is straight up illegal. The FTC and EU don’t give a shit if this was “just a test” or “a whoopsie doopsie.”

Big ol’ fine incoming for every day this isn’t fixed.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 109 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Crime crimers doing crimes.

[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago

Oh, commit a crime? Just commit a crime? Why don't i strap on my crime helmet and squeeze down into a crime cannon and fire off into crime land, where crimes grow on crimees!

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 91 points 2 years ago

Only a true genius could have taken that failing company and transformed it it into the criminally failing company that it is today.

[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 65 points 2 years ago

I wonder if this is a bug not a feature. Since, ya know, 90%(?) of the workforce was essentially forced out

[–] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is this company still worth "billions" with a b?

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If you ask the people remaining on it, it's with a "t".
If you ask everybody else...

[–] skoadphilmore@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Good one, lol

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think it's worth like $16 billion now? Which compared to the $44 billion purchasing price is... does caculations not good

[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I thought I just saw in the last day or so that it could actually be worth as little as $4B now.

[–] Rambi@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

It really wouldn't surprise me when you're pricing in where the company might end up in a few quarters from now. He hasn't even owned it that long and has already managed to do so much harm.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 36 points 2 years ago

These days whenever there is a new change on Twitter's UI, I'm not sure if it's a bug or intentional feature.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Later, Musk tweets that they were just doing to a test to collect data. Because they want to prove that having to label them is bad and destroys engagement.

Someone ping me if this happens.

[–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I would love to see him blatantly admit to illegal activity

[–] aeternum@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

it's only illegal if he gets caught finger to head meme

meh, if youre still using this dying platform, i kinda think its on you at this point.