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[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 58 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is a very interesting technological development. I'm pleased that I can keep up with all the latest advances like this in the technology community.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Sub currently has an ad for the new Mario game on it. I don't think it's moderated

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

belongs in the oligarch sub imo

[–] dramaticcat@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago

It was already posted there imo

[–] hiddengoat@kbin.social -5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"So fucking what if an oligarch is using his position of power over a method of mass communication to shape public discourse to his will? I WANNA HEAR ABOUT ROBO DOGS OR SOME SHIT!"

Then fucking post about robo dogs. Contribute or STFU about what IS contributed.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

Fair point re: contributing vs complaining. I think it's tough to argue this is technology news though, how important it is as news isn't the issue, there are other news communities.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 44 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When NPR left twitter they found it had a minimal effect on their traffic.

I wonder if EM realises that letting news outlets know how little influence his toy has will work out the way he expects.

[–] Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I wonder if advertisers will wake up and realize it too.

[–] hogunner@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Man-baby continues to act like baby; world shocked.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 6 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, has removed the gold “verified” badge from the New York Times’ account amid ongoing complaints about the news organization from X owner Elon Musk.

The move further extends Musk’s attempts to use the social media company he bought with claims of defending free speech to undercut news organizations he dislikes.

In April, after Musk bought the company for $44 billion, X ended its years-old system of giving badges to politicians, journalists and other public figures whose identity it had verified.

After The Post reported on the delay, X removed it for the Times without explanation but kept it in place for other X competitors, including Facebook, Instagram, Substack and Bluesky, according to a technical analysis from the news outlet The Markup.

That steep drop outpaces an industry-wide slowdown in referrals to top news sites from X and Facebook this year, according to industry data from the analytics firm Similarweb first reported by Axios.

In the months since Musk bought X, the social media site has cut back on content moderation, suspended journalists, reinstated neo-Nazis and threatened to file defamation lawsuits against critics such as the Anti-Defamation League.


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[–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Can someone tell me how to downvote, if possible?