silentbob Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 So Elon is going to kill Twitter or do his best and make Twitter like the old IGN Boards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 12 hours ago, Ricofoley said: This is the full Platformer stories from two posts up. There's some wild stuff in here. Today, I saw the Verge story referenced in here that there's actually been a bunch of new users since Elon took over, and I kinda convinced myself that maybe all of the media attention would give the site some momentum for a while and that maybe we'd all jumped the gun on declaring the site dead. But reading this, it seems like Elon's just dreaming up new ways to extract money from every user, and meanwhile nobody is minding the store because nobody knows what they're supposed to be doing since half the staff was laid off. Musk discusses putting all of Twitter behind a paywall WWW.PLATFORMER.NEWS Will he go through with it? PLUS: Botched layoffs, how the new Blue could lose money, and more This and every other of his ideas are so dumb. Twitter could have been a door into paywalled news, instead. That is, pay for Twitter and get access to paywalled news across the web. Even I'd consider paying for Twitter if it doubled down on becoming a proper site to get whatever news you were looking for from whatever site was linked from it. Basically Apple News+, but without the focus on curated news and instead leaving it up to the published and writers to choose what to figure on. Nah, instead Musk-led Twitter is blue checks and famous people begging for attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 we love our digital security training don’t we folks 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 3 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: we love our digital security training don’t we folks This is the one that feeds on people's hopes and dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: we love our digital security training don’t we folks I just went through the worst cybersecurity training I've ever been through in my entire life. I did my best to yell at everyone I could find about it. If I remember right, one of the questions was "All your documents are now gibberish characters and you notice your computer is running slowly. Should you continue using your computer? Yes or no?" Then the voice over asked, "Do you believe this computer is safe to continue using? Yes or no?" I answered "no" and it says wrong, the correct answer is "yes, you should turn your computer over to IT as you may be subject to a ransomware attack". EVERY FUCKING QUESTION in this training was wrong. "Is this email suspicious? Yes or no?" Yes. "No, you shouldn't click on links this email." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Reading through this thread and amused by how often you guys fall for the disinformation campaigns going on during this transition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 35 minutes ago, Ghost_MH said: I just went through the worst cybersecurity training I've ever been through in my entire life. I did my best to yell at everyone I could find about it. If I remember right, one of the questions was "All your documents are now gibberish characters and you notice your computer is running slowly. Should you continue using your computer? Yes or no?" Then the voice over asked, "Do you believe this computer is safe to continue using? Yes or no?" I answered "no" and it says wrong, the correct answer is "yes, you should turn your computer over to IT as you may be subject to a ransomware attack". EVERY FUCKING QUESTION in this training was wrong. "Is this email suspicious? Yes or no?" Yes. "No, you shouldn't click on links this email." Suspicious email? Give your whole laptop to IT no questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 47 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Reading through this thread and amused by how often you guys fall for the disinformation campaigns going on during this transition. What specifically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 51 minutes ago, sblfilms said: Reading through this thread and amused by how often you guys fall for the disinformation campaigns going on during this transition. this bud drives in, says some shit and pops out. That’s some Texas trolling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comet Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, Brian said: this bud drives in, says some shit and pops out. That’s some Texas trolling Well I’m Texan so this is some Texan on Texan violence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Honestly I respect it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricofoley Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Elon Musk sells at least $3.95 billion worth of Tesla shares after Twitter deal WWW.CNBC.COM Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold additional shares of his electric car company after closing the $44 billion purchase of Twitter. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 A good summation on the last 18 hours of "official" verified accounts: Elon Musk Nixes 'Official' Label for Already Verified Twitter Accounts, Says Blue Check Will Be 'the Great Leveler' [Updated] WWW.MACRUMORS.COM Twitter will not be moving forward with an "Official" label that would be used to identify companies, major media outlets, public figures,... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 16 minutes ago, osxmatt said: A good summation on the last 18 hours of "official" verified accounts: Elon Musk Nixes 'Official' Label for Already Verified Twitter Accounts, Says Blue Check Will Be 'the Great Leveler' [Updated] WWW.MACRUMORS.COM Twitter will not be moving forward with an "Official" label that would be used to identify companies, major media outlets, public figures,... It feels very Elon to: Decide the way something has been done is stupid Come up with "new" thing to replace old thing Reverse track on "new" thing until he's basically reinvented the the old way End up reversing track again to end up with something that seems obviously worse than the old way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 22 minutes ago, TwinIon said: It feels very Elon to: Decide the way something has been done is stupid Come up with "new" thing to replace old thing Reverse track on "new" thing until he's basically reinvented the the old way End up reversing track again to end up with something that seems obviously worse than the old way I can almost guarantee the issue is that Musk wants a blue check and realized his new rules would mean he'd get a gray check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 This is going well. Mario, LeBron, Trump, Jesus Christ: Twitter is playing whack-a-mole with ‘verified’ users - The Verge WWW.THEVERGE.COM Also impersonated: Jesus Christ, Trump, LeBron, and Valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Bloomberg - Are you a robot? WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM Preview image since Bloomberg doesn't always work well on D1P: Quote The new rules, which kick in immediately, will expect employees to be in the office for at least 40 hours per week, he added. "At least" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Elon Musk's Twitter bans advert criticising self-driving Tesla cars for being 'political' WWW.AOL.CO.UK Elon Musk's commitment to free speech has been questioned after an advert criticising Tesla safety was banned by Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: Elon Musk's Twitter bans advert criticising self-driving Tesla cars for being 'political' WWW.AOL.CO.UK Elon Musk's commitment to free speech has been questioned after an advert criticising Tesla safety was banned by Twitter. Money is freedom of speech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Going smoothly 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I wonder if Musk's legal counsel will just urge him to take the L and close it all down or risk all of this additional legal jeopardy with the government? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 32 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: I wonder if Musk's legal counsel will just urge him to take the L and close it all down or risk all of this additional legal jeopardy with the government? What legal consequences has he ever faced for any of his shenanigans? Why would he bother doing anything other than what he wants to do at any given time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 ill admit watching this turn into a dumpster fire has been more entertaining that it should be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Going smoothly More detail: Top Twitter security officials quit - The Washington Post WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM The resignations of three Twitter executives prompted federal regulators to warn they might step in. Quote The departures prompted a rare warning from the Federal Trade Commission, which has emerged as the government’s top Silicon Valley watchdog. It marked the second time in two days that Washington had expressed concern about the chaotic developments at the company, coming less than 24 hours after President Biden said Musk’s relationships with other countries deserved scrutiny. The agency said that it was “tracking the developments at Twitter with deep concern” and that it was prepared to take action to ensure the company was complying with a settlement known as a consent order, which requires Twitter to comply with certain privacy and security requirements because of allegations of past data misuse. Twitter was first put under a consent order in 2011, and it agreed to a new order earlier this year for allegedly misusing phone numbers and email addresses collected for security for advertising. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Quote Vladeck said the penalties could be exponentially higher for Twitter if it is alleged to be in violation of its agreement with the FTC a second time. “There would be some very significant multiple of the last fine,” he said, referring to the May penalty, which carried a $150 million fine. “You have to add a decimal point to that.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Lol christ what a genius Quote The message warned that the FTC could fine Twitter “BILLIONS of dollars.” The author claimed to have heard Alex Spiro, Musk’s top lawyer, say Musk is “willing to take on a huge amount of risk in retaliation to this company and users, because ‘Elon puts rockets into space, he’s not afraid of the FTC.’” Spiro did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 Did anyone post his email to employees yet? Read the 2:30 a.m. email Elon Musk sent to staff, his first, announcing the end of remote working at Twitter WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Musk sent Twitter staff an email for the first time, putting an end to remote work and saying, "The road ahead is arduous." Quote Sorry that this is my first email to the whole company, but there is no way to sugarcoat the message. Frankly, the economic picture ahead is dire, especially for a company like ours that is so dependent on advertising in a challenging economic climate. Moreover, 70% of our advertising is brand, rather than specific performance, which makes us doubly vulnerable! That is why the priority over the past ten days has been to develop and launch Twitter Blue Verified subscriptions (huge props to the team!). Without significant subscription revenue, there is a good chance Twitter will not survive the upcoming economic downturn. We need roughly half of our revenue to be subscription. Of course, we will still then be significantly reliant on advertising, so I am spending time with our sales & partnerships teams to ensure that Twitter continues to be appealing to advertisers. This is the Spaces discussion that Robin, Yoel and I hosted today: [Links to a Twitter Spaces recording called "Elon Q&A: Advertising & the Future."] The road ahead is arduous and will require intense work to succeed. We are also changing Twitter policy such that remote work is no longer allowed, unless you have a specific exception. Managers will send the exceptions lists to me for review an approval. Starting tomorrow (Thursday), everyone is required to be in the office for a minimum of 40 hours per week. Obviously, if you are physically unable to travel to an office or have a critical personal obligation, then your absence is understandable. I look forward to working with you to take Twitter to a whole new level. The potential is truly incredible! Thanks, Elon What a fucking clown. This basically reads as "I overpaid. I chased customers and advertisers away. The company is going to die unless you kill yourself fixing it for me. But the future is great if you can do that for me!" Every single employee should quit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, legend said: Did anyone post his email to employees yet? Read the 2:30 a.m. email Elon Musk sent to staff, his first, announcing the end of remote working at Twitter WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Musk sent Twitter staff an email for the first time, putting an end to remote work and saying, "The road ahead is arduous." What a fucking clown. This basically reads as "I overpaid. I chased customers and advertisers away. The company is going to die unless you kill yourself fixing it for me. But the future is great if you can do that for me!" Every single employee should quit. They all should. There are some 3700 employees and the CE-fucking-O wants to review EVERY work from home exception. Musk really must have nothing better to do than micromanage the approvals of every manager in a 3700 employee company. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 26 minutes ago, legend said: Did anyone post his email to employees yet? Read the 2:30 a.m. email Elon Musk sent to staff, his first, announcing the end of remote working at Twitter WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM Musk sent Twitter staff an email for the first time, putting an end to remote work and saying, "The road ahead is arduous." What a fucking clown. This basically reads as "I overpaid. I chased customers and advertisers away. The company is going to die unless you kill yourself fixing it for me. But the future is great if you can do that for me!" Every single employee should quit. A senior legal guy at twitter says they should take a day off apparently 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 one hour notice and then your show up 15 minutes late. What a fucking prick. Can’t imagine working for him. but also lmao 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CayceG Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 What a shit boss, man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 he really should have just done what Joker did in the dark knight and put the 44B in a room and just set it ablaze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 For the longest time I dreaded Musk taking over Twitter because of the probability of him letting He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named back on. But now I kinda want him back because its pretty clear he has no chance of winning the presidency any more however he can burn DeSantis and the GOP down and Twitter would be a powerful tool to help him do that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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