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Twitter 'gave Saudis information about journalist who ended up dead'

21 points by Jerry2 8y ago

rorykoehler 8y ago
Twitter has gone to the dogs. It was my favourite social network by a long way as it allowed serendipitous interactions with people I would never usually directly be in touch with. With the rise of Trump and his nazi posse they decided to optimise for hits/quantity and indirectly controversy. I didn't think about it but I recently realised I don't visit twitter very often anymore while it used to be a daily occurrence. The problem with their model is that despite filtering heavily it is practically impossible to stop the nazi asshole mob leaking into your feed. News like this just further distances me from any desire to use twitter. Seriously considering deleting my account despite the value it previously delivered.
- na85 8y ago
  Twitter was in decline well before Trump took office. The feed algorithm makes it more or less impossible to actually have a conversation, and as evidenced by the article the company itself is spineless.
  - rorykoehler 8y ago
    I would agree about already being in decline however I feel like Trump and their facilitation of him and his bs guaranteed they will never turn it around.
  - mindcrash 8y ago
    Not spineless, just following orders. Do some research.
    - rorykoehler 8y ago
      That's the same thing.
mindcrash 8y ago
Interesting, considering who actually owns Twitter. (Hint: If you think it's Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone or Evan Williams you are wrong.)
- vlovich123 8y ago
  Who actually owns twitter & how are you defining ownership? It seems like you're implying something but the implication isn't clear to me. In terms of individuals, they are the single largest shareholders. Evan Clark Williams ... the social media company's largest individual shareholder. Per an October 10, 2018 filing with the SEC, Williams owns 1.4 million shares directly and another combined 18.3 million shares indirectly through Obvious Corp. and a family trust So he owns ~671 million Jack Dorsey ... most recent filing with the SEC on April 28, 2017 he is the second-largest individual owner of Twitter with 16.6 million shares. So he owns ~565 million. Peter H. Fenton ... last filing with the SEC on May 25, 2016, the former director owns 21,165 shares directly and a combined 3.7 million shares indirectly through Benchmark Capital and a family trust ...Benchmark Capital who acquired a 6.6% stake in Twitter during a Series C funding round in 2009, at a $25 billion valuation. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/060916/top-3-twitter-shareholders-twtr.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/060916/top-3-... In terms of institutional investors, it's Vanguard, Blackrock & Morgan Stanley which together make up 30% by my count. https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/twtr/institutional-holdings https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/twtr/institutional-holdings
ohiovr 8y ago
Did Twitter the company do any thing here? What was “the secret”

21 points by Jerry2 8y ago

Twitter has gone to the dogs. It was my favourite social network by a long way as it allowed serendipitous interactions with people I would never usually directly be in touch with. With the rise of Trump and his nazi posse they decided to optimise for hits/quantity and indirectly controversy. I didn't think about it but I recently realised I don't visit twitter very often anymore while it used to be a daily occurrence. The problem with their model is that despite filtering heavily it is practically impossible to stop the nazi asshole mob leaking into your feed. News like this just further distances me from any desire to use twitter. Seriously considering deleting my account despite the value it previously delivered.

na85 8y ago
Twitter was in decline well before Trump took office. The feed algorithm makes it more or less impossible to actually have a conversation, and as evidenced by the article the company itself is spineless.
- rorykoehler 8y ago
  I would agree about already being in decline however I feel like Trump and their facilitation of him and his bs guaranteed they will never turn it around.
- mindcrash 8y ago
  Not spineless, just following orders. Do some research.
  - rorykoehler 8y ago
    That's the same thing.

mindcrash 8y ago

Interesting, considering who actually owns Twitter. (Hint: If you think it's Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone or Evan Williams you are wrong.)

vlovich123 8y ago
Who actually owns twitter & how are you defining ownership? It seems like you're implying something but the implication isn't clear to me. In terms of individuals, they are the single largest shareholders. Evan Clark Williams ... the social media company's largest individual shareholder. Per an October 10, 2018 filing with the SEC, Williams owns 1.4 million shares directly and another combined 18.3 million shares indirectly through Obvious Corp. and a family trust So he owns ~671 million Jack Dorsey ... most recent filing with the SEC on April 28, 2017 he is the second-largest individual owner of Twitter with 16.6 million shares. So he owns ~565 million. Peter H. Fenton ... last filing with the SEC on May 25, 2016, the former director owns 21,165 shares directly and a combined 3.7 million shares indirectly through Benchmark Capital and a family trust ...Benchmark Capital who acquired a 6.6% stake in Twitter during a Series C funding round in 2009, at a $25 billion valuation. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/060916/top-3-twitter-shareholders-twtr.asp https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/060916/top-3-... In terms of institutional investors, it's Vanguard, Blackrock & Morgan Stanley which together make up 30% by my count. https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/twtr/institutional-holdings https://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/twtr/institutional-holdings

ohiovr 8y ago

Did Twitter the company do any thing here? What was “the secret”