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Looks like activist investors are getting their Christmas wish this year. Twitter's not immune from ending up on this list (on a long enough timeline): https:

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• fluidcruft 5y ago
  They could have ended up on that list with Dorsey in charge anyway.
• egfx 5y ago
  I think conversely Twitter is the only one that is immune.
  • bingohbangoh 5y ago
    Agreed. Other social networks went defunct because they became irrelevant. Twitter is far from that. More a risk of becoming the next Tumblr.
• krolden 5y ago
  Are people really using the term 'activist investors' unironically?
  • riffic 5y ago
    Bloomberg and CNN did, last year: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-29/singer-s-elliott-is-said-to-seek-to-replace-twitter-ceo-dorsey https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-29/singer-s-... (previous link paywalled, outline: https://outline.com/gxqsh2 https://outline.com/gxqsh2) https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/tech/elliott-twitter-jack-dorsey-replace/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/tech/elliott-twitter-jack-dor...
  • acdha 5y ago
    Yes — it's been in use for years, with some examples here: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/activist-investor.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/activist-investor.asp It's important to remember that in common usage “activist” doesn't mean anything other than trying to change how a company is run — there isn't the connotation of social values or similar which the term has in common usage.
  • barbecue_sauce 5y ago
    I think the term has been around since the 80s.
  • adam_arthur 5y ago
    It's a real term used in the finance industry to refer to investors pushing for changes that often run counter to what current management/board wants. Why do you think it's a poor term?
• koheripbal 5y ago
  The issue with Dorsey is that he acknowledges how toxic Twitter is, but has no idea how to fix it nor did he seem ready to do so, and this made investors very nervous. See his recent interview on CNN : https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/2100868666791589/ https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/2100868666791589/
  • mikeiz404 5y ago
    For those who don’t have fb I believe this is the video (but I’m guessing from the comment’s content only) — https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/08/19/jack-dorsey-speaks-about-twitters-problems-rs.cnn https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2018/08/19/jack-dorsey-spe...
  • jcadam 5y ago
    I don't think it can be fixed. Social media in general is a cancer.
    • busterarm 5y ago
      Social media can be fixed by legislating it out of existence. It doesn't even need a watchdog agency like the environment does.
      • marcinzm 5y ago
        Define social media? Does discord count? Does mastadon count? Do forums count? Does hacker news count? Stack overflow? Github?
        • smolder 5y ago
          All of those do count, but many people have a narrower definition because of how the term "social media" is often shorthand for Twitter, FB, IG, and similar when used in the traditional media.
          • marcinzm 5y ago
• askin4it 5y ago
  don't say that! if twitter ends up there, where will NPR get its journalistic content?