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> I predict that he will succeed in turning Twitter into the rightwing safehaven that "Truth" Social, Parlor, etc have all been trying to become. I actually do

> I predict that he will succeed in turning Twitter into the rightwing safehaven that "Truth" Social, Parlor, etc have all been trying to become. I actually don't think so, I think this was bluster, or if they are safe haven it will be safe in the way that a subreddit is safe. You can freely talk amongst eachother but that content won't be promoted to people who don't want to see it. I mean this was his latest tweet: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1586059953311137792?cxt=HHwWgICq2fnH6IIsAAAA https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1586059953311137792?cxt=... My prediction is he ends up growing twitter into a fairly bland chat/communications app/social network, and the focus on global political and social debates slowly weans over time.

w0m 4y ago
> This Tweet is unavailable. Learn more Can't help but smile.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  Did you block him? I still see the tweet. Maybe he got selectively shadowbanned :-)
- concinds 4y ago
  Twitter's had a few technical issues today (huh.) and I've had the same with other tweets. If you reload you should see it.
- function_seven 4y ago
  Shows up for me. Here's the text of it in case others can't see it: > Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. > No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.
- NavinF 4y ago
  Twitter does that occasionally. Just reload the page until it works. I don't think they've ever had more than 2 9s of reliability.
LegitShady 4y ago
personally I think he's going to try to grow it, but if he's smart a competitor to youtube along with the social media portion would be a huge move that twitter is actually positioned well to pivot to.
inferiorhuman 4y ago
My prediction is he ends up growing twitter into a fairly bland chat/communications app/social network, and the focus on global political and social debates slowly weans over time. So far Musk's brought back a very high profile antisemite (Ye) and a bunch of others took the hint to return to Twitter. I'm pretty sure bland isn't the right word. https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Racist-tweets-quickly-surfaced-after-Musk-closed-17541326.php https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Racist-tweets-quickl... "Elon now controls twitter. Unleash the racial slurs. K---S AND N-----S," said one account, using slurs for Jews and Black people. "I can freely express how much I hate n-----s . . . now, thank you elon," another said. … Some of the Twitter influx was organized on other platforms, including the pro-Trump forum TheDonald, where its top posts Friday morning showed tweets celebrating lies about Trump's 2020 election loss and memes criticizing transgender people under the headline "When you can't get banned on Twitter anymore." My prediction is Musk flails about, burns a pile of money, and decimates any goodwill his associated companies (e.g. SpaceX, Tesla, Starlink) currently have.
- mikkergp 4y ago
  Musk earlier today he didn’t bring Kanye back. I mean he’s certainly riling up the dregs of humanity and now not like a good person but I don’t think he’s going to burn 44 bil > My prediction is Musk flails about, burns a pile of money, and decimates any goodwill his associated companies (e.g. SpaceX, Tesla, Starlink) currently have. I hope you’re right.
  - inferiorhuman 4y ago
    This morning NY Daily News was claiming Ye was allowed back. It'd be nice if that were wrong or has since been redacted, but I'm not going to hold my breath. As for Musk, he's playing with other people's money. At that scale he can afford to tell the American banks to go fuck themselves. The foreign investors are probably cheering on this nonsense. The Saudis want pro-oil republicans, the Russians are going to relish the chaos, and at the very least the Chinese will cheer on the loss of a TikTok competitor. There aren't a lot of guardrails here. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kanye-West-s-Twitter-account-restored-17541565.php https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kanye-West-s-Twitter-acc...

w0m 4y ago

> This Tweet is unavailable. Learn more Can't help but smile.

mikkergp 4y ago
Did you block him? I still see the tweet. Maybe he got selectively shadowbanned :-)
concinds 4y ago
Twitter's had a few technical issues today (huh.) and I've had the same with other tweets. If you reload you should see it.
function_seven 4y ago
Shows up for me. Here's the text of it in case others can't see it: > Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. > No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.
NavinF 4y ago
Twitter does that occasionally. Just reload the page until it works. I don't think they've ever had more than 2 9s of reliability.

LegitShady 4y ago

personally I think he's going to try to grow it, but if he's smart a competitor to youtube along with the social media portion would be a huge move that twitter is actually positioned well to pivot to.

inferiorhuman 4y ago

My prediction is he ends up growing twitter into a fairly bland chat/communications app/social network, and the focus on global political and social debates slowly weans over time. So far Musk's brought back a very high profile antisemite (Ye) and a bunch of others took the hint to return to Twitter. I'm pretty sure bland isn't the right word. https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Racist-tweets-quickly-surfaced-after-Musk-closed-17541326.php https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Racist-tweets-quickl... "Elon now controls twitter. Unleash the racial slurs. K---S AND N-----S," said one account, using slurs for Jews and Black people. "I can freely express how much I hate n-----s . . . now, thank you elon," another said. … Some of the Twitter influx was organized on other platforms, including the pro-Trump forum TheDonald, where its top posts Friday morning showed tweets celebrating lies about Trump's 2020 election loss and memes criticizing transgender people under the headline "When you can't get banned on Twitter anymore." My prediction is Musk flails about, burns a pile of money, and decimates any goodwill his associated companies (e.g. SpaceX, Tesla, Starlink) currently have.

mikkergp 4y ago
Musk earlier today he didn’t bring Kanye back. I mean he’s certainly riling up the dregs of humanity and now not like a good person but I don’t think he’s going to burn 44 bil > My prediction is Musk flails about, burns a pile of money, and decimates any goodwill his associated companies (e.g. SpaceX, Tesla, Starlink) currently have. I hope you’re right.
- inferiorhuman 4y ago
  This morning NY Daily News was claiming Ye was allowed back. It'd be nice if that were wrong or has since been redacted, but I'm not going to hold my breath. As for Musk, he's playing with other people's money. At that scale he can afford to tell the American banks to go fuck themselves. The foreign investors are probably cheering on this nonsense. The Saudis want pro-oil republicans, the Russians are going to relish the chaos, and at the very least the Chinese will cheer on the loss of a TikTok competitor. There aren't a lot of guardrails here. https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kanye-West-s-Twitter-account-restored-17541565.php https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Kanye-West-s-Twitter-acc...