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Other than a bunch of people complaining about how Twitter is changing, I haven't seen any change at all.

by mackatap 4y ago

Allfodr 4y ago
Literally this. Any examples of what exactly has changed?
- smoldesu 4y ago
  They let you browse recommended content and user profiles now without getting a fullscreen "please log in" modal covering the web client, which is nice.
  - randallsquared 4y ago
    Haha. @realGeorgeHotz said he was gonna remove this as one of his first Twitter-intern priorities. Guess he did!
  - wstuartcl 4y ago
    but a huge hit to acquisition AND value add targeted ad impressions (IE expensive impressions). It allows Elon to wave the "hey look at the huge traffic" flag around while self sabotaging the business model further.
    - smoldesu 4y ago
      Not really. I didn't have a Twitter account before, and I still don't have one. The only thing that's changed is that I find myself using Twitter more...
- kzrdude 4y ago
  Moderation seems to have changed by a lot. More gory videos stay up, nsfw pictures stay up, etc. It will slowly go out of control if this is a trend, I would guess.
  - adamwk 4y ago
    I’m seeing a lot more nazi-era antisemitic memes
  - warkanlock 4y ago
    I'm a heavy reader/average writer on Twitter, and I've never seen anything like that. It could be your followers that retweet/like things like that
    - skinnyasianboi 4y ago
      I can confirm. Used it daily before and after Elon take over and haven't seen any of those. Usually it's visible why auch content is shown on your timeline
  - _a9 4y ago
    I don't think moderation has changed at all. I'm not in the gore-y scene but I wouldn't be surprised if it has always been on Twitter, just marked as sensitive. Most social media sites have that 'dark reality' content scenes. Same goes for NSFW stuff, that stuff has been on Twitter long before Musk bought it and it will still be available just marked as sensitive (like it always has). I doubt they will go the Tumblr route and kill a giant part of the userbase.
- smitty1e 4y ago
  Well, my account has quit bleeding follows and my tweets "feel" as though they have more reach, although that may just be more conservatives returning to the platform.
- coldtea 4y ago
  >Any examples of what exactly has changed? It's not cool anymore to be in it. In fact it's cool to your aspirational peers to say you dislike it now.
binarymax 4y ago
I browsed it recently and the major change was the checkmark. So many trolls have them now. And it seems their content is boosted higher. It’s pretty bad.
- skilled 4y ago
  It seems?
  - binarymax 4y ago
    Yes it seems. It’s an observation but I don’t have access to the model.
- lzooz 4y ago
  Before, the checkmark was mostly held by people who work hard against my interests and the interests of my people.
  - RavingGoat 4y ago
    Openly admitting racism is pretty brave
BrotherBisquick 4y ago
- lapcat 4y ago
  > now people are forced to (gulp) participate in the marketplace of ideas. Nobody is forced to do anything. People don't have to sign up for Twitter. Twitter users don't have to stay on Twitter. They don't have to tweet. They don't have to reply. They can still follow anyone they want, unfollow anyone they want, mute anyone they want, block anyone they want. Some people think of Twitter as high school debate club on a global scale, but other people have no interest whatsoever in that.
  - wellthatsawrap1 4y ago
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    - lapcat 4y ago
      I'm not sure what this reply has to do with my comment.
    - aschearer 4y ago
      Leave the tinfoil stuff for Facebook, please.
- CharlesW 4y ago
  Except that Elon just threw his friend Kanye off Twitter for sharing an idea.
  - ThrowawayTestr 4y ago
    An idea that's illegal in parts of the world.
    - lzooz 4y ago
      Not in the US, where Twitter is located.
CharlesW 4y ago
My ads have gone from mainstream brands to dregs, degens, and grifters. This doesn't seem great, unless Elon's intent is to replace advertising revenue with other sources.
- largepeepee 4y ago
  So just like YouTube and Reddit ads then.
- _a9 4y ago
  I'm still getting the same tech company and video game ads. Haven't noticed a difference. I block all the accounts that are ads but even then I still get ads from mainstream companies I haven't blocked. Theres still plenty of companies advertising. I have yet to encounter anything sus apart from some rando paying to promote a meme or shitpost.
marcinzm 4y ago
Musk's drama posts if anyone you follow follows him. Stopped Twitter partially because I'm tired of reading whatever his current emotional outburst is.
- sqqqqrly 4y ago
  No one forced you to read Elon.
  - marcinzm 4y ago
    The question is what changed which in this case Elon shows up on my feed a lot more and his posts are a lot more annoying. And as I said I stopped Twitter to not see his posts. edit: I could block him but then there's the second order posts about his drama with screenshots. Realized I don't care enough about Twitter to bother and prefer a calmer life.
    - bko 4y ago
      > The question is what changed which in this case Elon shows up on my feed a lot more and his posts are a lot more annoying. And as I said I stopped Twitter to not see his posts. His follower count grew by ~70% so far this year (from an already high number). His engagement numbers are also very high. It would be weird if he didn't show up more on your feed. https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/elonmusk/twitter/summary/2022-01-01/2022-12-03 https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/elonmusk/twitter/summar... > edit: I could block him but then there's the second order posts about his drama with screenshots. Realized I don't care enough about Twitter to bother and prefer a calmer life. You can use advanced twitter mutes to block words and hashtags https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/advanced-twitter-mute-options https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/advanced-twitter-m...
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squidlogic 4y ago
A lot of people are complaining about Twitter … on Twitter. Pause and reflect.
- nathanaldensr 4y ago
  It's a pretty deep rabbit hole!
- wstuartcl 4y ago
  I guess, traffic is great. I bet a big fire on a busy street leads to a bunch of gawkers too -- but maybe the restaurant next door is not getting any value from that foot traffic. In the case of twitter's business model they have lost a projected 300-400MM of ad placements for the forecasted year -- so each of those visitors is consuming cost but twitter is unable to collect the impression charges as the buys are lower than the inventory. So yeah traffic is great -- but not always profitable (especially when you insist on peeing in the pool).

Other than a bunch of people complaining about how Twitter is changing, I haven't seen any change at all.

Allfodr 4y ago

Literally this. Any examples of what exactly has changed?

smoldesu 4y ago
They let you browse recommended content and user profiles now without getting a fullscreen "please log in" modal covering the web client, which is nice.
- randallsquared 4y ago
  Haha. @realGeorgeHotz said he was gonna remove this as one of his first Twitter-intern priorities. Guess he did!
- wstuartcl 4y ago
  but a huge hit to acquisition AND value add targeted ad impressions (IE expensive impressions). It allows Elon to wave the "hey look at the huge traffic" flag around while self sabotaging the business model further.
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    Not really. I didn't have a Twitter account before, and I still don't have one. The only thing that's changed is that I find myself using Twitter more...
kzrdude 4y ago
Moderation seems to have changed by a lot. More gory videos stay up, nsfw pictures stay up, etc. It will slowly go out of control if this is a trend, I would guess.
- adamwk 4y ago
  I’m seeing a lot more nazi-era antisemitic memes
- warkanlock 4y ago
  I'm a heavy reader/average writer on Twitter, and I've never seen anything like that. It could be your followers that retweet/like things like that
  - skinnyasianboi 4y ago
    I can confirm. Used it daily before and after Elon take over and haven't seen any of those. Usually it's visible why auch content is shown on your timeline
- _a9 4y ago
  I don't think moderation has changed at all. I'm not in the gore-y scene but I wouldn't be surprised if it has always been on Twitter, just marked as sensitive. Most social media sites have that 'dark reality' content scenes. Same goes for NSFW stuff, that stuff has been on Twitter long before Musk bought it and it will still be available just marked as sensitive (like it always has). I doubt they will go the Tumblr route and kill a giant part of the userbase.
smitty1e 4y ago
Well, my account has quit bleeding follows and my tweets "feel" as though they have more reach, although that may just be more conservatives returning to the platform.
coldtea 4y ago
>Any examples of what exactly has changed? It's not cool anymore to be in it. In fact it's cool to your aspirational peers to say you dislike it now.

binarymax 4y ago

I browsed it recently and the major change was the checkmark. So many trolls have them now. And it seems their content is boosted higher. It’s pretty bad.

skilled 4y ago
It seems?
- binarymax 4y ago
  Yes it seems. It’s an observation but I don’t have access to the model.
lzooz 4y ago
Before, the checkmark was mostly held by people who work hard against my interests and the interests of my people.
- RavingGoat 4y ago
  Openly admitting racism is pretty brave

BrotherBisquick 4y ago

lapcat 4y ago
> now people are forced to (gulp) participate in the marketplace of ideas. Nobody is forced to do anything. People don't have to sign up for Twitter. Twitter users don't have to stay on Twitter. They don't have to tweet. They don't have to reply. They can still follow anyone they want, unfollow anyone they want, mute anyone they want, block anyone they want. Some people think of Twitter as high school debate club on a global scale, but other people have no interest whatsoever in that.
- wellthatsawrap1 4y ago
  [flagged]
  - lapcat 4y ago
    I'm not sure what this reply has to do with my comment.
  - aschearer 4y ago
    Leave the tinfoil stuff for Facebook, please.
CharlesW 4y ago
Except that Elon just threw his friend Kanye off Twitter for sharing an idea.
- ThrowawayTestr 4y ago
  An idea that's illegal in parts of the world.
  - lzooz 4y ago
    Not in the US, where Twitter is located.

CharlesW 4y ago

My ads have gone from mainstream brands to dregs, degens, and grifters. This doesn't seem great, unless Elon's intent is to replace advertising revenue with other sources.

largepeepee 4y ago
So just like YouTube and Reddit ads then.
_a9 4y ago
I'm still getting the same tech company and video game ads. Haven't noticed a difference. I block all the accounts that are ads but even then I still get ads from mainstream companies I haven't blocked. Theres still plenty of companies advertising. I have yet to encounter anything sus apart from some rando paying to promote a meme or shitpost.

marcinzm 4y ago

Musk's drama posts if anyone you follow follows him. Stopped Twitter partially because I'm tired of reading whatever his current emotional outburst is.

sqqqqrly 4y ago
No one forced you to read Elon.
- marcinzm 4y ago
  The question is what changed which in this case Elon shows up on my feed a lot more and his posts are a lot more annoying. And as I said I stopped Twitter to not see his posts. edit: I could block him but then there's the second order posts about his drama with screenshots. Realized I don't care enough about Twitter to bother and prefer a calmer life.
  - bko 4y ago
    > The question is what changed which in this case Elon shows up on my feed a lot more and his posts are a lot more annoying. And as I said I stopped Twitter to not see his posts. His follower count grew by ~70% so far this year (from an already high number). His engagement numbers are also very high. It would be weird if he didn't show up more on your feed. https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/elonmusk/twitter/summary/2022-01-01/2022-12-03 https://www.speakrj.com/audit/report/elonmusk/twitter/summar... > edit: I could block him but then there's the second order posts about his drama with screenshots. Realized I don't care enough about Twitter to bother and prefer a calmer life. You can use advanced twitter mutes to block words and hashtags https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/advanced-twitter-mute-options https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/advanced-twitter-m...
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squidlogic 4y ago

A lot of people are complaining about Twitter … on Twitter. Pause and reflect.

nathanaldensr 4y ago
It's a pretty deep rabbit hole!
wstuartcl 4y ago
I guess, traffic is great. I bet a big fire on a busy street leads to a bunch of gawkers too -- but maybe the restaurant next door is not getting any value from that foot traffic. In the case of twitter's business model they have lost a projected 300-400MM of ad placements for the forecasted year -- so each of those visitors is consuming cost but twitter is unable to collect the impression charges as the buys are lower than the inventory. So yeah traffic is great -- but not always profitable (especially when you insist on peeing in the pool).