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you think Musk is paying for astroturf disinfo? I've seen way more in the opposite direction.

• saurik 3y ago
  I don't think people have to pay for bad press against Musk: he made enough enemies of people in the press by being a total asshole to them that I'm sure they'll do it for free any chance they get.
  • kalleboo 3y ago
    The press are stuck in a difficult position: They hate Musk, but they love the clout/numbers they have on Twitter. Mastodon is too anti-corporate and doesn't have a viral algorithm to boost their reach, and Threads is too anti-controversy. All their hope is with BlueSky, which is just progressing too slow with their invites.
    • wkat4242 3y ago
      I don't think anyone corporate really hopes on Blue sky, it's just too insignificant. And also doesn't have algorithms like mastodon which IMO is a great thing. I always hate crap being put in my timeline that I didn't ask for or sign up for, and I left Facebook for that reason. Twitter I never even bothered with.