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Please give some concrete examples (which aren't a decade old) of twitter being the bane of billionaires and corrupt nation states, that would help a lot. For n
by simbolit 3y ago
Please give some concrete examples (which aren't a decade old) of twitter being the bane of billionaires and corrupt nation states, that would help a lot. For now my only reaction to your comment is 'huh?'
- HWR_14 3y agoAre there even examples from a decade ago?
- simbolit 3y agobelow someone predictably mentioned the Arab Spring. Not sure if that even counts, but that was the reason for my restriction.
- ipaddr 3y agoSearch for: Leader of Turkey censorship twitter
- malermeister 3y agohttps://thehill.com/policy/technology/4019109-twitters-turkey-election-sparks-criticism/ https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4019109-twitters-turke... This was after he took over. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_and_the_Arab_Spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media_and_the_Arab_Spri... This was before.
- adamckay 3y agoElon himself didn't like that an account was tweeting the location of his private jet, generating bad publicity, going so far as paying for the owner of the account to stop. Trivial, yes, but does show how it can be an annoyance even through simple things.
- simbolit 3y agoThat is indeed trivial. And it was the best idea I had before asking my question. But I though it was too trivial to even mention.