Below are posts associated with the “Elon Musk” tag.

🔗 linkblog: Elon Starts Bribing His Biggest Fans As He Admits The Company Is Still Burning Cash (Despite His Earlier Claims To The Contrary) | Techdirt'


Yet another wild story in the wild history of Twitter.

🔗 linkblog: Something odd is happening when you try and search Twitter for Threads links - The Verge'


It appears that Musk’s “free speech absolutism” continues to be selective and self-serving.

🔗 linkblog: It Turns Out Elon Is Speedrunning The Enshittification Learning Curve, Not The Content Moderation One | Techdirt'


I appreciate Masnick’s thinking, and I’m a big Doctorow fan, so it’s always neat to see them come together.

🔗 linkblog: Twitter just closed the book on academic research - The Verge'


This is a real shame.

🔗 linkblog: Twitter Demands Academics Who Won’t Pay $42k/Month Delete Any Twitter Data They Currently Have | Techdirt'


This is… I don’t know what this is. Besides a whole bunch of nonsense.

🔗 linkblog: Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino Is Teetering on the Glass Cliff | WIRED'


I was not familiar with the term “glass cliff,” so this was an insightful read.

🔗 linkblog: Twitter ‘Shadowbans’ Bellingcat After Musk Attacks Them, Then Tries To Retcon A Nonsense Explanation | Techdirt'


Bellingcat does good work; Twitter continues to be a joke.

🔗 linkblog: Once Again, ‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Elon Musk Caves To Authoritarian Censorial Bullies | Techdirt'


I know I can always count on Masnick to write this article when a story like this comes up.

🔗 linkblog: People are arguing in court that real images are deepfakes : NPR'


Very interesting look at some of the less obvious implications of generative AI.

🔗 linkblog: Elon Musk threatens to re-assign @NPR on Twitter to 'another company' : NPR'


I feel like I say this whenever I post a link to a Twitter story, but I honestly can’t believe how dumb this stuff gets sometimes. Also, is Musk going to give someone else control of @ldschurch?

🔗 linkblog: Twitter Suspends Reporter For Reporting On Twitter Hack, Using Same Policy Old Twitter Used To Block NY Post Hunter Biden Story | Techdirt'


I’m tired of reading Twitter news, but I’m professionally obligated to do so, no matter how dumb it gets.


Starting to get notices about my Twitter API access being suspended. So long, Twitter research: You were an important part of my career, and I’ll miss you.

🔗 linkblog: Elon Musk tweets, then deletes DMs from Matt Taibbi over his Substack snit - The Verge'


To paraphrase Mike Masnick, the defining motto of the Musk era seems to be ‘it can always get more stupid.’

🔗 linkblog: Substack writers say Twitter’s newsletter ban is bad for business — and worse for Twitter - The Verge'


How does this acquisition continue to get dumber and dumber?

🔗 linkblog: The dumb reason Twitter won’t allow retweeting tweets linking to Substack | Ars Technica'


The pettiness continues.

🔗 linkblog: Twitter’s Open Source Algorithm Is a Red Herring | WIRED'


Some good commentary here. Musk loves certain buzzwords and flashy stunts, but they’re often in tension with the other decisions he makes.

🔗 linkblog: The poop emoji: a legal history - The Verge'


Fascinating read—and one that reminds me that academic journal software doesn’t always render emoji either, which is a problem for social media research.

🔗 linkblog: NPR Was Twitter’s Example Of What Should NOT Be Labeled ‘State-Affiliated Media.’ Then Musk Added The Label And Retconned The Policy | Techdirt'


This is another dumb move by Musk. Masnick is excellent at calling him out on hypocrisy.

🔗 linkblog: Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone | WIRED'


RIP my Twitter research. Glad I have other irons in the fire…

🔗 linkblog: Musk apologizes for mocking and firing Twitter exec with muscular dystrophy | Ars Technica'


Twitter just gets worse and worse. What a joke.

🔗 linkblog: Elon Musk Is Reportedly Building 'Based AI' Because ChatGPT Is Too Woke'


This is dumb and worrying. The CEO of Gab has been promising to develop “based AI,” but he’s a bit player. Musk has the resources and influence to make this a bigger problem.

🔗 linkblog: Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first - The Verge'


This is just so petty. I don’t know how his leadership at Twitter is defensible anymore.

🔗 linkblog: Elon Musk’s reach on Twitter is dropping — he just fired a top engineer over it - The Verge'


Every time I think this acquisition can’t get dumber, it does.

🔗 linkblog: Conservatives Are Obsessed With Getting ChatGPT to Say the N-Word'


Of all the dumb responses to perfectly legitimate content moderation, this is perhaps the dumbest.

🔗 linkblog: Twitter to remove free API access in latest money making quest - The Verge'


I presume this decisuon also cuts off academics; this is going to have a huge impact on research, and not in a good way. I’m glad I’ve pivoted to other platforms, but this is still infuriating.