• @twisted28@lemmy.world
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      391 year ago

      IMHO Musk and the 1% saw the collective power Twitter gave to the working class. It was able to usher in the #Metoo movement and finally bring justice to powerful people. The rich aren’t gonna leave a tool like that intact

      • GreenBottles
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        101 year ago

        That’s a losing game for them. Whackamole at best. For every social media platform that dies, several more seek to replace it.

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          Oh yes I completely understand how they work and harvesting data etc, but that does not discount the fact #Metoo brought down powerful people. Yes they advertise, what does that have to do with anything?

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              It brought down some powerful people. Indisputable. Like nothing else was able to do. This was my point. I never used the service. With proper moderation, it could have turned into a valuable asset for the working class in which to hold powerful people accountable when the government is unable or unwilling. This is why INMYHUMBLEOPINION the 1% destroyed it.

      • @fossilesque@mander.xyz
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        121 year ago

        Uhh, I think it was less about culture wars and more about the Saudis getting info on Arab Spring activists considering they bankrolled it.

    • prole
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      91 year ago

      He’s so painfully unfunny that it’s hard to tell sometimes if he’s making an attempt at humor.