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
Uhh, I think it was less about culture wars and more about the Saudis getting info on Arab Spring activists considering they bankrolled 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.
That’s a losing game for them. Whackamole at best. For every social media platform that dies, several more seek to replace it.
Yes, but now the audience is divided. Twitter had 368 million users globally. That takes years to accumulate.
Sure and each less relevant then the one before.
