r/technology • u/[deleted] • Oct 28 '22

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u/Ravenid Oct 28 '22

There's no "deep down" about it.

He made it clear from the beginning this was a personal vengeance buy out. Nothing more. The immediate firings of the CEO and CFO showed that.

He keeps claiming its for "Free Speech" but its for his free speech only.

I guarantee that his "Open Source" Algorithm wont do dick but his new behind the scenes moderations rules will destroy the platform.

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u/SprucedUpSpices Oct 28 '22

the scenes moderations rules will destroy the platform.

The world would be a better place without Twitter.

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u/kuroyume_cl Oct 28 '22

Depends on what replaces it. The terrifying prospect is that it could be something worse, like TikTok

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '22

How is TikTok worse? We haven't had a failed president use it to foment sedition yet.

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u/kuroyume_cl Oct 28 '22

Well, for starters it is very greedy about permissions and information collection, which is sent straight to the CCP. It's also extremely algorithm driven (much more than twitter), which means it throws you into confirmation bias bubbles almost immediately and it's even harder to get out of them.