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I used to love Twitter. The man-child ruined it. I left.

 South Africa
Joined September 2015
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42% of @elonmusk’s 153 million Twitter followers have 0 followers on their own account 62.5 million Elon Musk followers have posted 0 tweets mashable.com/article/elon-mu…
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Motorhead@BradMunchen5 Aug 2023
“Musk is behaving like a child who simply cannot take responsibility for the fact that he pooped in his own pants and it wasn’t someone else that did it for him.” $TSLA cnbc.com/2023/08/04/ccdh-hea…

Facing lawsuit from Musk, nonprofit head says he won't stop exposing Twitter's problems

The head of the Center for Countering Digital Hate said his nonprofit will continue researching alleged hate speech on Twitter despite a lawsuit from Musk.

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@C_S_Skeptic Elon acting hastily and without approval and pissing off the local community? Quelle surprise theguardian.com/technology/2…

Twitter neighbours complain of lit-up ‘X’ sign working at high intensity

New logo for Elon Musk’s social network strobes over San Francisco neighbourhood, prompting complaints and mobilising building inspectors

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Mehdi Hasan
@mehdirhasan1 Aug 2023
Just when you thought you couldn’t be more shocked or repulsed by the X owner.
hopeFlower מיכל פרח@hopeFlo5504795131 Jul 2023
Replying to @hopeFlo55047951
To summarize: Elon Musk, the owner and strongest user on Twitter/X is engaging with a horrific antisemitic conspirator. Such an engagement may help boost that account and its content. Twitter under Musk… 9/9
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Great, now remove the illegal "full self-driving" and Tesla range claims!
MarketWatch
@MarketWatch31 Jul 2023
Elon Musk’s X removes illegal sign from roof of its San Francisco headquarters trib.al/1KyqblC

Elon Musk's X removes illegal sign from roof of its San Francisco headquarters

The controversial "X" sign hastily erected on the roof of Elon Musk's social-network company in downtown San Francisco was taken down Monday.

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Bennie Kotze retweeted
Matt Binder
@MattBinder1 Aug 2023
here's Twitter / X trying to frame a legal claim it's filed to stifle research from a nonprofit organization...as it fighting for free speech
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The @CCDHate is one of the best organizations creating accountability for Social Media companies. Count on them to protect your kids, your family and friends from bullying, lies, threats of violence, and abuse. nytimes.com/2023/07/31/techn…

Twitter Sues Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech (Published 2023)

The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research.

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As a public bully and perpetrator of hate and disinformation, including egregious anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, Elon Musk’s inflammatory attacks on @Imi_Ahmed and the @CCDHate are the latest examples of the extremism Musk welcomes (1/2) nytimes.com/2023/07/31/techn…
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Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners bbc.in/43QS6gv

Twitter accused of bullying anti-hate campaigners

A social media monitoring group says legal threats sent by X Corp are an attempt to "silence criticism".

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How’s that going now, sport? 🤣 NPR: Twitter’s “X” Sign Taken Down After Neighbors File Two Dozen Complaints Link: npr.org/2023/07/31/119105517… Couldn’t have happened to a bigger PoS. So happy for you, @ElonMusk—your new logo is winning Bad Design awards *and* getting taken down 😍

Twitter's 'X' sign is taken down in San Francisco after neighbors filed 24 complaints

A city inspector was denied access twice to evaluate the new "X" sign on the roof of Twitter's headquarters that was installed without a permit.

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Elon Musk
@elonmusk29 Jul 2023
Our HQ in San Francisco tonight
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PBS News
@NewsHour31 Jul 2023
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk. to.pbs.org/43NOfka

Musk threatens to sue researchers documenting the rise in hateful tweets

An attorney for the platform recently wrote to the Center for Countering Digital Hate accusing the group of trying to hurt the site's advertising.

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Matt Binder
@MattBinder31 Jul 2023
looks like the X logo that was erected above X / Twitter HQ has been removed the SF Department of Buildings just uploaded nearly two dozens more complaints it received about it re: unsafe strobes, sandbags holding it up, lighting starting to "droop" off xitter.cf/MattBinder/status/1685…
Matt Binder
@MattBinder30 Jul 2023
X / Twitter won't let city building inspectors check out the giant X logo on the roof of their HQ inspectors have been denied access for the past two days upon visiting to inspect the structure
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Bennie Kotze retweeted
Motorhead@BradMunchen31 Jul 2023
How does the @DeptofDefense depend on an impulsive, drug-addled man like Musk? And does its dependence on Musk have anything to do with @NHTSAgov & @TheJusticeDept not prosecuting his fraud? $TSLA cnbc.com/2023/07/31/elon-mus…

Elon Musk's X Corp. seen taking down giant glowing sign in San Francisco

City officials said in a complaint they were told by X, formerly known as Twitter, that the structure was a "temporary lighted sign for an event."

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THIS IS THE CHARACTER WHO RUIN MY CAREER ON PURPOSE! TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT HIM! This is the type of vindictive and narcissistic behavior who feels entitled to step on anyone
Elon Musk
@elonmusk31 Jul 2023
Wow, I’m glad so many people love Canada too 🤗
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Mehdi Hasan
@mehdirhasan31 Jul 2023
He’s totally a free speech absolutist, folks. Totally. nytimes.com/2023/07/31/techn…

Twitter Sues Nonprofit That Tracks Hate Speech (Published 2023)

The Center for Countering Digital Hate said it had received a letter from X, Twitter’s parent company, accusing it of trying to hurt the social platform with its research.

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The Associated Press
@AP31 Jul 2023
Twitter, now called X, is threatening a lawsuit against a nonprofit organization that researches links between social media and extremism. The group documented an increase in hate speech on the platform after Elon Musk's takeover. apnews.com/article/elon-musk…

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets

A nonprofit organization that researches links between social media, hate and extremism has been threatened with a lawsuit by X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

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Self-proclaimed "free speech absolutist" Elon Musk has threatened to sue an organization critical of his leadership of Twitter thr.cm/oiSJbQP

Elon Musk Tries to Go After a Twitter Watchdog

The self-proclaimed "free speech absolutist" has threatened to sue an organization critical of his leadership of the social media platform.

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BREAKING NEWS: Twitter Hits New Low in Brand Security, Puts Numerous Major Brands on Neo-Nazi Linked Network; Industry Observers Surely Wondering Why Any Brand Is Still Working with Elon Musk As Doing So Approaches “Brand Suicide” mediamatters.org/twitter/twi…
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Elon Musk just sabotaged one of the biggest markets for Twitter. Jakarta used to be Twitter's #1 city worldwide, is still in the top 3 (yes, really) and the city alone contributes to more than 2% of all global posts.
The Daily Beast
@thedailybeast26 Jul 2023
Elon Musk’s radical rebranding of Twitter as “X” led to the site being blocked in Indonesia on Tuesday under the country’s strict laws restricting pornography and gambling. trib.al/g6EMnsz

‘X’ Rebrand Gets Twitter Blocked Under Indonesia Porn Laws

The domain X.com had previously been used by sites running afoul of the country’s rules on “negative” content.

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Matt Binder
@MattBinder26 Jul 2023
Elon Musk just confirmed that a prominent right wing influencer on the platform was suspended for posting "child exploitation pictures" also Musk confirmed that they just reinstated his account
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