It’s so cringe and ridiculous how they implement these obnoxiously biased changes and then immediately walk them back when they’re called out for it. Just trying to figure out how much they can get away with
I’ve never been an active Twitter user but it surprises me how much they do seem to be getting away with. Does it really not bother most people? Last time I logged in (before deactivating my account like a month ago) it seems like people I followed were still going about using it as usual. I suppose similarly I’m saying that here on Lemmy having migrated from Reddit - and Reddit is very much active after its own drama too, I guess.
People have invested a lot into Twitter. They’ve built social networks there, they have brands or client bases for people who make money and it’s also just where most people are. Leaving means giving up most of what they need or want Twitter for. It’s a captive audience
Just trying to figure out how much they can get away with
then immediately walk them back when they’re called out for it
this is how bullies operate. bold and loud but, ultimately, cowards with no conviction.
The best part of the NYT article linked in the tweet is the image. It shows the letters from the sign on the side of the building. Specifically the T, the W and the @.
Subtle.
Tw@? Is that supposed to mean something?
/s
We should care even if we don’t use X. It gives other companies permission to do the same. Once Verizon started throttling in an effort to shake down Netflix for money then other providers joined in.
True. Once Twitter started ass-raping users for API access, reddit got the same dumb idea, and voila! millions of people flooded over to lemmy.
his shittiness is contagious
Or an alternate question, what other changes have they made that haven’t been noticed yet that is quietly degrading experience?
