DarkFruitsRam7 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 37 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: You do realize you can go into Twitter settings, search "interests" and untick anything you don't want to see? I shouldnβt have to do that to avoid seeing four tweet notifications in the space of nine minutes from the same bloke. Particularly when itβs clear that said bloke cares about how many people see his tweets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 16 hours ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said: I shouldnβt have to do that to avoid seeing four tweet notifications in the space of nine minutes from the same bloke. Particularly when itβs clear that said bloke cares about how many people see his tweets. I did actually find this funny. I presume you don't pay for Twitter, so you want a free service? Apologies if wrong. And then you openly admit can't even be bothered to configure it yourself to match your interests, so you expect Twitter to go out of its way to better work out what you might want to see, and deliver that to you in a way you prefer - all free of charge. And, at the same time, aren't you starting your own business or businesses, where you're probably hoping to have paying customers whose money will help keep you going and deliver them a better service? Some would call that cognitive dissonance. Twitter is a personal broadcasting service - most everyone cares how many people see their tweets. Though I remember when Jack Dorsey was running it, he said the most interesting person who was tweeting was Elon Musk. There are worse people's tweets to look at than those of the person most involved with building a better future for Humanity. It's good that without extra guidance from you as to what you'd prefer to see, this is what the algorithm sends you. cstand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 minutes ago, Carl Sagan said: I did actually find this funny. I presume you don't pay for Twitter, so you want a free service? Apologies if wrong. And then you openly admit can't even be bothered to configure it yourself to match your interests, so you expect Twitter to go out of its way to better work out what you might want to see, and deliver that to you in a way you prefer - all free of charge. And, at the same time, aren't you starting your own business or businesses, where you're probably hoping to have paying customers whose money will help keep you going and deliver them a better service? Some would call that cognitive dissonance. Twitter is a personal broadcasting service - most everyone cares how many people see their tweets. Though I remember when Jack Dorsey was running it, he said the most interesting person who was tweeting was Elon Musk. There are worse people's tweets to look at than those of the person most involved with building a better future for Humanity. It's good that without extra guidance from you as to what you'd prefer to see, this is what the algorithm sends you. Yeah good shout, if @DarkFruitsRam7Β wasn't continually looking up weird and vile conspiracy theories, then the algorithm wouldn't be sending him tweets by their chief broadcaster! Stive Pesley, Comrade 86 and DarkFruitsRam7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstand Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 16/03/2024 at 11:55, ariotofmyown said: Yeah good shout, if @DarkFruitsRam7Β wasn't continually looking up weird and vile conspiracy theories, then the algorithm wouldn't be sending him tweets by their chief broadcaster! ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 BBC News: A US judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's social media firm X against a group that had claimed that hate speech had risen on the platform since the tech tycoon took over. X had accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of taking "unlawful" steps to access its data. The US judge dismissed the case and said it was "evident" Mr Musk's X Corp did not like criticism. X said it planned to appeal. Imran Ahmed, founder and chief executive of CCDH, celebrated the win, saying Mr Musk had conducted a "loud, hypocritical campaign" of harassment and abuse against his organisation in an attempt to "avoid taking responsibility for his own decisions". Full Story:Β https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68657840 Stive Pesley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 11 hours ago, Comrade 86 said: BBC News: A US judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's social media firm X against a group that had claimed that hate speech had risen on the platform since the tech tycoon took over. X had accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of taking "unlawful" steps to access its data. The US judge dismissed the case and said it was "evident" Mr Musk's X Corp did not like criticism. X said it planned to appeal. Imran Ahmed, founder and chief executive of CCDH, celebrated the win, saying Mr Musk had conducted a "loud, hypocritical campaign" of harassment and abuse against his organisation in an attempt to "avoid taking responsibility for his own decisions". Full Story:Β https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68657840 Oh dear - more salty billionaire tears on the way Did anyone see the Don Lemon interview? Fascinating to see his petulant reactions to being asked awkward questions about the current state of Twitter Comrade 86 and Highgate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highgate Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 5 hours ago, Stive Pesley said: Oh dear - more salty billionaire tears on the way Did anyone see the Don Lemon interview? Fascinating to see his petulant reactions to being asked awkward questions about the current state of Twitter At this stage he probably should just stop doing interviews. He doesn't need to do them, and always seems so uncomfortable and unpleasant during them, so why bother?Β Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Highgate said: At this stage he probably should just stop doing interviews. He doesn't need to do them, and always seems so uncomfortable and unpleasant during them, so why bother?Β He did the Lemon interview because he wanted to try and expand Twitter into a broadcast video platform. Lemon was fired from CNN for making controversial "unwoke" comments about women, so Musk clearly saw him as prime candidate to entice his anti-woke fanboys Didn't really go as plannedΒ π Highgate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ariotofmyown Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 3 minutes ago, cstand said: Define "visits" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariotofmyown Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 2 minutes ago, cstand said: Define "users" and "app users" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstand Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) Β 3 hours ago, Stive Pesley said: He did the Lemon interview because he wanted to try and expand Twitter into a broadcast video platform. Lemon was fired from CNN for making controversial "unwoke" comments about women, so Musk clearly saw him as prime candidate to entice his anti-woke fanboys Didn't really go as plannedΒ π Lemon shows going downhill fast Edited March 26 by cstand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 8 hours ago, cstand said: That's just Elon's stats, no? Can't tear himself away, the poor lad, he's on it 24/7!Β In all seriousness though, is anything on Twitter (apart from Elon) that is actually alive, or is it just a gazillion pesky bots these days? As far as I can see, on the hot topics, it'sΒ just a bunch of folk 'debating' mostly AI generated 'engagement content', all blissfully unaware they're arguing with a software program. We were told that all the Blue Tick stuff was expressly intended to identify accounts actually owned by sentient beings and fund the rooting out of the bot farms, hence the verification fees charged to his loyal human users. What happened to that then? Sadly for Elon and his followers, advertisers won't be fooled anyway, as they already hadΒ compelling reasons for jumping ship and won't return until Twitter is in new ownership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstand Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) 15 hours ago, Comrade 86 said: That's just Elon's stats, no? Can't tear himself away, the poor lad, he's on it 24/7!Β In all seriousness though, is anything on Twitter (apart from Elon) that is actually alive, or is it just a gazillion pesky bots these days? As far as I can see, on the hot topics, it'sΒ just a bunch of folk 'debating' mostly AI generated 'engagement content', all blissfully unaware they're arguing with a software program. We were told that all the Blue Tick stuff was expressly intended to identify accounts actually owned by sentient beings and fund the rooting out of the bot farms, hence the verification fees charged to his loyal human users. What happened to that then? Sadly for Elon and his followers, advertisers won't be fooled anyway, as they already hadΒ compelling reasons for jumping ship and won't return until Twitter is in new ownership. Stats donβt align with your hopes and aspirations? X overrun by bots and AI? Advertisers flocking to an ever diminishing audience think again. https://www.televisual.com/news/ofcom-report-steep-decline-in-broadcast-tv-viewing/#:~:text=The average time that viewers,in 2022 (-12%). Edited March 27 by cstand Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstand Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 (edited) On 25/03/2024 at 22:53, Comrade 86 said: BBC News: A US judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk's social media firm X against a group that had claimed that hate speech had risen on the platform since the tech tycoon took over. X had accused the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) of taking "unlawful" steps to access its data. The US judge dismissed the case and said it was "evident" Mr Musk's X Corp did not like criticism. X said it planned to appeal. Imran Ahmed, founder and chief executive of CCDH, celebrated the win, saying Mr Musk had conducted a "loud, hypocritical campaign" of harassment and abuse against his organisation in an attempt to "avoid taking responsibility for his own decisions". Full Story:Β https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-68657840 Everybody takes each other to court in the US all the time itβs part of the American dream.π Not looking like a hated figurehead in this video. Edited March 27 by cstand Stive Pesley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 12 hours ago, cstand said: Everybody takes each other to court in the US all the time itβs part of the American dream.π The judge actually ruled that the case was a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) - that's a legal action intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defence until they abandon their criticism or opposition. Not a good look for the "free speech absolutist" Ironically the lawyers he used now risk being de-barred because part of the Bar rules in California are that you don't bring frivolous or malicious cases. Doubly so if Elton wants to try and appeal what was a pretty firm judgement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstand Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) 22 hours ago, Stive Pesley said: The judge actually ruled that the case was a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) - that's a legal action intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defence until they abandon their criticism or opposition. Not a good look for the "free speech absolutist" Ironically the lawyers he used now risk being de-barred because part of the Bar rules in California are that you don't bring frivolous or malicious cases. Doubly so if Elton wants to try and appeal what was a pretty firm judgement https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-safety-google-meta-should-start-own-ads-rob-leathern-8mz6c?trk=public_post_main-feed-card_feed-article-content https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-google-monopolizing-digital-advertising-technologies https://www.bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p2518#:~:text=The lawsuit also accuses Meta,million log on each day. So Google or Meta are better than X π π Edited March 29 by cstand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cstand Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Comrade 86 said: Is this a bot or Ai Edited March 29 by cstand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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