Wing
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You asked for a source earlier. Don't bite the hand that feeds.
Has Elon Musk lost his mind or?…
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MySiteGuy
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1. It shows that "End Wokeness" is a liar because a post being blocked is not a ban. Lying to push a narrative is wrong.
2. It shows censorship that I'm against. This includes censoring library books.
MySiteGuy
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This doesn't show if people are staying, engagement, leaving, traffic levels, etc. It shows searches.
MentaL
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I checked stock pricing too, it doesn't look good. Better than it was but a huge reduction in price in a short space. I'm only on this thread to educate myself on this evil entity known as Elon. What I've learnt is that people are willing to die on an imaginary hill out of hatred.
I wish you all well.
Wing
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IMO the graph is very telling, contrary to @MySiteGuy idea that "X" is dying - especially over the last 3 months.
Suzanne O
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They need to spend it. Not sit on their hands and do nothing.
Mr Lucky
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I think we’ve all known these types. They get a post moderated and start crying about being banned (when they aren’t) or about being censored (when they weren’t) or about free speech (when they have no idea of the meaning of the phrase). The main word they need to understand is the word troll.
MySiteGuy
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Since apparently you believe that information is relevant, let's see that chart with the others removed so it scales properly. They ended the year with less search than it started with (again). Is that growth, or the opposite? Claiming I said it was dying isn't true. Show me where I said that. However, I have said it has been seeing decreasing users, traffic, and engagement.
Wing
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Time will tell. Ofcourse there was a max-exodus of people that left "X" in 2024, because of political reasoning once Bluesky came into the picture. But the interest is now showing it leveling off and slightly climbing again over the last month since Trump was elected. Bluesky focuses on decentralization and user control, while X remains more centralized. People I saw that left for Bluesky are now back on X posting for this specific reason
.I dont care about politics, I care about what platform is the least biased overall for a communication platform. Alot of people are exhausted with these echo chamber platforms, and Bluesky is no different. As I stated multiple times now in earlier posts... Bluesky is not that platform that appeals to masses. And I believe alot of people are exhausted with this identity cult nonsense that has been portrayed over the years. Especially when it bleeds into censorship.
The point is the tip of the Bigtech spear was always pointed at the right wing - and now it's just pointed at everyone equally. I believe alot of people are waking up to this. But "Elon bad".
Dixie McCall
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Starbucks
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You always seem to quote a specific text from a posts, with only one answer, ignoring the rest of it. Just like you acted you don't know what a far-leftie is, while you seem to be very accurate about your wording regarding far-righties. It's interesting, I give you that. You and I are from two very different generations as you're much older than me. Racists are also on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and other platforms but I believe it is all about being aware of the bigger picture and how we contribute to the world around us. But as I said, you and I will likely never agree on this topic.
Mr Lucky
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I actually said I knew what far left is:
It may not be 100% accurate but it’s my best shot. I suppose the easiest definition would be communism but some communists are more radical than others of course.
Sad but true.
frm
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Censorship of books is much different than allowing books to be readily available for children.
I would not be against putting Gender Queer for sale, as that is also in a private business, but I would also caution it for as long as it was wrapped (like the old Playboys at gas stations) and/or put in a cornered-off adult/sex education section.
That said, it does not belong in a library for kids under 18 to freely check out, as it's illustrated porn/borderline educational too, that you would expect not to be available to anyone online to access if they were under 18 either.
Tell me this belongs on school library shelves and explain to me in detail why kids under 18 need to (or have the right to without parental consent) see this. I would really love anyone on XenForo to explain to me why kids need to see this.
Arantor
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I’d personally just like Elon to stay out of actively trying to interfere with UK politics, thanks. If he lived here, and paid taxes here, I’d give that a different take, but I see limited reason for him to be potentially looking to donate to any of our political parties without him living here. Especially one that is actively known to be aligned on the further-right-than-others alignment. (Exactly “how” far right Reform is, is questionable, but it is undoubtedly further right than others.)
Mr Lucky
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Just out of curiosity, what is it about the UK government that makes it tyrannical?
Arantor
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Probably the “lack of freedom of speech” and having locked up Mr Yaxley-Lennon.
Mr Lucky
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The UK has freedom of expression as an equivalent to freedom of speech. I don't think anything changed in that regard with this UK government, or has it?
I Amy be wrong, but didn't he plead guilty to an offence that carried a custodial sentence? So he was actually locked up by a judge, not the government.
That would have happened in most countries with a judicial system, it doesn't really make the UK government tyrannical.
Arantor
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But the freedom of expression is not guaranteed in the same way Americans think the First Amendment codifies “free speech” therefore “we don’t have free speech”.
As for Mr Yaxley-Lennon, Elon has certainly been calling for his freedom, but also yes, Yaxley-Lennon crowdfunded legal costs and then walked in and plead guilty in the contempt of court charge. It’s not his first charge, nor his last (he has a further one pending for failure to disclose his phone PIN, which is also akin to a Fifth Amendment matter so again, UK is tyrannical or something)
Mr Lucky
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I won't dispute that it is something.
OK granted it's a different word. But I would think Expression probably covers more than speech though. I'm not an expert but I think most European countries are similar, are they all tyrannies?
zappaDPJ
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It's slightly ironic that Yaxley-Lennon once entered the U.S. illegally having been banned for prior criminal activity. I guess that little indiscretion flew right over Musk's head.
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