Elon Musk reaches deal to buy Twitter for $44B - Bluesky crosses the 15 million user mark

[roots69]

If it crashes and burns and ends up being a loss for him, can't he write it off on his taxes? Isn't that what Trump did, reported losses and then didn't have to pay taxes for 10 years or some ridiculous amount of time?

Hmm,, Thats what you get for voting millionaires and billionaires into office thinking they will do something for the average person!! They have been steppin on the 96% since this corporation and the pyramid got into full stride!! Now back to your regularly scheduled programming!!

 

[Dr. Truth]

I don’t get it. Taking pics with other rich people is normal even if they are scum

 

[Camille]

Do you have data for this? You only see what you want to see on Twitter. I doubt the majority of tweets are from US

Its not about the number of tweets, its the influence. Twitter is mainly breaking news, Black Twitter, live tweeting of shows, celebrity worship, news and politics. The humor and trends that get started are mostly black related. Part of the reason tweets are down is because so many black folks use tiktok now. I'm not interested in a video platform tho.

I follow bloggers and interests, but what drives traffic, clicks and views is mostly Black Twitter. The article gave examples of hashtags and changes as a result of black twitter.

 

[theoriginalgreatone]

I don’t get it. Taking pics with other rich people is normal even if they are scum

Exactly

 

[Dr. Truth]

Twitter is mainly breaking news, Black Twitter, live tweeting of shows, celebrity worship, news and politics. The humor and trends that get started are mostly black related. Part of the reason tweets are down is because so many black folks use tiktok now. I'm not interested in a video platform tho.

I follow bloggers and interests, but what drives traffic, clicks and views is mostly Black Twitter. The article gave examples of hashtags and changes as a result of black twitter.

We the funniest on there but we not the main users. All those social media addicted people know damn well they not going anywhere . They need this shit

 

[Camille]

We the funniest on there but we not the main users. All those social media addicted people know damn well they not going anywhere . They need this shit

We ate 13% of the population. Of course we aren't the majority. That's before you factor in other countries.

 

[COINTELPRO]

His security needs just went up 10x if this ends up messing with elections or causing chaos. If they can get to Russian oligarchs, they can get to anyone. I find many of the black people on these platforms with a sizeable audience are garbage and attack me constantly. Many of them get tossed from their MSM outlets like Fox, CNN, or MSNBC and end up on these platforms to hide their association with white supremacists.

Look at how easy they got to Jeff Bezos. Had spyware on his phone, could have easily caught him slipping. I think he will open source the algorithm to shield himself from the content, remove the human element.

If the government or corporations were more truthful/not corrupt, did not act like criminals these platforms would be much smaller. I have people begging for my content because my trust is high, populist and insight is impeccable. Iraq War, Edward Snowden, mass incarceration, Ukraine, Covid-19, than you have the lies they spin with me.

I would love to be ignored and people turning to the government for answers but they can't.

 

[Piff Henderson]

 

[TENT]

What? Jack is the largest single share holder of Twitter as of yesterday.

Jack Dorcey cashed out a long time ago he ain’t got shit to do with Twitter

 

[Soul On Ice]

If black folks left twitter en masse, it would be an issue. Black folks are what gives twitter flavor. The majority of the posts in the Social Media thread are from black folk and other PoC. I think it's too soon to tell if Elon is going to be a problem or not, but like the article says, his companies are known for racist incidents.

Well it's the lesser of 2 evils. It's either twitter or Facebook. We have to participate no matter how fucked up it is.
We cant go over to a 3rd party like snapchat. That'll just be a waste and a supprt for Elon..

 

[havelcok]

 

[tpotda]

idk about analytics but outa the SM platforms twitter has a rep of being more black while Reddit is more white

Do you have data for this? You only see what you want to see on Twitter. I doubt the majority of tweets are from US

 

[Camille]

Well it's the lesser of 2 evils. It's either twitter or Facebook. We have to participate no matter how fucked up it is.
We cant go over to a 3rd party like snapchat. That'll just be a waste and a supprt for Elon..

Lmaooooooo. Social media is not like voting.

 

[Camille]

 

[Camille]

 

[Supersav]

If black folks left America en masse, it would be an issue. Black folks are what gives America flavor. I think it's too soon to tell if Biden is going to be a problem or not, but like the article says, America is known for racist incidents.

@Soul On Ice

 

[Soul On Ice]

@Soul On Ice

Yes I caught the irony too lol.
I responded to her like 3 posts above

 

[Camille]

@Soul On Ice

Thats actually a fair statement, even if I didn't say it. I'd still rather have Biden over Trump and you still suck.

 

[Supersav]

Thats actually a fair statement, even if I didn't say it. I'd still rather have Biden over Trump and you still suck.

Of course you would. Doesn't make one better than the other. One just makes you feel better. End result the same as it's been for black people regardless whose in there

 

[Camille]

Yes I caught the irony too lol.
I responded to her like 3 posts above

His edit does not match my comment. Biden does not have ownership of anything and America in place of a new company being acquired, the old company, the thread that highlights the activity on social media as well as social media in general doesn't make sense. Like I said tho, it's a fair statement, just a poor attempt at trying to take a swipe at me.

 

[geechiedan]

Of course you would. Doesn't make one better than the other. One just makes you feel better. End result the same as it's been for black people regardless whose in there

Well it's the lesser of 2 evils. It's either twitter or Facebook. We have to participate no matter how fucked up it is.
We cant go over to a 3rd party like snapchat. That'll just be a waste and a supprt for Elon..

this logic applies to social media (something you can ignore and live your life just fine) but not political parties???

 

[Soul On Ice]

Where else have we seen Black people literally be responsible for something being successful and not getting anything tangibles for it before?

@Supersav Jog my memory bro. Drawing a blank.

 

[babygwirl18]

Stormfront Agrees with you 100%.....

Actually what he’s saying is true.

Republicans have always operated on a fake news world. They openly lie to the public, and their followers buy every piece of bs they peddle. Remember how many of them believed Obama was born in Africa?

Democrats used to try and battle Republican lies with the truth. But right around 2016, they realized that they could win battles more easily if they just peddled their own bs. They used the Republican playbook against them.

Now, in typical Republican fashion they are complaining that someone is doing to them, exactly what they do to everyone else.

The big losers are the public. Now everyone is peddling”fake” narratives, both on the left and the right, and we’re all believing bs.

I don’t have any belief that a white South African who grew up in Apartheid, yet never mentions anything about racial issues, will do a good job making Twitter a free speech platform.

My bet is that he’s gotten a little too big for his britches, and a major historic fall is on his horizon.

 

[BDR]

What? Jack is the largest single share holder of Twitter as of yesterday.

He don’t handle the day to day.. he has no say in the operation anymore

 

[Supersav]

Where else have we seen Black people literally be responsible for something being successful and not getting anything tangibles for it before?

@Supersav Johnson my memory bro. Drawing a blank.

Idk it sounds so familiar. Does it have to do with building a country and people getting wealthy off of free labor?

 

[Mrfreddygoodbud]

People get so offended when Trump is mentioned on here. Why is that? Those same people don't get offended when dudes mention Obama in a negative way. If you are not a Trump supporter, then you shouldn't care what others say about him. Just like someone said if we don't want to see Trumps tweets we can ignore/block them, well you can ignore the negative remarks about Trump on here, right? No one is forcing you to reply to them.

the crazy shit is drumpf is a lowkey democrat.....

 

[Camille]

Where else have we seen Black people literally be responsible for something being successful and not getting anything tangibles for it before?

@Supersav Johnson my memory bro. Drawing a blank.

Lmao. Took you long enough. Not exactly the same thing and thousands of black people have monetized social media and YouTube. Also keep in mind I'm not agreeing with every tweet I post 100%. I post tweets that are interesting or thought provoking.

You must think I am anti reparations or anti a black agenda or something. I'm not, I'm just practical. You want to punish politicians who ARE willing to give you what you want, or who can be pressured or presuaded to it, but the votes arent there. Biden and the dems can't get stuff passed that will help WHITE folks, let alone something specifically for black folks that would be viewed by "mainstream" America as special interest.

Withholding votes and sitting out hurts us and our interests, because it leaves the only major party that does support us weaker and even less able to get these agendas passed. Smart folks hold the line until more ground can be gained. They don't relinquish ground, relinquish power. Then you have to do 10x the work making up ground, having to reverse the damage done in the meantime while you were off the field, and then trying to move forward to make meaningful change. Dems have to do this cycle every 1-4 years because dems, including white dems, don't vote consistently. They get impatient in the making up ground part, and never get to the point where they are advancing again.

 

[RoomService]

If black folks left twitter en masse, it would be an issue. Black folks are what gives twitter flavor. The majority of the posts in the Social Media thread are from black folk and other PoC. I think it's too soon to tell if Elon is going to be a problem or not, but like the article says, his companies are known for racist incidents.

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Does she allow porn on there?

 

[powmia]

Does she allow porn on there?

Nah, not that kinda party over there. They are all about empowerment.

 

[Gemini]

 

[Gemini]

 

[totto]

Where else have we seen Black people literally be responsible for something being successful and not getting anything tangibles for it before?

@Supersav Jog my memory bro. Drawing a blank.

netfkix, instagram, Facebook just to name a few. We sent to like sitting around consuming content and asking white peoples to fix the issues.

 

[totto]

Basically anything social blacks play a huge part in it, these democrats just don’t accept reality, we make them millions and beg for crumbs

 

[BlackRob]