Elon's biggest problem @ Twitter - he's not funny at tweeting

Yeah it's clear Elon is effing with them. it's censorship. Just goes to show that in reality, the right isn't concerned about censorship as much as it is with control and power.

 

Selective bias is a b****. Ive got 99 problems and Im dealing with this one first.

 

Elon Musk's X sues advertisers over alleged 'massive advertiser boycott' after Twitter takeover

https://www.ksat.com/news/2024/08/0... platform,revenue and violated antitrust laws.

Lol Elon ain't doing so well as he made it seem. Any lawyers out there by the way? Can you explain to me how you can sue a company for refusing to advertise with you?

 

Let me think through this a bit.

Trump wants to "purge the party of people" who don't support him.

The GA GOP Chairman demanded in an official letter that the GOP Lt. Governor "cease referring to yourself as a Republican" for speaking against Trump.

The TX GOP censured four House Republicans for campaigning against incumbents.

The GOP censured Liz Cheney for participating in the Jan 6 investigation.

The GOP censured Adam Kinzinger for participating in the Jan 6 investigation.

The Oklahoma GOP censured GOP Senator Lankford for his role in bipartisan border talks.

The TX GOP censured GOP Rep. Gonzales for voting for gun reform.

The TX GOP censured the GOP House Speaker for his part in the impeachment of AG Paxton.

(Too many to name) Various GOP local and federal groups censured Republicans who voted to impeach or convict Trump.

...

I think you have a point.

 

You must do ads or ELSE!

 

If you read beyond the headline (which I understand few people do), you would know the allegations stem from World Federation of Advertisers colluding in anti-trust acts, not because of companies are not advertising with them.

 

Is the World Federation of Advertisers colluding to not advertise on 4 chan? I brought this up when his "free speech" campaign first started. Advertisers don't want to advertise on un-moderated social media. They always turn into **** holes. And Musk clearly doesn't give a damn about free speech, he just wants his people to have uncensored speech.

 

It isn't even complicated.

It's not a moral issue.

If X advertising worked, people would advertise.

To be fair, Twitter ad platform also sucked.

If the product was worthwhile the ad money would follow.

He's worried about the wrong thing and it's a bad look. But what does Elon do that isn't a bad look.

 

I can reassure you Facebook and Instagram is a complete shithole .... using your words. All social media is a wasteland. Lets not pretend some platforms are morally superior than others.

Again, this is a lawsuit about anti-trust practices, not because advertisers are refusing or boycotting certain platforms.
Is the WFA engaging in anti-trust practices? Are these companies not advertising on X and Rumble because its bad for the brand reputation or are they being coerced into not advertising? Peoples ignorant opinions on this subject does not change the outcome of this result.

 

I know nothing of the WFA but I don't see how this could be an anti-trust issue. I also thought you were a libertarian, so the WFA colluding should not be an issue for you.

 

So I just looked this up. It's called the GARM, lol. https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/6/24214536/x-elon-musk-antitrust-lawsuit-advertisers-boycott

So their reason seems to be that X doesn't meet their safety standards. In other words, a shithole. It could be an excuse or not, but I doubt this suit goes anywhere. I don't see how this is anti-trust.

 

Yikes

 

Lol.

 

It's bogus. There is no conspiracy against twitter. How do I know? I work in effing advertising. Brands don't want controversy. They don't want to piss of the right nor the left. They stopped advertising on Twitter after the controversy, and then the slowly go back on it when no one cares. That's how it works.

No brand wants to risk their ad appearing next to racist or sexist content. People screen shot that and send it around. It's not worth the risk.

Musk had to sell his soul to acquire Twitter. He's under the thumb of a lot of powerful people who paid billions to invest in twitter for a very specific reason, and it's not to make a return on their invest through ads lol.

 

Musky will need to prove his company did in fact meet the same standards as others. Certainly possible Twitter has become objectively worse from a moderation perspective.

I mean Twitter under Musk has sued other similar organizations/watchdog groups....One case rescheduled and one dismissed. Musk's notion of free speech just isn't as profitable as old twitter . To be fair, neither is Reddit's.

 

Reddit still ain't profitable either. Ad revenue doesn't seem to be the business model for this type of social media.

 

What is it with these rich spoiled guys crying victim all the freaking time and never ever taking personal responsibility? When you take over a platform and decide to invite back all the Nazis, it's amazing that not more advertisers run away.

 

this may explain why.

Platform X (formerly Twitter) was forced by an American court to disclose its investors as part of a lawsuit filed by former employees.

Specifically, this is about the 8VC Opportunities Fund II. On the fund's website, Denis Aven and Jack Moszkowicz are listed in the staff section. They are the sons of oligarchs Petr Aven and Vadim Moszkowicz.
Petr Aven, a Russian billionaire and founder of Alfa Group, is described as "one of Putin's main portfolios." He is subject to sanctions imposed on Russia due to the war in Ukraine.

Vadim Moszkowicz made his fortune in the agricultural industry and is part of Putin's inner circle, which is why he has also been subjected to Western sanctions.

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"Putin's cronies helped Musk buy Twitter." , "This explains a lot: Musk's stance on Crimea, the refusal at one point to allow Ukraine to use Starlink, support for Trump. It's time for the USA to wake up!"

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This dude looks like he has a soyjak created after him.