Ok, I've seen enough

[iemanja]

I "deactivated" my Twitter account. The instructions say it will automatically delete in 30 days if I don't sign back in, but I wasn't able to delete it today. I hope Musk doesn't change that automatic deletion.

What put me over the edge was the reports about how he's treated his workers. I don't like to frequent those kinds of businesses.

This is no great loss for Musk. I rarely posted and only had about 300 followers.

[applegrove]

1. I used Twitter quite a bit to add content to the DU. It hurts but following that

lie about how Pelosi's husband got attacked was the end for me. People have a right to know what the dangers in the country are. Seems like terrorism to me. I can't support someone's platform if they do not have keeping people fully informed as a practice where terrorism is concerned.

[iemanja]

2. Good for you

especially since you used it a lot.

[questionseverything]

20. I know I will miss some of that content you brought from there

I wish someone reputable would clone it so we could use that

[applegrove]

23. Yes. I hope there is soon another website to go to for memes.

[questionseverything]

28. More for the news

Used to find in depth info in the thread

Now its just awful

[applegrove]

31. News is easier to find at other amalgamation sites. Memes not so much.

[mzmolly]

3. I did also.

F Musk. If all progressives flee, he'll have a consequence.

[BigmanPigman]

4. I must admit that I am clueless whenever someone on DU

talks about Twitter since I have never used it and no one I know communicates that way with me. I have no idea what a blue check is, how much $4 a week is for removing or adding something, or the steps you go through to activate or delete an account. It is like Greek to me. I read some Twitter posts from others for a few minutes before I am cut off (like with Keith Olbermann). After reading about all the BS with Musk and already knowing about the BS with Fakebook and Fuckerberg I remain stress free as far as social media accounts go. I only have seen Twitter on DU and that is plenty for me.

[Mr.Bill]

5. Same thing here. n/t

[BigmanPigman]

7. It is pleasant, isn't it?

I don't need more stress these days. It seems like Twitter creates stress and anxiety.

[Mr.Bill]

8. Yes, it is.

My thirty-something grandchildren are dumbfounded about how one can exist without Twitter, Facebook, etc.

[BigmanPigman]

11. We dinosaurs know a thing or two.

If I am 60, does that make me a dinosaur? Or maybe more specifiaclly a social media dinosaur?

[Mr.Bill]

16. No I think it's just a lifestyle choice for me.

I lived in Silicon Valley from '61 to '91. Most of the pioneers of this tech are older than us now. I'm 69. I was there when it all started, it just didn't interest me much. The only and last video game I ever played was Pong, and that only a few times. I made a living without tech, mostly.

[Skittles]

33. it makes you a geezer, BigmanPigman

head over here!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217319437

[babylonsister]

17. I've never been on it, but

have read and posted plenty of twits (?).

Communication...how to reach the masses the fastest. I imagine no one will really suffer without it.

[2naSalit]

24. Same here.

[Beakybird]

6. I just deactivated my account and uninstalled the app.

I'll never buy a Tesla, and I'll never use Twitter with that twat's twaddling tweets.

[Grokenstein]

9. ZDNet: How to delete your Twitter account and protect your data

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-delete-your-twitter-account/

Unlike most sites that we frequent on the web, leaving Twitter isn't as simple as signing off for the final time and never going back. That's because of the massive amounts of data sites like this collect about us while we're using them. To ensure that Twitter won't continue exploiting your data after you've gone, you need to take the proper steps to fully delete your account and all of the data tied to it on your way out.

Also: Alternatives!

https://www.lifewire.com/best-twitter-alternatives-5114545

[iemanja]

12. So I should delete all my tweets?

Ok, I'll have to reactivate it to do that.

[Grokenstein]

14. No. Step #1 involves shutting off third-party app access.

...so they can't continue to exploit your data even after you leave.

Your tweets will all be erased at the end of the cool-down period. However, if you want to keep a personal archive of them, the ZDNet article explains how (and why you might want to do so).

[iemanja]

25. Fortunately I did turn off

Third party access.

[dmr]

36. Thank you for the link

[W_HAMILTON]

10. Oh, he'll notice.

Maybe not your lone deactivation, but you aren't the only one deactivating their account now. I deactivated my (also rarely used) account last week, after I read a post about someone deactivating theirs. You can rest assured that there are many doing just what we have done and you can also rest assured that Musk is getting reports on the *exact* number.

To further stop supporting Twitter, I would suggest that any links or news articles etc. you post, to go straight to the source and link them from their news sites or whatever it may be rather than simply just linking the tweet you may have seen it from. Just start cutting out Twitter from your life whenever and wherever you can.

[carpetbagger]

19. It's over a million now.

Including me.

[chia]

27. Including me.

[48656c6c6f20]

13. Hell yeah! Burn those Nikes!

Oh wait... Wrong crowd I think.

[Demsrule86]

15. I wanted mine deleted and was pissed about the 30 days.

[Attilatheblond]

18. Interesting Twitter thread re what Elon is really upset about re losing ad revenue

Link to tweet

Seems media ad buyer buy a chunk at beginning of year & that provides the sites guaranteed income up front. With all the crap Elon is allowing on twitter now, a lot of high roller ad accounts are (reasonably) concerned about their ads being sandwiched between a lot of really rank, racist, antisemitic hate speech. Big companies don't want that sort of company and the buys for ads for coming year have tanked.

Maybe Musk figures if he loses money the way Trump has, maybe he'll be a popular guy among the low IQ magas too?

[chia]

26. Very interesting! Thanks!

[Pluvious]

37. Interesting thread, thanks... plus :

This really has the makings of a disaster, not to mention the 50% workers he’s locked out will likely win a suit for the 60 day full salary compensation AND lost benefits !

I remain dazzled by Musk, the Genius Mastermind

One reply…

Link to tweet

[debm55]

21. How do you do that? I tried to deactivate. But my name still appears on the left side of the screen.

It is my real complete name. I hit the drop down button to be removed.

[iemanja]

29. Did you select deactivate your account?

That’s all I did. I don’t know if my name is still visible.

[debm55]

30. yes

[usonian]

22. Laid-Off Twitter Employees Sound Off About Company's "Red Wedding"

https://deadline.com/2022/11/twitter-layoffs-employees-comment-1235163889/

“Has the red wedding started?” one employee wrote on Slack, according to the New York Times, just minutes before the company sent an email announcing the layoffs.

The seemingly-important Ethics, Transparency and Accountability team lost about 20 people, which is the entire headcount, according to former member Joan Deitchman.

“Yep, the team is gone,” she wrote last night. “The team that was researching and pushing for algorithmic transparency and algorithmic choice. The team that was studying algorithmic amplification. The team that was inventing and building ethical AI tooling and methodologies. All that is gone.”

Others laid off include the company’s Global Head of Social & Editorial & his team of 17, Twitter’s Global Head of Culture & Community and its Head of U.S. Creator Content. Additional departments impacted include Community, Learning Design, Entertainment Partnerships, Engineering, iOS dev, Global Wellness and Global Comms.

There is a selection of employee announcements and comments at the deadline site.


Related Story
Elon Musk Says Twitter Has Seen “Massive” Revenue Drop As Layoffs, Lawsuit Arrive
https://deadline.com/2022/11/elon-musk-twitters-advertising-revenue-drop-activists-1235163623/

My earlier post:
IMO, Musk is impulsive, reckless and unconcerned about consequences of his decisions and actions.
https://democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17295221

[SlimJimmy]

32. i haven't used my Twitter account in years.

I probably should actually delete it too.

[Ziggysmom]

34. The way Musk writes his tweets, the style and choice of words, reminds me of tfg!

[iemanja]

35. They are both megalomaniacs.

[gldstwmn]

38. A lot of people are going to Mastodon. I might give it a try if I can figure out how.

[iemanja]

39. It's under the account settings

It took me a while to figure out exactly where.

[gldstwmn]

40. I meant figure out Mastodon. It's supposed to be tricky.

I'm going to stick around on Twitter and watch the implosion. But I completely understand those who don't want to stay there.