Tag: Twitter
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Judge me by the people who block me
I am happy to announce the Twitter Hall of Shame. The frauds, grifters and politicians who blocked me. Allow me to give you a roundup. This is the pro-Russian account of an ex-US Navy officer, Sarah Bils. She blocked a series of pro-Ukraine accounts as soon as she launched her pro-Russian profile and apparently,…
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Elon Musk’s sinister political game
There was a time when Elon Musk became the darling of liberals, greens and left-wingers alike. Out of nowhere, this young, unsuspect capitalist from South Africa who had sold his online payments company to make a foray into the manufacturing industry was perceived to be heroic. From IT to building rockets and electric cars, the…
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Elon Musk, press publishers and the EU Copyright Digital Single Market Directive
European press publishers are braced for new changes in their Twitter usage and I don’t think it’s going to be positive for them. I have been in the publishing industry for most of my life. I’ve seen how US big tech has decimated European press and book publishers’ profit margins both due to monopolistic activity…
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The Rick and Morty Paedophile Scene on Twitter
Under federal law in the US, producing and disseminating pornographic content involving minors can land you from 10 years to 20 years in prison. Likely, in many countries paedophilia is a very serious criminal offence. Our societies consider paedophilia to be one of the most horrendous crimes possible, so I am quite shocked at how…