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White House Deletes Tweet After Context Note

Post by Jack Jones » Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:10 pm

Looks like there is a change in guard at the fact checking department:

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/0 ... e-00064647

Is this irony? I don't know, but I'm enjoying it. Presumably Elon is too.
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Post by whatchamacallit » Fri Nov 04, 2022 3:20 pm

At first I didn't like the sound of context being added by Twitter overlords but it sounds like this just a pinned comment based on community votes. That is generally helpful to stop a tweet that is disinformation.


According to a description under the annotation, “Context is written by people who use Twitter, and appears when rated helpful by others.”
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Post by I Shrugged » Fri Nov 04, 2022 9:13 pm

Inflation is so high that America’s seniors got the biggest increase in their Social Security checks since….

Doesn’t have the same ring to it.
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Post by Kriegsspiel » Sat Nov 05, 2022 6:41 am

boglerdude wrote:
Fri Nov 04, 2022 11:57 pm
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;D ;D ;D

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Post by Kbg » Sat Nov 05, 2022 9:33 pm

The whole Twitter thing is bizarre. I started using it for info on the UKR/RUS war. It just does not seem as important as people make it out to be though. I’m not understanding the uproar. I will however say that in a short time the advertisements have gone WAY down in quality. Rather than getting adverts for legitimate products I seem to be getting a lot of “x 1990s TV series you should see the cast now” which takes you to the typical 100% nothing but click bait sites.

Not a good sign for the several billion dumped into the purchase.
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Post by vnatale » Sat Nov 05, 2022 11:08 pm

Kbg wrote:
Sat Nov 05, 2022 9:33 pm

The whole Twitter thing is bizarre. I started using it for info on the UKR/RUS war. It just does not seem as important as people make it out to be though. I’m not understanding the uproar. I will however say that in a short time the advertisements have gone WAY down in quality. Rather than getting adverts for legitimate products I seem to be getting a lot of “x 1990s TV series you should see the cast now” which takes you to the typical 100% nothing but click bait sites.

Not a good sign for the several billion dumped into the purchase.


I use Twitter extensively but I never see ads. In what ways do you see ads from Twitter?
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Post by boglerdude » Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:00 am

I get fed "promoted tweets," takes a sec to determine its an advert.

The uproar is because social media is the new public square, and twitter was banning anyone who questioned forced vaccination.

https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/statu ... 6652753920

https://twitter.com/DrEliDavid/status/1 ... 4264926208

12 minutes of Dems questioning election results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX2Ejqjz6TA
This is not to imply Conservatives have moral superiority. Term limits, voter ID, and paper ballots for everyone =)
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Post by vnatale » Sun Nov 06, 2022 4:29 am

boglerdude wrote:
Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:00 am

I get fed "promoted tweets," takes a sec to determine its an advert.

The uproar is because social media is the new public square, and twitter was banning anyone who questioned forced vaccination.

https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/statu ... 6652753920

https://twitter.com/DrEliDavid/status/1 ... 4264926208

12 minutes of Dems questioning election results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX2Ejqjz6TA
This is not to imply Conservatives have moral superiority. Term limits, voter ID, and paper ballots for everyone =)


Now I see why I'm not seeing the "ads".

I generally use Twitter by only seeing tweets that come to the various lists that I have created. I don't generally look at my Twitter feed. Therefore the only tweets I will see are those from those I have put on my list. Advertisers are not on my lists so that don't appear.
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Post by flyingpylon » Sun Nov 06, 2022 6:11 am

Yes, lists are the way to go. I follow zero other accounts so my feed is empty. But I have several private lists that so far remain unpolluted by the algorithms. It also helps by keeping different areas of interest separated which is easier on my brain.
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Post by vnatale » Sun Nov 06, 2022 6:57 am

flyingpylon wrote:
Sun Nov 06, 2022 6:11 am

Yes, lists are the way to go. I follow zero other accounts so my feed is empty. But I have several private lists that so far remain unpolluted by the algorithms. It also helps by keeping different areas of interest separated which is easier on my brain.


I like using the lists because they allow me to somewhat focus on a certain topic - such as my three favorite sports teams which each have their own list.
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