White House Deletes Tweet After Context Note

[Jack Jones]

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.

[whatchamacallit]

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.”

[I Shrugged]

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.

[boglerdude]

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[Kriegsspiel]

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I loved Elon's response to Stephen King not wanting to pay $20 for his bluecheck. "Too poor for $20? How about $8?"

He is a merciful god.

[Kbg]

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.

[yankees60]

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?

[boglerdude]

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 =)

[yankees60]

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.

[flyingpylon]

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.

[yankees60]

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.