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Twitter is Still Throttling Competitors’ Links—Check for Yourself. (themarkup.org)
submitted 2 years ago by 111@zerobytes.monster to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] BlinkerFluid@lemmy.one 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Twitter.

Insanely popular online yet I've never met a single soul in real life who even has an account. My cousin literally just made his first one to promote his band, like a week ago.

imo, Mastodon replaces Twitter, and effectively would if everyone moved at once. Most news, if it isn't there is mirrored there.

There is the whole trans porn and titties situation on any default account, tho, same as lemmy.

[–] yukichigai@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

I am literally only on Twitter for the porn at this point. If I want actually intelligent microblogging I just peruse Mastodon via my Kbin account.

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

People that are still on xitter today are mostly terminally online people that doesn't have a social circle outside of their xitter circle. Yea Mastodon feels like early day Twitter with lots of people just replying to what they found while exploring shit. However, it won't reach critical mass if the influencers don't move to it. Part of the reason Twitter got big in the first place is you can see lots of celebrities being candid there. I remember Hamilton's meltdown on Twitter because he didn't see his teammate in his follower list.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

I have a Twitter account. I haven’t used it in at least 7 years.

I also tried to make one a few years ago called realDonaldTrumpParody, but Twitter wanted my phone number so I gave up on that

[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

titties situation

Umm, what? (im not anywhere near twitter and feel verry ignorant)

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I feel like Elon Musk is of the same mindset I was on during my adolescent years cyber-sexing on mIRC. Surely adding an X at the end of my handle makes me sound way cooler than I am.

[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Spamming X's in a username gives me massive Xbox Live squeaker vibes.

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

No, because using Twitter is supporting a #fascist sympathizer.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 years ago

Is the authoritarian platform acting like an authoritarian platform? How odd.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 2 years ago

who the fuck cares. its ded

[–] schestophrenicwitz@leminal.space -1 points 2 years ago

That's why I use Pkteerium.xyz!