I will be leaving this platform in due course, as @bluesky and @joinmastodon become the communication infrastructure of the 21st century.
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Hundreds of millions of dollars are being made on well-timed oil bets occurring just before Trump posts. But can we call it insider trading? @timothyjgraham@QUT https://t.co/cRkfYTJID2
"It is regrettable but revealing that a perspective on U.S. foreign policy once confined to the margins of left-wing discourse is now more credible than the shopworn platitudes that senior U.S. officials rely on to defend their actions." - @stephenWalt
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As Bluesky grows in popularity among real users, it likewise grows in popularity among those who operate fake accounts for myriad purposes. Here's an article about a network of fake Bluesky accounts with identical biographies.
cc: @ZellaQuixote
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@lasnpatterson@ashkashlitwin@miggymaru@ChrisO_wiki Hi there. The study was designed to explore multiple reports in the media that Musk was changing the algorithms to (1) boost his own tweets and (2) boost Republican accounts. The evidence presented in this technical report adds some empirical weight to such claims.
1/ X's algorithm was changed in mid-July 2024 to systematically boost Republican-leaning accounts and Elon Musk's own account following his endorsement of Donald Trump, according to a newly released computational study of engagement from the Queensland University of Technology.⬇️
The Washington Post obtained details about a $45 million plan run by Elon Musk's advisors to target Black, Jewish, Muslim voters and others with "misdirection" ads - often containing falsehoods about her positions https://t.co/uFwO1jPLOV
@NonwayneWayne It’s a good question Wayne. Speaking for myself it is a crisis of whether to remain in an environment that is causing harm. I wouldn’t stay in a community group where antisemitism and racism is rife and people are sharing memes about marginalised groups, particularly when …
@NonwayneWayne … the owner profits from my activity and it feels like I am complicit in any harm due to my presence. On the contrary, there is an argument to be made that this is the price one pays for discourse.