Altan Alpay

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[Altan Alpay @Altan]

Shadow-Muted: An Engineer’s Goodbye to X (formerly Twitter or whatsoever left from it)

I’ve been part of the Silicon Valley tech scene since 2000, and I joined Twitter on May 11, 2007 back when it was still a small spin-off from Odeo. For ~18 years I signed in every day, treating the platform as a digital town square where I could share ideas, collaborate with other builders, and hold public figures accountable on issues ranging from innovation to social good.

That open ecosystem has shifted far right dramatically since @elonmusk takeover.

Posts that once sparked healthy debate now struggle to reach an audience; entire threads disappear or are quietly throttled, and keyword filters seem to mute conversations without explanation. At the same time, the algorithm pushes sensational, right-wing content to the top of everyone’s feed crowding out thoughtful, nuanced voices.

The net effect is that a platform that once helped me and many others for transparent dialogue now feels like it’s constricting meaningful exchange while amplifying the loudest extremes. This isn’t just frustrating on a personal level; it risks undermining the fact-based conversations that drives both technological progress and a healthy democracy.

After the last election cycle, X drifted into an echo chamber that systematically muffles dissent. I felt the clamp-down firsthand: my posts were throttled, warnings piled up, and a permanent ban seemed only a matter of time. Rather than wait for the axe to fall, I chose to leave on my own terms and bid a proper farewell to the friends and followers who made the platform worthwhile.

It’s time to exit the timeline for me!

Good bye!

[Altan Alpay @Altan]

@MOSSADil @ShawnRyan762 Why would we even pay a dime?

[Altan Alpay @Altan]

@CBSNews @JasonMiller The question is that when he will be pardoned!

[Altan Alpay @Altan]

@leighmkay @FordJohnathan5 How about he rebuilds the east wing with his money as he promised?

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Sen. Kelly: After 15 years working with Russian cosmonauts, I learned mission success was not their top priority.

First was how things looked, second was who to blame, third was what they could steal. Mission success was somewhere fourth on the list.

[Megatron @Megatron_ron]

ISIS attacks everywhere in the Middle East except for one country

That country is Israel

[Kurt Andersen @KBAndersen]

I'd never seen this -- MAD Magazine, 1991. Really good.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

Donald Trump is sending the Justice Department after a woman he raped.

[Altan Alpay @Altan]

@foundanand @Aiswarya_Sankar Days, not even weeks.

[Altan Alpay @Altan]

@CriticMusl72495 @clashreport Syria is Israel’s bitch now. Leashed and tamed like a domestic animal. Zionists are pulling the strings.

[Today In History @historigins]

In 1998, the United States achieved its first federal budget surplus in 29 years, effectively ending a streak of deficits that had lasted since 1969. ⁠
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This milestone was achieved under President Bill Clinton, following the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which resulted in a fiscal surplus of approximately $69 billion for that year.⁠
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[Nick Davidov @Nick_Davidov]

Yes there is a problem with how H1Bs are abused by some companies. This should be fixed.
BUT. The total number of H1Bs is 700K. It’s 0.4% of the US workforce. If you’re saying that 0.4% people took all your jobs you’re wrong. There is 6.87M open unfilled jobs in the US. This is 10x more than there are H1Bs.

[Parviz پرویز Malakouti-Fitzgerald @ParvizMalakouti]

I've noticed at least 80% of the X accounts aggressively supporting today's USCIS policy memo are anonymous accounts.

I suspect in the coming years, we'll learn much of these were propaganda bot farms manufacturing support.

[Andrew Ng @AndrewYNg]

The new White House policy requiring green card applicants to apply from outside the US is a capricious attack on legal immigration. It will hurt families, leave us with fewer doctors, teachers and scientists, and hurt American competitiveness in AI.

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

FIFA is panicking: World Cup hotel cancellations are surging as global fans ditch the U.S., citing soaring costs, visa bonds, and Trump’s dictatorial behavior.

Turns out nobody wants to pay $1,000 a night just to experience an authoritarian simulation.

[Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre]

If a Chinese paper wrote a story about how a primary race in Kentucky was the most consequential race for China after pro-China donors poured $35 million in the race

What’s would that mean?

[@jason @Jason]

President Trump is on a generational run with these settlements and pardons... [ reads notes ] for all FUTURE and PAST transgressions! Wow.

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

Trump was just given a blanket pardon from the IRS for any past, present, or future tax crimes.

[Altan Alpay @Altan]

Well, well, well… let me get this straight.

These Zionists never set one foot in Kentucky, but they were more than happy to pour millions into replacing Massie. Now they’re shocked and shocked that the man had the audacity to mention them in his concession speech?

You spend a fortune trying to primary a sitting congressman out of existence because he talks about your influence… and then clutch your pearls when he still talks about your influence on the way out the door?

That’s not antisemitism, my friend. That’s just cause and effect.

You made it your full-time job to replace him. Don’t act surprised when he returns the favor with a microphone.

You can’t have it both ways. You wanted him gone because he mentions Zionists. Now you’re mad he mentioned Zionists

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

This is the MOST corrupt Administration in American history:
—Insider trading
—Selling pardons
—Crypto and real estate deals
—Arms deals
—BILLIONS in tax breaks for billionaires on the backs of the American people

And NOW the IRS giving Trump and convicted rioters BILLIONS in taxpayer dollars. This is outrageous!

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Trump didn’t just pardon his followers who stormed the U.S. Capitol.

He’s now set them up for payments through a slush fund he created to reward his allies—out of your tax dollars.

You could not make this up.