The claim is a major departure for the service, which has long been known as a destination for posting short snippets of text.

The claim is a major departure for the service, which has long been known as a destination for posting short snippets of text.

    • dlok@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      I’ve seen a Firefox plugin called block the rich… I guess it wouldn’t fly if they called it block Elon

      Not used it so don’t know if it’s any good

          • Gestrid@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            Does it block the word “Musk”? Is it case-sensitive? Honestly curious, especially since some of these last names can refer to either the person or a noun.

          • BobGnarley@lemm.eeEnglish
            45·
            1 year ago

            Yeah thats a great way to stay up to date with technology, just pretend they dont exist!

            • Baggins [he/him]@lemmy.caEnglish
              82·
              1 year ago

              What ever would we do without updates on technological marvels such as:

              • Fraudulent car
              • Fraudulent train
              • Low-poly cosplay truck
              • Animal abuse brain microchip
              • Kepler syndrome ISP
              • Self-destructing rocket to mars
              • Social media for Nazis?
              • nxdefiant@startrek.websiteEnglish
                31·
                1 year ago

                The car is fine, and honestly the software is too, it’s the label that’s the problem. It’s like if Tesla had invented the first really good cough medicine but named it “Death Cure Resurrection Elixir (and cough preventative)” and they have this mustache twirling clown villain selling it.

                I don’t blame anyone for completely disregarding it as fraud.

    • Bilb!@lem.monsterEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      I think if you blocked the person who posted this you’d see a big reduction. It’s usually the same account posting Musk news.

    • BobGnarley@lemm.eeEnglish
      73·
      1 year ago

      You realize that you are in a technology news section of Lemmy, right? This dude influences technology.

    • WhiteWolfLT@pawb.socialEnglish
      23·
      1 year ago

      Well no, I think bad publicity is a thing, with current cancel culture for saying the wrong things, it can ruin your career. Also pedo allegations do hit hard.

        • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Your career can only be ruined if you rely on other people to fund your career. He has enough money (and loans and solvent businesses he hasn’t decided to tank yet) independently to keep going when others would have had to pack up.

          You think any other non-billionaire could weather the absolute drain of most advertisers leaving Twitter?