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Post by dfunked on Nov 13, 2024 13:32:22 GMT
I might join that group just to follow "Liverpool's biggest and best streamer"...MrTom. I did laugh when I joined and his post was right at the top of my feed. That's quite a profile! |
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Post by jeepers on Nov 13, 2024 13:37:58 GMT
Glad to see he’s still standing up for women’s rights and feminism by …
/checks Instagram
… slathering over female wrestlers getting punched in the ****
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Post by Tuffty on Nov 13, 2024 13:41:56 GMT
Why would I follow any of you, when I read enough of your shite on here. I get it, I'd mute myself if I could. |
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Post by Bill in the rain on Nov 13, 2024 14:04:34 GMT
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Post by otto on Nov 13, 2024 14:09:25 GMT
they don't mention moving to any other platform like Bluesky or Threads as an alternative. Maybe they already have accounts, but they don't mention them in the article. There are a lot of them on Bluesky now - this is a non-comprehensive list: go.bsky.app/FxFV559and here's another one which is better, shared by their deputy political editor: go.bsky.app/B6CxPTXHowever I haven't seen an official corporate account. |
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Post by Zomoniac on Nov 13, 2024 14:31:29 GMT
Today seems to be a pretty big day for migration. All the Leeds journo and fan channels I follow are the only reason I still have a Twitter login, and they’ve all just set up on Bluesky in the last few hours. Can finally delete my account in the bad place.
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Post by JuniorFE on Nov 13, 2024 14:39:14 GMT
Maybe the election result finally broke the camel's back? I don't even remember the login and password of my (never used, only made for a project yonks ago) account to delete it  |
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Post by starchildhypocrethes on Nov 13, 2024 14:49:17 GMT
I was just about to post “I’m just waiting for Crap 90s Football” to transition then I’m good to go, and noticed they to appear to have done 3hrs ago. Score.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 13, 2024 14:53:23 GMT
BBC Newsnight has popped up on Bluesky, I wonder if the rest of the Beeb will be joining them? Someone should tell them how to self-verify.
edit: Bluesky has now cleared 15 million users, I thought I was a bit late to the party as someone in the 477K party.
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Post by gamingdave on Nov 13, 2024 14:56:12 GMT
I've not posted on Twitter for nearly 4 years, and was an infrequent poster before then.
I still visit daily, mainly to see what the nutjobs are posting as I like to know what the other side is thinking and saying, but it's beyond a cesspit now (and has been for ages really) and time to close the account.
I setup a bluesky account a while back but not yet created a proper profile, which it looks like I should before engaging much - slowly making the steps though as it seems a lot of other people are finally doing.
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Post by dfunked on Nov 13, 2024 15:05:53 GMT
Might as well add to the numbers and delete your twitter account while you're at it.
Junior too! (use forgot password you numpty!)
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Post by Vandelay on Nov 13, 2024 15:13:55 GMT
Maybe the election result finally broke the camel's back? Partly. The migration started accelerating last week. For the official news accounts, I expect it is the public announcement today of Musk taking an active role in the Trump administration. Twitter/X was already a propaganda platform for Musk. Now that he is in the government it will be a propaganda platform for the Trump administration. Foreign newsagencies that want to hold him to account potentially could be targeted by him and his followers, so best to just leave it. |
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 13, 2024 15:15:44 GMT
Looks like the IT bods at LBC know what they're doing as they've done the correct thing to add themselves to Bluesky bsky.app/profile/lbc.co.uk
Today really does feel like the Twitter death spiral has intensified.
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Post by cubby on Nov 13, 2024 15:44:48 GMT
As soon as the news channels and papers leave that's most of twitter's utility gone.
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Post by X201 on Nov 13, 2024 16:21:32 GMT
Today really does feel like the Twitter death spiral has intensified.
Wikipedia page view stats seem to corroborate it. A tenfold increase in 5 days. |
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Post by Tuffty on Nov 13, 2024 16:28:04 GMT
It's good to see BlueSky uptake but let's be real, Twitter's not going anywhere and certainly not dying.
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Post by JuniorFE on Nov 13, 2024 16:29:02 GMT
As soon as the news channels and papers leave that's most of twitter's utility gone. Well, fanartists... But I'm increasingly seeing links to Bluesky posts instead of Xitter when people link arts, so I suspect they're starting to abandon ship as well |
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Post by JuniorFE on Nov 13, 2024 16:30:38 GMT
It's good to see BlueSky uptake but let's be real, Twitter's not going anywhere and certainly not dying. Well obviously not anytime soon, the MAGAts alone will be enough to keep it active even if all other (sane) people leave... It'll just increasingly turn into even more of an echo chamber than the Muskrat's purchase has made it so far |
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Post by gamingdave on Nov 13, 2024 16:47:33 GMT
It's good to see BlueSky uptake but let's be real, Twitter's not going anywhere and certainly not dying. I'd argue Twitter is already dead - at least as we knew it. X is still kicking but becoming more like 4Chan by the day. If all that is left is blue-tick echochamber, with Temu the only advertiser, I'd say its days are indeed numbered. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Nov 13, 2024 16:52:03 GMT
Hopefully JK Rowling stays there.
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Post by Tuffty on Nov 13, 2024 16:56:12 GMT
I do get what people are saying but it's too big now I feel, some people already too invested in it for news or have social circles that also aren't making the jump. This happened around the time Threads started, happened when Brazil was blocked from Twitter for a time too.
It really has just become like 4chan. Wonder how much value the people that do enjoy it would have if the other side just really left en masse. With nobody to argue with would they even still stay engaged.
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Post by Whizzo on Nov 13, 2024 16:58:43 GMT
Given how much Saudi has realised they've over extended on investments and are trying to reduce their commitments I wonder how long MBS will tolerate their cash being pissed away by Musk?
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Post by Tuffty on Nov 13, 2024 17:01:48 GMT
There's reports that Twitter may merge with Truth Social. Yeh I'm personally 100% done if that turns out to be the case.
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Post by otto on Nov 13, 2024 17:09:47 GMT
I thought I was a bit late to the party as someone in the 477K party.
You were, Jason, you were :3 |
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Post by otto on Nov 13, 2024 17:14:37 GMT
It's good to see BlueSky uptake but let's be real, Twitter's not going anywhere and certainly not dying. It’s good to see Facebook uptake but let’s be real, FriendsReunited’s not going anywhere and certainly not dying. Twitter’s already dead and gone. X is going nowhere but down. |
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Post by JuniorFE on Nov 13, 2024 17:17:15 GMT
It's good to see BlueSky uptake but let's be real, Twitter's not going anywhere and certainly not dying. It’s good to see Facebook uptake but let’s be real, FriendsReunited’s not going anywhere and certainly not dying. Twitter’s already dead and gone. X is going nowhere but down. Tf is FriendsReunited? /"Exactly my point", etc |
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Nov 13, 2024 17:26:25 GMT
Is Bluesky any less of an echo chamber than Twitter? Seems to be far more so, albeit not in a dangerous racist alt-right way.
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Post by Tuffty on Nov 13, 2024 17:30:47 GMT
Is Bluesky any less of an echo chamber than Twitter? Seems to be far more so, albeit not in a dangerous racist alt-right way. No less of an echo chamber than something like here really. I personally could do without any of my interests being poisoned by alt right grifters and Gamergaters.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Nov 13, 2024 17:40:46 GMT
I've been using Twitter for so long that my timeline is thankfully pretty clean - I even prefer to use the "For you" tab over those I'm following, as it's a decent catch up of the last 24 hours, a bit too behind to be relevant sometimes, but the darkest it gets is the fella in Thailand with all the dogs, and Derek and his fashion tips.
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Post by Duffking on Nov 13, 2024 18:36:12 GMT
I think twitter has long established that breaking up echo chambers doesn't really achieve anything other than making people angry.
I don't want an algorithm exposing me to nazis, let me stay in my bubble, and let them stay in theirs.
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