Facebook, Google, et al

[zsn]

the problem isn't twitter. The problem is Twitter users and people who trust Twitter.

this is easily solvable without the government.

don't use Twitter, dont trust Twitter. assume Twitter is a hilarously unfunny joke and a meme market....because...it is.

I don’t disagree. I don’t have a Twitter account, never had, never will. Haven’t used my Facebook account in nearly two years. However, what is my recourse when someone impersonates me on Twitter and posts untrue or slanderous messages? The government stepped in and has regulated the financial markets from ignoring identity theft. Why shouldn’t they require social media platforms to do this?

[MICHHAWK]

take it from me. people ain't lining up to impersonate you. you have nothing to worry aboiut.

[TDub]

the problem isn't twitter. The problem is Twitter users and people who trust Twitter.

this is easily solvable without the government.

don't use Twitter, dont trust Twitter. assume Twitter is a hilarously unfunny joke and a meme market....because...it is.

I don’t disagree. I don’t have a Twitter account, never had, never will. Haven’t used my Facebook account in nearly two years. However, what is my recourse when someone impersonates me on Twitter and posts untrue or slanderous messages? The government stepped in and has regulated the financial markets from ignoring identity theft. Why shouldn’t they require social media platforms to do this?

if we, the collective we, quit trusting dumbass social media content providers and attention seeking miscreants, we wouldn't have to worry about it at all. That isn't the governments realm or problem.

[ousdahl]

[Deleted User 863]

The changes to blue check mark haven't made it any easier for us regular folks to be impersonated.

[MICHHAWK]

impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery.

[ousdahl]

did Elon just invent verification badges?

[TDub]

hows that changing the world going?

[MICHHAWK]

is there naked chicks on tweeter. cause that's the only way i am tuning in.

[ousdahl]

oh jeez mich, what next, naked chicks on the rest of the internet too?

[ousdahl]

Twitter employees quit in droves after Elon Musk's ultimatum passes

[ousdahl]

whoa, so the link to npr dot org will embiid, but not a tweet.

[NewtonHawk11]

Extremely hardcore. What a complete buffoon.

[Mjl]

Going to be very interesting to see what happens here. Everyone is acting like Twitter is just going to break. I really don't think that's going to happen.

Twitter was a growth company. As such most of their people were working on future initiatives. It doesn't take much effort to keep working things working. The pain of not maintaining something isn't felt until a couple years down the road when you want to change something and realize you haven't touched the code or infrastructure in a long time and everything has been deprecated.

My guess on what happens:
Twitter keeps running fine.
Twitter becomes profitable. They don't do anything really new, they just are making money because they cut payroll so much.
Everyone misinterprets this to mean all tech companies are bloated and start cutting staff in half.
Tech growth in the whole country (maybe world?) slows considerably because everyone is just going for instant profitability over growth.

Earnings rise, innovation stagnates... And my job security goes away.

[randylahey]

[Mjl]

That's really stupid

[defixione]

More evidence that people don't have a clue about how shit works. "Libertarian." LOL

[KUTradition]

apparently, the entire payroll team is included in those who just resigned

[StayCurious]

I would rejoice if there were no more Twitter, but we aren't that lucky. Sure, it will take a while to get things organized, but it was a mess well before Elon took over.

[ousdahl]

I also saw an unverified account from a newly former Twitter employee that the biggest reason they were jumping ship was the overall lack of vision or direction being exhibited. They’re being given these ultimatums and blind loyalty tests and stuff, without even making plans or articulating to employees what to actually expect going forward.

And, short of going full Randy about it, mjl’s post made me wonder just how many positions at how many companies are the result of being “bloated,” the laying off of which results in mostly just becoming “profitable.”

But mjl also suggests such layoffs are more about short-term profits than long-term growth, and may stagnate innovation.