boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe new Twitter is becoming a cesspit of disinformationwww.nature.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1470arrow-down152
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minus-squarePxtllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·1 year agoYes. But here’s the thing: Reddit/Lemmy: those people have equal voice to you or me. Of course they can amplify that voice with sockpuppets, but still - one account one vote. Old Twitter: those people have downmodded influence. Twitter knew everybody hates them and treated them like the garbage they are. New Twitter: those people rule the roost, because they’re willing to pay Elon $8/mo for a megaphone for their jackassery.
minus-squareFontMasterFlex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down14·1 year agoYou can pay $8/mo and have your own platform too. What’s the issue?
Yes.
But here’s the thing:
Reddit/Lemmy: those people have equal voice to you or me. Of course they can amplify that voice with sockpuppets, but still - one account one vote.
Old Twitter: those people have downmodded influence. Twitter knew everybody hates them and treated them like the garbage they are.
New Twitter: those people rule the roost, because they’re willing to pay Elon $8/mo for a megaphone for their jackassery.
You can pay $8/mo and have your own platform too. What’s the issue?