naraku360 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 12 minutes ago, André Toulon said: Omfg, ok MD....I think we're at the point where I have to give you the same warning I have to give others. At this point, I'm pretty much the only one that still wants you around....that has not turned out well for previous users. When you start to entertain me, it's grits for you. Hold up, I want my punching dummy to stay. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 4 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said: Â Looks like Musk killed another wing of the global censorship racket. At least for now, Im sure they will rebrand and be right back at trying to censor views they dont like. Boycotts are anti-free speech? And it has nothing to do with him telling advertisers to fuck off if they don't agree with him What is free speech again? The meaning seems to keep changing. I think it's "Right wingers not facing consequences for their actions" yeah? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 3 hours ago, Raptorpat said: Please explain how boycotts are censorship rather than protected speech. A boycott is protected speech, and its something we see all the time. The Left have weaponized boycotts to great success, and the Right finally learned how to do the same with Bud Light. But this, this isnt a boycott. This is a cabal of companies who were wielding their collective power to try and silence any speech they did not agree with. In the 2020 election HP, through this very group, said that any mention of the Hunter Biden Laptop must be suppressed. Think its a legitimate story that should be investigated? You no longer have advertising dollars on your website. Lets put it this way, lets say that Visa, MasterCard, AmEx and Discover all no longer agrees with the Democratic platform so they decide that they will wield their immense power to shut anything related to the Democratic party out of their systems. No more fundraising, no more paying volunteers with credit, no more access to pretty much anything in this country anymore. Thats not a boycott, thats censorship. They, using their vast power, have just decided for everyone that the speech of the Democratic party is no longer allowed. Thats exactly what we see with groups like this. They wield their immense power to freeze out any speech that they might disagree with. Â I am consistently amazed that the same group of people who constantly rail against billionaires and these mega corporations rush to defend them in cases like this. Is it OK for these mega corps to wield their massive power to influence speech and politics, or isnt it? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 12 minutes ago, Master-Debater131 said: A boycott is protected speech, and its something we see all the time. The Left have weaponized boycotts to great success, and the Right finally learned how to do the same with Bud Light. But this, this isnt a boycott. This is a cabal of companies who were wielding their collective power to try and silence any speech they did not agree with. In the 2020 election HP, through this very group, said that any mention of the Hunter Biden Laptop must be suppressed. Think its a legitimate story that should be investigated? You no longer have advertising dollars on your website. Lets put it this way, lets say that Visa, MasterCard, AmEx and Discover all no longer agrees with the Democratic platform so they decide that they will wield their immense power to shut anything related to the Democratic party out of their systems. No more fundraising, no more paying volunteers with credit, no more access to pretty much anything in this country anymore. Thats not a boycott, thats censorship. They, using their vast power, have just decided for everyone that the speech of the Democratic party is no longer allowed. Thats exactly what we see with groups like this. They wield their immense power to freeze out any speech that they might disagree with. Â I am consistently amazed that the same group of people who constantly rail against billionaires and these mega corporations rush to defend them in cases like this. Is it OK for these mega corps to wield their massive power to influence speech and politics, or isnt it? Only a paragraph in and I can already tell this is going to be brilliantly incoherent. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 15 minutes ago, Master-Debater131 said: A boycott is protected speech, and its something we see all the time. The Left have weaponized boycotts to great success, and the Right finally learned how to do the same with Bud Light. But this, this isnt a boycott. This is a cabal of companies who were wielding their collective power to try and silence any speech they did not agree with. In the 2020 election HP, through this very group, said that any mention of the Hunter Biden Laptop must be suppressed. Think its a legitimate story that should be investigated? You no longer have advertising dollars on your website. Lets put it this way, lets say that Visa, MasterCard, AmEx and Discover all no longer agrees with the Democratic platform so they decide that they will wield their immense power to shut anything related to the Democratic party out of their systems. No more fundraising, no more paying volunteers with credit, no more access to pretty much anything in this country anymore. Thats not a boycott, thats censorship. They, using their vast power, have just decided for everyone that the speech of the Democratic party is no longer allowed. Thats exactly what we see with groups like this. They wield their immense power to freeze out any speech that they might disagree with.  I am consistently amazed that the same group of people who constantly rail against billionaires and these mega corporations rush to defend them in cases like this. Is it OK for these mega corps to wield their massive power to influence speech and politics, or isnt it? They’re private companies that don’t want to be associated with a platform that allows misinformation and bigotry. They don’t have to advertise on Twitter if they don’t want to And yes MD sometimes billionaires use their money in evil ways like when they buy politicians and insert massive amounts of $$ to PACs that unfairly fuck with elections.  Not wanting to advertise on Twitter isn’t that. Musk is a billionaire. He’ll live. Besides the companies didn’t ceensor Musk or Twitter they and Musk can say wtf they want within the terms of use doesn’t mean companies must advertise or post on his platform 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 14 minutes ago, Master-Debater131 said: A boycott is protected speech, and its something we see all the time. The Left have weaponized boycotts to great success, and the Right finally learned how to do the same with Bud Light. But this, this isnt a boycott. This is a cabal of companies who were wielding their collective power to try and silence any speech they did not agree with. In the 2020 election HP, through this very group, said that any mention of the Hunter Biden Laptop must be suppressed. Think its a legitimate story that should be investigated? You no longer have advertising dollars on your website. Lets put it this way, lets say that Visa, MasterCard, AmEx and Discover all no longer agrees with the Democratic platform so they decide that they will wield their immense power to shut anything related to the Democratic party out of their systems. No more fundraising, no more paying volunteers with credit, no more access to pretty much anything in this country anymore. Thats not a boycott, thats censorship. They, using their vast power, have just decided for everyone that the speech of the Democratic party is no longer allowed. Thats exactly what we see with groups like this. They wield their immense power to freeze out any speech that they might disagree with. Â I am consistently amazed that the same group of people who constantly rail against billionaires and these mega corporations rush to defend them in cases like this. Is it OK for these mega corps to wield their massive power to influence speech and politics, or isnt it? You think it takes a "cabal" (lol holy shit) to recognize how much of a shitshow Elon's Twitter is and jump ship? Really? And now it's clear: 16 minutes ago, Master-Debater131 said: I am consistently amazed that the same group of people who constantly rail against billionaires and these mega corporations rush to defend them in cases like this. Is it OK for these mega corps to wield their massive power to influence speech and politics, or isnt it? This is because you don't understand the difference between having a negative opinion of someone and wanting to take that person's rights away. I don't want "billionaires" to suffer. I want them to face consequences when they do bad things. Someone like Elon or Trump we can relish the suffering of on the basis of them being uniquely terrible people, and the suffering is largely self-inflicted out of bumbling ineptitude. Unlike you, most people are capable of having multiple, complex thoughts and emotions that are often punctuated by additional context. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[classic swim] Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Bud Light hahahaha 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Just now, [classic swim] said: Bud Light hahahaha That's proof they finally learned to boycott. Not further evidence that they're weird af. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[classic swim] Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 She was so proud to bring up Bud Light. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 minute ago, [classic swim] said: She was so proud to bring up Bud Light. I'm stunned she used cabal in that context. Stupid shitsnacker calls people antisemitic for not supporting genocide before using cabal the way Bucket used "shekels". Quote The term is sometimes employed as an antisemitic dog whistle due to its evocation of centuries-old antisemitic tropes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 4 hours ago, André Toulon said: Omfg, ok MD....I think we're at the point where I have to give you the same warning I have to give others. At this point, I'm pretty much the only one that still wants you around....that has not turned out well for previous users. When you start to entertain me, it's grits for you. HERE WE GO!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 hour ago, Master-Debater131 said: A boycott is protected speech, and its something we see all the time. 1 hour ago, Master-Debater131 said: But this, this isnt a boycott. If the whole purpose of a boycott is that a group withholds their collective purchasing power as a means of protest, what is the legal distinction between collectively refusing to buy Bud Light/Yuengling and collectively refusing to buy advertising space? Where is the line between a legal boycott and an illegal boycott? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master-Debater131 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 minute ago, Raptorpat said: If the whole purpose of a boycott is that a group withholds their collective purchasing power as a means of protest, what is the legal distinction between collectively refusing to buy Bud Light/Yuengling and collectively refusing to buy advertising space? Where is the line between a legal boycott and an illegal boycott? I literally explained the difference in that post 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 1 minute ago, Master-Debater131 said: I literally explained the difference in that post You explained that you're a fucking moron but not much else. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 lol cabal = word of the day on the magatard word of the day calander set. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 19 minutes ago, Master-Debater131 said: I literally explained the difference in that post If they are both doing the same thing -Â collectively withholding their purchasing power as a means of protest - where is the line drawn that makes it all-american in on instance but evil censorship in the other? Is it the scale of the purchasing power? Is it different when it's business-to-business instead of business-to-consumer? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpgamer Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 I'm confused how MD even thinks Musk has a leg to stand on here.. the dude literally told these companies to "go fuck themselves, I don't want you to advertise here." Is it even a boycott at that point? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katt_goddess Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 6 hours ago, Master-Debater131 said:  Looks like Musk killed another wing of the global censorship racket. At least for now, Im sure they will rebrand and be right back at trying to censor views they dont like. Kindly explain to everyone why someone who no longer wants to spend THEIR money on some asshole's spurge-site should be sued by said asshole to the point where they have to go out of business. Melon Husk IS in the censorship racket. The only 'free speech' he encourages is all the shit -isms that make mouth breathers pant. Want to pass around absolute fake news, anti-Semitisms, and tote the greatness that is being a shitheel? Musk is right there to comment, repost, and add to the algorithm. Call out a MAGAt for being a lemming? Banned from a site that supposedly was no longer going to ban anyone because 'free speech'. Don't fall for this garbage. He isn't in to you, you aren't going to get a check in the mail, the dude doesn't even pay taxes because he thinks you should pay for all his shit for him. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Free Speech is only free if Elon Musk likes it.  He’s the only one allowed to use his purchase power to beat companies into submission and how dare anyone defy him.  MD seed nothing wrong with this. GARM was the villain for wanting responsible reporting and getting companies to agree with its mission.  MD sees nothing wrong in forcing companies to do business with Musk.  3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insipid Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 "It's only socialism when the money is used for something I don't agree with." 6 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[classic swim] Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) I know why she propped that up the way she did. It’s still really, really funny to go into mid 2024 talking about it like it was a big triumph. Shitty beers were free at the liquor locker, it wasn’t the Boston Tea Party. Edited August 10 by [classic swim] There were more comments. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnapItCrackItPopIt Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Twitter (I refuse to call it X) just isn't the same anymore since Elon's takeover. A lot of my followers have either stopped tweeting or deactivated their accounts and tweets that would've gotten 100K+ likes are now receiving only 30K to 50K likes, which is not a good metric in the world of social media. This means more people have left Twitter behind. Even my tweets, which were never viral in the first place, aren't receiving much engagement like they used to. I used to receive between 30 to 50 likes, with the occasional 100+ likes, but nowadays, I don't even break 10 likes. As annoying as Twitter could be, it did change the world and was an icon during the 2010s, but Elon has effectively destroyed Twitter and I don't ever see it bouncing back to its glory days. Slightly off-topic, Reddit is in the process of self-destructing. First it started with the API and third-party apps drama and now there are rumors Reddit may start to paywall some subs. Really? Paywall some subs? It's enough paywall as it is online, but I guess since Reddit went public, their focus is on profit by any means necessary. Unchecked capitalism is really destroying the fun in life. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insipid Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 ^ The term is enshittification. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 4 hours ago, SnapItCrackItPopIt said:  Unchecked capitalism is really destroying the fun in life. 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Elon's daughter, who cut ties with him because he refused to accept her transition, has been calling him out in light of how he's been painting her as "his child lost to the woke mind virus" More recently she has called out Walter Isaacson on his biography of Musk for framing her as a villain despite not interviewing nor even reaching out to her for the book. The thread is on, well,Threads https://www.threads.net/@vivllainous/post/C-jgBWQxyRs Some highlights below Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Europe told Elon that the Trump interview better not violate EU laws. Fortunately for Elon the whole thing seems to have failed. https://x.com/lindayaX/status/1823052643733823640 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1pooh4u Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 14 minutes ago, Raptorpat said: Europe told Elon that the Trump interview better not violate EU laws. Fortunately for Elon the whole thing seems to have failed. https://x.com/lindayaX/status/1823052643733823640 Wow. That’s way different than the nothing we do over here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 might even wonder why this event coincidentally failed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 18 hours ago, Raptorpat said: Europe told Elon that the Trump interview better not violate EU laws. Fortunately for Elon the whole thing seems to have failed. https://x.com/lindayaX/status/1823052643733823640 What was illegal about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raptorpat Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 pulling out staff from Brazil because he won't comply with judicial orders https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/17/x-brazil-censorship-supreme-court-00174500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 What a wonderful advocate for green energy https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/28/musk-xai-accused-of-worsening-memphis-smog-with-unauthorized-turbines.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 On 8/17/2024 at 8:59 PM, Raptorpat said: pulling out staff from Brazil because he won't comply with judicial orders https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/17/x-brazil-censorship-supreme-court-00174500 Brazil is now officially suspending X in the next 24 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwimOdin Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 1 minute ago, matrixman124 said: Brazil is now officially suspending X in the next 24 hours Lucky! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 5 minutes ago, SwimOdin said: Lucky! Us next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seight Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 3 hours ago, matrixman124 said: Brazil is now officially suspending X in the next 24 hours Wow, they were really upset about the "Brazilian Miku" trend huh? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Brazil blocking Twitter also means that Glenn Greenwald will be blocked from using Twitter I am so happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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matrixman124 Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 Musk literally refused to comply with the Brazilian government over SEVEN users who were involved with the Bolsonaro coup attempt. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Elon has been having a meltdown accusing Brazil for overstepping their legal bounds when he is literally refusing to comply with multiple parts of their constitution including not complying with a judicial request to suspend multiple X users involved in an attempted right wing coup and removing all legal representatives of his platform from Brazil when they are required for that platform to be allowed in Brazil. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discolé monade Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 2 minutes ago, matrixman124 said: Elon has been having a meltdown accusing Brazil for overstepping their legal bounds when he is literally refusing to comply with multiple parts of their constitution including not complying with a judicial request to suspend multiple X users involved in an attempted right wing coup and removing all legal representatives of his platform from Brazil when they are required for that platform to be allowed in Brazil. it would seem that 'rule of law' is struggling everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 8 minutes ago, discolé monade said: it would seem that 'rule of law' is struggling everywhere. Elon only complies with governments whose politics are in line with his own (right wing, fascist, ultranationalist, apartheid) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 This fuck has to have broken 15 laws with one post 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 2 hours ago, MasqueradeOverture said: This fuck has to have broken 15 laws with one post The funniest thing to me is it doesn't look like her People thought it was Eva Longoria lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasqueradeOverture Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 2 hours ago, matrixman124 said: The funniest thing to me is it doesn't look like her People thought it was Eva Longoria lol It looks like Giancarlo Esposito if he came out as trans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieg67 Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 I never bothered with twitter before but now I've taken to trolling Musk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insipid Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 This massive dork thinks he's so cool. đŸ™„ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-defies-x-ban-093005955.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matrixman124 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 hehehehe Hahahahaha HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHA https://techcrunch.com/video/techcrunch-minute-x-lost-40-million-monthly-active-users-after-brazil-ban/ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naraku360 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 2 hours ago, matrixman124 said: hehehehe Hahahahaha HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHA https://techcrunch.com/video/techcrunch-minute-x-lost-40-million-monthly-active-users-after-brazil-ban/ Â 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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