The platform was a news accelerator, a tool of mass harassment, and an infinite joke machine.
    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
      978·
      11 months ago

      Strongly disagree

      Twitter as a venue for influencers to yell at brands and for brands to make risque jokes and for people to have hot takes? Good riddance

      Twitter as a venue to allow the people being directly impacted by oppressive regimes, ethnic cleansing, and natural disasters to speak directly to the world? That is very much something that will be missed. My hope is that that would migrate to Mastodon (which would have a lot of benefits) but there is nothing quite so ubiquitous and “simple” that still allows the people being erased by brutal regimes to have a voice.

      • RT Redréovič@feddit.chEnglish
        432·
        11 months ago

        Twitter as a venue to allow the people being directly impacted by oppressive regimes

        Twitter has played a large role in supporting said regimes.

        • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
          212·
          11 months ago

          Yes. That is the nature of an open platform. If you can find a way to keep the bad people off while not preventing the good people from having a choice, the world would love to hear it.

      • Fredselfish@lemmy.worldEnglish
        131·
        11 months ago

        Yep was a great way to reach politicians and people could hsve direct effect on companies. Because when people took their complaints to Twitter it got shit fixed quick.

        Elon saw all this people joke but his goal from day one was to destroy the platform and render it useless for us small folk.

        Because at one time it was a powerful tool we could of used to organize and get shit done.

          • spacecowboy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            310·
            11 months ago

            Plenty of people were linked to it, sure, but that would be the same without Twitter, too. Twitter is not a new type of service nor is it unique. It’s a flavour.

            I think you are stuck in your own bias.

            • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
              112·
              11 months ago

              Yes. If a different service had the same market share and the same base concept it would fulfill the same role.

              But twitter is what fulfilled that role in this timeline. And, as many of us have been lamenting since the chudstain bought it, that is a very major loss.

              • spacecowboy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                18·
                11 months ago

                The world is not and was not a better place with Twitter in it. Grow up.

                People are generally stupid and easily influenced. Not sure if you’ve noticed but (“western”) society has pretty much taken a nose dive over the last couple of decades. Social media such as Twitter and Facebook are a big reason for that.

                • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
                  7·
                  11 months ago

                  Personally, I think giving a voice to the voiceless is important and twitter’s role in many of the protests listed in the wikipedia links I assume you ignored have been incredibly important. Especially as it gives a venue to convey information that news outlets might shy away from for a range of reasons.

                  If supporting civil disobedience and a way for people to rapidly communicate and coordinate searches in times of emergencies is childish then I hope to never “grow up”/

  • ForestOrca@kbin.social
    510·
    11 months ago

    “the year twitter died” is passive, and generally not a preferred way to write this, as there are specific actions by one (EM) or several individuals. The active phrase, “the year twitter was killed”, is more reflective of the actual situation, and thus better communication. FTFY.

    • djsoren19@yiffit.netEnglish
      71·
      11 months ago

      but this is the news, and as much fun as it might be to point fingers, that could get the office in trouble. Better to just use the passive voice, avoid ruffling any feathers, and maintain neutrality. AP style guide says their headline is fine.

    • AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      11 months ago

      Trustworthiness in the platform is dead. Musk uses it like his personal sandbox. Advertisers are quickly pulling out. I don’t know how they’re possibly financially staying afloat.

      Twitter was so engrained in communication that it’s difficult for many users to leave (sports, etc.). So, I agree, it’s not dead yet, but Musk seems to be doing everything he can to poison the well.

      I can’t imagine how removing the communications department from a company that specializes in communication seemed like a good idea…