DOOM: Twitter's panic-driven rate-limiting gets them dropped out of Google Search | Boing Boing
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Fisticuffs enthusiast and noted “Pedo Guy,” Elon Musk announced drastic rate-limiting policies on Twitter last week. Purportedly rate-limiting is evidence of Tekonoking battling with &#…

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  • Monomate@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    This article’s writing style is all over the place. 😤

    As for Musk, I expect him to backpedal sooner than later. If advertisers go away due to reduced eyeballs, how’s he gonna pay the dept he incurred when buying Twitter?

  • shackled@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    At this point there be no explanation other than he’s tanking it on purpose. Twitter was definitely the growing enemy of many authoritarian government. Considering where got funding for his “loan” it’s a relatively cheap way to bring down such service by oligarchy wealth standards.

    • omgnvq@feddit.nlEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      I don’t disbelieve you per se but could you point me towards some evidence of authoritarian governments funding him?

      • shackled@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Maybe governments was not the correct phrase. “investors with ties to authoritarian governments” would be more accurate. Qatar Holding, Saudi Arabian investor Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and Binance. A lot of funds also came from VC and typical investment firms and LLCs. A list from Reuters.

  • Che BananaEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    It’s working as designed. Kill the one platform that people can coordinate, report & record in real time so that governments (all governments) can quash protests