Twitter Is Now Called "X" Technology

[Welshy]

There's a wide open goal for a serious rival, but there still isn't one.

I've tried Threads, but it's missing too many basic features. I recently got an invite code for Bluesky, which has all the features you need, but hardly anyone worth following.

 

[Black Sheep]

In this week's instalment of 'how Elon Musk is changing Twitter' - sorry, 'X' - the SpaceX CEO has confirmed a monthly payment will be introduced as he continues to try and tackle bots on the site
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Musk announced the news in a live-streamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday, after already having made people pay for blue ticks, changed the name of the platform and limiting the number of posts free users can see each day.⁠
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"It's the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots," he said.⁠
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"Because a bot costs a fraction of a penny – call it a tenth of a penny – but even if it has to pay a few dollars or something, the effective cost of bots is very high."⁠
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[Best]

A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X nationwide after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal representative in the country, according to a copy of the decision seen by the Associated Press.

The move further escalates the months-long feud between the two men over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes had warned Mr Musk on Wednesday night that X could be blocked in Brazil if he failed to comply with his order to name a representative, and established a 24-hour deadline.

The company has not had a representative in the country since earlier this month. Judge De Moraes said the platform would remain blocked until it complies.

Good. Hopefully, more countries take notice and this is the beginning of the end. It has been a shit show since he took over.