BillyVance 34 #76 May 15, 2022 I'll believe it when I see it with this whole buying Twitter thing. Could Musk find better use for his billions? I'm sure of it. But I have definitely seen a left wing bias against conservative views on that platform. Musk just wants Twitter to be unbiased, especially when it comes to the news being reported. At least Netflix has told its woke employees if they don't like the content Netflix has put on their platform, they can quit and work elsewhere. I applaud that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,329 #77 May 15, 2022 2 hours ago, BillyVance said: ... But I have definitely seen a left wing bias against conservative views on that platform... I think you see what you want to see.https://www.google.com/search?q=Twitter+conservative+bias&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS910US910&oq=Twitter+conservative+bias&aqs=chrome..69i57.7468j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #78 May 15, 2022 Google is biased too. Try again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,329 #79 May 15, 2022 18 minutes ago, BillyVance said: Google is biased too. Try again. Did you look at any of the articles? Or did you just believe what you want to believe? A few quotes from a couple of the articles: "Right-leaning news outlets ... see greater algorithmic amplification on Twitter compared to left-leaning news outlets," they wrote." "And they did find that far more of the Republican accounts were banned than the Democratic ones. About 35 percent of the conservative accounts were banned in those six months, while only about 8 percent of the left-leaning accounts were banned. It would be easy to simply interpret these results as genuine political bias on Twitter’s part, but the researchers took the time to dig deeper and found the problem wasn’t just being conservative — it was that conservatives were sharing much more misinformation than their more liberal counterparts." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,356 #80 May 15, 2022 16 hours ago, metalslug said: Well, not that person The emotions are the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,090 #81 May 16, 2022 4 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: it was that conservatives were sharing much more misinformation than their more liberal counterparts." It’s not misinformation, it’s alternate facts! Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,356 #82 May 16, 2022 5 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said: It would be easy to simply interpret these results as genuine political bias on Twitter’s part, but the researchers took the time to dig deeper and found the problem wasn’t just being conservative — it was that conservatives were sharing much more misinformation than their more liberal counterparts." Hopefully Elon Musk will save the day and start banning facts as well as misinformation! Only then can we force equality on Twitter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,241 #83 May 16, 2022 10 hours ago, BillyVance said: Google is biased too. Try again. So tell us a search engine that isn’t and we’ll find the same result using that one. If it turns out they’re all biased well damn, what a great way you’ve found to be immune to opposing information. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #84 May 16, 2022 4 hours ago, jakee said: So tell us a search engine that isn’t and we’ll find the same result using that one. If it turns out they’re all biased well damn, what a great way you’ve found to be immune to opposing information. I like using Duckduckgo. They don't track your internet history with algorithms. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,356 #85 May 16, 2022 3 hours ago, BillyVance said: I like using Duckduckgo. They don't track your internet history with algorithms. There's a difference between tracking (and selling) your history and bias. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,329 #86 May 16, 2022 8 hours ago, BillyVance said: I like using Duckduckgo. They don't track your internet history with algorithms. You don't really believe that, do you? They may not sell the info to advertisers, but if you think they don't track it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,889 #87 July 8, 2022 And it looks like Musk is making it official. He is bailing. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/elon-musk-seeks-end-twitter-deal-1.6515431 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,241 #88 July 8, 2022 On 4/27/2022 at 3:54 PM, brenthutch said: https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-hilarious-wailing-at-elon-musk-twitter-purchase-progressives-robert-reich-ari-melber-11651006771 Progressives Victorious at Twitter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,362 #89 July 8, 2022 1 hour ago, gowlerk said: And it looks like Musk is making it official. He is bailing. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/elon-musk-seeks-end-twitter-deal-1.6515431 If they succeed in collecting that $1B breakup fee, perhaps they could end the year with a profit! (The first since 2019). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,241 #90 July 9, 2022 6 hours ago, ryoder said: If they succeed in collecting that $1B breakup fee, perhaps they could end the year with a profit! (The first since 2019). I think they’re after a heck of a lot more than that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 1,889 #91 July 10, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 12:56 AM, jakee said: I think they’re after a heck of a lot more than that. Yup, and the lawyering up is done for now. I wonder how high the fees will get. At least a hundred million I bet. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-just-hired-big-name-201844974.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 896 #92 July 10, 2022 38 minutes ago, gowlerk said: Yup, and the lawyering up is done for now. I wonder how high the fees will get. At least a hundred million I bet. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-just-hired-big-name-201844974.html Thats the reason he is a billionaire and we are all still working. Well Joe isn't working but I digress. Agreed purchase price $54.20 a share or $44 billion. Market cap today is $28 billion or $36.81 a share. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,101 #93 July 12, 2022 (edited) On 7/10/2022 at 3:04 PM, Phil1111 said: Thats the reason he is a billionaire and we are all still working. Well Joe isn't working but I digress. Agreed purchase price $54.20 a share or $44 billion. Market cap today is $28 billion or $36.81 a share. If I am the Twitter board I am suing Musk to complete the transaction. I think it would be a first for a company that did not seek a takeover is going to court to force a takeover. In y opinion, Musk either got caught by Twitter calling his bluff, OR he had this planned out so he could liquidate a sizable portion of his Tesla stock without tanking the price. If it is the second, the SEC should be investigating. Edited July 12, 2022 by SkyDekker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,362 #94 July 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, SkyDekker said: In my opinion, Musk either got caught by Twitter calling his bluff, OR he had this planned out so he could liquidate a sizable portion of his Tesla stock without tanking the price. OR he is just an immature man-child who made an impulse purchase w/o rationally thinking it through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 896 #95 July 13, 2022 Bloomberg intelligence is reporting that they think there is a 60% likelihood of twitter winning a trial. The most probable outcome is settlement with a agreement about $8 billion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeorgiaDon 336 #96 July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Phil1111 said: Bloomberg intelligence is reporting that they think there is a 60% likelihood of twitter winning a trial. The most probable outcome is settlement with a agreement about $8 billion. Also included: that Musk is on the first flight to Mars, and he never comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,362 #97 July 15, 2022 Devin "LegalEagle" Stone analyzes the Twitter "Deal or No Deal". I just love his intro: "If Elon Musk is in the news, it's usually for one of 3 reasons..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites