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The Elon Musk Twitter shitshow
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Twitter’s Flaws Snag Elon Musk’s Media Ambitions
The executive wants Twitter to be a major media platform and public square but technical glitches could hamper those goals
By Sarah E. Needleman
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Updated May 25, 2023 1:56 pm ET
Elon Musk’s ambitions to make Twitter a major media platform suffered a setback Wednesday when technical issues delayed the launch of Republican Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign, raising questions about whether the company has enough employees to keep it humming smoothly and challenge rivals as he intends.
Since his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter last year, Musk has maintained that he wants the platform to be the go-to online venue for prominent figures, companies and others to post content and make announcements.
He has also significantly shrunk Twitter’s staff and suggested other companies should follow suit. At The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit this week, he said many employers had too many people and they could boost productivity with leaner staffs.
Both of those positions drew attention Wednesday night after Twitter suffered technical problems during the DeSantis event. As the Florida governor was set to speak on Twitter Spaces, a live audio-only feature, many users said the technology wasn’t working for them and that the audio was going in and out.
There was “just a massive number of people online, so the servers are straining somewhat,” Musk said at one point.
Roughly 20 minutes after it was scheduled to begin, the event was transferred from Musk’s Twitter account to that of his associate, technology investor David Sacks. A tweet from Sacks featuring a recording of the event said: “Twitter performed great after some initial scaling challenges.”
The platform showed roughly 300,000 listeners tuning in near the close of the event late Wednesday. Sacks’s tweet said more than three million users tuned in, a number that was increasing Thursday morning, suggesting it included users who listened live as well as afterward.
The setback comes after another high-profile figure, former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, revealed plans earlier this month to launch a show on Twitter. Carlson was one of Fox’s most popular anchors and could draw new users to the platform, raising the stakes for ensuring it doesn’t malfunction.
Fox News parent Fox Corp. shares common ownership with Journal publisher News Corp.
“Political figures and anyone for that matter have to factor in the risk from the platform,” said Republican digital strategist Eric Wilson.
He added that the benefits of running Twitter Spaces events and tweeting in general likely outweigh the potential for glitches. “You don’t have to deal with someone else’s agenda,” he said. “You get to go direct to the consumer.”
Twitter Spaces launched two years ago and hosts have ranged from K-pop artists and Hollywood actors to cryptocurrency enthusiasts and musicians. It initially faced competition from the app Clubhouse, which soared in popularity during the pandemic but later lost its footing.
It isn’t immediately clear whether the technical glitches during the DeSantis event could’ve been prevented had the company had higher staffing levels.
But a lack of staff and poor planning can lead to such results, said Rahul Telang, a professor of information systems at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College.
“That’s exactly what happens when there’s turmoil in a company and half your staff leaves or you fire them,” said Telang. “This was a big event that required serious planning on the back end.”
Twitter didn’t comment.
Twitter’s Flaws Snag Elon Musk’s Media Ambitions
Musk wants Twitter to be a major media platform and public square.
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Yikes. Customer and employee data compromised. Also I didn't realize Tesla employed 6 digit people. Eff hackers. As much as I don't enjoy Elon, this sucks for these people.
In this case it’s internal
Handelsblatt quoted a lawyer for Tesla as saying a “disgruntled former employee” had abused their access as a service technician, adding that the company would take legal action against the individual it suspected of the leak.
The data protection watchdog for the Netherlands said on Friday it was aware of possible Tesla data protection breaches.
“We are aware of the Handelsblatt story and we are looking into it,” said a spokesperson for the AP data watchdog in the Netherlands, where Tesla’s European headquarters is located.
Huh fr9m same article. I missed this
Last month, a Reuters report showed that groups of Tesla employees privately shared via an internal messaging system sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras between 2019 and 2022.
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Last month, a Reuters report showed that groups of Tesla employees privately shared via an internal messaging system sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras between 2019 and 2022.
Special Report: Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars
Between 2019 and 2022, groups of Tesla employees privately shared via an internal messaging system sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers’ car cameras.
www.reuters.com
But according to @Phenomenally Frantastic, Jew bashing is fine if you make EVs and rockets.
Even the Nazis were only good at 2 out of 3 there....
So easily fooled. You need to ratchet up your skepticism when it comes to the Musk hatred.
I mean the meme Musk tweeted said
“we need to rise up against children with leukemia.”
It’s a fuggin joke. Lighten up.
“we need to rise up against children with leukemia.”
It’s a fuggin joke. Lighten up.
Right?
Reposting something as "Voltaire" when it's really a neoNazi is pretty bad. You'd think he'd pay someone to vet things before he posts them.
Dude, recognize how many rightwing and neoNazi posts Elon repeats.
It ain't a coincidence.
Nov 2022:
Oh noes mean old Elon bought da tweet bird site and ruined Tesla’s reputation by his mean tweets! He’s distracted! He can’t run so many companies!
Meanwhile…May 2023
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Oh noes mean old Elon bought da tweet bird site and ruined Tesla’s reputation by his mean tweets! He’s distracted! He can’t run so many companies!
Meanwhile…May 2023
Tesla Model Y is now the world’s best-selling car, first EV to do so
Tesla Model Y is now the world's best-selling car, first EV to do so
The Tesla Model Y was the world’s best-selling car in Q1 2023, marking the first time ever that an EV...
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2024 Tesla Model Y Review, Pricing, and Specs
While it’s more popular with buyers than the Model 3 sedan on which it’s based, the 2024 Tesla Model Y is an altogether less satisfying offering.
2024 Tesla Model Y Review, Pricing, and Specs
While it’s more popular with buyers than the Model 3 sedan on which it’s based, the 2024 Tesla Model Y is an altogether less satisfying offering.www.caranddriver.com
So lazy, it was the most popular automobile on Earth last quarter.
Hate to see what happens when they “try.”
McDonalds is popular too. It’s not a great car, face it. It’s their third or fourth best car (of 4). It’s a bloated model 3, and drives like it. Note the build quality comments as well, which I have always had issues with. Stop being an over the top fanboy. No one will ever take you seriously.
Twitter Faces Potential Ban In Europe After Elon Musk’s Company Pulled Back From Disinformation Rules
Elon Musk’s Twitter platform could potentially be banned in Europe if it doesn’t follow the disinformation rules. The threat comes from France’s Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot who recently talked about the importance of following guidelines to combat fake news on social media. “Disinformation...
I guess it's only when you impersonate Elon is when you get in trouble
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Hmmm It really is a mystery why employees are fleeing Twitter and why the company is worth roughly a 1/3rd of what Elon bought it for.
It's like the new owner is an Alt-right troll who got rich thanks to government subsidies and daddy's money.
He's really pissed that one of his kids is trans.
One of his baby mommas also dumped him for Chelsea Manning. A lot of pent up rage towards trans people.
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