𝕏 / Twitter / X, the Social Media Platform Formerly Known as Twitter / "MUSK OWNS TWITTER"

[Netizennameless]

What contract do you think Apple and Twitter have together?

As far as I understand, Twitter signs a 'contract' with Apple saying "we'll follow the rules, let our app be downloaded". Apple goes "okay, and we take 30% of any IAPs" they shake, the app goes though a (horrific, terrible, ask-me-how-I-know) app approval process and then, with luck, your app is now available on the store. In the fine print of this agreement it says "Apple retains the right to remove any app from the app store for these reasons" and lists their extensive ToS.

Now, Elon takes over twitter. There is an immediate and measurable rise in hate speech and impersonations (boosted by MSM), advertises pull out, and Apple threatens to "withhold" the twitter app (purposely vague wording, either from Elon or Apple). Apple has anti-bulling and anti-hate speech rulings in their ToS and there's been a measurable rise. Is that now the majority of content? They'd have to prove it, but there's not shortage of troons who will make that data apparent. If anything, Apple can argue they are taking a bigger loss here as they would be removing one of their top 10 apps and all of the revenue that comes with it, while their phones only account for 30% of smartphones and certainly <50% of twitter users.

Hate speech, threats of violence, etc is also prevalent on facebook, instagram, whatsapp, etc. Apple is going to have to contend with the fact that they don't have metrics currently to judge if a site has too much "hate speech", they're going to have to contend with the definition of hate speech itself, and the claim that hate speech has increased is not a proven fact by any stretch. They're going to have to prove that too, while consistently applying the rules to all apps in their store. I think you are very much wrong on this issue.

Elon Musk destroys 'woke' left Twitter narrative with slides showing hate speech DOWN since $44B buyout

Elon Musk published some charts debunking the media's narrative about Twitter being awash in so-called "hate speech."

www.bizpacreview.com

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1595630109116989440

Look at Apple's License agreement

https://developer.apple.com/support/downloads/terms/apple-developer-program/Apple-Developer-Program-License-Agreement-20220606-English.pdf

contracts and terms of service have unenforceable clauses in them all the time. Just because you put it in a license agreement doesn't mean it will hold up in court.

I get that you're arguing that this can be challenged, and that there needs to be events that law is formed upon when in uncharted territory. But it's not a winning argument when all of this is stacked against Twitter. As I said in my original post, I'd love to be wrong, but it all sounds like optimistic cope to think Elon is going to take a W here.

This is a difference of opinion between us and I can respect that. We'll see how it all shakes out, but i'm guessing apple doesn't even try to push the issue. Better to not set the precedent legally either way and just threaten.

 

[GenociderSyo]

 

[5t3n0g0ph3r]

https://twitter.com/PrivatizeEdu/status/1596622090031239169

View attachment 3948963

Ummm..... Should anyone tell this bozo about Operation Paperclip?

 

[RMQualtrough]

Death to Apple. Apple will never be a woman.

 

[Kuritan Deplorable]

Ummm..... Should anyone tell this bozo about Operation Paperclip?

This has to be a shitpost account right? There's no shortage of private space companies to go with his privatization shtick. And anyone with any level of interest in space industries should know how NASA got its boots in the game.

 

[Flan Handler]

Ummm..... Should anyone tell this bozo about Operation Paperclip?

This has to be a shitpost account right? There's no shortage of private space companies to go with his privatization shtick. And anyone with any level of interest in space industries should know how NASA got its boots in the game.

This is 100% a shitpost. Very funny as well.

Getting these vibes:

 

[Beavis]

I’d be shocked if politicians let Apple fuck with their main outlet for reaching people online. The EU will require side loading apps and the US probably won’t be far behind.

 

[TheBigZee]

I don't know if Apple would actually kick twitter off. Most iphone users are absolutely unaware of the inability to side load apps.

Apple, google, meta, microsoft, etc are all very aware they've dodged legislation, regulation and antitrust action by colluding ideologically with the authoritarian left. They've got to be pants shitting terrified that Musk is going to ruin it for them.

 

[Andy Dick's Coke Dealer]

Ummm..... Should anyone tell this bozo about Operation Paperclip?

He seems to be a lolbert who actually defends twitter. I guess you took the obvious bait. Twitter users have grown so retarded that you are now unable to detect parody. They beat you, buddy.

 

[Mothra1988]

A couple of gems
View attachment 3956823View attachment 3956826
View attachment 3956835View attachment 3956865

Oh no, not Facebook Frog! Someone call the ADL!

 

[Celebrate Nite]

Oh no, not Facebook Frog! Someone call the ADL!

Remember, Pee Pee the frog is a threat to our national security. Hilary Clinton said so.

 

[Ponzo]

Going back to the picture he posted yesterday, i just realized that Elon has a replica revolver from the Deus Ex Mankind Divided video game and a vajra, a hindu/buddhist ritual weapon on his bedside table



I wonder if he started neuralink because he believes we are heading in the direction of Deus Ex where humans looked augmented like this

 

[MuuMuu Bunnylips]

View attachment 3959460View attachment 3959472

Yeah,  that was hilarious.

 

[George Lucas]

What contract do you think Apple and Twitter have together?

As far as I understand, Twitter signs a 'contract' with Apple saying "we'll follow the rules, let our app be downloaded". Apple goes "okay, and we take 30% of any IAPs" they shake, the app goes though a (horrific, terrible, ask-me-how-I-know) app approval process and then, with luck, your app is now available on the store. In the fine print of this agreement it says "Apple retains the right to remove any app from the app store for these reasons" and lists their extensive ToS.

Now, Elon takes over twitter. There is an immediate and measurable rise in hate speech and impersonations (boosted by MSM), advertises pull out, and Apple threatens to "withhold" the twitter app (purposely vague wording, either from Elon or Apple). Apple has anti-bulling and anti-hate speech rulings in their ToS and there's been a measurable rise. Is that now the majority of content? They'd have to prove it, but there's not shortage of troons who will make that data apparent. If anything, Apple can argue they are taking a bigger loss here as they would be removing one of their top 10 apps and all of the revenue that comes with it, while their phones only account for 30% of smartphones and certainly <50% of twitter users.

Look at Apple's License agreement

https://developer.apple.com/support/downloads/terms/apple-developer-program/Apple-Developer-Program-License-Agreement-20220606-English.pdf

I get that you're arguing that this can be challenged, and that there needs to be events that law is formed upon when in uncharted territory. But it's not a winning argument when all of this is stacked against Twitter. As I said in my original post, I'd love to be wrong, but it all sounds like optimistic cope to think Elon is going to take a W here.

Bruh,

You are not a lawyer.

You are a fucking retard.

Every time you double-down on your dumb takes you make yourself look more retarded.

Just shut the fuck up.

 

[Octavia]

tbh this thread stopped being fun when the legal sperging started

I just want to laugh at twitter mongrels crying at elon

 

[LordofTendons]

Amnesty begins.

Twitter is reinstating 62,000 banned accounts, report claims | Daily …

archived 29 Nov 2022 18:30:22 UTC

archive.ph

Twitter is reinstating 62,000 banned accounts, report claims

According to a report from Platformer , Twitter is now in the process of reinstating around 62,000 banned accounts that each have more than 10,000 followers.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Catloaf]

Link/Archive

I am not sure if this is old or recent but it's worth looking at.

 

[The Notorious RGB]

More precisely, people are classical liberals when Twitter and other social media sites ban their opponents. ("Don't like it? Build your own platform.") When these sites start banning people supportive of their cause, social media becomes a village commons where their free speech must be protected.

Our world is not far removed from a village commons where free speech is sacred and psychos (=those from other villages) are burned at the stake. Most people just have trouble coping with the social media “global village” because it’s utterly opposed to our tribal instincts.
There is a lovely quote on wikipedia under the article of the same name:

“The multiplication of far-reaching techniques of communication has two important results. In the first place, it increases the sheer radius of communication, so that for certain purposes the whole civilized world is made the psychological equivalent of a primitive tribe."

From 1933. Amazing prescience.

Apple threatens to "withhold" the twitter app

Can 30% of $8/month maybe change their mind?

View attachment 3959460View attachment 3959472

The Accessibility Experience Team, who:
- Couldn't manage to stop animated PNGs from autoplaying, so they banned them instead.
- Has introduced zero actual features protecting those suffering from photosensitive epilepsy beyond “don't autoplay”.
was critical to epileptics and must be restored.

 

[BikeLock]

Going back to the picture he posted yesterday, i just realized that Elon has a replica revolver from the Deus Ex Mankind Divided video game and a vajra, a hindu/buddhist ritual weapon on his bedside table

View attachment 3961740View attachment 3961743View attachment 3961752

I wonder if he started neuralink because he believes we are heading in the direction of Deus Ex where humans looked augmented like this

View attachment 3961764View attachment 3961770

A gentle reminder that Elon also plays (or played) Team Fortress 2, which also features the Diamondback as an unlockable Spy revolver, which of course, was a tie-in game item which was released with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.

If anyone still plays Hat Fortress 2, feel free to use the Diamond Back as spy, as its hilariously OP at the moment, granting crits with both backstabs and successfully sapped buildings, lmao.

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

I'm going to hate Musk so much if he doesn't have a dead man's switch that leaks all the DMs of thousands of politicians, celebrities, institutions, etc. It'd be a historical event and would give us content for years.

This is why I always thought it was bizarre that it was ever allowed to go public in the first place. When you've got heads of states on a website with private messaging features then surely it's a MAJOR security issue for it to fall into public hands. I get there's probably loads of PRISM tier backdoors and killswitchs etc. but realistically what WAS stopping say, the Saudis from going "Yeah I'll buy it" and then having a metric truckload of blackmail.

Yes, I'm aware that heads of states SHOULD be using smarter channels but we've seen from day 1 that tech illiterate retards can easily make it far in politics.