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why are people obsessed with this person, i honestly don't get it, please explain it to me.
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Replying to @elonmusk
And we thank you for literally inventing twitter and electric cars
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I made an art.
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I’m a cis woman but if my body is giving you androgyny in this photo I am HERE FOR IT.
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In the past few days since changing my profile photo I’ve had a lot of bigots make comments that indicate they think I’m trans. I mean, thanks?
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I didn’t truly grasp what’s going on in Lebanon until I got here. The actual price of this feast was (the equivalent of) $66.
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Yep, that’s my Op-Ed in the today (print and online) about Musk, Twitter and the important role the platform has played in creating community, esp for POC. It’s what he seeks to destroy imo.
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where is the evidence of this, which suggests #Pegasus has worked against specific criminals? genuinely curious if @MarkMazzettiNYT @ronenbergman can point us to it. nytimes.com/2022/11/12/us/
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I don’t want it to fail, I just want people to be realistic about it and its limitations.
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I’ve spent many years listening to dudes praise federated social networking and chiding me for not being so convinced by it so it’s a little vindicating to see so much skepticism from people actually trying it.
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That’s one way to “make money�
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SpaceX just bought a big ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink cnbc.com/2022/11/14/spa
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The Iranian regime has announced it intends to murder at least 14,000+ protesters. I have raised this directly with our Minister for Foreign Affairs, and we will be talking again urgently to take action.
#IranRevolution2022 #iran #womenlifefreedom #mahsaaminiمهساامینی #mahsaamini
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I mean... We went from "power to the people" to "there is no choice but for Twitter to be the final arbiter" in like a week and a half of confusion.
Maybe next time you burn billions, take a minute to understand why the business you bought operates the way it does.
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Imprisoned British-Egyptian activist and digital rights champion continues his hunger and water strike. His life could be at grave risk, and continue to stand with his family and civil society in demanding #ProofOfLife. #FreeAlaa
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FYI, reporters:
Around 3,000+ contractor employees of Twitter were canned last night (totally normal thing to do, btw). How does Twitter have so many contractors? This is where the CONTENT MODERATOR numbers are hidden. They are called “agents� at Twitter.
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Today, the lawyers are trying once again to see Alaa. At the moment they're waiting in the Prosecutor-General's office for a permit. Laila is teaching her class at Cairo U. We are keeping quiet as we wait and hope for "Proof of Life". Stay with us.
#FreeAlaa #FreeThemAll
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Can't stop thinking about this Wael Ghonim quote today:
“I once said, if you want to liberate a society, all you need is the internet. I was wrong.�
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Super excited to finally get to talk about Silicon Values in Beirut. I've got about 20 copies with me, come get yours!
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We are having a Q&A during @breadandnet with @jilliancyork and @marcowenjones about their books and how this is affecting our region. Join this session and get your copy signed directly from the awesome authors with us in #Beirut. pretalx.com/bread-net-22-2 #BreadandNet22
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Deutsche Bahn's restaurant car is really missing an opportunity by not serving Deutsche Banh Mi.
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No climate justice without human rights. #freealaa
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"The most eloquent speaker at the climate summit is Alaa Abd El Fattah." The Egyptian government won't let anyone hear him -- he is unjustly in prison, along with 60,000 other political prisoners -- but he speaks with his life-threatening hunger strike. nytimes.com/2022/11/12/opi
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I’m glad I wrote my book when I did. If I had to write it now, the decline of social media would’ve overshadowed the better parts of its history.
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One thing I have heard from *multiple* people at Twitter is that the crew that Elon has brought in appears to delight in being cruel. Not just in the layoffs. In everything.
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You don’t have to treat people this way
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People saying it doesn’t matter which Mastodon instance you join are being misleading:
1. Each one has different moderation policies
2. Not every one allows you to formally “move� there
3. Who is on that instance and who they follow determines your federated timeline content
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Oh, you call a pizza a pie? Well what do you call a city that can’t really do one of the world’s best sandwiches?
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After today’s NYCentric pizza v. pie debate it was nice to sit with friends and lament the fact that New York, alleged capital of the universe, has no decent shawarma.
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The largest protest of #COP27 is happening now on the Global Day of Justice with ’s sister , and , faith leaders & others #FreeAlaa #FreeThemAll #ClimateJustice #COP27
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Correction: It was 50 minutes not 5.
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I’m not saying this isn’t real, but I’d look at other factors like wealth and isolation from broader society too.
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I reported tweets calling me a bitch and a ho to see what would happen (I usually just block) and sure enough, my reports were rejected within 5 minutes.
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Before anyone says it, you can’t tell me M*sk and Tr*mp aren’t narcissists.
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Look, I think Lanier makes some good points here but all three people he centered in this piece are rich men with mental health issues. You simply can’t draw broader conclusions from that.
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So, word around is, has ordered his Ireland workforce back to Dublin by Monday Or Else.
There is litterally not enough housing in Dublin for them to do so.
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One week ago, Elon Musk eliminated Twitter's entire human rights team.
So..what does that mean for people living in countries where Twitter is under intense pressure to censor its users, or turn over information on them to authoritarian governments?
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It is imperative that the US government secure proof that Alaa is alive.
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Biden believes Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fatah 'should be released'. #freealaa washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/
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Biden believes Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fatah 'should be released'. #freealaa
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I’m starting to wonder if the international Adderall shortage happened because Elno is just shoveling bottles of it into his mouth.
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TIL that there is a Twitter replica in India. Same UX. kooapp.com
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On backing dictators Trump just said the quiet part out loud. From DC to London to Paris to Berlin, Western leaders have placed their faith in an ephemeral & brutal theory of authoritarian stability. The irony is their favorite dictator is more aware of his fragility than them.
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This photo was taken during this exchange:
Biden: "I can listen to you much longer."
Sisi: audible laugh followed by "I appreciate that. Thank you."
#Egypt #US #COP27
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