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To judge people who still use Twitter/X?

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CircusofPuffins · 09/08/2025 14:15

Okay, so if your job involves having to use Twitter/X regularly, I get it. But I generally don't understand why so many people still use that platform?

It's very well known what an utterly toxic cesspool it has become under Musk's ownership, being virtually unrecognisable now from the site's heyday in the early 2010s. And there have been repeated stories about this stupid Grok AI thing being generally awful too - today in the news: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwye62e1ndjo

Only a few weeks ago, there was the story about the same thing spewing out anti-semitic bile uncontrolled. That's before we even cover all the disinformation being spread on there, often by Musk himself!

Full disclosure, I deleted my account after Musk's Hitler salutes earlier this year, and now when I hear of someone I know who still uses the site, I can't help but judge them for it. I think either they're tacitly supporting Musk, or care more about their number of followers to have no qualms about still being on such an awful, vile platform.

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Taylor Swift smiling wearing a black beanie hat and black jacket.

Pornographic Taylor Swift deepfakes generated by Musk's Grok AI

Grok Imagine's "spicy" mode made explicit videos of Taylor Swift, according to The Verge and Gizmodo.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwye62e1ndjo

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Themagicfarawaytreeismyfav · 09/08/2025 14:26

Its been a toxic cesspool for far longer than Musk has owned it and tbh i don’t think anyone really gives a shit if you are judging them or not!

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 09/08/2025 14:16

None of your business really, is it? People make their own decisions. I've heard that bluesky isn't great for freedom of speech. There seem to be big problems with all forms of social media.