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Control data collection on millions of users, and control information algo if they so chose.

#SocialMedia #Privacy #Security #HumanRights

This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion 

#Privacy #SocialMedia

... according to Yahoo Finance.

"People want short, engaging content. They want to get value immediately, whether it is through entertainment, through education, through something relatable or sharable." According to Cassey Ho, who also posts a lot of videos showing how tight shorts fit her, in a way most women don't show publicly.

#SocialMedia

Mark Mahaney of Evercore: "I think Musk is doing something that a lot of investors should do which is that there's a lot of really good tech assets out there that are at very low prices. Yes, Elon Musk offered a 50% premium but it was on a stock that was off 50% since it's highs."

#Musk #BigTech #SocialMedia

I didn't create a new Twitter account. From his first tweet, I didn't feel pulled back for any reason or anything.

Someone wrote: "I’m not worried about the “rich guy who owns #Tesla now owns @Twitter. But I am at least slightly concerned that the guy who owns @neuralink and founded @OpenAI now owns the information graph on 300+ million users."

Perhaps this will shake up social media though, which has been stagnant and widely hated (while being enjoyed) for years and years. We haven't seen any new activity, types of social media, companies, stances toward users and rights, we've just seen new more potent attention-retaining algos like Snapchat and TikTocks viral video streams.

He bought it for $44b (a value of $54.20 per share).

Analyists have said there is no downside to his investment, since the Board has done basically nothing since the 2013 IPO, and unlimited upside.

That he'll attract lots of talent to fix the problems, since everyone wants to work for Musk.

He has said that he wants the most extreme right and extreme left to both be equally unhappy on the platform. That moderates might want to come back.

People don't think Musk will want to be CEO. He has a lot of suits to chose from in his other companies, competent people who will just never become CEO where they are.

Some are saying this will be bad for the Woke movement / people.

Several social media personalities, celebs, athletes expressed they were happy because they'd been shadowbanned or wanted more free speech.

Josh Brown, who left Twitter even though he had a million followers, commented saying big celebrities who've left (Kardashians) aren't coming back. There's no way to bring them back. The bigger your account get the more the experience isn't good. Who wants to open up the app in the morning and see 50 negative things said about them? Some people will stay, people who have very thick skins or basically invite controversy.

Someone tweeted, and Bezos resplied to it, that China may have gained leverage over public discussion, since it can withhold something Tesla needs unless Musk does what it wants on Twitter.

Some have said Don't fool yourself he did it because he sees sure financial gain. This seems unlikely to me. But also reasonable. Some have talked recently about what will happen when Republicans retake the US government. It might happen in 2 years, or in 6, but sometime it will happen. After Biden was elected and Trump was still in office, most BigTech social media, including Twitter, banned President Trump and other Republicans. What do you think will happen to those companies when a Republican is in office again? The actions taken against SM will be at least in name taken for 'freedom of speech.'

Musk may expect this will happen in 2 years, given the unpopularity of Biden. Also, this year is midterms (in November), when all the House faces reelections for their 2-year terms, and lots of the senators. The uncertainty of a midterm year traditionally has a downward effect on markets.

Stock went up 6%. Price per share now is $52.87.

#Musk #SocialMedia

His first tweet after buying it, and a Bezos tweet a little later.

You get a call, and a female actress says "Dad, help me!" and the dad might say his daughters name ("Is that you, Mary?") and then they have the daughter's name.

Or they might get the name and some other info from social media.

They're probably not using this yet, because it's not tech that's so easily available, but be aware that DeepFake calls/videos can do this sort of thing, too. This is especially a risk if you or your loved one posts a lot of videos with them talking on social media. Henry from Techlore noted that this could even just become an automated thing one day after a data breach of phone numbers.

#SocialMedia #Internet

Or maybe it's currently below it's opening price in 2013. Social media public companies are up around 200% (Global X social media ETF) (Facebook is up like 600%).

Does only $3 or 4b a year, and pays it's owners et all pretty well, is the loudest social media voice there is. Politicians and journalists.

Dorsey stepped down as CEO today. Some commented they expect more censorship on it now.

Highlighted by the Google-Facebook deal called JediBlue. Anti-trust.

#SocialMedia

What is missing in the societies where the clients come from?

Users pay $5 for a monthly subscription to any given account, and pay tips up to I think $100, in order to sort of be friends with an attractive person. Accounts make content and personalized content.

The UK company is worth about $10b, it's estimated.

#Sex #SocialMedia

IUD insertion is free but removal can cost hundreds, so women are just removing them themselves and posting videos on social media.

#Women #Health #IDidItMyself #SocialMedia #Information

An opposition leader in India posted photos of the parents of a 9-year-old who was reportedly raped. His post and others by other opposition figures were removed and their accounts were suspended. Reportedly, Twitter did this after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights asked they do so over privacy rules.

The accounts have been reinstated, reportedly.

The opposition leader is saying Twitter is biased.

#Speech #SocialMedia #Democracy

... references to it removed from social media. It's romanized as 'tang ping.'

It started with a social media post that read in part,

'I have spent most of the [two years without a steady job] enjoying myself and I find nothing wrong with it. Expectations and stress typically came from the traditional ideas of elder family members. The constant feed of celebrity news about the latest romances and pregnancies to the masses was akin to imposing a way of thinking on them. Since this land never really existed to exalt the tide of human subjectivity that I can create my own to myself. Lying flat is my wise man's movement. Only lying flat can we be human measure anything [sic from not the best source because I couldn't find the original blog post].'

Over time the term has become a buzzword on the Chinese internet and has become popular among the youth there.

Chinese state media has published criticisms of the idea as irresponsible.

Chinese youth reportedly not only have low wages as in all countries but also have to support four parents and however many children they have. Many work 9am to 9pm six days a week. 'So why would they want more children?' wrote someone on social media before their comment was deleted.

Some say, though, that Chinese should have babies not for themselves but for their country in order to realize the Chinese dream. This is countered by others who raise the point that having a child is a basic human right.

Analysts have said that it's not that Chinese want to lie flat because they are lazy, but rather because they have lost hope in the future. Especially the young generations.

#China #SocialMedia #SocialMovements #Hippies #Society

... including vocal journalists, activists, artists and researchers.

The website is titled after a derogatory term for Muslim Indian women.

#Internet #India #SocialMedia #Sex #MaleFemale

On social media, the use of these characters is a bit of a thing. They're CG attractive women (usually) used to promote and sell products.

Some have lots of followers. Some are modelling agencies offering a roster of character options. They've been used by some big fashion brands.

About 40% of people reportedly follow a virtual influencer without knowing it.

#influencers #socialmedia #fakenews #advertising