How long before Musk starts kicking those leaders off because they don't have a Trumpian attitude? And of course most of the residents of those countries will follow their leaders to a new platform, making twitter completely irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He doesn't need to kick them off. Its more advantageous for him to keep them on his platform, where he can influence who sees their posts; and for how long; and in what context. He can suppress messages that he doesn't like; and twist narratives; and promote messages he does like - all while making "X" seem like a useful platform to get news and to reach followers.

The high engagement numbers of X do make it look like a place worth staying on. But make no mistake, Musk can (and does) use his control of the platform to change what people see there for his own benefit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Of course we all know those "high engagement" numbers are greatly fueled by bots. I wonder what would happen if all news organizations just suddenly stopped posting anything on X and moved over to Mastodon/Bluesky? Seems like you would see real quick who actually wants to follow the information and who just wants an echo chamber.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Turns out a number of the good reps are on Bluesky. Yesterday I even found Tim Walz has an account there and I've seen many from other states tagged in comments.