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[–] badbytes 262 points 8 months ago

He should remove it from all countries. What a rich dumbass.

[–] [email protected] 213 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What do we need to do to get him to remove it from America?

[–] [email protected] 155 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

Join the EU.

Or pass their Digital Services Act and GDPR Laws in the USA.

Sadly, for the USA, each option is about as likely as the other.

[–] [email protected] 78 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Get New York and California to pass it. Might be enough. California has sort of done it lol

[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago

California is the EU of America.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I’d vote to create the EAU. I think there’s a real thirst for having some sanity over here.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

As a EU citizen - no thanks, unless you get like ten seats in the EU parliament at most.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 8 months ago (3 children)

As a Californian, I am fully used to being horrifically underrepresented proportionally in national politics, danke. Tax our billionaires. Give us healthcare. Make us use public transportation and drive on better roads. Do your worst. I triple dog dare you.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)

and as a citizen of a country other than the US, we’re very used to america being horrifically overrepresented in any sort of politics ever no matter what :p so swings and roundabouts i guess

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[–] drdabbles 164 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Do it. Go on, do it. A real man would do it.

[–] ricdeh 25 points 8 months ago (2 children)

A real aerospace engineer would do it, c'mon Elon, you are one of those, aren't you?

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[–] III 20 points 8 months ago

The people who previously ran Twitter wouldn't have done it. C'mon Elon, are you as scared as they would be?

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[–] thisisawayoflife 138 points 8 months ago

Do it! Do it! Do it!

[–] [email protected] 106 points 8 months ago

As a Brit, I've never been more angry at Brexit than right now, when we could have been on the cusp of losing access to Twitter. I'd have been free from the temptation to lurk occasionally, but noooooo, the fucking Tories had to go and "Get Brexit Done" and so we have to still live in a world where I feel compelled to go over there and gawk at the mess.

Bastards.

[–] superduperenigma 104 points 8 months ago

Don't threaten me with a good time!

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 99 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

... and he believed, I mean, really believed, that would be some kind of threat!

LMFAO!!

[–] Transcendant 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I know right?! "Don't threaten me with a good time, Elmo"

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[–] Fedizen 85 points 8 months ago

lol please do it.

[–] kemsat 65 points 8 months ago

Europe: “oh no! Anyway…” Me: “Do America next!”

[–] BloodSlut 55 points 8 months ago

pls dont get my hopes up

[–] Smacks 51 points 8 months ago

Don't threaten us with a good time

[–] [email protected] 50 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 49 points 8 months ago

Please do, and I would like to add a few more (only 180 more) countries where you should quit...

[–] uis 47 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Do it. It is perceived much differently than government blocking site, speaking from experience. When cenzorship agency blocks something, people seek ways to be there, when something pulls out of country, people say good riddance.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The irony is that the real losers if Twitter pulls out of the EU will be all the misinfo actors.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Darkhoof 37 points 8 months ago (3 children)

As an European just do it! This will spur a move from a lot of people to the fediverse.

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[–] Desistance 37 points 8 months ago

Do it, coward

[–] [email protected] 37 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't threaten us with good time, Elon.

Also no way he is going through. He is way too much in financial hole to give up European market. Like Google or Meta, sure they have the financial standing to maybe pull such move and survive.

Xitter? They need every visitor and account they can have globally to even think about staying viable.

Empty bluster and pointless empty bluster, since EU would just go "fine. Our continental economy or prosperity doesn't depend on your social media company. Social media isn't a critical industry, so we are just fine with you leaving. Plus there is 10 others like you anyway".

You can't threaten people with something that doesn't damage them and heck might be seen as benefit.

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[–] Treczoks 37 points 8 months ago

Looks like the European laws actually protects us digitally!

[–] cosmicrookie 36 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Imagine the world super power Europe would become,with no twitter, Facebook, instagram and til tok...

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 months ago

finally some good news!

[–] joel_feila 35 points 8 months ago

Don't be a cock tease elin just pull out already

[–] callmepk 33 points 8 months ago

Dear musk, you don’t have to consider, you can just remove X from rest of the world

[–] Therealgoodjanet 31 points 8 months ago

Oh no! Anyway

[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 months ago

Yes, please!

[–] ScaNtuRd 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As a European, I'm begging you, Elon. PLEASE remove X from Europe. Thank you!

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[–] Resol 27 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Meta might as well ban the usage of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and of course the Meta Quest headsets from being used in the EU. Oh, and all Google products as well (maybe except YouTube). We are so close to a new tomorrow.

I guess EU citizens are just gonna move to Norway if they wanna use those services (I'd assume VPN usage would be blocked as well)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (3 children)

It would be the greatest news I've heard in 2 years if that where to happen

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

So should we call this Xexit or just Xit?

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[–] SignorPao 27 points 8 months ago

Please, please, please, do it

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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[–] Shade 24 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago

Great! Please do it! All the harm you do to Twitter only helps mastodon grow.

I love mastodon and the growing fediverse.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)
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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 23 points 8 months ago

Weren't they already threatening to ban it in the first place?

This has major "You can't fire me cause I quit!" energy

[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago

Do it, you spinless bag of dicks!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)
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