Discussion

• @zuck Mark Zuckerberg on threads

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• @carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on threads

  When your product teams are actively making changes to worsen the user experience because you're afraid of competitors, you've already lost.

• @jank0 Janko Roettgers on threads

  Twitter has had this for Threads links since it launched.

• @reporterzoe Zoe Schiffer on threads

  Frankly insulted Platformer isn't being throttled https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @chris Chris Messina on threads

  “Freedom of speech!  Pay me for reach.”  — Elon

• @taylorlorenz Taylor Lorenz on threads

  This is so ridiculously petty if true

• @TNLNYC@mastodon.social Tristan Louis on mastodon

  Wow, #Mastodon is sooo fast... oh wait, I forgot that #X / #Twitter put a 5 second clock on links :)

• @jimray@mastodon.social @jimray@mastodon.social on mastodon

  Probably NBD we let this constitutionally unstable manchild colonize the thermosphere with his satellite pollution  —  https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @yoyoel.com Yoel Roth on bluesky

  This is one of those things that seems too crazy to be true, even for Twitter, until you see it inexplicably take 5 seconds for Chrome to receive 650 bytes of data.  [embedded post]

• @mmasnick.bsky.social Mike Masnick on bluesky

  Free speech absolutist, huh? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...  [image]

• @adamserwer.bsky.social Adam Serwer on bluesky

  Free speech is when conservatives can say what they want and when you can say what they want. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @martinsfp.bsky.social @martinsfp.bsky.social on bluesky

  The slow death of Xitter continues [embedded post]

• @drewharwell Drew Harwell on x

  @nytimes ... And just like that, hours after our story first published, X has started reversing the throttling on some of the sites, including NYT's. Here's what it looks like. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

• @drewharwell Drew Harwell on x

  @jeremybmerrill First flagged on Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/ .... Delay works because X shortens every link through https://t.co/, letting it throttle any click. Twitter created feature for speed and safety, but it's now used for Musk's personal grievances. Wouldn'…

• @benedictevans Benedict Evans on x

  If you haven't at least started migrating to a more sustainable network, why not? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  I'm sorry but what?!? This is outrageous. If the company is actually applying punitive measures to the user experience for news outlets the CEO/company doesn't like then the senior leadership should speak out. What a disgraceful move. Keep me posted. https://www.washingtonpost.co…

• @d_feldman Daniel Feldman on x

  Some A+ grade pettiness from our fearless leader [image]

• @stokel Chris Stokel-Walker on x

  So much for the de facto public square https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @drewharwell Drew Harwell on x

  I've asked @elonmusk about this but he keeps blocking my email addresses [image]

• @kateconger Kate Conger on x

  you can read this if you are a little patient, maybe https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @davemcclure Dave McClure on x

  come on, srsly? fucking king of petty. 🙈🙄

• @robertjbateman Robert Bateman on x

  Twitter allegedly adds a delay when loading NY Times and Threads pages via its https://t.co/ domain. What does the DSA say about such activity? Platforms must disclose “any restrictions” imposed on information provided by users. But is this “content moderation”? [image]

• @kenli729 Kenneth Li on x

  And this whole time i just thought we ran on pokey tech. Sorry @reuters fam!

• @jsrailton John Scott-Railton on x

  53% of users abandon a site that takes >3 seconds to load. Musk added a 5 second delay. He knows exactly what he is doing to these news sites. Source: https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/ ... [image]

• @randfish Rand Fishkin on x

  Thanks Elon. Nice to see you adding new features so frequently. 🙄🙄🙄 [image]

• @jsrailton John Scott-Railton on x

  Report finds Musk slows traffic to websites he dislikes. I expect his experimentation w/soft censorship to influence US politics will accelerate as the 2024 election approaches. By @jeremybmerrill & @drewharwell https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Imagine thinking about the user, who clicked those links

• @wdormann Will Dormann on x

  Wow. This is no joke. In order to punish sites that Elmo is mad at, they're making the sites appear slower by artificially adding a delay. Because this solves problems. Just normal business acumen from an intelligent person. [image]

• @mikeisaac @mikeisaac on x

  was told this last week by some who has been testing it, also the case for threads links either it's a bug that affects at least two sites the owner happens to hate, or it's vindictive no actual user experience case for this to exist

• @film_girl Christina Warren on x

  Two things: 1) what a little bitch baby. 2) NYT should just remove the “share to Twitter” button. All publishers should. The engagement it drives is more for him than for you. Fuck him. Deprive the network of the juice.

• @kenli729 Kenneth Li on x

  The 5 more seconds you need to wait to read this piece from here is worth it: Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints https://www.reuters.com/... by @stecklow @NShirouzu @Reuters

• @drewharwell Drew Harwell on x

  @nytimes .@elonmusk @lindayaX Know you're very busy but do you want to comment on this? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @jbenton Joshua Benton on x

  Free speech absolutism is weird

• @kenli729 Kenneth Li on x

  The price of critical analysis journalism on Elon Musk-owned companies: Five seconds. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...

• @neptunemoon Julie F Bacchini on x

  You know if you have to try to force people to hang out at your place, you might want to rethink some things...

• @jeffjohnroberts Jeff Roberts on x

  wtf. Crypto folks who said we needed Elon to stop censorship — you cool with this?

• @drewharwell Drew Harwell on x

  New: Elon Musk's X is throttling traffic to news websites and competitors he dislikes. Five-second delays on links to New York Times, Reuters, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky and Substack. Most other sites we tested have zero delay https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... @jerem…

• r/technology r on reddit

  Elon Musk's X is throttling traffic to news and websites he dislikes |  The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay …

• r/Twitter r on reddit

  Elon Musk's X is throttling traffic to news and websites he dislikes

• @diegojimenez Diego Jiménez on threads

  Back when I was interviewing at Facebook years ago, I got an offer from Twitter to work on revamping TweetDeck.  The team seemed great, and as a long time Twitter user, the opportunity was exciting.  I chose a different path for a number of reasons, but I always thought TweetDeck…

• @jaypetersplus Jay Peters on threads

  If anyone at Meta is reading this, now would be a really good time to launch the web version of Threads! https://www.theverge.com/...

• @reckless1280 Nilay Patel on threads

  It's hard to see outside the news industry but Twitter breaking and soon Tweetdeck going away is driving almost every newsroom into an existential crisis of not knowing what to do without trending topics

• @reckless1280 Nilay Patel on threads

  Social media as expressed through Twitter has been the media's assignment editor for so long it's going to be great fun watching a lot of people re-learn how to find news without it

• @TodayInTwitter@mastodon.social @TodayInTwitter@mastodon.social on mastodon

  And, just like that, XPro (previously TweetDeck) is paid.  —  I personally think that this is the most compelling reason to pay $8.  The new version is slick.  —  But we're supposed to be complaining about X here, so I'll just say that this sucks and you should never take somethi…

• @marygillis.bsky.social Mary Gillis on bluesky

  Everything related to X now has the most generic possible name and no one would ever naturally connect any of these products/services to the site formerly known as Twitter.  —  It is the worst rebranding in the history of capitalism.  [embedded post]

• @jeffasher.bsky.social Jeff Asher on bluesky

  RIP TweetDeck.  You were too good for this world.  [embedded post]

• @velodus.bsky.social @velodus.bsky.social on bluesky

  I love that part of Twitter's dysfunction under Elon is that all their products and features now sound like something Xbox would come up with.  [embedded post]

• @kevdgrussing.bsky.social Kevin D. Grüssing on bluesky

  Well, there you have it.  —  BlueSky, Threads, Mastodon and the rest are about to get a surge in users now.  —  All because $ matters more than a brand.  —  Sickening...  [embedded post]

• @tananarivedue.bsky.social Tananarive Due on bluesky

  On big news days, Tweetdeck was FIRE

• @darthbluesky.bsky.social @darthbluesky.bsky.social on bluesky

  tweetdeck was a great name [embedded post]

• @mattnavarra Matt Navarra on x

  X has finally killed free access to tweetdeck It's now officially a Premium subscriber-only tool a sales page for X Premium now pops up when trying to lead Tweetdeck. bad news for social media managers, journalists, and power users

• @bengrosser Ben Grosser on x

  I'm not sure what could ever be “pro” about TweetDeck given what's (not) on twitter these days. Old Twitter had a lot of problems, but Elon's sure managed to stamp out any good they did have. I suppose this ends future Demetricator support for TweetDeck. https://www.theverge.com/…

• @blairreeves Blair Reeves on x

  Killing tweetdeck is probably the last straw for me. I'm honestly not even sure how you use this platform without it.

• @brigidalverson @brigidalverson on x

  Welp, I restarted my computer and now Tweetdeck has gone, unless I decide to pay for it. The new version is already terrible as it won't allow me to do the one thing I use it for: Managing several accounts in a single window. I don't respond well to extortion, and I ain't paying.

• @nemof Nemo on x

  tweetdeck legacy will not load User tweets if you click on a profile then click on tweets. Columns that are based on a given user will not load either. Others seem to be having the same issue. has API been turned off for some legacy endpoints? [image]

• @lordravenscraft Eric Ravenscraft on x

  i'm sure i'll still be around on here, i can't help it but the entire reason i've stayed addicted to this platform over the years is having tweetdeck open behind my other apps all day and fuck me running if elon thinks i'm paying for the privilege

• @lorengrush Loren Grush on x

  Kicked out of Tweetdeck/X-Pro/whatever because I'm not a subscriber — this one stings the most

• @samitsarkar Samit Sarkar on x

  welp, so they finally got around to putting up the paywall for TweetDeck — I just tried to load it and was redirected to a sign-up page for Twitter Blue guess I'll just be looking at way fewer tweets! [image]