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Roberto Baldwin

@strngwys
41 posts
2026-03-10
oh a VC is taking over.  That's always a good sign.  —  (digs up friendster acct) [embedded post]
2026-03-10 View on X
Wired

Jay Graber steps down as Bluesky CEO, saying a “seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution” is needed; Bluesky names VC Toni Schneider as interim CEO

Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky's board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

2026-03-09
oh a VC is taking over.  That's always a good sign.  —  (digs up friendster acct) [embedded post]
2026-03-09 View on X
Wired

Jay Graber is stepping down as Bluesky CEO, saying a “seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution” is needed; VC Toni Schneider is named interim CEO

Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky's board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.

2023-04-22
now the blue check flashes. So that's cool https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-22 View on X
Mashable

In a campaign called #BlockTheBlue, some Twitter users, including popular ones like @dril, are asking people to block anyone who subscribes to Twitter Blue

After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users' checkmarks, Twitter's biggest users are blocking everyone who pays.

oh, it's gone. FINALLY. Now I can tell you, Roberto Baldwin was eaten by an alligator 8 years ago. I'm just a dude that found his name and password on a piece of discarded candy wrapper near the incident. But now, I am finally free.
2023-04-22 View on X
The Verge

Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of Elon Musk's long-stated plans; Musk has called the system “corrupt”

Elon already took away the blue check from some publications like the The New York Times … Caroline Giegerich : The Twitter check shakedown has begun.  Twitter has officially begun...

oh, it's gone. FINALLY. Now I can tell you, Roberto Baldwin was eaten by an alligator 8 years ago. I'm just a dude that found his name and password on a piece of discarded candy wrapper near the incident. But now, I am finally free.
2023-04-22 View on X
Mashable

In a campaign called #BlockTheBlue, some Twitter users, including popular ones like @dril, are asking people to block anyone who subscribes to Twitter Blue

After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users' checkmarks, Twitter's biggest users are blocking everyone who pays.

now the blue check flashes. So that's cool https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-22 View on X
The Verge

Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of Elon Musk's long-stated plans; Musk has called the system “corrupt”

Elon already took away the blue check from some publications like the The New York Times … Caroline Giegerich : The Twitter check shakedown has begun.  Twitter has officially begun...

2023-04-21
oh, it's gone. FINALLY. Now I can tell you, Roberto Baldwin was eaten by an alligator 8 years ago. I'm just a dude that found his name and password on a piece of discarded candy wrapper near the incident. But now, I am finally free.
2023-04-21 View on X
The Verge

Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of Elon Musk's long-stated plans; Musk has called the system “corrupt”

The change is apparent on Twitter accounts for several Verge writers and other journalists like LA Times reporter Matt Pearce …

now the blue check flashes. So that's cool https://twitter.com/...
2023-04-21 View on X
The Verge

Twitter begins removing blue checkmarks from legacy verified accounts, fulfilling one of Elon Musk's long-stated plans; Musk has called the system “corrupt”

The change is apparent on Twitter accounts for several Verge writers and other journalists like LA Times reporter Matt Pearce …

2023-04-11
Dumb billionaire does dumb billionaire thing without realizing how dumb it makes him look. https://www.techdirt.com/...
2023-04-11 View on X
Techdirt

Matt Taibbi's account, including the Twitter Files, was shadowbanned for a while after a spat with Elon Musk, preventing users from finding his tweets in search

The refrain to remember with Twitter under Elon Musk: it can always get dumber.  —  Quick(ish) recap:

2023-02-04
Rich people get to do whatever they want. https://twitter.com/...
2023-02-04 View on X
CNBC

A federal jury in San Francisco finds Elon Musk not liable in a Tesla shareholder suit over 2018 tweets in which he said he was considering taking Tesla private

- Tesla CEO Elon Musk was found not liable in a shareholder class-action suit stemming from 2018 tweets in which he said he was considering taking Tesla private.

2023-01-27
This will end with 400 hot takes. all of which will point our the dozens of errors and plagarism this system will introduce and NO ONE AT THE TOP LEVEL WILL CARE. Le sigh https://twitter.com/...
2023-01-27 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Memo: BuzzFeed plans to rely on OpenAI to enhance its quizzes and personalize its content while humans offer ideas, “cultural currency”, and “inspired prompts”

CEO Jonah Peretti intends for artificial intelligence to play a larger role in the company this year

2022-11-26
Remember that horrible stalker or ex or bigoted asshole that wouldn't leave you alone and threatened you with violence? Musk is being them all back to twitter. https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-26 View on X
The Verge

Elon Musk says Twitter may start manually authenticating accounts on December 2, with blue check marks for people, gold for companies, and gray for governments

Elon Musk says that Twitter's check mark program could return on Friday, December 2nd, with a new procedure to verify individual identities …

Remember that horrible stalker or ex or bigoted asshole that wouldn't leave you alone and threatened you with violence? Musk is being them all back to twitter. https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-26 View on X
Washington Post

Twitter plans to restore next week suspended accounts that haven't “broken the law or engaged in egregious spam”, after 72.4% of 3M+ voted yes in Musk's poll

The Twitter chief says he will reinstate accounts suspended for harassment, abuse and misinformation beginning next week.

2022-11-25
Remember that horrible stalker or ex or bigoted asshole that wouldn't leave you alone and threatened you with violence? Musk is being them all back to twitter. https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-25 View on X
Washington Post

Twitter plans to restore next week suspended accounts that haven't “broken the law or engaged in egregious spam”, after 72.4% of 3M+ voted yes in Musk's poll

The Twitter chief says he will reinstate accounts suspended for harassment, abuse and misinformation beginning next week.

2022-11-18
Why would a talented engineer stay at Twitter when their skills will be appreciated at a whole host of other companies even in this season of layoffs? How did Musk not realize that good people would leave? Oh yeah, the sycophants. https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-18 View on X
Platformer

A Twitter HQ seating chart shows Elon Musk's top five special projects: Blue verified, Blue for business, encrypted DMs, tips on tweets, and longform notes

Casey Newton / Platformer :

Why would a talented engineer stay at Twitter when their skills will be appreciated at a whole host of other companies even in this season of layoffs? How did Musk not realize that good people would leave? Oh yeah, the sycophants. https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-18 View on X
The Verge

An update to the About Twitter Blue page shows accounts less than 90 days old won't be able to sign up when the service relaunch, presumably on November 29

Twitter won't let accounts less than 90 days old sign up for its Blue subscription service when it relaunches (presumably on the 29th) …

2022-11-02
I don't see value in Blue and frankly someone could still impersonate me with a paid account so my check mark is worthless in 90 days. But let's still have @StephenKing negotiate all the things for us going forward. https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-02 View on X
@elonmusk

Elon Musk says the blue checkmark system is “bullshit” and Twitter Blue will be $8/month with half the ads, priority in replies, mentions, and search, and more

Twitter's current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.

2022-10-21
Well first he has to buy twitter which seems about as likely as the cybertruck coming to market at scale anytime soon. https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-21 View on X
Washington Post

Docs: if Elon Musk buys Twitter, he plans to cut nearly 75% of staff; otherwise, Twitter aims to cut payroll by ~$800M by the end of 2023, ousting ~25% of staff

Previously unreported details shed new light on Twitter's motivations for selling the company — and Elon Musk's plans to transform it

2022-10-07
The year, 2054 The great water wars have destroyed civilization and Elon Musk is still, maybe, gonna buy twitter https://twitter.com/...
2022-10-07 View on X
The Verge

Filing: a judge grants Elon Musk's request to halt the Twitter trial and says that if the deal doesn't close by 5pm on October 28, the trial begins in November

The pending trial between Elon Musk and Twitter is suddenly on hold, as Judge Kathaleen McCormick granted the Musk side's request for a stay …

2022-08-16
and also, WTF is this bullshit? I've lived in apartments for the better part of my life and always ended up making friends with my neighbors. There was always a community Moving into a house three years back, we essentially had to ambush neighbors to introduce ourselves. https://twitter.com/...
2022-08-16 View on X
New York Times

a16z invests in Adam Neumann's residential real estate management startup Flow, sources say ~$350M at a $1B+ valuation, the firm's largest-ever individual check

Our nation has a housing crisis.  —  The demographic trends driving … Ryan Deffenbaugh / Protocol : Can proptech go with Adam Neumann's Flow? Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE : NIMBY Marc ...