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KS Toronado

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55. Question TWITTERMAN

Reply to TheDudeCa (Reply #53)

Mon Jan 13, 2025, 05:43 PM

Jan 13

If Elon Musk is so terrible why do I get the impression you want more people to join you on X to
fight the influence he has in the world? Meanwhile making him richer by being on X seems self-
defeating. Plenty of OPs on DU encouraging people to quit X, why don't you take their advice?
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So now we have Bluesky [View all] orangecrush Jan 11 OP

I like bluesky so far J-9 Jan 11 #1

I wish that would happen edhopper Jan 11 #2

Blue skies/Willie Nelson cbabe Jan 11 #3

I'm shivering along with you. Baitball Blogger Jan 11 #4

Instagram too. Dont have facebook or threads.... but i really like instagram. IcyPeas Jan 11 #5

I like where your head's at ......nt DoBW Jan 11 #6

Thanks orangecrush Jan 12 #19

Bluesky is an alternative to Twitter/X, NOT Facebook. valleyrogue Jan 11 #7

THIS Mad_Machine76 Jan 11 #8

Gonna check this. Isn't this run by Omar, the founder of AllyCat Jan 11 #15

I don't know. Mad_Machine76 Jan 12 #32

Tribel is owned by the Occupy Democrats fake news grifters. Hard pass. Celerity Jan 12 #42

Occupy!!! That's right! And he donated to republicans. AllyCat Jan 12 #45

That's the point Wiz Imp Jan 11 #13

We should all go back to MySpace Polybius Jan 12 #30

Exactly BUT orangecrush Jan 12 #20

"I am not going to give up FB" speak easy Jan 12 #25

Facebook is cancer JoseBalow Jan 11 #9

Bluesky doesn't seem likely to follow in Twitter's footsteps. summer_in_TX Jan 12 #18

Not if it were run orangecrush Jan 12 #21

Weaning myself off of facebook - will delete account on 1/20 Nictuku Jan 11 #10

What is Zuckerberg thinking? jgmiller Jan 11 #11

I like BlueSky, and I'm in the narket for a fb replacement too! ms liberty Jan 11 #12

Technically, it's not hard. usonian Jan 11 #14

Thanks for this orangecrush Jan 12 #22

We have a 14er in Colorado named Blue Sky DENVERPOPS Jan 11 #16

I Like BlueSky WiVoter Jan 11 #17

Same orangecrush Jan 12 #23

Im not sure its such a good idea to abandon twitter. TheDudeCa Jan 12 #24

Twitter is the current largest spreader of nazism, hatred, and disinformation. Twitter is laughable as a solution to FSogol Jan 12 #26

I think Elon changed the algorithm to push conservative posts. The government needs to look into it imo. TheDudeCa Jan 12 #27

Still laughable. Twitter is mostly Russian bots. FSogol Jan 12 #28

Problem with having the government look into twitter Attilatheblond Jan 12 #29

The government? Lulu KC Jan 12 #33

State governments can sue. Someone needs to because twitter TheDudeCa Jan 12 #34

So a state government is going to sue Twitter in the middle of a fire about what they're posting regarding a mayor? Lulu KC Jan 12 #36

Nobody is talking about rn. Im talking in the future. Dems are going to really struggle in elections going TheDudeCa Jan 12 #38

Rn? Some of you? Lulu KC Jan 12 #39

Here's some rn 4u KS Toronado Jan 12 #41

How old are you? TheDudeCa Jan 12 #44

What's the hell is rn? KS Toronado Jan 13 #46

Or older naive. RN is right now. TheDudeCa Jan 13 #53

Could part of that be that many non-RW people have gone elsewhere? Lulu KC Jan 13 #54

Turning away is not the answer if all of the celebs and reporters are on it. TheDudeCa Jan 13 #57

But they're not all on it Lulu KC Jan 13 #58

Question TWITTERMAN KS Toronado Jan 13 #55

Hey TWITTERMAN , do you do fakebook? KS Toronado Jan 12 #37

In case you think it hasn't been noticed Lulu KC Jan 13 #50

I see people flock from platform to platform, each promising to be better, snot Jan 12 #31

Blue Sky Trust_Reality Jan 12 #35

It's not a FB alternate. But neither was Twitter. LeftInTX Jan 12 #40

I'm not all that satisfied with Bluesky--- Jack Valentino Jan 12 #43

I have no spam followers there orangecrush Jan 13 #48

I just joined and I do. LeftInTX Jan 13 #49

Pull this leg and it plays jingle bells! Jack Valentino Jan 13 #59

Gab is the GOP's FB alternative LeftInTX Jan 13 #47

I love the fact Bluesky is led by women mainer Jan 13 #51

I wish for a replacement for Facebook as well. pandr32 Jan 13 #52

California Peggy is on Bluesky. And I found Skittles, also, though I don't know if it madinmaryland Jan 13 #56

So, younger folks are on Red Book - TBF Jan 13 #60

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