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jmbar2

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29. "Let's punish Elon by not posting or sharing from X".

Wed Jan 22, 2025, 02:57 AM

Jan 2025

Why are there such loud voices all of a sudden trying to force people off X? Doesn't make much sense. Feels a bit suspect, to be honest.

If all the progressive voices disappeared from X, it would just create an information void, particularly at a time when Trump is banning information from health resources, etc. X needs progressive voices to counter the BS.

Elon doesn't make money from my X browsing - it's a money loser.

My feed on X is almost exclusively progressive content, news, health news such as epidemiological reports from researchers that will no longer be available from the government. Plus breaking emergency alerts, news from Ukraine, and specific communities that I follow for daytrading.

This "movement" to force people off X just doesn't make sense, and feels tyrannical.

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Ban x- xitter links now. Stop making excuses. Reddit is doing this now. [View all] we can do it Jan 2025 OP

Agreed. MotownPgh Jan 2025 #1

I was just on Reddit and didn't see X bans jmbar2 Jan 2025 #9

I'm still seeing X on Reddit too. DeepWinter Jan 2025 #38

Hundreds of subreddits have banned twitter links and screenshots obamanut2012 Jan 2025 #44

Even the Philadelphia Eagles subreddit tishaLA Jan 2025 #16

I'm not sure how reddit works, but if reddit goes to an all out X ban, then it will hurt X signficantly. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #2

Why aren't we doing that here? Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #4

We can make it happen. fb needs to go too. we can do it Jan 2025 #5

I am down to progressive friends, so, the minute an alternate shows up Baitball Blogger Jan 2025 #7

We're not the size of reddit. All that will happen here, is that less information will be available. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #6

Then why bother voting, too. Same logic. Starve the beast. we can do it Jan 2025 #8

A source of information? Cirsium Jan 2025 #12

Will you please tell the City of San Antonio to get on Blue Sky and drop twitter? LeftInTX Jan 2025 #18

"Let's punish Elon by not posting or sharing from X". jmbar2 Jan 2025 #29

I think many people complaining weren't on X in the first place. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #32

Thank you jmbar2 Jan 2025 #34

Absolutely Cirsium Jan 2025 #43

Less information...and fewer cat videos! TommyT139 Jan 2025 #30

Do you get actionable information on X, or is it like the television news... hunter Jan 2025 #40

Short tweets. Emergency weather info. Breaking news. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #41

NJ Started It NJCher Jan 2025 #33

Agree canetoad Jan 2025 #3

Agreed Cne99999 Jan 2025 #10

Kind of hard to misinterpret. usonian Jan 2025 #11

The live-action shot demonstrates the point. Gore1FL Jan 2025 #15

I am far more concerned that he is.... sheshe2 Jan 2025 #28

I saw a great clip from the UK today. tishaLA Jan 2025 #17

Play games? osteopath6 Jan 2025 #19

James O' Brien was great today rpannier Jan 2025 #21

I catch him on YouTube tishaLA Jan 2025 #23

Agreed Cirsium Jan 2025 #13

There will always be people who rationalize and make excuses JoseBalow Jan 2025 #14

Mobs usually get it wrong. osteopath6 Jan 2025 #20

You know things are already depressing enough. Do you really need to accuse DU members of being collaborators? LeftInTX Jan 2025 #22

I'm not going to criticize, but tishaLA Jan 2025 #24

I haven't had the time. They will probably get there. LeftInTX Jan 2025 #26

... SheltieLover Jan 2025 #27

I didn't say that JoseBalow Jan 2025 #36

I would even go so far as saying NameAlreadyTaken Jan 2025 #25

While you are at it AKwannabe Jan 2025 #31

There's a poster here who NJCher Jan 2025 #39

Part of being in the resistance is sacrifice Keepthesoulalive Jan 2025 #35

As always, this simple act of the smallest bit of resistance Voltaire2 Jan 2025 #37

Why is this post not showing on greatest page? we can do it Jan 2025 #42

I can see it. n/t demmiblue Jan 2025 #46

I stopped going there the day after the election, and deleted my account on the inauguration. demmiblue Jan 2025 #45

You can ban them, in a sense, by placing the posters who post Twitter links on ignore. demmiblue Jan 2025 #47

It needs to happen here of all places Phentex Jan 2025 #48

Kicking, and wondering... LudwigPastorius Feb 2025 #49