The majority of the ads I get on Twitter now are deepfaked Elon shilling coins — I don’t know how any advertiser (or user) could have any faith in that platform anymore.
I feel like we’re at the age of the internet where a strong minority (see: Lemmy users) care deeply about all the ugly exploitative and anti-consumer nature of big tech, but the vast majority of the population just… doesn’t care… and shrugs off (and enables) the continual downward spiral.
The thing that makes me most sad is that the old Twitter is genuinely why I have the career and connections I do today. Now I can’t even stand opening the site.
Arizona's Attorney General, Kris Mayes, filed two lawsuits against Amazon on Wednesday for allegedly engaging in deceptive business practices and maintaining monopoly status. The first lawsuit accuses the company of using dark patterns to keep users from canceling their Amazon Prime subscriptions, violating Arizona's Consumer...
Stockholders will receive $44.00 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 29% over the 90-day volume weighted average trading price of $34.09 Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP ), the design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online, today announced that it has entered into a definitive...
I want no part to do with them after they got all the Google domains—they’re not a company I would have willingly supported before, so I’m not about to now that I’ve been forced into it.
Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges ( futurism.com )
Seems like I wont be able to even own tbe content I create
Elon Musk threatens to ban Apple devices from his companies over OpenAI partnership ( www.cnbc.com )
Instagram is testing unskippable "Ad Breaks" lasting 3-5 seconds, disrupting user browsing experience ( bgr.com )
RIP Twitter Dot Com: Elon Musk Moves Social Network to X Web Address ( variety.com )
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC ( arstechnica.com )
Arizona accuses Amazon of being a monopoly and deceiving consumers with “dark patterns” ( www.theverge.com )
Arizona's Attorney General, Kris Mayes, filed two lawsuits against Amazon on Wednesday for allegedly engaging in deceptive business practices and maintaining monopoly status. The first lawsuit accuses the company of using dark patterns to keep users from canceling their Amazon Prime subscriptions, violating Arizona's Consumer...
Squarespace to Go Private in $6.9B All-Cash Transaction with Permira ( investors.squarespace.com )
Stockholders will receive $44.00 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 29% over the 90-day volume weighted average trading price of $34.09 Squarespace, Inc. (NYSE: SQSP ), the design-driven platform helping entrepreneurs build brands and businesses online, today announced that it has entered into a definitive...
All my real Americans from US State stand up! ( lemmy.world )
Neuralink Co-Founder Suggests He Left Elon Musk's Company Over Safety Concerns ( gizmodo.com )
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it's like a business owner saying 'money to the employees' instead of paying them ( i.imgur.com )
I would rather you give nothing at all