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[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Twitter’s response to a request for comment regarding its Boulder offices was an automatic email with a poop emoji. Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted in May that this is the new auto-response for press inquiries.

I can't believe this is real, what an absolute clown show.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is...childish and unprofessional to say the least.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is why they are getting fined for more than the company is worth in Germany, they also responded to the German Data Protection Authority's inquiries with poop emojis.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I'm gonna need more popcorn for this.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Because he, the Saudi princes, and the Qatar government didn’t overpay for twitter to be a successful business, but to buy influence and control information.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Have they paid for any of their offices?

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Valid question that can be expanded even further. Has Elon paid for... anything?! Last I heard, Google is still waiting on their payment for their cloud services. 😂

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wonder how much of them not just killing the servers is to avoid a monopoly lawsuit/perception.

I'd assume if they (Twitter) were a normal non-social advertising company they'd just cut them off and be done. Granted it's hard to know how long they haven't paid, but my guess is basically since Elon took over.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apparently the contract is up at the end of the month. So google is meeting there end of the deal even if twitter is not meeting theirs.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Heh, if I'm Google I'm just calling it. They have nothing to lose, a single Twitter team is a drop in the bucket for them.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

If you're bored and looking for something (un)interesting to read - you can see some of the legal filings surrounding the lawsuit for non-payment of rent on their SF headquarters on this website.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I don't think they've even paid any bills.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Twitter’s response to a request for comment regarding its Boulder offices was an automatic email with a poop emoji. Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted in May that this is the new auto-response for press inquiries.

Wow!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If I just broke contracts left and right, my credit rating would be ruined and I'd struggle to get any more financing. Yet this guy continues to leave a longer trail of financial wreckage behind him with few consequences. Our financial system is broken

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

The ~~social~~ credit rating system is just for poor Americans. Most people in the world don't have a credit rating, and neither do rich Americans or big companies.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

As you can see, Twitter is now firmly in Act II: 'Finding Out'

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How much does this dude have to do before everyone sues the pants off of him? We should be past that stage months ago.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The mill of the law turns slowly, but it does mill fine.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Waiting for him to declare Squatters Rights.

" I...Declare.....SQUATTERS RIGHTS!!!!!!!"

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you’re going to link to an article that’s behind a paywall, please warn us.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

My bad, I have Bypass Paywalls Clean so I didn't even notice the paywall!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Respectfully dude, it's not everyone else's job to police content for you. Paywalls are everywhere, it's the internet.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A paywall can be a fair way for publishers to get subscribers and revenue.

Here it's less fair since it's an anti-adblock paywall that specifically targets user who obect to targeted advertising. It's trying to pressure readers into accepting tracking by advertisers.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I agree that paywalls can be fair, and I appreciate your additional analysis of the situation. I’m not okay with being tracked.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

This is hilarious. Fuck musk

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm curious how Twitter is still running. How can the servers stay up as the support structure rots around them...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe they pay in Exposure

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I mean usually if these systems are well architected and have enough head room they will just continue to run. It becomes problematic if you introduce change and don’t know them well. Change is the biggest factor leading to incidents.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Elon's next tweet: "Squatters Rights! Very Interesting!! We are looking into it!!"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

So everyone has to return to office, but they didn't pay the bills for said office? This sounds about right for today's Twitter. What an awful place to work now.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Will be nice to go there and not see their office anymore.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ok maybe you can tell me. Is this referring to Boulder Colorado? It doesn't mention the state anywhere in the article.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

It's from the Denver Business Journal.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Get out! (⁠╯⁠°⁠□⁠°⁠)⁠╯⁠︵⁠ ⁠┻⁠━⁠┻

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This is fricken hilarious 😂😂😂😂

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)
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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I was a bit puzzled why they would even have a Boulder office, but then again, we are living through a reboot of "The Stand", so …

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