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[VERGE] Elon Musk blames ‘data scrapers’ as he puts up paywalls for reading tweets (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Never understood why this man was ever so lauded. He always seemed antithetical to what the internet and tech/ silicon valley people were about. He simply got lucky with PayPal and managed to spin up a fortune doing unethical things. He's antidemocratic and anti-free speech, and shouldn't be trusted. He got what his handlers/backers (Saudis, etc.) wanted and has managed to destroy a legitimate vehicle for the free sharing of ideas. Twitter can't collapse fast enough. Hate what this man has brought to it and how he has destroyed a platform that could've been fixed/saved.

[–] Sami 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Libertarian types idolize him because he's their vision of what success looks like. A private tyrant that has the power to enact anything he wishes for on a whim. A lot of people aspire to have that type of power unfortunately regardless of the actual underlying societal implications.