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I now am on Bluesky (Original Post) Old Crank Nov 12 OP
I will be staying on DU Old Crank Nov 12 #1
I applaud your action EYESORE 9001 Nov 12 #2
Another step to help deprive muskrat of income for twitter InstantGratification Nov 12 #10
Me too, here's mine: Walleye Nov 12 #3
Just followed you too! sagetea Nov 12 #5
Cool, I probably won't post much Walleye Nov 12 #7
I won't also. Old Crank Nov 12 #9
Followed you! livetohike Nov 12 #16
I just followed you! sagetea Nov 12 #4
What is your link Old Crank Nov 12 #13
@walkingwithu.bsky.social sagetea Nov 12 #15
Following! livetohike Nov 12 #17
you've started something... markie Nov 12 #6
I'm on BlueSky as well Mr. Jinx Nov 12 #8
Tried to follow you. Link isn't working. Maybe livetohike Nov 12 #20
Bluesky Dave Id Nov 12 #11
I'm also on Bluesky meow2u3 Nov 12 #12
Following! livetohike Nov 12 #18
Here's mine... Archae Nov 12 #14
Followed! livetohike Nov 12 #19
Just joined Bluesky today. Different Drummer Nov 12 #21
I'm jumping on the dogpile! True Dough Nov 12 #22

EYESORE 9001

(27,531 posts)
2. I applaud your action
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 07:35 AM
Nov 12

Keyword: ACTION

Many bemoan the muskrat’s power and influence, yet DU is choc-a-bloc with xitter links. I’ve heard many excuses for maintaining ties to that site, and none are satisfactory IMO.

10. Another step to help deprive muskrat of income for twitter
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:09 AM
Nov 12

Install Privacy Badger on your browser, it will block embedded twitter content from showing up on the non twitter web sites that you visit. You have the option to allow that content once, always allow it on that given site or just keep ignore the embeds.

Every time you follow a link to a tweet, twitter records that as a page view. They will use that to compile numbers to show to advertisers how much traffic they generate and that is how they convince companies to spend advertising dollars with them. Even if you don't follow the links and just view the embedded content on the site where it is embedded without ever going to twitter, that is recorded as an interaction with twitter content. That still helps his advertising numbers.

Never go to twitter, block the embeds on 3rd party sites. Those will both help to starve twitter. If there is a big enough drop off in page views and content interaction, advertisers will take their ad dollars elsewhere. Hopefully twitter collapses and muskrat loses that bullhorn for spewing his lies.

sagetea

(1,440 posts)
4. I just followed you!
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 09:27 AM
Nov 12

Had an account there, then promptly forgot about it! I went back last week and BOOM, so many users!

sage

Dave Id

(40 posts)
11. Bluesky
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:13 AM
Nov 12

Add Bluesky to the all of the other major 'social' networks I've never been on or subscribed to, Facebook, Twitter (X) or even the ancient Myspace. DU works for me just fine.

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