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0 pointsLaaas2y ago0 comments

- Open sourcing this

- Lists as tabs

- _Heavily_ reduced spam

- Can look at Twitter without logging in

I'm likely missing some other obvious/uncontroversially good changes.

I still use Twitter and plan to continue using it. I am satisfied with most of his changes.

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madeofpalk2y ago

> - Lists as tabs

Twitter added this in 2019

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/23/20880372/twitter-lists-al...

> - Can look at Twitter without logging in

All the recent change was show non-logged in users the Explore view which is... better than the previously mostly nothing I guess.

Again, you've always been able to view tweets and browse profiles if linked to directly before Elon.

progmetaldev2y ago

Not having to login to Twitter is a great feature. I don't have a Twitter account, but often see posts linked elsewhere, and hated getting hit to login each time.

TaylorAlexander2y ago

The spam comment is interesting. I had a sharp uptick in the number of spam messages after the acquisition.

dmix2y ago

My daily DM spam hit a peak last year than dropped in recent months.

kaba02y ago

- The site often breaking as there is no one left to put out a fire - basically microtransactions that will soon boost your posts

guerrilla2y ago

- _Heavily_ reduced spam

You mean increased...

astrange2y ago

There's not any less spam. How could there be when he laid off all the antispam people?

If you expand "see more tweets" sometimes there's normal tweets hiding down there and sometimes it's a bot trying to sell you guns.

suddenclarity2y ago

How? By having different requirements and implementing another solution? Look at the guy behind YouTube purge tool. One guy accomplished more than YouTube have done for years. Why? No one knows but it's definitely not because lack of resources. I've definitely seen less spam during the last months.

astrange2y ago

Sure seen a lot more racists since he unbanned all of them to increase engagement numbers!

(YouTube completely changed their comments algorithms in the last few years and it's much better now, so you probably just didn't notice that.)

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kaba02y ago

Probably just less people board the sinking ship.

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madeofpalk2y ago

> - Lists as tabs

Twitter added this in 2019

https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/23/20880372/twitter-lists-al...

> - Can look at Twitter without logging in

All the recent change was show non-logged in users the Explore view which is... better than the previously mostly nothing I guess.

Again, you've always been able to view tweets and browse profiles if linked to directly before Elon.

progmetaldev2y ago

Not having to login to Twitter is a great feature. I don't have a Twitter account, but often see posts linked elsewhere, and hated getting hit to login each time.

TaylorAlexander2y ago

The spam comment is interesting. I had a sharp uptick in the number of spam messages after the acquisition.

dmix2y ago

My daily DM spam hit a peak last year than dropped in recent months.

kaba02y ago

- The site often breaking as there is no one left to put out a fire - basically microtransactions that will soon boost your posts

guerrilla2y ago

- _Heavily_ reduced spam

You mean increased...

astrange2y ago

There's not any less spam. How could there be when he laid off all the antispam people?

If you expand "see more tweets" sometimes there's normal tweets hiding down there and sometimes it's a bot trying to sell you guns.

suddenclarity2y ago

astrange2y ago

Sure seen a lot more racists since he unbanned all of them to increase engagement numbers!

(YouTube completely changed their comments algorithms in the last few years and it's much better now, so you probably just didn't notice that.)

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kaba02y ago

Probably just less people board the sinking ship.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse