Canadians using Twitter/X are being bombarded by misleading right-wing posts designed to boost Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and tarnish the reputation of Mark Carney.

The FT’s analysis finds a growing volume of that misinformation is coming not from Russia or China, but the United States.

ft.com/content/743c1dec-0c5c-4…

#tech #canada #cdnpoli #twitter #x #elonmusk #misinformation #cdnelxn #cdnelection

Canadians bombarded with rightwing content on Musk’s X ahead of election

FT analysis finds network of social media accounts attacking Liberal leader Mark Carney

^{Joel Suss (Financial Times)}

8 Million dollars a day goes to Elon Musk Thru Contracts

Musk Is Throwing up A Smoke Screen For His Own Graft

#News #ElonMusk #GrifterMusk #SocialSecurity #GregCasar

Wundert einen nicht wirklich.
Elon Musk hasst bestimmt #Anonymität auf seinem #Netzwerk.
No #Surprise somehow.
I bet #ElonMusk hates #Anonymity on his #Network.

#X #cybersecurity

Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space

Elon Musk has Yet Another Spectacular Failure.... More Signs and Portents for Trump's Inaugural

#News #SpaceX #Starship #ElonMusk #ArsTechnica

Fire destroys Starship on its seventh test flight, raining debris from space

The Federal Aviation Administration will likely require an investigation into the accident.

^{Stephen Clark (Ars Technica)}

Tesla replaced laid off US workers with foreign workers using H-1B visas that Musk want to increase

Elon Musk Wants Indentured Servitude Employees

H1B are primarily a vehicle for US corporations to get access to cheaper foreign labor with reduced labor protections. H1B workers always live under the threat of being deported if they lose their job, which forces them to be more compliant to their corporate masters while they're here. If we really cared about improving US workers' tech skills, we'd just spend money training and educating US citizens.

#ElonMusk #Tesla #H1B #VisaAbuse

Tesla replaced laid off US workers with foreign workers using H-1B visas that Musk want to increase

Tesla has replaced some of its US employees who were let go as part of a big wave of layoffs...

^{Fred Lambert (Electrek)}

Back in 2021, we launched a series of stories documenting the key ways that the ultrawealthy — #billionaires like #ElonMusk, Jeff Bezos, and Peter Thiel — avoid #taxes. Here are 10 of their strategies.

#Finance #Law #Tech #Journalism

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Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale

The top tax-avoidance techniques used by billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel and Steve Ballmer.

^ProPublica

Cybertruck Turns Into Large Metal Brick After Going Through Car Wash

It's not exactly confidence-inducing to see a car that's meant to serve as a rugged off-the-grid base — and even a way to get around Mars, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk — turn into a giant "Tesla Paperweight," as captain.ad quipped, after a routine hosing off.

Tesla Truck Woes Continue

#News #Evehicles #ETrucks #TeslaMotors #Technology #ElonMusk

Cybertruck Turns Into Large Metal Brick After Going Through Car Wash

As one recent Tesla Cybertruck owner found out, even a car wash was able to defeat the 6,600-pound pickup.

^{Victor Tangermann (Futurism)}

@philip_cardella
But a lot fewer on the left are willing to buy Tesla's because of Elon, so it may cancel out. I really have difficulties justifying owning a Tesla with my family (we bought it in 2019 when it wasn't clear yet what a dolt Elon turned out to be).

And it is a good car. I would still recommend it.

#ev #ElonMusk

Elon Musk & The Emerald Mine Of Lies

Elon Musk has apparently been trying to distance himself from the truth and what he, his father, and his ex-college girlfriend have said in past interviews in regards to his source of wealth, and possible criminal activities of his family that lead to his wealth.

Elon Musk Is Trying To Hide His Past

#ElonMusk #EmeraldMine #CriminalConnections #Smuggling #Emeralds

Elon Musk & The Emerald Mine Of Lies

There has been long standing rumors that Elon Musk father Errol Musk once owned an emerald mine in Zambia and this is the source of money that led Elon Musk ...

^YouTube

There it is: Germany's second big public broadcaster is teasing, that it will start posting on #Mastodon tomorrow as @ZDF That account has 3200 follower, on #Twitter its 1,4 million.

I'm sure it will start to grow quickly and get a headstart on the other big public broadcaster #ARD, which has labeled its first account a test (@NDR).

Of course it would also be a headstart on the big public broadcasters, that are arguing with #Twitter.

#NPR #PBS #TwitterTakeover #ElonMusk #SocialMedia #BBC

While #NPR and #PBS have quit #Twitter (without mentioning #Mastodon however), Germany's biggest public broadcaster #ARD and #ZDF are not only already testing their own instances for quite a while (dev.ard.social/public/local & zdf.social/public/local): The first proper account is now live and posts news articles from northern Germany – @NDR

Let's see, if NPR and PBS find their way here. Oh and where is the #BBC?

#Twitter #TwitterTakeover #ElonMusk #SocialMedia

zdf.social

Die Mastodon-Instanz des ZDF

^{Mastodon hosted on zdf.social}

The newest Twitter status symbol is who will lose their blue check first. Some of us never had one and remain pure.

"Twitter strikes New York Times’ verified badge on Elon Musk’s orders

Twitter removed the “verified” badge from the New York Times’ main account on Sunday, a move that billionaire owner Elon Musk pushed for overnight after learning that the news organization would not pay for its Twitter Blue service.

The move continues Musk’s years-long grudge against U.S. journalists who have reported critically on him, and it will raise the risks of impersonation. It also contradicts an internal plan, first reported by the Times on Thursday, to keep the badges on for the 10,000 most-followed organizations, regardless of whether they paid."

#Twitter #NYTimes #Verified #ElonMusk #Paypaltine #PhonyStark #SpaceKaren

Gift article 🔗: washingtonpost.com/technology/…

Twitter’s ad revenue is down 89% and not many users are signing up to its paid subscription. In April, it’s removing “legacy” blue checks and further prioritizing paid accounts.

For Disconnect, I explain that Elon Musk needs this to push more users to subscribe to Twitter Blue so he can pay his $1.5 billion in annual interest payments. But it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen.

disconnect.blog/p/twitters-mom…

#tech #twitter #elonmusk #socialmedia

Twitter's Moment of Truth Has Arrived

As Elon Musk removes the legacy blue checks, he needs more people to subscribe. It isn't happening.

^{Paris Marx (Disconnect)}

“Since Musk took over he has set about dismantling everything that made #Twitter valuable—making it his mission to drive out expertise, scare away celebrities, bully reporters and—on the flip side—reward the bad actors, spammers and sycophants who thrive in the opposite environment: An information vacuum.”

#ElonMusk #TwitterTakeover techcrunch.com/2023/03/28/twit…

Twitter is dying | TechCrunch

Since Musk took over Twitter he has set about dismantling everything that made it valuable while rewarding bad actors who thrive in an information vacuum.

^{Natasha Lomas (TechCrunch)}

On CCN now. A number of CNN staff have been suspended too. One was re the jet thingies.

#elonsuspend
#ElonMusk #mastodon

#ElonMusk also did not hesitate using #doxxing to eliminate someone he saw as an enemy (the guy who supposedly jumped on his bonnet. All #Elon fans started searching the guy's number plate to chase him down).

As for the last minute changes to #twitter policies about #location tracking & the possibility #birdsite will enforce #locationsharing, do remove your #mobile number from the site while you can!🚨

Have you tried mindfulness?

Actual tweet from Elon Musk
twitter.com/elonmusk/status/15…

Everyone else, please note: mindfulness only works before your first billion.

#elonmusk #ukraine #billionaires