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Michael Masnick

@mmasnick.threads.net.ap.brid.gy

Techdirt guy. Believer in protocols over platforms. etc. etc. [bridged from https://threads.net/@mmasnick/ on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

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Latest posts by mmasnick.threads.net.ap.brid.gy on Bluesky

Original post on threads.net

Sort of curious: when @zuck went on Joe Rogan to whine about Biden being mean to him, was that before or after he finalized the deal to hand Donald Trump $25 million to settle a frivolous lawsuit? I know it was after Trump told him he wanted to imprison him and then said he needed Zuck to […]

30.01.2025 01:50 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

You know what's helpful when someone is making things up about you? Fact checking.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/DFNwT9uxaKK

25.01.2025 04:06 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Original post on threads.net

I guess I should post this here as well. I wasted a few days and 7,500 words explaining how Zuck's appearance on Joe Rogan was incredibly misleading, and how it seems likely it was done deliberately. There are a lot of receipts in this article […]

17.01.2025 01:03 — 👍 0    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
Original post on threads.net

As I wrote today, this whole thing is @zuck hanging out the sign that says "Nazi's Welcome" while pretending he's not. He's free to do that. It's his platform. But as I note, if you're going to do that, *just fucking own it*. Don't pretend you're doing this for some greater cause […]

09.01.2025 17:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Original post on threads.net

The use of the phrase "virtue signaling" here is the tell. I've yet to see anyone use that phrase without it being a revelation that they don't think caring about others is a good thing.

And I actually agree that the fact-checking system Meta has had has always been a failure (and always would […]

09.01.2025 17:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

WE DID IT! Made the funding threshold with just hours to spare.

Campaign is still open through midnight (Pacific) tonight!

19.12.2024 22:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
80% funded, 1,001 backers, 12 hours to go...

80% funded, 1,001 backers, 12 hours to go...

We just passed 1,000 backers and 80% funded with JUST TWELVE HOURS to go...

19.12.2024 19:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Also, @verge wrote a lovely review of a preview copy that does a nice job capturing the dynamic of the game: https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/18/24324420/one-billion-users-card-game-social-network-techdirt-kickstarter

19.12.2024 18:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You can find all the details here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mmasnick/one-billion-users-the-social-media-card-game?ref=19l8sa

19.12.2024 18:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Original post on threads.net

Okay, we're in the very, very, very final hours of our Kickstarter campaign for One Billion Users, an astoundingly fun card game in which you build a social media network and learn a lot about what NOT to do (which might be a useful skill)... If you haven't backed it yet, PLEASE consider doing […]

19.12.2024 18:44 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0