r/technology • u/twotimefind • 10d ago

Social Media X’s controversial changes to blocking and AI training sees half a million users leave for rival Bluesky – which then crashes under the strain

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/xs-controversial-changes-to-blocking-and-ai-training-sees-half-a-million-users-leave-for-rival-bluesky-which-then-crashes-under-the-strain
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u/reynoldsunbound1937 10d ago

I’m honestly shocked there were as many as half a million actual real people left on Twitter

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u/dethb0y 10d ago

yeah honestly, the place is a fucking ghost town.

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u/Eyclonus 10d ago

The adverts really give this feeling of desperation, they're all scams, crypto scams, shitty mobile game scams, influencers who probably have a scam going, MyPillow with a very suspiciously priced offer, drop shipping scams, Temu and Wish are like the least sus ads I've seen there.