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seydor ◴[13 Nov 24 21:53 UTC] No.42130473[source]▶

Yann Lecun is also telling everyone on Twitter very loudly that he won't be posting on Twitter.

The Guardian in another article explains that they are annoyed because Musk used twitter to promote his preferred candidate.

The Guardian itself used their own platform to publicly endorse Harris.

This deja-vu of childish antics is just comical in 2024

jmull ◴[13 Nov 24 22:06 UTC] No.42130616[source]▶

Is it "childish antics" for the Guardian to have their own political viewpoint?

Musk can have a preferred candidate and political stance. And he can run Twitter accordingly.

The Guardian can have a preferred candidate and political stance. And they can choose the platforms they use accordingly.

It all seems perfectly reasonable to me.

1. tim333 ◴[14 Nov 24 13:05 UTC] No.42135808[source]▶

>Musk can have a preferred candidate and political stance. And he can run Twitter accordingly

Except he'll be going up against Musk 2022 and his tweet below:

>For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively means upsetting the far right and the far left equally

Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X