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[–] grue@lemmy.world 158 points 1 week ago (24 children)

Shutting Off X's Algorithm

Hey EU, that's not how any of this works. First of all, you do not have any control over that -- even if you demand it be done, there's no way to verify compliance. Second, there's always an "algorithm." There can't not be an "algorithm;" that would mean it would display nothing at all. Even the choice to just display tweets chronologically is still a choice, and implemented in the form of an "algorithm."

What you do have the power to do -- and what you should do -- is simply just straight-up block X entirely.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Oh they can turn off musk's algorithm quite easily: just ban the whole fucking site.

He's folded like origami on this already, and he'll do it again.

[–] zeca@lemmy.eco.br 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

he folded to brazilian courts last year. but now, with trump in power, he may have more means to pressure back.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If WWIII broke out over the EU blocking Twitter and the US lost would Musk take a cyanide pill?

[–] zeca@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

who knows... but the us has softer means to pressure europe

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