I think that by having all major console makers abandoning Twitter, that it will keep Twitter / X away from the majority of the younger generations. (which I think would be a good things for those wanting to protect your kids from the content that's allowed to free spread on there.)
this post was submitted on 11 Jun 2024
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You really think kids use consoles, to access social media, more than phones, and tablets?
I know that more kids play video games daily then most adults that work and pay bills, which is besides the point. Most of the time it seems youngers use Discord to communicate then Twiter, when playing games, be regardless of what things might seem.
By removing Twitter from major gaming platforms would make Twitter less relevant to that market which is a lot, over time. It will almost look like Myspace in a sense. (not necessarily that Twitter would be closed down but just that they likely aren't likely going to be using it even willingly, over something like Discord or Instagram.
Perhaps, with them no longer being able to easily upload clips to twitter from consoles, they'll be less inclined to participate on twitter. I agree it's not going to change much, though. I wonder how many people were even using this built-in integration anyway?
I don’t know any kids that use twitter. They all use Snapchat.
This is a great thing.
There need to be material consequences for Nazism.
I think it's more that it costs money to use the Twitter API now.
Dammit! And here I was thinking corporations had suddenly developed a conscience that put decency above profit... Stupid stupid stupid me. /s
That sucks M8 I saw the news for the Nintendo switch discounting support shame really would've loved to browse twitter on my switch while I chill in bed maybe listen to some chill music
Good. Fuck Lemon Musk and his floral scent.
Now if only Hello Games would drop it too.
And 1000 or so other developers.
I've never used Twitter, but I've heard that it's just a porn site nowadays. Is that accurate?
No, they also have Nazis and other assorted bigots.
No. There are still a lot of serious journalists on it. It is still a very important media for journalists to quickly share information.
But the porn&hate bots and the uncontrolled trolls make it unbearable. It has always been rough on twitter, but it has become an utter shitshow.
My main issue with the serious journalism is that there's apparently no way to sort a feed by time/latest date anymore... what is the point of seeing a random assortment of news from any number of years? Maybe it looks different if you log in, but it used to be my main source of local news & weather before.
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So X is shorthand for Nazi right?
Heck - even the letter is just a sans sarif Swastika.
I'm not a gamer or a xitterhead but what would these consoles do with xitter integration.
For uploading game clips I'd assume
For Nintendo, it was the only way to upload your screenshots to the internet if you don't have a PC or phone with an SD slot. The other consoles have other integration you could use for images (and they all have YouTube for video) so this kinda sucks for Switch owners that have literally no other way of getting their screenshots online.
Nope there's a feature that lets you download the screenshot to your phone wirelessly
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what have they replaced the X button on their controllers with, then?
PlayStation doesn't have an X button, it has a Cross button. /j
Well shit. And here I’ve been holding it at a 45 degree angle all this time.
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Imagine if instead of X, Δ, O, and ☐ it was 4 different religious symbols. Like those "coexist" bumper stickers.
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You love to see it! Stand with trans folks ❤️