Elon Musk’s Twitter Politics Add to Pressure on Tesla’s Brand Image https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-twitter-politics-add-to-pressure-on-teslas-brand-image-11669764014

What about media companies like HBO and Netflix? They are able to survive on user fees. However, they can do so only when they are able to offer premium, high-demand content that cannot be found anywhere else. That's why Netflix is now in trouble.

Historically, models where the users pay have never worked in media. Newspapers and magazines always made the lion's share of their profits from ads, as did TV. User funded TV like the BBC has always lost money.

If the NYT and other outlets can't make it at scale with model where users pay--and scale is the big issue--then social media sites won't succeed either. Which brings me to my point: With CounterSocial, what you see now is what it will always be without proper funding. If you are happy with that, then good for you.

@Brisse What do you mean? Are you against movie nights with free pizza and beer? Because that's what I'd offer all CounterSocial users. Of course, under the current model, they'd have to donate money first.

If I were in charge of CounterSocial, I would be looking for funding, BTW. The user-donor/subscription model just doesn't seem a winner to me.

What this means in practice is that Mastodon and CounterSocial will always be what they are now, but Post has a chance to really take off. Will it? That is the big question.

Why Post.News over Mastodon and CounterSocial? I'm on all three--for the moment--but one thing that sticks out is the fact that Post has venture capital behind it, while the others don't.

IANAL, but I would think that the arrangement could also potentially hurt the electors as well, as it ties their fate to that of the GOP chair and takes any plea deals or hopes of lesser charges off the table. It would appear to be to their advantage to have different lawyers.

tl;dr The judge views the Georgia GOP chair as being in serious legal jeopardy, but the others not so much. By having the same lawyers, they can coordinate their defense, benefiting the GOP chair, but harming the prosecution because the electors can't be turned.

Judge says Georgia GOP chair may not share a lawyer with other ‘alternate electors’ https://politi.co/3gMhfpU

@Consequences That is their new policy.

EU Threatens Twitter Ban Unless Musk Ramps Up Moderation Tactics, Report Says via @forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2022/11/30/eu-threatens-twitter-ban-unless-musk-ramps-up-moderation-tactics-report-says/

Elon Musk warned by European Union that Twitter could be banned unless he sticks to bloc's digital rules https://news.sky.com/story/elon-musk-warned-by-european-union-that-twitter-will-be-banned-unless-he-sticks-to-blocs-digital-rules-report-12758900

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Re: Pepe, I spent over a year on Twitter where it seemed like my full-time job was fending off Nazi Pepe trolls and their kindred spirits on the left, Bernie Bros. I don't want to go back to that.

50 years ago, Billboard #7 for the week of Nov. 26, 1972: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now https://youtu.be/C1Qgh0_JF5o

60 years ago, Billboard #7 for the week of Nov. 26, 1962: THE ORLONS -- Don't Hang Up https://youtu.be/dvfBsFj6Nts

Twitter’s advertising losses are piling up, by @CaseyNewton https://open.substack.com/pub/platformer/p/twitters-advertising-losses-are-piling