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X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called::After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated.

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[-] skymtf 325 points 1 year ago
[-] otter@lemmy.ca 89 points 1 year ago

At this point we just need a large compiled list of every instance of it. There's so much that I can't think of an example right away.

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[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 189 points 1 year ago

I wonder why the guy who bought Tesla might not want the UAW represented on the platform he bought? I can't think of why that might be

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago

In completely unrelated related news:

One of the things their talking about is an increase for workers who deal with electric batteries...

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[-] febra@lemmy.world 183 points 1 year ago

Ah, the "free speech absolutist" doing completely free speech stuff.

[-] OneClappedCheek@lemmy.world 153 points 1 year ago

Just as much of a Musk hater as the rest of them, but this was posted elsewhere. UAW changed their profile photo at the same time they announced the strike, which triggered the flag on the account. Apparently this is standard with all verified accounts until the photo can be reviewed.

Anywho, fuck Elon Musk!

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From the original Intercept article:

This article was updated to include information about a Twitter policy to temporarily remove checkmarks from verified accounts that change their profile pictures. Twitter offered only an auto-response to The Intercept’s request for comment ahead of publication. The article was previously updated to note that Twitter restored UAW’s Twitter verification after publication.

[-] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 1 year ago

So, a non-article by somebody who didn't do their research and has already resolved itself. Got it!

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Twitter offered only an auto-response to The Intercept’s request for comment ahead of publication.

By this, they mean that any media questions to Twitter get auto-responded to with the poop emoji. Because Musk is a child.

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[-] WheeGeetheCat@sh.itjust.works 93 points 1 year ago

Somewhere an Elon fanboy is explaining why this is peak free speech

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[-] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 90 points 1 year ago

It's time to put some of these billionaires in their place. Nationalize his shit, seize his assets, and revoke his passport and citizenship. Fuck Musk, sick of his childish attention seeking bullshit.

[-] Red_October@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Nationalize SpaceX for sure. Let him keep Twitter though, at this point it's such a dumpster fire that it's more of an albatross around his neck than an asset, we don't need the tax payers carrying that shit.

[-] Ludi@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

I would say we give him the French treatment. Fucker is just wasting oxygen

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[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

For Ukraine sure but

That seems like a bit of overkill for this

[-] tb_@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

This instance on its own, yeah.

But it has been a pattern again and again.

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[-] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 88 points 1 year ago

If you are still on X, then you deserve the world you are struggling in.

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[-] GnomeKat 74 points 1 year ago

Hey the auto workers are striking now... can we just like... do a general strike already?

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[-] ForgetReddit@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago

This dude is such a pussy. I wish he wasn’t terrified to fight Zuckerberg so we could all watch him get his ass kicked.

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[-] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 year ago

It’s infuriating that people are beholden to this fucking loser.

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[-] Klaatu@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Elon hates that auto workers have gone on strike? I'm shocked...

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[-] bender@insaneutopia.com 35 points 1 year ago

This whole incident probably took place from automation. As others have stated they changed the profile photo and the system needs verification. The software probably has a hash value for the photo and when they changed the photo the hash value changed triggering the chain of events. You guys are really hung up on hating him but he probably had nothing to do with it other than the initial design verification.

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[-] spez@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 year ago

Capitalist does captitalist things.

[-] vivadanang@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago

Free speech absolutist censors free speech.

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[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 31 points 1 year ago

Is elon turning into alex jones? That picture is not flattering

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[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago

The real story here is that a union was willingly giving money to Elon Musk

[-] steakmeout@aussie.zone 28 points 1 year ago

That is not the real story at all. Unions work with organisations, that's the point.

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[-] anon_water@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

I'm excited for his alcoholism to catch up.

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[-] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 22 points 1 year ago

Xitter ! love it, now lexicon

Usage: Can’t wait to watch Xitter (pronounced Zit - ter) pop after Musk wrecks the train.

[-] Kanoa@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

My very limited exposure to Chinese makes me read it as shitter

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[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 16 points 1 year ago
[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 18 points 1 year ago

No that's his beard. I think.

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[-] moormaan@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

"To a request for comment, X only sent Ars an auto-response, saying, "Busy now, please check back later." (To be fair, in this case "check back later" is a good summary of what happened.)" 😂

[-] Cerbero@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Couldn't this be breach of contract for services not rendered?

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