Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to news and websites he dislikes | The site formerly known as Twitter has added a five-second delay when a user clicks on a shortened link to the New York Times,…::undefined

  • dub@lemmy.worldEnglish
    223·
    1 year ago

    While I agree, it’s good to know these ridiculous actions he takes. It’s not like it’s positive for him

    • alienanimals@lemmy.worldEnglish
      103·
      1 year ago

      Musk operates on the “There is no such thing as bad publicity model”. He doesn’t care if the news is bad or good so long as his name / businesses are in the 24-hour news cycle. It’s stupid, but he gets idiots to bring him more attention.

      • HellAwaits@lemm.eeEnglish
        36·
        1 year ago

        He doesn’t care, yet he’s suing an organization for reporting news on content on his website.

        I think you need to check your facts.

        • keefshape@lemmy.caEnglish
          51·
          1 year ago

          Your example fits into the ‘any publicity is good publicity’ mindset too, fyi.