Social media thread (aka Twitter's meltdown + other stuff)

[herzlos]

Jan 31, 2024 4:19:02 GMT -5 mdgv2 said:

Guess it belongs here.

But a $56,000,000,000.00 pay day for Musk has been blocked by a Judge, on account it’s an unfathomable amount of money, he’s not in fact the owner of Tesla, but appeared to control its board during the pay decision.

Hahahahahhaah!

The kicker here is that it seems he was already paid the money a few years ago, so the Judge has asked him and Teslas legal team to work out a plan for him to return the money.

That's really going to hurt his already bad credit risk and financial state.

Oh well, carry on

[Emblematic Wolfblade]

Jan 31, 2024 4:19:02 GMT -5 mdgv2 said:

Guess it belongs here.

But a $56,000,000,000.00 pay day for Musk has been blocked by a Judge, on account it’s an unfathomable amount of money, he’s not in fact the owner of Tesla, but appeared to control its board during the pay decision.

Hahahahahhaah!

Got an article on this? I hadn't heard about this at all.

[mdgv2]

Sure!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68150306

[Emblematic Wolfblade]

Well, I hope he has to pay it back, or something, even if it won't really hurt him considering how stupid rich (and dangerous) he is.

[mdgv2]

You say dangerous, I say utterly fucking demented.

[Emblematic Wolfblade]

I mean, not all demented people are dangerous, but Musk is, and actively seems to be trying to ruin the world.

[Disciple of Fate]

No site has clearly stated if this payout was cash or stocks, if he has to return the stocks that would be a lot more painful, given their value increase.

[easye]

Social Media problems that aren't related to Twitter.....

Manipulated Biden video can remain online, Meta’s Oversight Board rules

www.cnn.com/2024/02/05/tech/manipulated-biden-video-meta/index.html

A video on Facebook manipulated to suggest that President Joe Biden behaves inappropriately toward women can remain on the platform, but only because of a problematic loophole in Meta’s “incoherent” policies, the company’s Oversight Board said Monday.

The loophole threatens elections worldwide and should be closed as soon as possible, the quasi-judicial board added.

The video in question was posted last spring and showed Biden placing an “I Voted” sticker on his adult granddaughter’s chest — but the clip had been edited to make it seem as if he had touched her chest repeatedly and inappropriately, the Oversight Board said in deciding the case. The Board reviewed the case after a user who reported the video appealed Meta’s decision not to remove the content.

Meta’s manipulated media policy applies only to video that has been altered by artificial intelligence and that makes it appear as if a person said something they did not. The policy may be enforced only in situations where both conditions are fulfilled. The policy also does not apply to manipulated audio.

The US is not even close to ready for the cyber-warfare that will happen around this election.....

[Disciple of Fate]

I like how they fall back on policy, as if the policies aren't completely arbitrary based on the wants of Meta.

[mdgv2]

So either my FB has been hijacked, or FB is suffering an outage.

Anyone else having issues logging in?

[bobtheinquisitor]

Just checked, and I also cannot log in.

[herzlos]

Going by the reports online and Twitter FB is broken for everyone. Seems to be causing quite a panic. People might need to start talking to each other if it's not back soon!

[mdgv2]

At least it’s not just me. Seems a few wargaming groups have been targeted for hijacking, hence my panic. Worked bloody hard to get the Loot Group where it is, and I’d rather not have scammy arseholes take advantage.

[redchimera]

Me too - thought I was hacked for a moment. It probably isn't but the end of Facebook wouldn't really be a bad thing.

[easye]

Facebook is for olds.