• ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    He specifically cited Elon and Twitter as reasoning when shutting down the API. So now, if Elon calls up Spez and says he wants the links unbanned, I betcha Spez dances to Elon’s tune.

    I recognize that it’s not a financial loss for him now. But it’s also not really enough of a gain for him to care; all the social media CEOs are co-cronies together, so he’ll probably do it.

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      7 hours ago

      He cited how another company works as defense for his decision in his company.

      And social media companies don’t meet together in secret meetings to strategize how they’ll collude with each other. A lot of times, they are making independent strategic decisions that happen to align.

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        6 hours ago

        He cited how another company works as defense for his decision in his company.

        Ok. Honestly at this point the length of this conversation is way out of proportion with my interest in it.

        And social media companies don’t meet together in secret meetings to strategize how they’ll collude with each other.

        I honestly don’t know how someone could be paying attention to the business world in 2024 and believe this earnestly.

        A lot of times, they are making independent strategic decisions that happen to align.

        Just “happen to.” Total coincidence.