Musk Acquired Twitter: Part Deux

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Fewer people are using Elon Musk’s X as the platform struggles to attract and keep users, according to analysts
X usage has declined as downloads of Threads have surged in recent weeks.


In February, X had 27 million daily active users of its mobile app in the U.S., down 18% from a year earlier, according to Sensor Tower, a market intelligence firm based in San Francisco. The U.S. user base has been flat or down every month since November 2022, the first full month of Musk’s owning the app, and in total it’s down 23% since then, Sensor Tower said.


The numbers were nearly as bad worldwide, as daily active users on the mobile app fell to 174 million in February, down 15% from a year earlier, the firm said. The worldwide user base has been flat or down every month during Musk’s tenure began except one, when it grew slightly in October and then resumed falling, according to Sensor Tower.

Other social media apps experienced modest increases in their worldwide user bases during the same period, according to the research, with Snapchat growing 8.8%, Instagram 5.3%, Facebook 1.5% and TikTok 0.5%. Those apps all experienced declines over that period in the U.S., but none was as steep as the decline on X.

X had “the most material decline in active users compared to its peers,
” Abe Yousef, a senior insights analyst at Sensor Tower, wrote in a research report.
 

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A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X that had targeted a watchdog group for its critical reports about hate speech on the social media platform.

In a blistering 52-page order, the judge blasted X’s case as plainly punitive rather than about protecting the platform’s security and legal rights.

“Sometimes it is unclear what is driving a litigation,” wrote District Judge Charles Breyer, of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, in the order’s opening lines. “Other times, a complaint is so unabashedly and vociferously about one thing that there can be no mistaking that purpose.”

“This case represents the latter circumstance,” Breyer continued. “This case is about punishing the Defendants for their speech.”

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This whole free speech absolutist nonsense was always a lie. Actions like this lay it bare.
 

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Musk has a credibility problem. And a logic problem. And a consistency in logic problem. And he's a right wing conspiracy nut, in case you were wondering. A very rich one.


State election official rips into Elon Musk retweeting false voter conspiracy


CNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer, who fact-checked a voter conspiracy retweeted by X CEO Elon Musk, that alleged over 200,000 undocumented migrants registered to vote in Arizona.


Elon Musk shares “extremely false” allegation of voting fraud by “illegals”
On X, Musk shared false claim that is easily disproven by voter registration data.
 
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Musk has a credibility problem. And a logic problem. And a consistency in logic problem. And he's a right wing conspiracy nut, in case you were wondering. A very rich one.


State election official rips into Elon Musk retweeting false voter conspiracy


CNN's Erin Burnett speaks with Maricopa County recorder Stephen Richer, who fact-checked a voter conspiracy retweeted by X CEO Elon Musk, that alleged over 200,000 undocumented migrants registered to vote in Arizona.


Elon Musk shares “extremely false” allegation of voting fraud by “illegals”
On X, Musk shared false claim that is easily disproven by voter registration data.
he loves pushing out the great replacement idiocy to his fanbois. they don't seem to be worried too much about the accuracy of his bull and eat it up like candy
 

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Elon Musk Didn’t Want His Latest Deposition Released. Here It Is.
Musk is being sued for falsely suggesting a 22-year-old Jewish man was part of a neo-Nazi brawl.

Brody said he and his family were forced to flee their home amid the fallout from Musk’s posts. He’s seeking more than $1 million in damages. The next court hearing is scheduled for April 22.


Musk learned of the conspiracy theory about Brody from what the lawsuit describes as a fringe X account with more than 30,000 followers that “features extreme rightwing memes, neo-Nazi apologia/nostalgia, juvenile and cringe-worthy attempts at bigoted humor, low effort bait tweets, delusional panics over lazy hoaxes, and a cavalcade of absurdly false information.”
“The account is the social media equivalent of gutter sludge,” the lawsuit says.
The anonymous account, named Dr Frensor, posted a photo of Brody with his personal information found on his college fraternity’s social media page. The caption on the photo of Brody read, “After graduation he plans to work for the government,” which Dr Frensor used to suggest Brody was at the brawl and a federal plant.
“Very odd,” Musk responded. As it goes whenever Musk interacts with a post on X, this one quickly went viral.
In his deposition, Musk was asked whether he’d seen other posts from the Dr Frensor account.
“I wasn’t trying to assess their credibility,” Musk responded.
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Kid deserves a ton of money. Musk behaving very badly.
 

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Elon Musk Didn’t Want His Latest Deposition Released. Here It Is.
Musk is being sued for falsely suggesting a 22-year-old Jewish man was part of a neo-Nazi brawl.

Brody said he and his family were forced to flee their home amid the fallout from Musk’s posts. He’s seeking more than $1 million in damages. The next court hearing is scheduled for April 22.


Musk learned of the conspiracy theory about Brody from what the lawsuit describes as a fringe X account with more than 30,000 followers that “features extreme rightwing memes, neo-Nazi apologia/nostalgia, juvenile and cringe-worthy attempts at bigoted humor, low effort bait tweets, delusional panics over lazy hoaxes, and a cavalcade of absurdly false information.”
“The account is the social media equivalent of gutter sludge,” the lawsuit says.
The anonymous account, named Dr Frensor, posted a photo of Brody with his personal information found on his college fraternity’s social media page. The caption on the photo of Brody read, “After graduation he plans to work for the government,” which Dr Frensor used to suggest Brody was at the brawl and a federal plant.
“Very odd,” Musk responded. As it goes whenever Musk interacts with a post on X, this one quickly went viral.
In his deposition, Musk was asked whether he’d seen other posts from the Dr Frensor account.
“I wasn’t trying to assess their credibility,” Musk responded.
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Kid deserves a ton of money. Musk behaving very badly.
he's just doing it for the lulz
 
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The warrior-king of X is fighting against censorship again, this time in the Supreme Court—of Brazil. The free speech absolutist has pitted himself against Judge Alexandre de Moraes, a man who claims to defend Brazilian democracy while throwing people in jail without trial.

It all started when the highest court in the South American country forced X to “block certain popular accounts in Brazil.” (X was prohibited from saying which accounts had been targeted, although de Moraes has a reputation for cracking down on far-right activity on social media.)

On Saturday evening, Elon Musk told the world in a tweet he’d be “lifting all restrictions,” saying the “judge has applied massive fines” and “threatened to arrest our employees.” It’s not clear which X workers are at risk—or what they might be charged with. But it’s since emerged that the “massive fines” equate to $20,000 per day for each reactivated account—not that the billionaire X CEO is bothered; he concluded his post: “Principles matter more than profit.”
In this standoff, we’re Team Elon. The tech billionaire is shining a light on something few Americans appreciate: that free speech is suffering in Latin America’s largest so-called democracy—and he’s standing up to a man infamous for using authoritarian powers to “protect” it. Glenn Greenwald, a journalist who tracks censorship in Brazil, where he lives, explained last January that de Moraes is known to have “almost unilateral, unchecked power to essentially order anyone to be banned from the internet that he wants.”
 

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It looks like Musk's antics are costing his Tesla brand in sales, market share, and stocks pricing. I guess he's learning the marketing blunder lesson this year (or more likely not learning a thing).


  • Tesla sees a 60% drop in Democrat buyers following CEO Elon Musk's controversial political statements, impacting sales.
  • First year-over-year sales decline since early pandemic in 2020; Tesla stock falls 41%, reflecting growth concerns.
  • Shift in consumer base with Democrats' share dropping from 40% to 15%, while Republican and independent buyers increase.
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“As anticipated, Tesla’s sales took a hit, influencing the overall market dynamics. However, a few brands saw significant EV sales increases, achieving over 50% year-over-year growth. As noted in January, we are calling 2024, ‘the Year of More’. More new products, more incentives, more inventory, more leasing and more infrastructure will drive EV sales higher this year. Even so, we’ll continue to see ups and downs as the industry moves towards electrification.”

Analysts at Cox Automotive had expected a slowdown in EV sales growth. Segment growth typically slows as volume increases. This is certainly true with the market leader Tesla, which reported notably lower global deliveries in Q1 2024.

According to Kelley Blue Book estimates, Tesla sales in the U.S. were down 13.3% year over year – well below the typical double-digit growth that had become routine with the Tesla brand. Tesla’s share of the electric vehicle market in Q1 2024 was 51.3%, down from 61.7% one year earlier.

Way back in its Q4 2020earnings call Tesla touted a long-term delivery CAGR of 50%, with CEO Elon Musk stressing, “we do think that we can maintain a growth rate in excess of 50% per year for many years to come.”

The company’s deliveries did rise by over 50% in 2021 as Tesla had predicted (up 87%, to be precise), but in 2022, its delivery growth slowed to around 40%. Last year, Tesla’s deliveries rose 38%, and Musk effectively withdrew the 50% CAGR guidance.

Cut to 2024, and Tesla has warned that this year's delivery growth “may be notably lower than the growth rate achieved in 2023.” Langan is also quite circumspect about Tesla’s growth prospects; while he expects deliveries to be flat in 2024, the Wells Fargo analyst expects the company's deliveries to fall next year.

Tesla’s problems are not limited to top-line growth alone, as its performance on the bottom line has also faltered. The company’s gross margins fell 15% YoY last year, while adjusted earnings per share (EPS) tumbled 23% to $3.12.
Just one example of why this is happening while other companies see EV sales increasing by 50% (there are plenty where that came from):


Elon Musk Pushes a Vile, Toxic Hate Video—and Exposes His Own Scam
The great replacement theory video that Musk pinned to the top of his feed is sick. And it shows that he’s turning X into a safe space for far-right propaganda.
Clearly, he did not understand his sales base and did all this at a bad time for Tesla - just when other EV makers were becoming more competitive.
 
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It looks like Musk's antics are costing his Tesla brand in sales, market share, and stocks pricing. I guess he's learning the marketing blunder lesson this year (or more likely not learning a thing).




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Just one example of why this is happening while other companies see EV sales increasing by 50% (there are plenty where that came from):




Clearly, he did not understand his sales base and did all this at a bad time for Tesla - just when other EV makers were becoming more competitive.
this nonsense is pervasive, often under the guise of "concern"
 

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It looks like Musk's antics are costing his Tesla brand in sales, market share, and stocks pricing. I guess he's learning the marketing blunder lesson this year (or more likely not learning a thing).




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Just one example of why this is happening while other companies see EV sales increasing by 50% (there are plenty where that came from):




Clearly, he did not understand his sales base and did all this at a bad time for Tesla - just when other EV makers were becoming more competitive.
You'd think he's from South Africa with his apatheid notions.
 

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It looks like Musk's antics are costing his Tesla brand in sales, market share, and stocks pricing. I guess he's learning the marketing blunder lesson this year (or more likely not learning a thing).
His antics, and the fact that the highly-touted CyberTruck is a piece of crap.

Saw one on the road a few days ago. Looks like a hi-tch Aztek.
 
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His antics, and the fact that the highly-touted CyberTruck is a piece of crap.

Saw one on the road a few days ago. Looks like a hi-tch Aztek.
The most Musk-esque thing he could do before now is to fail to deliver the quantity and quality he promised. That is true of his truck if the reports on demand are true (that demand is quite high).

Now he's adding on sabotaging his business by alienating his most loyal/promising customers.
 

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Tesla Learns Hard Lesson: Go Anti-Woke, Go Broke
When CEO Elon Musk took a hard turn to the right, the number of Democrats buying Teslas dropped 60 percent
 

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