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Couldn't happen to a nicer guy...
#Twitter

The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests
These numbers are legitimately shocking.

If you think any of the relentlessly negative coverage of Biden came out of nowhere -- *six months* after he was sworn in, reporters were complaining about how boring it was to cover him.
@juliaioffe laid it all out there.
It's not like they were hiding their contempt.
https://digbys…

The Kewl Kids Are Bored - Digby's Hullabaloo
https://twitter.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1756674613923254685?s=20 Yes, of course. The excitement over the Hur Report was palpable. https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1756697352163758302?s=20 And then there's this: https://twitter.com/Rob_Flaherty/status/1756662705761468453?s=20 The kewl kidz are very upset that anyone would suggest they aren't doing their jobs well: By the way: https://twitter.com/Bo_Gardiner/status/1756689463722312016?s=20 This is how you do…

X removes paid checkmarks from some accounts after a watchdog group found 28 verified accounts allegedly tied to Hezbollah and other US-sanctioned entities (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Musk’s X sold checkmarks to Hezbollah and other terrorist groups, report says
X (aka Twitter) accused of violating sanctions by taking payment from terrorists.

'Federation Is the Future of Social Media' - Slashdot
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/03/25/2052244/federation-is-the-future-of-social-media

'Federation Is the Future of Social Media' - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge, written by Nilay Patel: Today, I'm talking to Jay Graber, the CEO of Bluesky Social, which is a decentralized competitor to Twitter, er, X. Bluesky actually started inside of what was then known as Twitter — it was a project from then-CEO Jac...

So, this does not seem ideal for advertisers on X.
This is a 2700% increase in fraudulent (bot) clickthroughs according to a YoY metric. Is Elmo giving advertisers a rebate consistent with that fraud rate?
https://mashable.com/article/x-twitter-elon-musk-…

The majority of traffic from Elon Musk's X may have been fake during the Super Bowl, report suggests
These numbers are legitimately shocking.

'Legal warfare' threatens Trump’s grasp on multi-billion dollar Truth Social deal: report - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-media-2667567098/

'Legal warfare' threatens Trump’s grasp on multi-billion dollar Truth Social deal: report
Former President Donald Trump's media company is facing an internal battle as several figures who played a role in its founding are taking legal action, or are the targets of suits themselves.Trump Media and Technology Group was founded in the wake of the former president being kicked off Twitter in...

Exploring the Boundaries of Ambient Awareness in Twitter
Pablo Sanchez-Martin, Sonja Utz, Isabel Valera
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.17776 https://

Exploring the Boundaries of Ambient Awareness in Twitter
Ambient awareness refers to the ability of social media users to obtain knowledge about who knows what (i.e., users' expertise) in their network, by simply being exposed to other users' content (e.g, tweets on Twitter). Previous work, based on user surveys, reveals that individuals self-report ambient awareness only for parts of their networks. However, it is unclear whether it is their limited cognitive capacity or the limited exposure to diagnostic tweets (i.e., online content) that prevents …

Cowboys Position on Long-Rumored Trade for $96 Million Star Still Firm: Report https://heavy.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/trade-stefon-diggs-twitter/?adt_ei=[email]

Cowboys Position on Long-Rumored Trade for $96 Million Star Still Firm: Report
The Cowboys have long been connected to a trade for Stefon Diggs, but there has never been much real interest. That is not changing.

#Covid #Influenza
Ongoing pandemic, update:
The burden of disease by Covid is much higher than the burden by influenza, as evident by UKHSA/NHS SARI Watch data.
Note the scale on the ICU/HDU figures.
Sources:
@jneill on Twitter

National flu and COVID-19 surveillance reports: 2023 to 2024 season
National influenza and COVID-19 report, monitoring COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.

X removes paid checkmarks from some accounts after a watchdog group found 28 verified accounts allegedly tied to Hezbollah and other US-sanctioned entities (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Musk’s X sold checkmarks to Hezbollah and other terrorist groups, report says
X (aka Twitter) accused of violating sanctions by taking payment from terrorists.

Bradley P. Moss on Twitter: "The more I digest Hur's report the more annoyed I am with how poorly written this thing is. He got the legal conclusion right, let me be clear. But his analysis is totally wrong. Proving #Biden's intent would in no way hinge on Biden's memory (biden wouldn't testify anyway)."

Bradley P. Moss (@BradMossEsq) on X
The more I digest Hur's report the more annoyed I am with how poorly written this thing is. He got the legal conclusion right, let me be clear. But his analysis is totally wrong. Proving Biden's intent would in no way hinge on Biden's memory (biden wouldn't testify anyway).

Cowboys Position on Long-Rumored Trade for $96 Million Star Still Firm: Report https://heavy.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/trade-stefon-diggs-twitter/?adt_ei=[email]

Cowboys Position on Long-Rumored Trade for $96 Million Star Still Firm: Report
The Cowboys have long been connected to a trade for Stefon Diggs, but there has never been much real interest. That is not changing.

The Tech Transparency Project (TTP) found X had granted blue check marks to accounts tied to Hezbollah members, among others.
For $8 (£6.40) a month, a tick allows longer posts and better promotion.
X removed some ticks after the report, saying its security was "robust".
Mr Musk's decision to charge for check marks was one of the most controversial changes he made after he bought Twitter in 2022, with critics saying the move would make issues of disinformation wo…

X took payment from terrorists, campaigners say
Campaigners at the Tech Transparency Project in the US found paid-for features for organisations.

Breaking Political Filter Bubbles via Social Comparison
Nouran Soliman, Motahhare Eslami, Karrie Karahalios
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07150 https://

Breaking Political Filter Bubbles via Social Comparison
Online social platforms allow users to filter out content they do not like. According to selective exposure theory, people tend to view content they agree with more to get more self-assurance. This causes people to live in ideological filter bubbles. We report on a user study that encourages users to break the political filter bubble of their Twitter feed by reading more diverse viewpoints through social comparison. The user study is conducted using political-bias analyzing and Twitter-mirrorin…

"If you want to go deep on the Hur Report to see just how incredibly disingenuous his novelistic little hit job really is, nobody does it better than @… Highly recommend, particularly if you’re interested in Hur’s shoddy legal reasoning."
Hur’s Hit Job – Digby's Hullabaloo

Hur’s Hit Job - Digby's Hullabaloo
If you want to go deep on the Hur Report to see just how incredibly disingenuous his novelistic little hit job really is, nobody does it better than Emptywheel. Highly recommend, particularly if you're interested in Hur's shoddy legal reasoning. I thought I would share a good thumbnail version from twitter if you don't have the time or inclination to

Cowboys bring back familiar face as new defensive coordinator https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/cowboys_bring_back_familiar_face_as_new_defensive_coordinator/s1_17313_39938366

Cowboys bring back familiar face as new defensive coordinator
The Dallas Cowboys have found the guy who is going to take over Dan Quinn's job on defense.  According to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, Dallas is hiring former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer.  "Zimmer, 67, is the third-winningest head coach in Vikings history and long respected for his defensive prowess. A big hire for Dallas, where Zimmer previously coached from 1994-2006," Pelissero wrote in his report on X/Twitter.  As Pelissero reported, Zimmer spent 12 seasons in Dallas where h…