I've actually dealt with something similar, if true

[honey the codewitch]

Disclaimer: Twitter scuttlebutt According to messages shared in Twitter Slack, Twitter’s CISO, chief privacy office, and chief compliance officer all resigned last night. An employee says it will be up to engineers to “self-certify compliance with FTC requirements and other laws.”[^] Edit: Follow up. Seeming more legitimate now: Strong statement from FTC, following the security and privacy departures at Twitter: "We are tracking recent developments at Twitter with deep concern. No CEO or company is above the law, and companies must follow our consent decrees." https://twitter.com/Cat_Zakrzewski/status/1590749773619171328?t=UffIE0YZ3TJA2nlt-Nc0wQ&s=19[^] Have you ever been in a similar position? It's not any fun.

To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

[OriginalGriff]

"Rats" and "sinking ships" spring to mind. Is there going to be anything left? Why pay $44B to dismantle a company that isn't even a rival to what you do? :confused:

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[David ONeil]

OriginalGriff wrote:

Why pay $44B to dismantle a company that isn't even a rival to what you do?

To boldly go where no man has gone before? You have to admit, it is one hell of a resume bullet point.

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[OriginalGriff]

David O'Neil wrote:

one hell of a resume bullet point.

In the same class of bullet point as Thomas Midgley Jr's resume:* Added lead to gas

• Invented chlorofluorocarbons
  :laugh:

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[David ONeil]

But if Musk succeeds, he has a small claim to being a hero (for once). I would gladly give him credit for sinking Twitter! :laugh: (But what he's done to his employees is deplorable, so hero-hat gets ground into the dirt.)

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[David ONeil]

More popcorn please! [What a dumpster fire](https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/yrynqm/what\_a\_dumpster\_fire\_lol/) Another one to not miss: [lol](https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/yrtwif/lol/)

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[honey the codewitch]

I've been watching the Eli Lilly drama. :laugh:

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[obermd]

If these are legitimate screen shots, this is proof that cyber-security analysts are right that Twitter is completely insecure, which of course makes it completely untrustworthy. I suspect when all the dust settles out Musk will provide a report to the SEC showing the bot count when including hijacked accounts is far more than the 5% reported by the previous Twitter management. If this is the case I hope the previous management all goes to jail for securities fraud and cyber crime (failure to protect their systems).

[David ONeil]

The previous management actually took steps to verify accounts like those screenshots. Musk eliminated those verifications and replaced them with $8 so people could 'self-verify.' Your case against the previous management has no merit in the context of those screenshots.

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[jschell]

obermd wrote:

I suspect when all the dust settles out Musk will provide a report to the SEC showing the bot count when including hijacked accounts is far more than the 5% reported by the previous Twitter management.

Not sure what exactly you think you are referring to but how exactly do you think he is going to prove that? Bot detection is usually or perhaps entirely based on detecting usage patterns. After all it isn't like they are going to start going door to door to check on each user. Certainly Elon Musk is not going to bring anything at all to the table in actually detecting them. Except of course screaming about it. Twitter itself was already detecting them. Now there are 50% fewer employees to enhance that detection. And those employees are not focused on that but rather in raising revenue. Not to mention of course that if they do reduce bots then revenue will go down because advertises are paying for actual eyes.