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1. Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 12:04:36 JST Eugen Rochko

   Now would be a good time for all European politicians and journalists to setup accounts on Mastodon.

   https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-considers-removing-x-platform-europe-over-eu-law-insider-2023-10-18/

   • Kazuh 🌱 (4nemokazuha@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 12:12:34 JST Kazuh 🌱

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     @Gargron oh so this is what’s happening why there’s been a mass migration

   • Todd Alström (toddalstrom@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 12:25:54 JST Todd Alström

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     @Gargron “Elon Musk on Thursday denied a report that he was considering pulling the platform from the European Union”

     …but take his word for what it’s worth.

     https://themessenger.com/tech/elon-musk-denial-twitter-europe-x-dsa-report

   • Apan (apan@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 12:52:15 JST Apan

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     @Gargron DSA is horrible. Give the politicians the power to tell who is right and who is wrong. Pretty bad that people think its a great thing to let politicians get more power and citizens less power, just beacouse they dislike Elon.

   • Arun Shah™ :mastodon: (arunshah240@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 12:53:13 JST Arun Shah™ :mastodon:

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     @Gargron mastodon needs to uograde give direct message and quote posts feature.

   • Kerry Stevenson (krst@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 13:01:50 JST Kerry Stevenson

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     @Gargron How about quickly adding quoting so they won’t have an excuse to not join?

   • winet (winet@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 13:25:06 JST winet

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     @Gargron I think they will just start using threads.

   • Bluebabbler (bluebabbler@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 13:34:10 JST Bluebabbler

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     @Gargron OpenAI also briefly blocked ChatGPT in Italy instead of complying with privacy laws. They hoped to flip the table and start a popular uprising, but it didn't work and they simply had to comply.

   • Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 13:35:28 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • winet

     @winet Threads is not available in Europe.

   • winet (winet@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 13:37:56 JST winet

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     @Gargron oh, I didn't know about that

   • Pad53 News Outlet (pad53@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 14:02:09 JST Pad53 News Outlet

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     @Gargron Been saying he should have already done it a long time ago already. Let them make their own network. EU thinks they can just run the world. GDPR for websites what/who? Not advicaging for Musk especially after my Twitter account was suspended, but EU is no hero.

   • Richy222 (richy222@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 14:06:23 JST Richy222

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     @Gargron who cares

   • Xergg (xergg@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 14:16:50 JST Xergg

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     @Gargron It would be kinda nice to have it all in one place again.

   • zamia (zamia@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 14:33:16 JST zamia

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     @Gargron please do it

   • Acetopheles (lillianvs@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 15:20:38 JST Acetopheles

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     @Gargron oh no... Please don't.

     Anywy

   • Keith 🏳️‍🌈 (nerdykeith@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 16:30:06 JST Keith 🏳️‍🌈

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     @Gargron If he in fact does this, they may very well have to. We don't know for sure if he's doing this yet. I hope he does. But let's see

   • xs4me2 (xs4me2@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 16:59:18 JST xs4me2

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     @Gargron

     Can say that again…

   • si_irini (si_irini@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 18:22:28 JST si_irini

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     @Gargron

     I already read he denied everything.

     I'll be honest with you.
     There are many who should switch here but also many who should not come here.

   • pa27 (pa27@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 18:41:28 JST pa27

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     @Gargron Fingers crossed! Great news if he does it!

   • Ponygirl (ponygirl@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 20:25:58 JST Ponygirl

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     @Gargron This is the best social media platform I've ever been on. Even those I've disagreed with are civil and we end up being friends.

   • Fardels Bear (riggbeck@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 20:39:54 JST Fardels Bear

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     @Gargron

     Good riddance if it's true, but I doubt that Xitter can afford to lose hundreds of millions of users. Sounds more like Musk blowing off some fetid gas.

     As to why more politicians and journalists don't leave, I suspect it's because they put engagement above ethical values.

     In the meantime, I am trapped on the hellsite because my suspension makes it logistically impossible to delete the account. If anyone knows a way round this, I would be grateful for the information.

   • Scott1984FP (scott1984fp@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 22:03:22 JST Scott1984FP

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     @Gargron ,100%

     Contact Them All Via https://www.ceoemail.com ,This Guy Has Been Create Help For Me Being Heard With MP's, Police, NHS, BT/EE, & More 😀

     Donate: £50 - £100 ,& Conact All CEO's Offices/Head Offices & Senior Governmental Departments In #EU & #Uk & #Europe ,Too Join: #Mastodon With Their Own Servers/Instances, & Join The Larger #Fediverse On: #Mastodon / #MastodonSocial / #PexilFed , & #Meta #Threads & More 😀

     We Are In Uk, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, Europe Vs #BRICS R,C,I,

   • ArkansawTravler (travler@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 22:28:40 JST ArkansawTravler

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     @Gargron MuskRat is a Narcissistic Technocrat Dictator wannabe.

   • Luis Correia (luisfcorreia@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 20-Oct-2023 22:35:41 JST Luis Correia

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     @Gargron that's actually good news!

   • Mel (maj7152@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 01:16:16 JST Mel

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     @Gargron Musk is a fascist parasite.

   • Conrad 🎴 (invaderoid@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 02:50:10 JST Conrad 🎴

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     @Gargron I want so badly for the next word to be "lambasting."

   • NovemberMan (novemberman@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 05:51:16 JST NovemberMan

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     @Gargron I'm sure the Europeans will miss TwitX terribly.
     Hopefully we'll get the same chance here in the Americas soon. 😁

   • Michel Campillo (michelcampillo@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 15:25:32 JST Michel Campillo

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     @Gargron
     Je ne suis pas certain que #Twitter emploie beaucoup de salariés en Europe, ni qu'il y ait beaucoup d'investissements sur ce marché. Quant à savoir si #ElonMusk gagne de l'argent sur le marché européen grâce à son réseau social, permettez-moi d'en douter ! 😆 De toute façon #Elon récuse toute intention de quitter le marché européen.
     https://michelcampillo.com/cacher-abonnements.html

   • Deadly Headshot (dheadshot@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Oct-2023 08:20:50 JST Deadly Headshot

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     @Gargron
     I thought there was a European parliament instance already? Or did that close?