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Credit to Author: Scott Cooney| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:06:08 +0000

Jennifer wrote a great piece about the fragmentation of the EV scene on social media a few weeks ago, pointing out all the challenges associated with getting the right messaging out in a universe of often purposefully biased media. The mass “X-odus” from Elon Musk’s social media platform continues, with … [continued]

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Australia Passes Social Media Ban For Kids Under 16

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 04:53:12 +0000

Okay, this isn’t about climate solutions, but it is about tech, and it’s a big story. Australia, in a rapid legislative process, has banned most social media for kids under the age of 16. That includes Snapchat, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and X. Social media has proven to be quite … [continued]

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It’s No Fun, Watching The EV Social Media Scene Fragment

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:53:56 +0000

Despite having some bad history on the platform (getting a strange ban in 2023), X/Twitter has still been a useful platform. Not only are there a still a lot of good people on there, but there’s a lot of good information for articles. It has also been very useful for … [continued]

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There’s A “Freedom of Speech” Scam Going On

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:42:49 +0000

There’s a lot of misinformation that gets spread around society every day — or, well, every millisecond — or, well, even every zeptosecond. We live in an era of information spread that is incomparable to anything in the 19th century or before, and much of that information is incorrect. Because … [continued]

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Elon Musk Agrees To Brazil’s Orders About X — Is There Also Hope For A Tesla Turnaround?

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 22:44:46 +0000

Elon Musk, CEO of X, has acquiesced to his legal team’s advice and has agreed to comply with directives from Brazil’s Supreme Court. Originally, he had refused to obey what he perceived as illegal orders to censor anti-democratic voices on his social network. Pressure finally forced Musk to give in. … [continued]

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I Think This Is What’s Gone On Behind The Scenes At Tesla In Past Year

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 23:15:54 +0000

Some of this article is stuff that’s been widely discussed for months, but I think it goes a little deeper into how I think we got here. Maybe I’m wrong, but after covering Tesla and Elon Musk very closely for 12 years and having my assumptions and analysis affirmed by … [continued]

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The Incredible Lightness Of Being Musk

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:08:50 +0000

Elon Musk spends most of his time on his social media platform where he promotes right wing influencers and conspiracy theories.

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Elon’s Lawsuit Demands That You Advertise With Him! X Revenue Depends On It

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:39:28 +0000

The social media platform X seems to be in real trouble. Since billionaire Elon Musk acquired the site for $44 billion in 2022, it appears that X revenue streams have plummeted. The bottom line has gotten so bad that Musk has sued a global advertising alliance and several major companies, … [continued]

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Read All About It! Tesla’s Advertising To Go Traditional — With “Some Artistic Element To It”

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 21:22:29 +0000

Tesla's advertisingTurning to traditional advertising is a type of rebranding. It would allow new opportunities for Tesla’s mission, vision, and values to be disseminated. It might even reduce Musk as a perpetual symbol of the company.

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