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Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by lucumo on Monday April 25, 2022 @01:52PM (#31158364)
> False; Twitter’s algorithm pushes lots of stuff you don't directly follow

I don't see any of that, on the official mobile app with timeline set to "latest Tweets". The only stuff from non-followed accounts I see are ads, and those aren't even terrible.

I do use the killfile zealously though.

I like Twitter precisely because it puts me in control over which accounts I get to see. It's the only social network that I still enjoy using.

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Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by dragonwriter on Monday April 25, 2022 @02:07PM (#31158543)
> I don't see any of that, on the official mobile app with timeline set to "latest Tweets".

Yes, if you use a non-default setting carefully isolated from the Settings menu on its own menu with a non-intuitive icon, it behaves differently.

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Re:Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources by lucumo on Monday April 25, 2022 @03:57PM (#31159745)
This is the kind of bullshit reaction I don't see on Twitter, using supported features.

I had no doubt that somebody who hates Twitter could find a facile excuse for that hate. I didn't need the demonstration.

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