LEGACY BLUE CHECKS ARE "TRULY CORRUPT" SAYS TWITTER BOSS

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“Legacy blue checks will be removed soon,” tweeted Mr. Musk, “those are the ones that are truly corrupt.”

My friends, here’s a short list of the most notable names in metal with the “corrupt” legacy blue checks on Twitter:

Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Testament, Black Sabbath, Metal Blade Records, Nuclear Blast Records, Metal Hammer, Exodus, Napalm Death, Behemoth, Cradle of Filth, Suffocation, Municipal Waste, Loudwire, Lamb Of God, Arch Enemy, Hatebreed, Earache Records, Revocation, Kreator, Ozzy Osbourne, Megadeth (and Dave Mustaine), Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Korn

So you’re telling me all these bands will start paying Twitter $8-11/mo for the joy of reaching 10% of their followers?

Ooooh, this is gonna get interesting!

ANTISOCIAL

“The hashtag #deinfluencing has racked up more than 76 million views on TikTok, sparking a bigger conversation about overconsumption,” according to TODAY.

“I've had to take a big step away from YouTube for my mental health & my projects, and one of the hardest parts is when I have students who ask me for social media advice,” says Bad Snacks (musician and Assistant Professor at Berklee), “I HAVE to extensively go over how mentally tough they have to be, esp if they're female or (non-binary).”

“Images posted on social media are analyzed by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that decide what to amplify and what to suppress,” which all know, of course. “Many of these algorithms, a Guardian investigation has found, have a gender bias, and may have been censoring and suppressing the reach of countless photos featuring women’s bodies.” Woah now.

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