Summary

Elon Musk accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of “feeding off the dead bodies of soldiers” and falsely claimed he is “despised” by Ukrainians, echoing Donald Trump’s rhetoric.

Musk also threatened changes to X’s Community Notes after fact-checkers refuted his claims. Trump and Musk’s remarks align with Russian propaganda, prompting European leaders to reaffirm support for Ukraine.

Observers rejected claims that Ukraine is a dictatorship, emphasizing that its wartime election suspension is both legal and justified, similar to the UK’s approach during World War II.

Critics argue Musk’s stance undermines free speech and factual discourse while aiding Kremlin narratives against Ukraine.

    • Victor
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      523 days ago

      I will delete my account as soon as I get the chance. I mean I don’t use it at all, but I think it’s important now to actively remove it.

        • Victor
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          222 days ago

          Can’t you enter the email you used to sign up?

          Either way, you probably could use a password manager in your life ✨😁✨ Life changer.

            • Victor
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              22 days ago

              Right. You want to login so you can delete it. Try the email you used to sign up, instead of the username. 🙂

              Edit: I’m dumb. Right, you’re stuck. 🫠 That’s a shame.

    • @alkbch@lemmy.ml
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      20 days ago

      Have you found an alternative where I can follow most public personalities that I currently follow on X?

      Edit 4 days later: I came across https://openportability.org/ and used it to gather my following list on X and follow them on Bluesky and Mastodon. 3 people found on Bluesky and 0 on Mastodon…

        • @merdaverse@lemmy.world
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          1023 days ago

          Exactly. Bluesky is not ideal by any means, and could turn into a another “X” down the line, but it’s the best alternative to avoid it right now. It’s also pretty popular, with some posts from famous people raking in as much engagement as Edgelord Musk on X.

              • @BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca
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                There’s perfect, and then there’s “Sure I’m supporting a genocidal, Nazi lunatic destroying global democracy, but like… how else will I hear about what public personalities had for lunch?”.

                Not sure the bar could be any lower.

                  • @Mojave@lemmy.world
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                    823 days ago

                    You don’t support them ideologically, but you are supporting one by giving ad viewership and personal data revenue to Elon Musk. Supporting a Nazi doesn’t just mean you post good things about them online, and talk good about them in person. You support them monetarily by using their platform.

                • @alkbch@lemmy.ml
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                  -624 days ago

                  Thank you. I asked in good faith, I am exploring Mastodon and looking for the accounts I follow on X but a lot are missing unfortunately.

                  • @faythofdragons@slrpnk.net
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                    924 days ago

                    Getting people to switch is honestly a little complicated. People haven’t switched to Mastodon because the accounts they follow aren’t on Mastodon, but the accounts aren’t on Mastodon because the people who follow them aren’t there.

                    If you want to help, it might be beneficial to reach out to the accounts you follow and tell them you’d like to see them on Mastodon too.

          • @Mojave@lemmy.world
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            823 days ago

            What public figure are you following on exclusively Twitter that is important enough to stay there?

            • @alkbch@lemmy.ml
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              -823 days ago

              About 80 journalists, politicians and political analysts.

              As suggested by a couple helpful people here I will check if they have blue sky accounts and will encourage them to setup a Mastodon account.

      • @Someone@lemmy.ca
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        523 days ago

        You might have to miss out for a bit, but once they start noticing a significant drop they’ll move somewhere else. People with “public personalities” want to be seen and heard, they’ll go where people can see and hear them.

        • @alkbch@lemmy.ml
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          -223 days ago

          I’m willing to miss out on a few of them if I can find most of them somewhere else.

              • @Urist@lemmy.ml
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                523 days ago

                Out of curiosity, if Kanye West opens a book club for reading Mein Kampf, would you join it to keep up to date with unfiltered political analysis by a piece of shit? If the answer is no, maybe you should reconsider your stance on X.

                  • @Urist@lemmy.ml
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                    523 days ago

                    Per your other comment

                    First of all it remains to be seen whether Elon Musk is a Nazi.

                    I see where the cognitive dissonance kicks in. You do not want to be mistaken for a nazi sympathizer, but refuse to distance yourself from them on some basis of believed plausible deniability. Is it perhaps because you are indeed sympathetic to some of their fascist talking points?