Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called
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After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated.

X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called::After a report called out Musk’s union-busting, UAW’s blue check got reinstated.

  • locuester@lemmy.zipEnglish
    212·
    11 months ago

    Who is struggling because UAW lost their blue check mark? I’m an X user. I’ve found my usage of the product generally uninterrupted and am confused by statements like this.

    • Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      So you are ok supporting a platform that is actively taking the power away from organization helping people because it is a good experience? I mean you are on Lemmy, so you must have some sense to the issues surrounding centralized anything, especially media?

      • locuester@lemmy.zipEnglish
        0·
        11 months ago

        For me it’s a lot like paying taxes. No I’m not ok with it, but it’s required of me so I just coast along because revolting would not be worth it.

        As you say, I have no problem revolting against a platform over injustice (15y Redditor here, left when they did dirty).

        They removed a blue check mark. It’s petty. It’s stupid. It’s not revolution worthy imo.

    • orrk@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Who is struggling because UAW lost their blue check mark?

      A: UAW

      I’m an X user. I’ve found my usage of the product generally uninterrupted and am confused by statements like this.

      A: Martin Niemöller

      • locuester@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        I didn’t realize that the blue check did anything meaningful that would make it so horrible.

        They didn’t put the UAW in a prison camp. Ffs I’m sorry but it’s a leap from blue check to prison camp.

        I’ve since discovered that this is a red vs blue powered issue, which makes this discussion moot. Throwing rocks for any reason at the other color isn’t useful. I vote third party and stay out of red vs blue.