diff --git a/content/post/tech/bye-twitter.md b/content/post/tech/bye-twitter.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..322becd6 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/post/tech/bye-twitter.md @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +--- +title: Bye Twitter +slug: bye-twitter +date: 2024-11-14T23:47:29Z +lastMod: 2024-11-14T23:47:29Z +description: | + I finally deleted all my Twitter accounts, notably @theory. If you see that + username, it's not me. +tags: [Twitter, Personal] +type: post +--- + +I quit Twitter in November 2022, when it became clear that Phony Stark would +take control of the company. No regrets; I've been active [on Mastodon] since +then, via [Ivory], where I've enjoyed the *Twitter ca. 2010* vibe. + +But I hadn't deleted my Tweets or my accounts until this week. The change was +finally triggered by the [latest announcement]: + +> On Friday, X will adopt a new terms of service policy that for the first +> time explicitly says all users agree to let their posts be used to train +> artificial intelligence, like the company’s generative AI service, Grok. +> Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out. + +I have no interest in feeding Grok or any other large language model. So this +week I deleted all my tweets and then my accounts. I tried to transfer my +personal username to a new, empty account, but in the second between changing +it and switching to another tab to take it, it was somehow acquired by an +account created in 2011 with no posts. Not sure how that worked. Pretty scummy. + +So, just to be clear, anyone using these usernames on Twitter are **not me** +anymore: + +* @theory +* @lunar_theory +* @DesignScene +* @pgxn + +See you [on Mastodon] --- or perhaps [Bluesky]. + + [on Mastodon]: {{% param "mastodon.url" %}} "{{% param "mastodon.user" %}}" + [Ivory]: https://tapbots.com/ivory/ + [latest announcement]: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/x-sees-largest-user-exodus-musk-takeover-rcna179793 + "X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover" + [Bluesky]: https://bsky.app/profile/itheory.bsky.social