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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.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 59 points 1 year ago (5 children)

lol does he not realize that he has delegitimized any credibility his platform once held?

I'm sure they do not care.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

he has delegitimized any credibility his platform once held?

Again?

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

It's delegitimization all the way down.

[–] RalphWaldoEmers0n@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That’s the whole point

[–] BigNote@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

No, this is a straight up win for UAW. They are trying to unionize Tesla's workers, so any anti-union activity on Elon's part only plays into their hands at the NLRB level.

[–] DRUMS_@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

"Oh no! My blue check!!" It's not real and it's not a display of power like he thinks.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's not that he doesn't care. It's the goal. Killing the credibility of social media is a top priority for authoritarians. They can't have people talking to each other outside of the shaped narratives delivered by their media companies. That's why companies spend so much on bot farms, shills and influencers. In order to shape public narratives when they can't control the media.