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Twitter Beats Out Threads for Coveted Taliban Leader Endorsement (www.rollingstone.com)

submitted 1 year ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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The fundamentalist group thinks Meta’s content policy, which includes a ban on support or praise for terrorist or hate groups, is “intolerant”

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[–] regal@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

How is this not a the onion article?

[–] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because we live in the stupidest timeline.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

To paraphrase Earnest Hemingway: "The hardest thing about writing fiction is it has to make logical sense, while reality does not"

[–] jared@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

What a world.

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Sometimes art imitates life. Sometimes life imitates art; this is one of those occasions.

[–] LinusWorks4Mo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

unfortunately our version of the universe is the one all the other ones laugh about

[–] dystop@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lol elon musk's social standing continues to improve.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

elon musk’s social standing

He was funded, in part, for the twitter purchase by the Saudi Royal family famed for solving/silencing dissenting journalistic opinions with a bone saw....

Some would say ISIS's endorsement is a step-up in that regard, but I consider it par for the course.

[–] autumn@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

Ok that headline is pretty good

[–] DevCat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Surprised the GOP hasn't added their endorsement as well.

[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

That's one point for Elon.. i guess?