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X, previously known as Twitter, is not what it used to be.
X, previously known as Twitter, is not what it used to be. According to local scientists, changes made to the platform have dampened their online community. Then, migrant women said their shelter was targeted by Mexican National Guard troops. See what surveillance cameras recorded. After, there is one less place to play. Residents in Chula Vista tell KPBS the impacts made after the closing of a ne
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X, previously known as Twitter, is not what it used to be. According to local scientists, changes made to the platform have dampened their online community. Then, migrant women said their shelter was targeted by Mexican National Guard troops. See what surveillance cameras recorded. After, there is one less place to play. Residents in Chula Vista tell KPBS the impacts made after the closing of a ne
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipDIVISIONAL REPORTING COMING UP, TWITTER, OR X, IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.
THAT IS ACCORDING TO LOCAL SCIENTISTS, WHO SAY CHANGES TO THE PLATFORM HAVE DAMPENED THEIR ONLINE COMMUNITY.
MIGRANT WOMEN INTO WANT TO SAY THEIR SHELTER WAS TARGETED BY MEXICAN NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS.
THIS IS WHAT WAS COMPORTED AND RECORDED BY SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
THE RESIDENTS IN CHULA VISTA, LOOKING AT THE IMPACT OF CLOSING A NEIGHBORHOOD PARK.
>>> STARTING IN OUR COUNTY.
THE LACK OF OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, HAS THE CITY TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PARKING SIGN FOR THOSE WHOSE ONLY SHELTER IS THEIR CAR.
>> Reporter: EVERY WEEK, SHE SPENDS HER MORNING SERVING BREAKFAST TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
SHE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.
SHE HAS STARTED A PETITION, CALLING FOR SAVE LOTS FOR RVs AND OCEANSIDE RESIDENTS.
>> WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION, AND GET HIT WITH MORE SOLUTIONS.
WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO IT.
>> Reporter: THE HOUSE PERCENT SALES TAX INCREASE PASSED IN 2018.
ALREADY FROM THE INCREASE, WASN'T IN FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND CITY SERVICES.
THIS INCLUDES HELP FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.
>> WE COULD HAVE USED THE MONEY TO IMPLEMENT A SAFE LOT BACK THEN.
IT WOULD HAVE SAVED LIVES.
>> Reporter: TIFFANY AND JOANNA, THEY ARE BOTH LIVING IN THEIR CARS.
>> IT IS HARD BEING OUT HERE ON STREETS, IN A CAR.
YOU ARE CONSTANTLY BEING HARASSED.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOUR CAR FROM YOU.
>> I'M TERRIFIED OF THE POLICE, FROM WHAT HAS HAPPENED.
IT IS WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO ME.
I STAY IN MY CAR TO STAY AWAY FROM THE POLICE, AND STAY OUT OF TROUBLE.
I'M TRYING TO GET IN, FIND A PLACE, AND GET OFF THE STREETS.
>> Reporter: BOTH AGREE THAT THEIR CARS PROVIDE A SAFETY NET.
AT NIGHT, THE CHALLENGE IS FINDING A PLACE TO LEGALLY AND SAFELY PART READ THAT IS WHY THE OCEANSIDE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A SAFE PARKING SITE AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING.
>> SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE WELL TRAINED IN THE INDUSTRY.
THEY HAVE A REALLY STRONG TRACK RECORD WITH PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.
THEY ARE GETTING FOLKS INTO MORE PERMANENT HOUSING.
THEY ARE PREVENTING THE SPIRAL.
THAT WOULD BE GENTLE WITH YOU ALL.
SEE PACKAGES FAMILY SERVICES RUNS THE SITE.
THESE ARE THE SITES THAT THEY HAVE DONE BEFORE.
THEY DON'T QUALIFY.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET APPROVED.
I DON'T KNOW.
A STAFF MEMBER WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THIS PARKING SITE.
A PLAN THAT JOANNA SAYS, CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH.
>> WOULD WE HAVE TO BE?
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET HELP?
WE ARE NOT DOING EVERYTHING ILLEGAL.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT LATELY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
WHY DO WE THINK IT IS GOING OUT WITH US?
>> Reporter: TONYA THORNE, KPBS NEWS.
>>> THE CITY IS GOING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO CLOSE THE SPARK FOR GOOD.
A SOUTHBAY REPORTER, TALK TO NEIGHBORS WHO WERE UNHAPPY WITH THAT MOVE.
>> Reporter: A GROUP OF KIDS RACE BACK AND FORTH NEAR THE ROAD.
THIS TREE VIBRATES WITH THE RUSH OF THE NEARBY FREEWAY.
THIS IS THE SWING OF A SOCCER BALL.
THEN, A CRASH.
SEVERAL PLAYERS LET OUT GUESTS.
THE OCCASIONAL FLYING SOCCERBALL HAS BECOME PRETTY COMMON HERE.
THIS IS A MOBILE HOME PARK IN SOUTHWEST CHULA VISTA.
AT DOZENS OF YOUNG FAMILIES LIVE HERE.
THEY ARE LINED WITH COLORFUL, PLASTIC PLAYSETS, AND BRIGHT, YELLOW SIGNS, WARNING CARS TO DRIVE SLOWLY.
THIS IS THE PARENT OF ONE OF THE SOCCER PLAYERS.
SHE SAYS ALL OF THE KIDS RUNNING AROUND, HAS BEEN CAUSING A LOT OF FRUSTRATION.
>> THE NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED.
WE CAN BREAK A NUMBER OR DESTROYER PLANS.
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INSIDE.
THEY CAN JUST ENDORSE THE TV.
>> Reporter: RIGHT NOW, THESE KIDS DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO GO.
THE CITY FIRST OPENED THAT PARK IN 2006.
IT WAS A SPRAWLING, GREEN PLACE.
BASKETBALL COURTS, AND A WIDE, GRASS FIELD.
RESIDENTS OF CHULA VISTA AND BRENTWOOD IN PARTICULAR, WERE REALLY EXCITED.
IT WAS THE FIRST PARKING WAS CITED OVER 20 YEARS.
I REMEMBER TAKING HER THREE KIDS OVER EVERY SIDE.
>> THEY HAD ALL OF THE PLAYGROUNDS.
ALSO, MY OLDEST KID LOVES SOCCER AND BASKETBALL.
THEY CAN PLAY SOCCER OR BASKETBALL.
JUST TO RELAX, OR HAVE A LITTLE REUNION WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
IT WAS A PERFECT SPOT.
>> Reporter: IT IS MORE THAN HAVING A PLACE TO RUN AROUND.
THIS IS A PROFESSOR OF BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY AS INDIGO STATE UNIVERSITY.
>> SOME OF THESE PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE HEALTHIER.
THEY ARE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE.
THAT IS A VERY STRONG LINK.
>> Reporter: FOR RESIDENTS OF BRENTWOOD, THIS IS ONE OF A FEW PIECES NEARBY.
IT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY.
THEY HAD A FEW PLACES TO GO IN A SOUTHBAY.
AFTER A LONG DEBATE, THE CITY COUNCIL DECIDED TO CLOSE HARPER SITE TEMPORARILY, A LOT OF THEM, WENT TO IT.
SOMETIMES, BEING CAPTAINED CREATES UNSAFE ENVIRONMENTS.
MONTHS WENT BY, THEN A YEAR.
THE PARK STAYED CLOSE.
THIS PAST MAY, THE CITY COUNCIL MADE A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT.
THEY SAID THEY WERE LOOKING AT LEASING OR SELLING THE LAND THAT THEY WERE ON FOR HOUSING.
MAYBE PERMANENTLY CLOSING THE PARK.
FOR HER AND HER NEIGHBORS, IT WAS A SHOCK TO >> IT IS EMPOWERING KIDS WITHIN THE CITY.
WE WANT THE PARK TO BE REOPENED.
WE WANT OUR KIDS TO PLAY.
WAITING AND WAITING.
>> Reporter: SOME OF THEM ARE LOBBYING FOR THE PARK TO BE RECALLED.
12 YEARS OLD, LIVING IN BRENTWOOD.
WE SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE SPACE, AND MORE PLACES TO GO PLAY.
>> Reporter: NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED FOR SURE.
THEY OF THAT CITY LETTERS WILL COME THROUGH WITH THIS CONDITION.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE WESTSIDE TO LOSE THE PARK?
KPBS NEWS.
>>> MEXICAN NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS WERE RECENTLY CAUGHT ON CAMERA, TRYING TO ILLEGALLY READ A MIGRANT SHELTER.
THE BORDER REPORTER, SAYS THIS WAS THE EXAMPLE OF INCREASED INCREASE AND THAT THEY ARE DEALING WITH.
>> Reporter: VIDEO FROM THE SECURITY CAMERAS, SHOW UNIFORMED SOLDIERS, WITH LONG RIVALS, TRY TO FORCE THEIR WAY AROUND THE SHELTER.
>> AND OUT OF MY BACK.
>> WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE HERE TO OPEN UP THE SHELTER GATE.
THEY WERE ACCUSING THEM OF A HIDING UNDOCUMENTED PERSONS, AND HELPING PEOPLE TO CROSS THE BORDER THROUGH REGULAR MEANS.
>> THIS IS A NONPROFIT THAT ORGANIZES LEGAL WORKSHOPS OF THE SET SHELTER.
THE SHELTER IS HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST VIABLE MIGRANT POPULATIONS.
THIS INCLUDES SINGLE MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.
MANY OF THEM HAVE ARTIE FACED HARASSMENT BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN TIJUANA.
THE AUTHORITIES DO NOT PROTECT US.
IN MANY CASES, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE AGAINST US.
THEY ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO HARM US.
>> Reporter: CODIRECTOR OF THE CODE RIGHT CRISIS CENTER, MANY OF THE SOLDIERS WERE MASKS.
THEY REFUSED TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES.
THEY VIOLATE MEXICAN LAW.
>> THEY HAVE MANDATORY INFLUENCE.
THIS IS ALL IN THE PLACES.
HUMANITARIAN AID IS BEING PROVIDED.
IT IS GOING AGAINST THE RIGHT OF THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY.
IT GOES AGAINST OUR RIGHT.
>> Reporter: THEY ARE CALLING THIS RATE ON A MICROSOFT OR AN ESCALATION.
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT HAS LONG PRESSURED MEXICO TO STOP MIGRANTS FROM GETTING TO THE U.S. BORDER.
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN , DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OBAMA, SOME OF THE FACES THAT I'VE BEEN HERE.
IT >> Reporter: THE MEXICAN NATIONAL GUARD DID NOT RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RAID.
>>> COLLEGES LAKE SIDE, HAS A STUDENTS REACHING THEIR GOALS IN THE U.S. >> Reporter: SECOND FLOOR OF THE SAN DIEGO COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION, CESAR CHAVEZ ON THE CAMPUS, ROOM 212, HOME OF THE IMMIGRATION SUPPORT PROGRAM.
BETTER KNOWN SIMPLY AS THE ISP.
>> [ INAUDIBLE ].
>> Reporter: VICTOR GONZALEZ, THE COUNCIL BOARD MEMBER, WORKING WITH IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE HERE FROM A VARIETY OF COUNTRIES.
MOST OF THEM FROM LATIN AMERICA, MANY OF THEM, UNDOCUMENTED.
>> YOU ARE NOT DOCUMENTED TO BURY YOUR DIFFICULT VEHICLE.
YOU SHOW THAT INFO TO PEOPLE THAT YOU TRUST, AND TO YOUR FAMILY.
>> Reporter: HE IS AN UNDOCUMENTED, INDIGENOUS MEXICAN NATIONAL.
BROUGHT THE UNITED STATES WITH HIS PARENTS WHEN HE WAS 11 YEARS OLD.
BY 17, THEY WERE DEPARTED, AND HE WAS LEFT ALONE TO TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF.
>> Reporter: ALONE, THEY FOUGHT FOR AN EDUCATION THAT STARTED AND MAJORED IN COLLEGE.
HE GOT A MASTERS DEGREE IN SOCIAL WORK.
HE MARRIED AND HAS TWO CHILDREN THAT HE ADORES.
>> EVEN THOUGH UNPROTECTED, I HAVE A WORK PERMIT.
THIS IS AN UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT.
>> WE SHARE IT WITH OTHERS LIKE HIM.
THIS IS THE DESIGNATED, UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT ACTION WEEK GRADE >> BEING HERE, WAS NOT A DECISION THAT I MADE.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF MY WIFE IN 2020, THIS WAS A CAR ACCIDENT.
>> Reporter: HIS WIFE, AND THE SUN, PROVIDED THE U.S.
IN 2018.
>> Reporter: THIS REQUIRED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO RECOVER.
>> IT WAS EXPENSIVE.
THEY WERE RELIEVED, IN THIS CASE.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYMORE.
>> WHILE GOES ASSOCIATES DEGREE FROM CITY COLLEGE.
>> Reporter: THE RECOGNITION OF UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, IS HAPPENING ON CAMPUSES ACROSS CALIFORNIA THIS WEEK.
THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 100,000 OF THEM.
>> Reporter: EACH ONE OF THE STUDENTS HAS A STORY.
VICTOR GONZALEZ, WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT HE CAN GUIDE THEM TO THE BEST SUCCESS STORY POSSIBLE.
PEREZ, KPBS NEWS.
>> KPBS, WORKING ON A SPECIAL ONLINE CELEBRATION FOR THE UPCOMING DAY OF THE DEAD.
WE ARE INVITING THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART.
WE ARE HOSTING AN ADDITIONAL A FRIEND UP.
YOU CAN CELEBRATE A LOVED ONE WHO HAS PASSED AWAY.
KPBS.ORG/DAY OF THE DEAD.
THEY RECENTLY VISITED THE SPOOKY TRANSPORTATION OF THE DELMAR FAIRGROUNDS.
>>> IT WAS HER FIRST TIME AT THIS SCREAMS ON.
A HAUNTED ATTRACTION.
>> THE GIRLS ARE SCREAMING, THAT WAS SCARY.
I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE PAYING HER WELL.
HER SCREAM WAS AMAZING.
IT SCARED THE [ BLEEP ] OUT OF ME.
>> THAT IS THE POINT.
SCARING PEOPLE.
>> FRIDAY THE 13th, SCARING PEOPLE.
>> IT IS THREE ATTRACTIONS.
THE TRIFECTA OF TERROR.
THE SILVER SCREAMS, AND A HAUNTED HAYRIDE.
HE SAYS THAT HE IS THE CROWD FAVORITE.
THE CHUNKY ROBES ARE TYPICALLY USED FOR HORSERACING, AND TO HOUSE ALL OF IT.
>> ARE WE SEEING THIS FROM A CLOWN CARNIVAL?
DO WE HAVE A KILL BILL SET WITH BEAUTY SALONS?
>> Reporter: THE THRILL OF THE HAUNTED ATTRACTION IS NOT JUST FOR GUESTS, BUT FOR THE ACTORS PLAYING GHOULS, GOBLINS, AND MONSTERS.
>> YOU DON'T GET TO BE THIS IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE.
>> SECOND TIME AS A CHARACTER.
YOU CAN GRAB A BEER, AND THROW IT.
THEY ARE DANGEROUS.
AT THE MIDWAY MANTIS IS A CARNIVAL.
THE MAIN ATTRACTIONS, >> STAYING BACK, PUSHING, AND WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYONE STAY TOO FAR.
>> ARE YOU SCARED EASILY?
>> I DIDN'T THINK I WAS UNTIL TODAY.
>> Reporter: DELMAR, ALEXANDER NGUYEN, KPBS NEWS.
>> NEW ADDITIONS THIS WEEK TO ANOTHER ONGOING SERIES ON PUBLIC ART.
THEY'RE GOING TO TELL US IF HE DID GO AND HOW THEY ARE CREATING AN IMMERSIVE ARCADE GAME FACILITY.
>> Reporter: A THREE-STORY BURMESE MONK TOWERS OVER THE STREET.
THERE IS NO SIGNATURE ON THE MURAL.
THEY HAVE THE OBEY GIANT STICKER.
IT WAS PAINTED BY A FAMOUS STREET ARTIST.
HE SAID IT WAS A BETTER EXPERIENCE THAN THE POLICE HARASSMENT THAT HE RECEIVED WHEN HE HIT HERE IN THE EARLY'S 90s, ON >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THAT THIS MONTH IS ONE OF THE ONLY REMAINING FROM THE 2010 EXHIBITION ON ART AND URBAN LANDSCAPE.
THEY ARE PAVING THE WAY TO BE SEEN AS LEGITIMATE.
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THE LANGUAGE OR VERNACULAR THAT OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SHOWING.
>> Reporter: STREET ART OPENS UP IN AN ELITIST, COSTLY WORLD.
MARGINALIZED ARTISTS ARE AFRAID TO SHOW OUR.
YOU CAN SEE THEM FOR FREE.
THIS IS LIKE THE PROTEST THIS IS A NONVIOLENT PROTEST.
A WAY TO CAUSE PEOPLE TO QUESTION THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THEY LIVE IN.
>> BACK IN 91.
>> [ MUSIC ].
>>> AS SOON AS I HEAR SPRAY PAINT OR AEROSOL, WE DON'T WANT ANY OF THAT VANDALISM OVER HERE.
THEY DON'T TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK.
WHO DO YOU PAYING FOR?
WE PAY FOR OURSELVES, AND THE WRITERS.
WE ARE PAINTING FOR THE PUBLIC, AND FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.
IT IS A LONG TIME.
>> THE BEAUTY, CAME FROM JUST GETTING OUT.
WE ARE GOING UNDER BRIDGES, ABANDONED BUILDINGS, AND WE ARE TRYING TO WATCH IT.
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY THE ORIGINAL.
PUBLIC ART, YOU KNOW IT IS IN YOUR FACE.
A LOT OF TIMES, IT IS ILLEGAL.
IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, IF YOU CAN DO THAT, YOU HAVE A NEW TEAM MEMBER FOR THE WRITERS, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO.
>> IT WAS SO SIMPLE.
THIS IS A SECRET SOCIETY.
WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT WITH A SPRAY CAN.
YOU CAN'T GO FUZZY.
YOU CAN GO REALLY FAST.
YOU CAN DANGLE, AND BE ON A DIFFERENT SHADING EFFECT.
YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH SO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF THINGS.
>> YOU CAN GOOGLE GRAFFITI, AND FIND HOW-TO'S VIDEOS.
THIS HAS BECOME MORE WIDELY ACCEPTED TRADE I HAVE BEEN USING THE SPRAY CAN FOR TWO DECADES NOW.
WE ARE AT THE LEVEL WHERE WE CAN PAINT ALMOST ANYTHING WITH A SPRAY CAN.
>> Reporter: INCLUDING EUROS FOR BUSINESSES.
THEY ARE PAINTING A BUNCH OF CARTOON CHARACTERS THAT WE GREW UP ON.
>> THIS IS A GROWING COMPANY.
>> THEY WALK IN.
THAT IS FIRST INITIAL LOGIN.
>> THAT IS WHAT SETS US APART.
WE ARE AN ART GALLERY.
>> EARLIER ON THE WALLS.
DOORS.
>> WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE WALLS.
WE WILL FIT SOMETHING COOL.
>> BASICALLY, WHAT WE ARE DOING, IS WE ARE TAKING, CHARACTERS, ANYTHING THAT HAS SOME TYPE OF FANDOM.
THAT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.
>> EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, WE DO LIVE OR SOMETHING.
I CANDY.
>> GRAFFITI IS STILL FIGHTING AN IMAGE BATTLE.
>> SOMETIMES, YOU WILL SEE GRAFFITI.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT SAYS.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
IF YOU JUST LOOK AT IT FOR THE COLORS OF THE ABSTRACT SHAPES AND MOVEMENTS, YOU CAN APPRECIATE IT.
>> THIS IS AN EMERGENCY VENUE HERE IN THINGS GIVING.
KPBS NEWS.
>> TO SEE MORE IN THE SERIES, GO TO KPBS.ORG /PUBLIC ART.
>>> FOR YEARS, TWITTER WAS A PLACE FOR ALSO THE COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT ONLINE.
A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE BILLIONAIRE IN, BROUGHT THE COUNTRY.
IT MAY NO LONGER BE A PLACE FOR THEM.
>> AND HAS BEEN RENAMED AND REBRANDED AS ONE OF THE FAVORITES OF >> THEY ARE SEEING A LOT LESS OF WHAT THEY USED TO LIKE.
>> I LIKE THE LATEST AND GREATEST.
ACADEMIC, VISCERA'S AND VIGOROUS DISTRACTIONS.
I'M SEEING LESS OF THAT.
HE'S A RESEARCHER AT UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO.
HE IS CALLING BS ON HIS PLATFORM.
POLARIZING CONTENT, HAS STUFF THAT IT CAME FROM BOTS.
>> I DON'T HAVE STRONG OPINIONS ON ELON MUSK.
>> HE RAN IMMUNOLOGIST RECORDS AT THE PLANT.
IT USED TO BE DEMOCRATIC AND ACCESSIBLE.
THINGS HAVE CHANGED, AFTER THEY BEGAN TO PAY PEOPLE TO PROMOTE THEIR COMMENT, AND TO RECEIVE THE BLUE CHECK.
FORMERLY IT WOULD GUARANTEE THAT A SOURCE WAS LEGITIMATE.
IS THAT THE ROLE OF THE SYSTEM?
EVERYTHING IS SHIFTING AGAIN.
NOW, YOU ARE NOT SEEING THINGS THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.
YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE HAVE PAID FOR.
>> DONALD TRUMP, BACK ON THE PLATFORM.
EARLIER THIS YEAR, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO AND KPBS, STOPPED POSTING ON TWITTER AFTER ELON MUSK, CALLED THEM, AND STATED THAT AFFILIATE MEDIA.
X, DID NOT RESPOND FOR COMMENT.
>> HER KNEE IS A JOURNALISM.
SHE SAID ELON MUSK, AND HIS POLITICAL VIEWS, TEND BEING CLEAR.
HE WAS LAYING OFF STAFF.
>> A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.
THEY ARE TRYING TO TAKE DOWN THIS KIND OF INFORMATION.
>> IN ITS GLORY DAYS, TWITTER WAS AN INFORMED SCIENTISTS.
THEY COULD GET UP ON THE WALLS OF THE PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS.
THEY STILL DO THAT.
PLACE THEIR SURVEY SHOWED ABOUT 7% LEFT ALTOGETHER.
NEARLY HALF OF THOSE RECENTLY JOINED COMPETITORS.
>> HE DOESN'T DISCOUNT THE CRITICISMS OF THE PLATFORM.
>> PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THAT THESE OTHER SITES ARE GOING TO BE BETTER.
THIS INCLUDES ZUCKERBERG.
I'M VERY SKEPTICAL.
IT IS THEIR FAULT THAT THESE PLACES SUCK SOMETIMES.
>> BIOLOGISTS, HAVE BEEN DISMAYED BY THE NEW MANAGEMENT.
THEY HAVE APPARENT TWEAKS TO THE ALGORITHMS.
HE IS STILL USING IT.
>> I HAVEN'T FOUND ANYTHING AS GOOD YET.
>> LINK TO THE PAPER.
THEY HAVE CLEARLY SEEN MY OPINION.
THERE IS ENGAGEMENT.
>> Reporter: GOODMAN, SHOWS ME HIS COMPLEX SPEED WITH STUDIES AND COMMENTS.
THEY AGREE, IT IS NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.
>> HE BOUGHT TWITTER IN 2022 FOR $4 BILLION.
HE ADMITTED IN A POST LAST MONTH, THAT IT IS NOT WORTH CONSIDERABLY LESS.
THOMAS FUDGE, KPBS NEWS.
>> THAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE FEATURE REPORTING DONE BY KPBS NEWS RATED IT IS JUST SOME OF THE CONTENT THAT YOU WILL FIND A POSTED DAILY ON THE YOUTUBE PAGE.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS LOOK AT KPBS NEWS THIS WEEK.
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