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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
Sat Dec 2, 2017, 05:01 PM Dec 2017

Obama: "I actually have more twitter followers....

https://www.google.com/amp/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a2258a6e4b0a02abe9157d6/amp
..."Former President Barack Obama appeared to throw subtle shade at President Donald Trump for having fewer Twitter followers than himself during a forum in India on Friday.
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“I actually have more than other people who use it more often,” he added, prompting laughter from the audience who interpreted it as a ding against Trump. (For the record, Obama actually has 97.4 million followers. Trump has 43.8 million).

“I think it’s important to be mindful about both the power of these tools and also its limits and to understand it can be used for both good or for ill,” Obama added, during a more general discussion on technology.


Obama later issued this advice for people using social media:

“Don’t say the first thing that pops into your head, just have a little bit of an edit function, that’s wise for life generally. You see people getting in all kinds of trouble because they sent out some tweet and then they’re trying to erase it afterwards but somebody’s screenshot it and they’re getting embarrassed.”

“Think before you speak, think before you tweet, same principle,” he added."




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Obama: "I actually have more twitter followers.... (Original Post) Tanuki Dec 2017 OP
The maggot's next maneuver Control-Z Dec 2017 #1
60 million fake accounts will be started soon. Solly Mack Dec 2017 #2
"Think before you tweet" is major shade gratuitous Dec 2017 #3
"think before you tweet" onethatcares Dec 2017 #7
Ha! ismnotwasm Dec 2017 #4
And 0 gibraltar72 Dec 2017 #5
More than double. GoCubsGo Dec 2017 #6

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)
7. "think before you tweet"
Sat Dec 2, 2017, 06:23 PM
Dec 2017

especially from President Obama is going to leave a mark. A beeg steenking mark on the cheetos ego.

Bwahahahahahahahahah

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