Stuff from retired SF Chronicle writer and editor Dave Murphy. I blog about generations, pop culture, the meaning of life, and Ted Lasso.

San Francisco Bay Area
Joined April 2009
I’ve given up on this site. I’m on Threads with the same name, or please visit my blog at murphyslaw.substack.com ❤️
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Dave Murphy / Murphy’s Law on Substack retweeted
This will only be effective if EVERYONE refrains from tweeting (X-ing?) on August 1st a/k/a #TweetlessTuesday. Let's show the owner the POWER OF THE PEOPLE. Honestly, would it kill you to keep your thoughts to yourself for 1 damn day? Read a book! 👀 #August1stTweetOutDay
I am proposing that August 1st be a “Tweet Out” day where blue voters take the day off from tweeting. Think of the revenue lost for Twitter - X if we did that. Best way to affect change with a billionaire is to hit them in the wallet. RT if you are with me. #August1stTweetOutDay
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Dave Murphy / Murphy’s Law on Substack retweeted
lololol I have never experienced more harassment on this platform than I do now. People now pay to give their harassment more visibility. The de-verification of journalists, civic orgs, and figures has made it impossible to follow conversations. I wish it could be usable again
More than 99% of content users and advertisers see on Twitter is healthy. And the reach of hate speech on Twitter continues to represent an extremely small fraction of the overall conversation. This past March, Twitter partnered with Sprinklr to understand, measure and reduce hate speech using its AI-based model and to further our commitment to create a brand-safe environment for our agencies and advertisers. Today we’re sharing an update that includes all of April and May 2023. Sprinklr’s independent model continues to show the reach of daily English-language hate speech impressions is even lower than Twitter’s own model estimates. Sprinklr estimates the average daily number to be 0.003% compared to Twitter’s estimate of 0.012% for the period of January 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023. Additionally, we estimate hate speech impressions are 30 percent lower on average vs. pre-acquisition. In June we significantly expanded our Freedom of Speech, Not Reach policy enforcement, which dramatically reduces impressions on harmful content. And all indicators for June and July show sustained progress. Our work is ongoing and we’re proud of the progress we’re making in maintaining a healthy global town square that is open for everyone to be themselves.
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Dave Murphy / Murphy’s Law on Substack retweeted
Attention San Francisco friends! @darth
Hey, I know it’s bad form and I hate to ask for a favor from the twitterverse but my little dog got spooked and ran away. Been searching for him for hours on foot and in my car. Last saw him on 25th st. near Alabama st. He looks like this.
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I was wondering how #1 was gonna top #2 but here we are.
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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Dave Murphy / Murphy’s Law on Substack retweeted
✊🔥S.O.L.I.D.A.R.I.TY: 83% of the SF Chronicle/GATE newsrooms signed our union’s pledge to fight for a fair contract, including by “potentially withholding our labor" @Hearst’s stale offer of 1% annual raises is insulting amid sky-high inflation. #WorthMoreThan1Percent
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Twitter now disables likes, replies, and retweets if a tweet has Substack links theverge.com/2023/4/6/236730…
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And if you write something on Substack, you can’t embed tweets anymore. You can just link to them.
In other news, any link with substack in its name is now blocked on Twitter. You can post it, but you cannot like it or comment on it or retweet it. Things that happen when your equity value is zero ...
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Did you take away her blue check mark?
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Dave Murphy / Murphy’s Law on Substack retweeted
I appreciate all the support I’ve received after sharing my story. I don’t talk about it much, but I think about what happened on February 5, 2010 often. I just want people to know they aren’t alone. I also want to discuss solutions. As a mom, I am worried for the future
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We all have mental health issues, from clinical depression to our perfect imperfections. My latest blog post, borrowing inspiration from @NoahKahan on @SongExploder — plus a little praise for the @sfchronicle murphyslaw.substack.com/p/me…
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A few thoughts on making and keeping friends, including ideas I stole from a college friend, Hannibal Lecter, Jerry Seinfeld and the Washington Post’s @TeddyAmen murphyslaw.substack.com/p/fr…
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Today, Apple is giving away a free e-copy of Martin Luther King’s book “Stride Toward Freedom” … apple.com/?afid=p238%7CsHI7b…
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50. A few more if I include airports I’ve passed through.
How many cities have y’all been to on this list. I’ve been to 24.
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Scams targeting those hoping for student loan forgiveness are surging, explains @juliaccarpenter #WSJWhatsNow on.wsj.com/3hGGwSP
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Dave Murphy / Murphy’s Law on Substack retweeted
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
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43%No
17,502,391 votes • Final results
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