What Does 'Throw Shade' Mean? - Merriam-Webster

"Shade is a subtle, sneering expression of contempt for or disgust with someone—sometimes verbal, and sometimes not."

It has been brought to our attention that we've been giving everyone the real definitions since 1828.

Merriam-Webster Red™ has been discontinued.

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) March 28, 2023

"Musk has applied his vast wealth to destroying as much of the information network’s value as possible in as short a time as possible; each decision triggering another exodus of expertise as more long-time users give up and depart." https://t.co/YY7xp4a7Yy

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) March 29, 2023

At the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I worked with Twitter to verify around 200 Ukrainian accounts to ensure people would get accurate information about the war. Buying a blue check defeats the purpose of that. Now we have digital chaos. https://t.co/cU3J9RvpJM

— Terrell Jermaine Starr (@terrelljstarr) March 29, 2023

This will destroy twitter. We will only be presented with tweets from people who pay for a check mark. The answer is to follow the accounts you love and use the “following” feed. And sign up at Spoutible and Post. pic.twitter.com/6Ti1FNQzTq

— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) March 28, 2023

To celebrate Musk stopping free API usage, we've created a block list of all paid Blue subs. All 268K of them, currently 225K on the list. We intend to go out blocking everyone who pays to get their content promoted in searches and replies! #BlockTheBlue https://t.co/AnhuvwAQR2

— BlockTheBlue (@BlockTheBlue) February (Read more...)