Everyone on #Bluesky seem very busy congratulating themselves on fleeing #Muskodon to the new bright, shiny refuge. New #Twitter, same as the old Twitter. Meanwhile, back on the Bad Place, a techbro billionaire (#BillAckman), suggests buying the new, blue, bird, and shutting it down.
@farbenstau Viel besser als das leicht zu verwechselnde #Muskodon als Hashtag für Leute, die auf Mastodon sind und immer noch #ElonMusk geil finden.

What twitter.com / x.com does to people that don't use / have a cellphone. 📵

AI runs the place. All the humans no longer work there and are banned and locked out of their accounts. 🖕 🤖 🖕

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkSUAj4BEac 🎵

#twitter #xcom #elonmusk #ai #bots #freedom #nofuture #tech #socialmedia #shitter #xitter #musk #muskodon #firefox #lockedout

Crowded House - Locked Out

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Hello #Muskodon
Could this be the death knell for #X? New users will be charged $1 per year just to use the site. #SocialMedia #Muskodon https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67141993?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
X begins charging new users $1 a year in New Zealand, Philippines

The new trial, beginning in New Zealand and Philippines, is to combat bots and spammers, says X.

BBC News
Elon Musk: Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, could go behind paywall

The billionaire suggested the social media platform, now called X, could charge for use of "the system".

Muskodon, because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

#muskodon #musk

“While promising #TwitterBlue users a slightly less annoying experience and the potential to reach a larger audience than plebeian users might, #Musk has degraded the service for everyone.” Nail hit squarely on the head. #RIPTwitter #ElonMusk #Muskodon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/05/twitter-elon-musk-verge-of-collapse
Twitter was locked in a chaotic doom loop. Now it’s on the verge of collapse

Since the ‘genius’ bought Twitter last year, he’s made a series of poor decisions – and now the platform is almost unusable

The Guardian

Looks like I found a new way to cross-post to #Mastodon* and #Twitter. Oh no. 🤦‍♂️ #Muskodon #Ivory https://apple.news/Alijj9zRzTMmx9hSVRcmxWw

[*Edit: also works with @ivory with a bit of tweaking.]

This iOS shortcut lets you post to your Twitter and Mastodon accounts at the same time — 9to5Mac

We’ve seen a lot of alternatives to Twitter recently, and Mastodon is one of the most popular alternatives right now. However, keeping your accounts updated on both social networks is not so easy. To solve this, designer Parker Ortolani created Twoot – a Siri Shortcut that lets you post to your Twitter and Mastodon accounts from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac at the same time.

US adults are spending less time on Twitter since Elon Musk took over — Engadget

We’re starting to get a clearer picture of how Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has changed the platform.