Ralf RottmannI read this elsewhere: If trusted news outlets would start offering #Mastodon instances to their staff, that would bring some sort of verification and visibility. Think social.nytimes.com, social.heise.de etc. I'd love to read more from trusted journalists on the #fediverse and this could greatly help. (Again, not my idea but couldn't find the original author.) Boosts for visibility would be great. Reminder: Favorites don't help as on this other platform.
Pete@ralf I think a jounalist-focused instance is sorely needed, but I can't imagine any major news outlet wanting to host it and deal with all the content moderation rubbish. They learned their lesson with newspaper article comment threads years ago.
I'd prefer to see one or more instances that individual journalists used, dedicated to principles of independence and journalistic integrity. Direct reporting from journalists was a big draw to twttr for many people.
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