Zoe WilliamsNov 16, 2022
I've come on mastodon to share a piece about mastodon, which sounds like the kind of cannibalistic self-referentialism that started mad cow disease https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/16/could-this-be-twitter-without-the-toxic-slurry-my-week-on-mastodon
‘Could this be Twitter without the toxic slurry?’ My week on Mastodon

Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has left many users wondering if they should join its rival, which promises a ‘different kind of social media experience’. But how different is it? I decided to find out

The Guardian
Show threadabeorchNov 16, 2022
@zoesqwilliams perhaps you should do a follow-up woth @cubicgarden on why public service broadcasters and government should perhaps publish their social media activity on open protocols like #activitypub ?
Show threadIan Forrester | @cubicgarden

@abeorch Its a interesting one which balances putting media where its safe for the audience and where the audience are comfortable (can't think of a better word) seeing it.

As you can tell its not always a clear overlap.
Hopefully that will shift in time.
@zoesqwilliams

Nov 17, 2022 at 1:59pmWeb
Show threadabeorchNov 17, 2022
@cubicgarden @zoesqwilliams I don't quite understand what you mean by either of those places. If #BBC ran an instance and offered anyone syndication thats pretty much like them broadcasting a channel on terrestrial tv. Anyone could #follow, anyone could #atthem (In the same way anyone can tweet them and anyone can email the BBC)