By the way, if you're wondering why I'm posting from this account rather than my usual mastodon.social account, it's because mastodon.social is about to give up the ghost -- and as I told all you, it's best to have a back-up account and self-host if you're able.

If you want perspective on how bad Twitter's collapse is, the Guardian is urging users to back up and archive all their tweets. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/nov/17/twitter-archive-tweets-company-shuts

It's hilarious that the Atlantic are trying *really* hard to understand why Elon Musk is destroying Twitter, as though there's some grand logic that makes this all make sense. There's no Big Brain Master Plan happening here. It's just a guy making impulsive decisions. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/11/elon-musk-twitter-advertising/672156/

Bloomberg are now reporting that Volkwagen has joined the #TwitterMigration. Can't read the entire article because it's pay-walled, but they're reporting it.

I don't know what instance they're running, but if it's one that run by a volunteer, they better be donating! https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-18/volkswagen-joins-mastodon-as-concerns-over-twitter-mount

CNN is mourning Twitter's death as "the world's digital public square", and wonders what happens next.

I'll tell you.

We make another public square that's based on open protocols and *not* owned by a single corporation. That means that everyone familiarizes themselves with this big collective thing known as the Fediverse, and we start re-making the very *meaning* of a public square. https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/tech/what-if-twitter-dies/index.html

The BBC is really asking, "Is this really the end of Twitter?"

Yes, it is: not as a going corporate concern, but as a cultural concern.

And once a social media culture dies, it's as good as dead -- it will never recover. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63675849