Chris TrottierNov 20, 2022
Donald Trump's account is being re-instated on Twitter! https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-twitter-poll-showing-narrow-majority-want-trump-reinstated-2022-11-20/
Trump snubs Twitter after Musk announces reactivation of ex-president's account

Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former U.S. president, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organized by new owner Elon Musk.

Reuters
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022

This means two things which immediately affect the Fediverse:

1. Should Twitter survive (it won't), it will be a home for the Fascist-in-Chief
2. Trump is clearly giving up on Truth Social -- this is a warning to everyone trying to build a walled garden with Fediverse software

Show threadChris Trottier
In the off-chance you're considering a return to Twitter: a return to Twitter is a vote for Fascism.
Nov 20, 2022 at 1:27amWeb
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022

Some folks wonder if Trump really is coming back to Twitter...

YES!

Of course he's coming back to Twitter! He's now campaigning to become President!

Do you think everyone's going to register a Truth Social account to read his posts? Do you think Truth Social will start federating with the Fediverse so people will read his posts?

He will go to where his established audience, and that's Twitter!

In effect, Elon Musk is welcoming Donald Trump back to Twitter!

Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022

In case, you're all wondering, yes, Donald Trump's Twitter account has already been restored. He hasn't tweeted yet.

But it's a matter of time.

Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
I have no doubt that Elon Musk is desperate for Donald Trump to come back because should Donald Trump win the Presidency, Twitter will remain *somewhat* relevant.
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022

I want to remind all of you that a social network is only as powerful as its network effect.

And what is a network effect? The people who use the service.

A diminished network effect means Trump power on social media is also diminished.

Sure, his supporters will show up. They might even claim victory.

But it will be a pyrrhic victory if everyone who opposes Trump leaves Twitter.

What I'm saying: BURN TWITTER TO THE GROUND!

Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022

I'd like to remind everyone who's minimizing Trump's account re-instatement that he was initially elected as President because people underestimated him, dismissed him as a joke, a novelty.

Dismiss Trump coming back to Twitter, and you're doing the same thing.

Show threadJohnNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet yep. I wrote him off when he followed Cosby at the height of the #MeToo movement, not going to happen again.
Show threadcreatinglakeNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet what do you think about Trump being able to create a Mastodon server and reach the Fediverse without being banned?
Show threadMasterNov 20, 2022
@creatinglake @atomicpoet Servers can choose to blacklist other servers.
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
@creatinglake Truth Social is essentially an un-federated Mastodon instance.
Show threadBryan HanselNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet I was really hoping that it wouldn't happen. I see lots of door knocking, phone banks and organizing back in my future. After I left politics I was hoping that I wouldn't have to get back into it.
Show threadAndrew LeaheyNov 20, 2022

@atomicpoet Agreed, though I fear what other candidates or movements we may be dismissing in assuming he is the most relevant threat.

Left of center folks largely missed DJT in the 2016 primary owing to the assumption that Cruz, Jeb, etc. was the threat.

Is DJT in 2024 more like DJT in 2016 or Cruz in 2016? Who is DJT 2024? Is his name Ron?

Show threadtestingNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet
trump's return to twitter was as foreseeable as everything else that happened about that self-styled god-sent politician who is acting from a very ancient playbook which eventually got named king asleep in mountain (i personally could go on&on writing abt this subject) > see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_asleep_in_mountain > twitter's so-called magic has gone for good a long time ago ​​ > in 2022, trump can do whatever he is up to > it will certainly not have the impact it once used to have > just because: the damage is done already
King asleep in mountain - Wikipedia

Show threadJoseph George ANov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet the network effect that builds on follower volume than peer adjacencies seems to enable Twitter usage. What's the Mastodon glue, algorithmically speaking?
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
@jgblr No Home Feed algorithm! It's chronological.
Show threadJoseph George ANov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet I can't say, I that I have understood. Hence asking here. Would it mean that this network grows instance after instance sequentially, when word gets around from one user to another? Hence slower yet steadier?
Show threadSuzyanalyst1Nov 20, 2022
@jgblr @atomicpoet Sounds right to me. We *are* the algorithm. Individuals boost what we think others want to or should see, and make their own decisions about who/what they want to tap into—vs having a biased machine decide for them. It takes a little longer to set up, but then it is really yours.
Show threadStatmonkey 🙊Nov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet I'm in
Show threadijatz_La_HojitaNov 20, 2022

@atomicpoet Your call can apply to all centralized entities, the Federal State itself, the Federal Reserve, the other private banking system, the handful of private companies that patent and manufacture drugs & vaccines, etc.

Burning vertically structured and proprietary coded apps will empower free speech and distributed learning, for sure. However, it's the first step of a billion more to empower our day-to-day life 🙂.

Show threadLadyOzmaNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet I’ve been telling everyone to report his tweets. As many as possible. Not because I think Musk will remove him, but because it may crash their system since no one is there after all these firings. Just one thing in a list of things to burn Twitter to the ground. (My hope is it follows history and musk sells for a loss and then it can get fixed.)
Show threadacmeplusNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet Everything Musk is doing is trying to get more retention and more traffic on Twitter, everything else is completely random, even if he pretends it's not.
Show threadStop-the-MAGAss-ReichNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet Just his sad attempt to bring traffic to the site.
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
@lumiere2016 But will it work?
Show threadStop-the-MAGAss-ReichNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet Little boost but it will die off again, like all of his other crazy antics.
Show threadP Gurgel-SegrilloNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet @lumiere2016 ok my question is, if i deactivate my 🐦 accounts, someone could grab the handles in bad faith - any ideas of what to do?
Show threadStop-the-MAGAss-ReichNov 20, 2022
@GurgelSegrillo @atomicpoet That is my current understanding so ppl have been saying just park it there.
Show threadP Gurgel-SegrilloNov 20, 2022
@lumiere2016 @atomicpoet bummer, i wanted to hurt the number of users 😆
Show threadijatz_La_HojitaNov 20, 2022

@atomicpoet Are there countries where self-hosted servers (like the Fediverse ones) are prohibited by law? I ask to know which legal steps would be required for the Congress to vote such a prohibition, and to monitor that threat.

As you probably know, like 3 months ago, for the first time in history, a Federal entity (the #OFAC) deemed illegal a specific computer code (an Ethereum based smart contract). "Skynet is their limit".

#TornadoCash #surveillancecapitalism #surveillancesocialism

Show threadLaure-KatrineNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet apparently people have to re-subscribe to his account. And when they try to do so it doesn’t stay subscribed. I did wonder if it was #TheRevengeOfTheTwitterEngineers 🤣
Show threadAlbat 🇺🇦Nov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet :(
Show threadCindi In SeattleNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet and unfortunately, his first one will be the “breaking news.” The best thing we can do is ignore him.
Show threadChris PirilloNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet ...correction: Twitter is now Truth Social.
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
@ChrisPirillo 🎯
Show threadCorey LanierNov 20, 2022

@ChrisPirillo @atomicpoet fucking hell they actually reinstated him.

Whelp I’ll be staying on here entirely.

Show thread藤井太洋, Taiyo FujiiNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet 44 billion was cheap…
Show threadCliff DeutschNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet Its probably good business as it will draw a lot of attention but not from me. I've moved here
Show threadEnrique AmestoyNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet But Trump said that he don't want come back 🤔
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
@eamestoy See: https://mastodon.social/@atomicpoet/109373567522539465
Show threadEnrique AmestoyNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet I read it before commenting. It's a correct point of view. Twitter was a very good tool in past Trump's campaign (as was Facebook with Cambridge Analytics)
For Musk Trump came back it would be a very good thing! We must wait.
Show threadchillbettyNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet I very much doubt he's got 2fa on lol
Show threadBigLinterNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet "established audience" thats a good one.
Show threadRyan SmithNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet It’s even worse than that. Musk is trying to put his thumb on the scale to reelect Trump for another term. And disguising it as “free speech”.
Show threadJWSGeek (Moving: Universeodon)Nov 20, 2022

@atomicpoet indeed. TFG said he wasn't because of "problems on the platform", but those "problems" are that he wants bots back (or rather, he wants 'likes' and RTs and the bots did that*) and he wants to block anybody who fact-checks him which he couldn't do before.

All of Musks' "how many accounts are real" was just for show to try to get out of the deal. Now, his only chance to recoup is to allow the bots so his #1 content provider returns.

Show threadKarin SorenbyNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet Elon is turning more and more creepy ..
Show threadmidwayNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet I say this as someone who has never had and has no intention to ever have a Twitter account and have zero concern if it lives or dies. No dog in that fight whatsoever. Same with Trump. Never voted for him and have no dog in that fight either. This is preposterous. One can use a product without agreeing with everyone else who uses it. I mean you are here and from reading your threads it’s clear there are people here with whom you do not agree. Same with Reddit. And that’s fine. Using a site is not an endorsement of everyone on it. There are actual fascists right here on the Fediverse. Just ignore them and move on with your day. Same with Twitter. Use it if you want. Or don’t. But using it is not supporting every user on the site. People use services like this for all sorts of reasons. If your goal is to mainstream the Fediverse, assigning intentions to people and trying to inflict guilt on them based on your assigned intentions isn’t a good way to do that.
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
@midway I disagree for many reasons, most of which is that the structure of Big Social lends itself to Fascism. I've written about this elsewhere. Not hunting that thread down, but I've said it.
Show threadmidwayNov 20, 2022
@atomicpoet So you’ve left Reddit then?
Show threadChris TrottierNov 20, 2022
@midway I have all the powers of moderation on Reddit.