the protests in China are a great example of what we will all lose if Twitter blinks out of existence. there's really nothing like it for following rapidly unfolding events in real time, even from thousands of miles away
the decentralized nature of mastodon makes it hard for me to imagine information traveling in the same way.
@qjurecic counterpoint, the decentralized nature of Mastodon makes it easier for information to get past the Great Firewall maybe?
@lxtruong @qjurecic That is an interesting thought. Doe’s Mastodon get past the #GreatFirewall?