Mike Masnick ✅Dec 16, 2022

Okay, I have written a post about Elon banning Mastodon on Twitter:

"Elon’s Commitment To Free Speech Rapidly Replaced By His Commitment To Blatant Hypocrisy: Bans The JoinMastodon Account"

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/15/elons-commitment-to-free-speech-rapidly-replaced-by-his-commitment-to-blatant-hypocrisy-bans-the-joinmastodon-account/

Elon’s Commitment To Free Speech Rapidly Replaced By His Commitment To Blatant Hypocrisy: Bans The JoinMastodon Account

Oh, Elon. Following on yesterday’s nonsense in banning the ElonJet account that robotically posted the public information regarding Elon’s private plane flights, and then trying to just…

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Show threadDan York

@mmasnick Great article! But I'm going with the "he's nervous" thinking because I just discovered that... ** I can't tweet a *link* to my Mastodon account! **

I just tried... and got the message that "something went wrong".

And then the message:

"We can't complete this request because this link has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially harmful."

Um.. mastodon.social is only "potentially harmful" to Twitter's user count! 🤣

Dec 16, 2022 at 2:36amWeb
Show threadAntone JohnsonDec 16, 2022
@danyork @mmasnick Got this warning today. Assumed it was triggered by the @elonjet link:
Show threadWolf LawyerDec 16, 2022

@danyork @mmasnick I tried to add my Mastodon profile to my twitter bio before I left.

It’s malware apparently.

Show threadSpencer DaileyDec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer @danyork @mmasnick wut, i thought this was a joke, but it's real. wooow
Show threadjdeckedDec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer @danyork @mmasnick pass the link through a URL shortener that's not too popular, e.g. shorturl.at. People will still get a "this link might be dangerous" interstitial when they click on it, but they can bypass it & the link posts. (I found out through trial & error.)
Show threadjoe•iuculano Dec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer @danyork @mmasnick yeah, the Elongated Muskrat has labeled #Mastodon as malware
Show threadMark 🖖Dec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer @danyork @mmasnick a leading . also seems to work for most instances
Show threadPreshit DeorukhkarDec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer @danyork @mmasnick You can’t even update your profile now if you already had a link in the bio before the ban went into place.
Show threadSiegePerilousDec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer @danyork @mmasnick I managed to get mine on but after reading your toot, just checked and it’s still there. I’ve locked down my account and about to empty all its content.. I’ve really enjoyed all my encounters there but am done swimming in the cess pit that is Elon Musk (I love how auto text changes him to ‘melon’)
Show threadkaukamieliDec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer
This kind of shit sounds like something they should get in trouble over. :D
@danyork @mmasnick
Show threadkaukamieliDec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer
@EC_Commissioner_Breton
Hi Mr. Breton. This is how Musk is handling freedom of speech. :) Can't tell people your mastodon account or recommend a server anymore.
@danyork @mmasnick
Show threadOblomovDec 16, 2022
@thewolflawyer @danyork @mmasnick try putting the Fediverse handle as your location, it might be harder to lock down and be still detectable by the Twitter migration tools
Show threadDan YorkDec 16, 2022

@oblomov @thewolflawyer @mmasnick Oh, yes, I did that a number of weeks ago to help the various Twitter migration tools.

I was just *also* tweeting about it again yesterday with the current chaos.

Show threadRay Ryan (he/him)Dec 16, 2022
@danyork @mmasnick Try pasting it in your profile. You'll be blocked and scolded about malware.