taylor hatmakerDec 16, 2022
Twitter blocks links to Mastodon, making a really good case for Mastodon https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/elon-musk-suspends-mastodon-twitter-account-over-elonjet-tracking/
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Show threadAndy BaioDec 16, 2022
@Tayhatmaker Journa.host is now blocked, along with many others that don't have "mastodon" in the name. (I counted at least 25 myself.) Also, it's not just Mastodon links in tweets and profiles, but in DMs, as well.
Show threadtaylor hatmaker
@andybaio theory that it's one guy doing the enforcement manually checks out lol
Dec 16, 2022 at 3:50amWeb
Show threadAndy BaioDec 16, 2022
@Tayhatmaker feels like someone was handed a list of popular instances and is manually adding them to some internal tool, one by one
Show threadtaylor hatmakerDec 16, 2022
@andybaio 1000%
Show threadJeremy GoochDec 16, 2022
@andybaio @Tayhatmaker Fun job. Let's hope they've put their CV out into the market.
Show threadMJ RayDec 16, 2022
@andybaio @Tayhatmaker "internal tool" is the new owner's job title, isn't it?