Journalists, I am begging you:
Organize.
Tap your networks, figure out what collective action you are going to take against Musk, and then do it.
He may not realize it, but his platform lives & dies by your participation.
You may be under attack, but you have the cards.
I don't even mean form an organization.
I mean tap all the big names in that chat from last night, secure a commitment to action from everybody, then announce it and do it.
If national journalists collectively deactivated here as a principled protest after announcing a move to Mastodon, this place would die in days.
People go to Twitter to read (and troll) journalism. Take that away, the platform would die.
Newsworthy people, especially politicians, would follow.
They're here for earned media. That's the value added.
You just have to lead the way off a platform run by a man who wants journalism destroyed.
If it sounds overwhelming, it's totally doable!
Reach out, I'll help you make the spreadsheets and the call breakdowns, even.
I just want to see this happen.
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