JamieLoonamDec 17, 2022
George Takei  ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ––๐Ÿฝ
My mastodon link at my pinned tweet on Twitter is now warning anyone who clicks on it that the sight may be โ€œunsafe.โ€
You know what actually feels unsafe right now? Musk on Twitter.
Dec 16, 2022 at 7:22pmWeb
Show threadKrutonium://Dec 16, 2022
@georgetakei They're outright blocking links to Mastodon as well from being posted.
Show threadkkellerDec 16, 2022
@georgetakei are you going to ditch Twitter soon? It seems like now is a good time to give it up completely.
Show threadPawel Siwczak ูพูู„Dec 16, 2022
@kkeller @georgetakei I have! I've spent a bit of time running various scripts to unfollow, unlike and delete my posts, then locked my account and put a bitly link to mastodon in my bio ๐Ÿ˜
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@baroquepawel @kkeller @georgetakei

Using a bitly link is a great idea. Simple, but these people are so lacking in imagination even that goes past their limited ability.

Show threadFranIAmDec 17, 2022
@FionaDobson @baroquepawel @kkeller @georgetakei what is a bitly link?
Show threadkkellerDec 17, 2022
@Franterest26 @FionaDobson @baroquepawel @georgetakei bit.ly is a URL shortener. A side effect is to mask the eventual targer URL, which means Twitter can't block it easily. (They can always retrieve the URL, find the target, and decide what to do. But that's more code, and a ton of those people either left or were fired.)
Show threadRead A Book ๐Ÿ“š Be Happy ๐Ÿ˜ŠDec 17, 2022

@kkeller @Franterest26 @FionaDobson @baroquepawel @georgetakei I just put mine in with spaces and said ignore the spaces.

@Ar1zonaKim @ mastodon . world
(spaces intentional so I can tweet it.)

Show threadAmbigram ArtDec 17, 2022

@kkeller @Franterest26 @FionaDobson @baroquepawel @georgetakei

This is a new url shortner:
https://spacekaren.sucks/

Space Karen Sucks

Free speech really should be free. To bypass the new censorship regime at twitter, use this URL shortener to link to Mastodon or other censored destinations. Considering recent policy decisions on twitter, please be aware that use of links generated from this site may constitute a violation of their policy.

Show threadPawel Siwczak ูพูู„Dec 17, 2022
@Ambigramart @kkeller @Franterest26 @FionaDobson @georgetakei ๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ‘
Show threadAmbigram ArtDec 17, 2022

@baroquepawel @kkeller @Franterest26 @FionaDobson @georgetakei

And it works well: https://spacekaren.sucks/ld173

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Maggie Thatcher vagina art

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@Ambigramart now that's useful for a project I have
Show threadHans-CeesDec 17, 2022
@bomengidsnl does it have an api to automate stuff?
Show threadPawel Siwczak ูพูู„Dec 17, 2022
@Franterest26 @FionaDobson @kkeller @georgetakei there are also other URL shorteners, like tinyurl, t.ly and others...
Show threadMarverdeDec 17, 2022
@baroquepawel @kkeller @georgetakei
I'd like to do that. How?
Show threadPawel Siwczak ูพูู„Dec 17, 2022
@Marverde @kkeller @georgetakei A few simple steps to clean-up your Twitter: https://github.com/bpawel-bclub/twitter-unlike-unfollow-cleanup โ€“ hope it helps! (feel free to share)
GitHub - bpawel-bclub/twitter-unlike-unfollow-cleanup: Clean up your twitter: unfollow, unlike posts, delete your tweets

Clean up your twitter: unfollow, unlike posts, delete your tweets - GitHub - bpawel-bclub/twitter-unlike-unfollow-cleanup: Clean up your twitter: unfollow, unlike posts, delete your tweets

GitHub
Show threadMarverdeDec 17, 2022

@baroquepawel @kkeller @georgetakei
Tx for that.

I am thinking of downloading my tweets first. They span from the #ArabSprings to #UcraineInvasion...
Over 77k of them.
Will that break my laptop?

Show threadPawel Siwczak ูพูู„Dec 17, 2022
@Marverde @kkeller @georgetakei no idea! But if Twitter can take it, your laptop should too ๐Ÿ˜€
Show threadMarverdeDec 17, 2022
@baroquepawel @kkeller @georgetakei
HAHA.
Show threadJoann DavisDec 18, 2022
@baroquepawel @kkeller @georgetakei I used to be on Twitter; but for some reason, my comment about Anthony Fauci was not allowed. I have been disallowed by mastodon! Why is this I have said nothing improper. Please give me guidance.
Show threadkkellerDec 18, 2022
@joandavis @baroquepawel @georgetakei you should ask your instance administrator.
Show threadJoann DavisDec 19, 2022
@kkeller @baroquepawel @georgetakei how do I get hold of the administrator?
Show threadkkellerDec 19, 2022
@joandavis @baroquepawel @georgetakei look for the About page of your server. In the web interface it should be somewhere in the lower left.
Show threadinclusive WiccaDec 16, 2022

@kkeller @georgetakei

yes but the thing to do is to lock your account, not delete it - because after 30 days that username becomes available again, enabling trolls to move in and impersonate you.

Show threadNikiDec 16, 2022

@inclusiveWicca @kkeller @georgetakei

Yes...very good point...wise words.

Show threadkkellerDec 16, 2022

@inclusiveWicca @georgetakei there are many ways to go about reducing one's footprint at Twitter.

I have almost no footprint on Twitter, and don't expect anyone to impersonate me, so I just left it dormant (after they suspended me after I removed my phone number from my profile). Someone like Mr. Takei may want to take the steps you suggested.

Show threadLeon Rodgers ๐ŸŒ‰Dec 16, 2022
@kkeller @inclusiveWicca @georgetakei Please note that Elon plans to implement account expiration features, requiring you to keep your account active so it's best to make it clear online that you don't use twitter and just abandon it altogether.
Show threadDineseDec 16, 2022
@leon @kkeller @inclusiveWicca @georgetakei he is also in talks to sell userโ€™s locations to advertisers ๐Ÿ™„, oh the hypocrisy!
Show threadkkellerDec 16, 2022

@inclusiveWicca @georgetakei

...but simply locking the account may also not be sufficient, since there are rumors that Twitter will deactivate dormant accounts. So Mr. Takei may want to have a bot post to his Twit account periodically to keep it "active".

The main point is to leave Twitter as one's primary microblogging tool. How someone does that is up to them.

Show threadinclusive WiccaDec 16, 2022

@kkeller @georgetakei

Good to know, thanks! Yeah I have a Zapier thing set up to post my blogposts and YouTube videos to Twitter, and then a crossposting tool to post them to Mastodon, so that will also prevent my account being considered dormant.

Show threadJourneyman โ˜ ๏ธDec 17, 2022

@inclusiveWicca @kkeller @georgetakei

I've been using a crossposter, but I recently set it so it only posts one way, from mastodon to the bird site but not the other way around.

Show threadKalonDec 16, 2022

@inclusiveWicca @kkeller @georgetakei

That bird site is swan diving so fast that I don't think it's going to matter soon who is being impersonated or not. Let people impersonate, they already are and it's part of what has Twitter loosing credibility.

Is anyone here concerned with who might be impersonating them on Truth Social, or some other clown site?

But I'm just a nobody without a Twitter account. So what do I know?

Show thread@batyalee ๐ŸŒฟDec 16, 2022

@inclusiveWicca @kkeller @georgetakei
W/ both sadness & relief, I deleted my account. But I hear you. Protecting one's name & reputation does matter. #ElonMusk supports fascism & is openly ANTI-SOCIAL, so supporting the platform at all is ethically worse than a risk that someone might use a handle that you once used.

Twitter's institutional knowledge & structures are now utterly broken & won't likely recover. IMO putting one's hopes in a future rebirth is just holding onto a lost cause.

Show threadinclusive WiccaDec 16, 2022

@batyalee @kkeller @georgetakei

Agreed, it's a difficult situation. I am not hanging on because I think there's a chance Twitter will recover, but because it seemed the best option for now.

Show threadNatsura  โ€‹Dec 16, 2022

@kkeller @georgetakei I agree completely~

Pretty soon having a Twitter account is going to be no different than having an account on Truth Social, or Frank Speech, or Gittr, or any other right-wing social media site

Show threadHobbesDec 16, 2022
@kkeller @georgetakei
Yes, Musk needs his content more than George needs his platform in my opinion.
Show threadGenufixDec 16, 2022
@kkeller @georgetakei give it away give it away give it away now
Show threadFabio MantovaniDec 17, 2022
@kkeller @georgetakei yes, 100%. Deleting my account.
Show threadStr8ngerDec 17, 2022
@kkeller @georgetakei ๐Ÿ’ฏ% fuck #muskratisafuckstick
Show threadNiamh MaherDec 16, 2022
@georgetakei exactly! I have been permanently suspended today.
Show threadLangwidere the RadicalDec 16, 2022
@MadIrishLass Yup, I got tossed a month or so ago. It was tough at first, now I wouldn't go back if Muskrat asked me personally. #IHEWM
Show threadJamey KirbyDec 16, 2022
@georgetakei Wow
Show threadnotchristDec 16, 2022
@georgetakei LMAO
Show threadIsturiz ๐Ÿ†—Dec 16, 2022
@georgetakei
#Mastodon must be making an impact!!! Love it!
Show threadZalasur ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆDec 16, 2022
@georgetakei Warning: this link may take you to Mastooohhhh-myyyy.
Show threadAdvisory Briefs ๐Ÿ› ๏ธDec 16, 2022
@georgetakei He's scared of the mass exodus...when I left, he was like "cool," but rumor has it he cried out "Why George, Why?!?!" when you did ๐Ÿ˜…
Show threaderichhugoDec 16, 2022
@georgetakei badge of honour
Show threadstilton54Dec 16, 2022
@georgetakei
iโ€™m really glad youโ€™re unsafe for scoundrels and rogues.
Show threadLexa ๐ŸŽ€Dec 16, 2022
@georgetakei got a similar message when trying to send links to an instance to my friends - blocked me completely from posting it.
Show threadฯปเธ„๐”ฌแ‘ญDec 16, 2022
@georgetakei
i'm speechless, how can today's society stand this behaviour and that... guy, aren't there any laws to regulate this? a new low for ๐Ÿฆ
Show threadSamDec 16, 2022
@maop @georgetakei It's a private company. They can set their own community guidelines and terms of service. The government has no right to tell them how to run their operation. Society can choose to use the platform or not.
Show threadฯปเธ„๐”ฌแ‘ญDec 16, 2022

@SamWolk

Yes, but also no, private companies can't have full control, they have to obey fundamental laws, also there is regulatory laws like the antitrust ones. Bottom line companies do follow laws too.

Show threadSamDec 16, 2022
@maop The exceptions you're invoking don't apply, so it's not clear what you're trying to say. A social media platform is opt-in. Birdsite doesn't own a monopoly on the industry. What fundamental laws are they breaking?
Show threadAndrew D.Dec 17, 2022
@SamWolk @maop I donโ€™t know about โ€œfundamentalโ€ but Mush certainly ran into trouble with the SEC. FTC anti-competitive charges and violation of the privacy consent decree are conceivable. Words matter.
Show threadSamDec 17, 2022
@andrewd @maop Fair point
Show threadAndrew D.Dec 17, 2022
@SamWolk @maop errata: i think I meant to write โ€œMusk,โ€ but Mush works ok , right? ;)
Show threadSamDec 17, 2022
@andrewd @maop Describes his personality perfectly
Show threadTom TuddenhamDec 16, 2022
@SamWolk @maop @georgetakei Engaging in "dark patterns" like this may not be illegal, but it's certainly morally dubious. IANAL but arguably, claiming that the link _may_ be spam/malicious/etc when it clearly is not borders on fraud.
Show threadSamDec 16, 2022

@ferrisoxide I agree completely that people like He Who Shall Not Be Named are lacking in scruples, and their decisions regarding the operation of a social media network can seem biased, callous, and self serving.

That being said, if Faux News can remain on the air for decades while repeatedly and deliberately broadcasting objective lies in order to foment hatred, violence, and rebellion, then Birdsite's suggestion that its competitors are dangerous ain't shit.

Show threadSamDec 16, 2022
@ferrisoxide It sucks. We know it sucks. We know it's bullshit and that it's a poorly disguised attempt at desperately besmirching their competitors' reputations. But it's entirely legal. And even if our legislature were to try a remedy, there are no laws Congress could pass that would stand up to this compromised SCOTUS.
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDDec 16, 2022
@maop @georgetakei The law of karma seems to be somewhat working