Tony WebsterDec 17, 2022
As annoying as it is, the reality is that followers provide independence. If a reporter has a following, they can be more independent against corporate media power. Demanding reporters “delete their Twitter” is to cede to corporations, who will never leave Twitter. A better start to this would be to encourage journalists to join Mastodon *too* to build and diversify their audience, and to get them to report on Mastodon itself to get more folks here.
Show threadTony WebsterDec 17, 2022
Constructive things to say to journalists: join Mastodon, encourage your audience to have their conversations here, report on Mastodon, add Mastodon to your news org bio, make a video explaining how to use Mastodon, ask lawmakers if they will be joining Mastodon
Not helpful: You are a fascist just like Elon Musk for not immediately deleting your Twitter and giving up the audience you spent 15 years building. It’s all or nothing, right now.
Show threadZiziDec 17, 2022

@tony Please make sure to tell them that the server they join matters.

The people who say "just pick a server" are doing a huge disservice. Your server can be shadow-blocked by other servers because of moderation issues.

Show threadChris (Gains Era)Dec 17, 2022
@ankaracode @tony right, like what happens if someone joins an server, the server gets shadow blocked and then they have to rebuild their following?
Show threadRDS (shawphd on Twitter)Dec 17, 2022
@tony @lunarflare @ankaracode Except you don’t. That’s the beauty of it. Switch to a new server and your followers are automatically updated.
Show threadChris (Gains Era)Dec 17, 2022
@shawrd773 @tony @ankaracode wait so you're telling me that switching servers imports your old followers? That's so cool!
Show threadRDS (shawphd on Twitter)

@lunarflare @ankaracode @tony It does! I did it when I moved from mastodon.social to zirk.us.

You can also export a file of the people you follow and import it to your new account (it’s a separate process).

Dec 17, 2022 at 7:40pmWeb