@seekingsrishti Hello and Welcome!! I’m sorry to read about your experience getting locked out on Twitter - I understand how important that app is for journalists.

You’re here now; you have the ability to start clean, start fresh, and take the lessons from there and maybe see how you can apply them here. What I’m trying to say is that I sense the loss and urgency in your post, and I share in your grief, I understand. I don’t know that particular type of loss, but I know loss well enough and can commiserate.

I think you will find your experience here much more enjoyable - the lack of an algorithm is actually a good thing: you are responsible for driving your own viewership through engagement : the more you engage, the better your experience here will be.

The fediverse is an absolutely amazing collection of servers hosting some very smart and talented people - I am aware that trolling can occur anywhere with social media, but I’ve been here since the end of October and haven’t seen a troll yet: everything seems to be very well moderated and the folks here seem very genuine.

In case no one has made the recommendations yet, @feditips and @donmelton are two solid choices to follow, as their posts can bring you up to speed pretty quick and help expose you through “boosts” to people you may find commonality with.

Welcome!