GregDec 18, 2022
Daniel Heppner 
Looks like the WSJ is going all in on moving to Mastodon, with this little tutorial available without a paywall.
https://www.wsj.com/story/how-to-use-mastodon-the-social-media-platform-blocked-by-elon-musks-twitter-7751455f
How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk’s Twitter

Mastodon could be the future of social media—if you can figure it out

Wall Street Journal
Dec 18, 2022 at 8:02amWeb
Show threadBrklynmindDec 18, 2022
@danielhep I really dont understand how any journalistic enterprise could remain on Twitter given the editorial hammer Musk is now wielding
Show threadCeesaxpDec 18, 2022
@Brklynmind @danielhep has he been silencing anyone? Censoring posts of independent journalists?
Show threadChip ChristianDec 18, 2022
@ceesaxp @Brklynmind @danielhep suspending people who report on him
Show threadChip ChristianDec 18, 2022
@ceesaxp @Brklynmind @danielhep
https://mastodon.social/@taylorlorenz/109534338443872963
Show thread@Lee_in_IowaDec 18, 2022
@danielhep @ceesaxp @Brklynmind Here! Yes, absolutely.
Show threadUlrikeDec 18, 2022
@ceesaxp @Brklynmind @danielhep
Yes.
Show threadEatTheRudeDec 19, 2022

@ceesaxp

Yes, he's suspended several and banned one, for questions they asked during a "Twitter Spaces event."

And today he banned several other social media companies from having a Twitter account, including Mastodon, Post, Facebook. Instagram and on and on.

Show threadPaul PeaceDec 19, 2022
@ceesaxp @Brklynmind @danielhep self-proclaimed free speech absolutists have their limits!
Show threadMiles Offit... 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦Dec 18, 2022
@Brklynmind @danielhep This can’t be said loud enough or repeated often enough.
Show threadAkhenatobi & Meritaten etc.Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep WSJ was my first citation in a leadership coach training case study… facts about the last year Twitter profited, and how much Elon paid for the company with him (prematurely) saying it could go bankrupt… I appreciated the coverage for case studies late Oct thru late Nov, esp since the sense of urgency was totally validated when Elon made the employees sign NDAs… that was very predictable based on his (lack of) strategy rather purposely, it seemed.
Show thread3dcandyDec 18, 2022
@danielhep This is an important milestone in the migration from that bird site....
It might seem a small thing, but it's mahoosive
Show threadRui MalheiroDec 18, 2022
@danielhep
They will be all in when they self host their Mastodon instance. As all media worldwide should.
Show threadsonja dolinsekDec 18, 2022
@danielhep Great news, but lots of things are missing and the claim that mastodon is a lot like twitter is misleading to those who expect algorithms to do things for them
Show threadHarryDec 18, 2022
@danielhep @Gargron That is the way to go. An open, decentralized social network / microblogging service like #mastodon also gives news organizations a lot more freedom how to operate, pusblish news and interact with its customers.
Show thread@ijsbrandDec 18, 2022
@danielhep @antal 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Show threadJaap Wieringa ✅Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep I don't see this as "going all in". There is no link to an official WSJ account on Mastodon, just that of the author. The social media links on the site are to the know centralized big tech sites not to mastodon.
Show threadTalya (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️✡️Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep
"Don't use the [DM] feature [...] they could be read by anyone who runs (or hacks) the server"
as if that's not true for literally any other major social media platform
Show threadzim_ekDec 18, 2022
@danielhep they should definitely make their own instance
Show threadSimon BrookeDec 18, 2022
@danielhep It's good that they're taking interest... but what an excruciatingly badly presented web page!
Show threadHans Konings - kamasys HQDec 18, 2022
@simon_brooke @danielhep Yep, I gave up on it. I'll read it later on my desktop-pc where I have the tools to tame the beast.
Show threadHans Konings - kamasys HQDec 18, 2022
@danielhep Before you know it, WSJ will have set up their own Masto server. Must be peanuts for them to maintain the thing and have all their staff sharing their work from there.
Show threadmethchildDec 18, 2022
@danielhep
Typically when an alternative to these established systems launch the first obstacle is exposure , the second is persuading potential users that it is viable and third that it is worthwhile moving. The third is perhaps the hardest. Chicken and Egg scenario.
Despite my earnest pleading - so many acquaintances still use
: - Whatsapp , Facebook , Google search , Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat , TikTok and many more with little to no regard for their privacy
Show threadnoodlejetski Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep
I hope their next step will be all in on moving away from Google and AMP.
Show threadJim PruittDec 18, 2022
@danielhep I’m old enough to remember when the WSJ had a reputation for integrity
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDDec 18, 2022
@danielhep
Rupert Murdoch: libertarian authoritarianism
Elon Musk: ...
Rupert Murdoch: not like that
Show threadRichard K NinerDec 18, 2022
@danielhep Still feels weird seeing all the warnings about DMs considering the same problem exists everywhere else too.
Show threadSylviaDec 18, 2022

@danielhep Cool, but I'm disappointed that people are still reporting that Mastodon's direct-messaging feature is unsafe when Twitter DMs aren't end-to-end encrypted either. Mastodon is just more honest than Twitter about where it can still improve.

It really disturbs me how insufficient research leads to those honest being punished for being honest while those who just scoff off the risks get treated as if they're more secure.

I kindly emailed Joanna, let's hope she reads it and responds :)

Show threadIcarosityDec 18, 2022
@danielhep There goes the neighborhood
Show threadChrisncakes1Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep Thank you for posting. It wasn’t a how to for using, though. More like a what it is and it’s features. I’ll have to find a user guide somewhere if I plan to stay. 😞
Show threadbdonnellyDec 18, 2022

@danielhep Washington Post, same same.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/17/how-to-join-mastodon/

A guide to getting started with Twitter alternative Mastodon

How to get started on social-media site Mastodon, whether you're leaving Twitter or just looking for people who have.

The Washington Post
Show threadFrank_CDec 18, 2022
@danielhep
Show threadHammancheezDec 18, 2022
@danielhep i look forward to seeing the WSJ set up an instance with a $9.99 subscription fee
Show threadFeynman 🔴Dec 18, 2022

@danielhep Would be great to make it easier to people to run their own instance to help to decentralize and scale more the network.

@Sarahp

Show threadJeff JarvisDec 18, 2022
@danielhep Here's mine, with less irritating layout. https://medium.com/whither-news/on-joining-mastodon-d539eed5e41a
On Joining Mastodon - Whither news? - Medium

An academic friend asked for help joining Mastodon. I wrote a detailed email in response that I thought it might be useful to others. I’m also going to teach a master class in Mastodon at my school…

Whither news?
Show threadLynneDec 18, 2022
@danielhep not sure how I feel about ANY Murdoch publication being all in on Mastodon.
Show threadSteve ZorowitzDec 18, 2022
@danielhep
Every news organization should be building their own Mastodon instances and at least having all their reporters cross-posting there. Otherwise, they're just agreeing to be constantly blackmailed by Elmo.
Show thread猫好きな人Dec 18, 2022

@danielhep

I’m not fond of the WSJ, especially the editorials, but glad to see they’re making the move.

Show threadMark GardnerDec 18, 2022

@danielhep The bite-sized slideshow is not paywalled. The actual story is, though. (I read it via #Apple News: https://apple.news/Abo5eOBO3TL2s-0TomutoQg)

And I wouldn’t say the entire #WSJ organization is going “all in on moving to #Mastodon.” Reporter @joannastern is posting here. Her bio mentions “ @WSJ “, which is a nonexistent account on her server and probably copied from her #Twitter bio. If the WSJ were “all in” they would at least have an account, if not their own instance.

Don’t Have $44 Billion for Your Own Social-Media Network? Try Mastodon — The Wall Street Journal

As Elon Musk takes over Twitter, many are checking out this alternative. It could be the future of social media—if you can figure it out.

Show thread@terrycowgill@indiewebDec 18, 2022
@danielhep Does Elon allow links to this piece on Twitter?
Show threadWinston SmithDec 18, 2022

@danielhep

To quote SpaceBalls: "oh shit, there's goes the planet."

Show threadkanemochiDec 18, 2022
@danielhep Maybe Mastodon is like a lot of people would wish Twitter to be? So let's join Mastodon and make it the social media platform we are looking for.
Show threadBlort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️Dec 18, 2022

@danielhep
But be careful! According to them your direct messages can be read by the server admin or anyone who hacks the servers!.... uh... just like Twitter. (although they left that last part out) 🤷‍♂️🤔

On a side note, that site was very confusing to navigate on mobile, making it very ironic that they keep mentioning that Mastodon i'd difficult to figure out... 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️
@rysiek

Show threadMJ Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep @spfannenschmidt just really wish they wouldn’t have added the “if you can figure it out” jab. It’s just like the free email 90%+ of people use for their personal lives.
Show threadSaint EddieDec 18, 2022
@danielhep NICE!
Show threadMarty 🇨🇦Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep well done. Thank you. Sincerely, a newb😊
Show threadRyan Germann Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep Most objections to Mastodon are UX: reading that DMs aren't encrypted is something that needs to be fixed IMO but nothing smart people can't solve in time. People just need to know Mastodon DMs aren't encrypted and use them accordingly. The other UX stuff will be solved with different "Themes" for Mastodon server Web GUIs and other apps. This is an opening for Google and Apple and Microsoft IMO.
Show threadBusted FlushDec 18, 2022
@danielhep Does it annoy the crap out of anyone else that a large part of American media and social media is openly manipulated by an Aussie and a South African.
Show threadSheila ArnoldDec 18, 2022
@danielhep nicely done
Show threadphatoneDec 18, 2022
@danielhep No paywall? That's serious business for them!
Show thread|30|3|3YDec 18, 2022
@danielhep I feel like this is what companies will have to do so they can protect their journalistic integrity. As Twitter continues to sink like the Titanic, more and more journalism outlets will need to find a life boat. The more time that passes, the more credible news sources will be making the #twittermigration
Show threadFuck Elon Dec 18, 2022

@danielhep

They will be all in once they have  in their social media links.

Show threadSimonTay78Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep welcome to Mastodon everyone! muahahahah!
Show threadPeter Welter 🇺🇦🇳🇱🌈🔻Dec 18, 2022

@danielhep Wow a great step!👍 I wish some of our local major newspapers or companies or community would take a similar approach and leave the Birdside  .

https://social.ridetrans.it/@danielhep/109533630422229797

For others: please boost! This is the right moment!

Daniel Heppner :vbus: (@[email protected])

Looks like the WSJ is going all in on moving to Mastodon, with this little tutorial available without a paywall. https://www.wsj.com/story/how-to-use-mastodon-the-social-media-platform-blocked-by-elon-musks-twitter-7751455f

Mastodon Transit Authority
Show threadJohn GordonDec 18, 2022
@danielhep The Murdochs would see Musk as a rival and threat to Fox. Let’s se if WSJ does its own Mastodon instance.
Show threadYosa Beam ✅🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Dec 18, 2022
@danielhep sus for sure. Considering how the WSJ basically hates anything that isn't geared towards making money.
Show threadnewsorpigalDec 18, 2022

@danielhep

They still don't have a Mastodon account or instance.

Show threadLeslieDec 18, 2022
@danielhep going to tweet a link to this article, let’s see if Elon starts blocking this as well
Show threadSean MacツDec 18, 2022
@danielhep
thanks, this is great. I shared over on the other site...
Show threadRémi RampinDec 18, 2022
@danielhep I got a paywall clicking "read the full story"
Show threadBill DobieDec 18, 2022
@danielhep @johnmaher Going to be cool to see their journalists on a WSJ managed instance (I hope)…