Dave Troy 

Twitter is now saying they officially will block links to competitor websites, including Mastodon instances, Instagram, Facebook, and others.

However, links to Vkontakte, Telegram, Truth Social, Parler, and TikTok all worked as of this writing.

Dec 18, 2022 at 7:06pmWeb
Show threadSedunkerDec 18, 2022
@davetroy interesting, supposedly Truth Social is on “the list.” I noted it because it looked like a blatant attempt to look fair and balanced.
Show threadKanonDec 18, 2022
@davetroy but I bet promoting Post is just fine though, amirite?
Show threadSedunkerDec 18, 2022
@KAnon Post made “the list” as well.
Show threadKanonDec 18, 2022
@Sedunker thanks for that info
Show threadmarie_cast Dec 18, 2022
@KAnon @Sedunker We’ll see how that new rule is applied (I will probably get suspended). Not including Post would have been too obvious.
Show threadMichal VorisekDec 18, 2022
@davetroy they are waiting for free analysis from critics. when would be no serious concerns about legality, they will finish it
Show threadTomas KotulakDec 18, 2022
@davetroy “FREEDOM REQUIRES TRUTH, AND SO TO SMASH FREEDOM YOU MUST SMASH TRUTH”
Show threadflexghost.Dec 18, 2022

@davetroy free speech! lol.

But also: lol.

Show threadFranco MDec 18, 2022
@davetroy It is becoming apparent that #twitter acquisition is highly political. This is one more platform for the billionaire's feasting on the rabid #conservative following.
Show threadDave Troy Dec 18, 2022
@SpecialLow I wrote about this last month.
https://bylinetimes.com/2022/11/07/musks-twitter-buy-makes-no-sense-unless-its-part-of-something-bigger/
‘Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense – Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger’

Brexit and Trump were initially seen as jokes, but the new owner of the social media giant could pose a serious threat to democracy – and a boon for Vladimir Putin, writes David Troy

Byline Times
Show threadFranco MDec 21, 2022
@davetroy Your writing is worthier than Bitcoin. #ElonMusk loses little with the Arabs on his back. I hope #jackdorsey loses his money once the world take grasp of Musk's vile and ultimate intention.
Show threadlibrazeroDec 18, 2022
@davetroy I’m interested in how they’re planning on enforcing this policy after cutting most of their staff. Using automation would essentially remove a massive amount of users, many of whom either don’t use Twitter that often or would rather leave than deal with this nonsense, and I don’t think they have enough staff remaining to deal with this manually.
Show threadJeff BishopDec 18, 2022

@davetroy enforcement seems a bit spotty. My own links from Twitter to Mastodon and Post still work too. My guess is only a fraction of the offending links have been caught .. yet.

For a month now, Musk has been begging Trump to please, please with Splenda® on top come back to his reinstated Twitter account, thus far to no avail. Would be fun if Trump did come back just once, to plug Truth Social and see how long that stayed up.

Show threadDave SpectorDec 18, 2022
@davetroy what about links to even worse “social media” sites like his neo-Nazi pals?
Show threadGreg GentryDec 18, 2022

@davetroy Apparently, “cross-posting” articles or content is okay. But, not sending people to your account.

Clear as mud.

Show threadFunadguyDec 18, 2022
@davetroy Let’s see if we can get Twitter to suspend all of their users
Show threadMaite 🇨🇺 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🦀Dec 18, 2022
@davetroy Looks like they’ve added Truth Social to that list.
Show threadDave Troy Dec 18, 2022
@mtpenna yes, however, site links still work as of now. We'll see.
Show threadJ WyniaDec 18, 2022
@davetroy Not that this isn't exactly the kind of mess it obviously is, but in the interest of accuracy, my profile links to my tiny (I'm the only one) Mastodon instance and is still working right now as well.
Show threadWrathofJan 🌞🌻🌎🖖Dec 19, 2022
@davetroy That*s just weird.
Show threadGreg Sonnenfeld for New MexicoDec 19, 2022

Yes. Mastodon is feeling a bit like PBS for sure. I'd compare it more to the 1980s PBS.

I'd like it if it moved towards a more modern Democracy Now PBS style.