Mike DunfordGuess I'm here now.
I've been extremely online for the last 30 years, give or take. I've had one governing theory through that time: the site owner makes the site's rules, and if I don't like it, I leave.
AlfBicknellI don't expect Twitter's "no linking to Mastodon, Post, whatever" policy to really stick. But it's now clear that Twitter is being run at the whims of a demented pissbaby. That's not for me. I'm keeping that account, and may ping something there enough to preserve it.
But I'll be preserving it against the hope that someone who isn't Musk acquires it before it dies entirely. Nothing more.
Kevin Sours@questauthority I still have alternative usernames in my bio. Nothing has happened yet.
Razanur@questauthority I expect the policy to last about as long as it takes US and EU regulators to send Twitter a letter asking "'scuse me, but wtf you doin'?"
Reality Check@questauthority Kind of figured this was inevitable.
@questauthority In my first Mastodon post that’s my hope too. I want Elmo to cut his losses and sell to someone, preferably someone who isn’t trying to suck up to fascists
Drew Kadel@nefarious @questauthority Thing is, there's no cutting of losses here. Twitter's not viable with $13bn debt attached to it$1bn/yr interest!. He'll ultimately have to do a deal to PAY someone $13bn to take it off his hands. (This kind of thing is done with various fig leaf transactions & "joint ventures" etc to obfuscate what's happening, but it's either that or bankruptcy, perhaps liquidation.)
Jeff@questauthority Personally, I think that Twitter needs to end in Chapter 7 and Musk's investors need to take a massive financial hit. Perhaps then they'll learn not to put people like Musk in charge (but probably not).
CK DexterHaven@questauthority I’m in a similar position. Additionally its not reliable as a news source at this point
Dan@questauthority that is what I did. I made my account proviate to protect it from the bots and I am fully here now. I fully expect Musk to sell it next year (at a significant loss).
So I am keeping it in case someone I trust buys it.
So I am keeping it in case someone I trust buys it.
rateexportpilot@questauthority that's the thing - it's not a real policy. They'll enforce it when they want to, and won't when they don't. Folks pointing out how unworkable it is are missing the point that most everyone else, both Elon's critics and his fans, understand - which is that what goes on over there only happens because he is allowing it.
ForzaSicilia@questauthority May I have permission to add “demented pissbaby” to my lexicon?
I think the important thing to remember looking at Musk's management style is that he wants to put a microchip in your brain.
Neuralink.. Yay.
Dave Swersky@questauthority I'm afraid there won't be anything left to resuscitate by the time it goes to bankruptcy
sotsogm@questauthority Since I added my Mastodon address to my Birdsite username, and since I think that's a violation of their policy, and since I have no intention of taking it out, I think it's quite possible Twitter will leave me before I leave it.
Ah well, it was a good long run.
Charles Bryan@questauthority I'm doing likewise with my account there - mostly an occasional Wordle post to keep it active.
Ed RossPretty much my thoughts too.
Maybe he can just use it as a tax write off and move on, letting someone else try to keep it going.
WordPress could be a good choice https://podcastaddict.com/episode/149913677
How to buy a social network, with Tumblr CEO Matt Mullenweg • Decoder with Nilay Patel - via Podcast Addict
We have to talk about Twitter, right? Elon Musk bought it. He’s making all these changes, and he’s realizing that content moderation decisions are quite complicated, especially when the stakes are high. But talking about Twitter in a vacuum seems wrong. There are lots of other social networks and community-based products, and they all have basically the same problems: some technical (you have to run the service), some political (you have to comply with various laws and platform regulations around the world), and some social (you have to get millions of users to post for free while making sure what they post is good stuff and not bad stuff). So, we’re doing something a little different this week. First, I’m talking to Matt Mullenweg, who is the CEO of Automattic, which owns WordPress, the blog hosting platform, and Tumblr, the social network, which he purchased from Verizon in 2019. Then, Verge deputy editor Alex Heath and I are going to break down a bunch of what Matt told me and apply it to Twitter to see what we can learn. Okay, Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Tumblr, followed by Alex Heath. Here we go. Links: How WordPress and Tumblr are keeping the internet weird GPL - General Public License Verizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress’ owner Kanye West suspended from Twitter after posting a swastika ‘Martin Scorsese’s lost film’ Goncharov (1973), explained Yahoo acquires Tumblr in $1.1 billion cash deal, promises 'not to screw it up' Verizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress’ owner Turnaround Definition Welcome to Tumblr. Now Go Away. Work With Us / Twitter – Automattic Tumblr will sell you two useless blue check marks for $8 Elon Musk is laying off even more Twitter workers Welcome to hell, Elon Why “Go Nuts, Show Nuts” Doesn't Work in 2022 How America turned against the First Amendment About – SHOSHANA ZUBOFF A Framework for Moderation First Amendment - Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition | Constitution Center America’s Favorite Flimsy Pretext for Limiting Free Speech Brandenburg v. Ohio Elon Musk says Tim Cook told him Apple ‘never considered’ removing Twitter - The Verge The Twitter Files - Matt Taibbi Elon Musk’s promised Twitter exposé on the Hunter Biden story is a flop that doxxed multiple people Twitter Blue is back, letting you buy a blue checkmark again Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23270126 Credits: Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. It was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott and it was edited by Callie Wright. The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Editorial Director is Brooke Minters and our Executive Director is Eleanor Donovan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
@questauthority My Mastodon handle is in my Twitter display name. I expect that there are many like me who'll just take the suspension and walk away if they try that. It's a policy that's certain to drive down use. I expect they'll never get around to suspending accounts as small as mine.