Matt BlazeDec 20, 2022

About a month ago, I observed that two main things I found lacking here vs. Twitter were accounts from professional creatives (artists, etc) and discussion of breaking news.

The creatives have definitely started to arrive. But the breaking news has been much slower. However, it also seems like breaking news is starting to disappear from Twitter.

I wonder what will fill that gap. Perhaps it will be here, eventually.

Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
Up until very recently, if there was something important going on anywhere in the world, it was virtually certain to be in my Twitter feed. Not just RTs of media reports, but discussion, etc. That just doesn't seem to be true any more over there. And it's not here yet.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
I suspect this has much less to do with software features, and algorithms and more to do with culture and who's come over here.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022
A bunch of people telling me I’m “wrong” to want, or would be “better off without” real-time access to breaking news and firsthand accounts. Maybe that’s true for you. But please don’t presume to speak for me. Not everyone wants or needs the same things.
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 20, 2022

The implication, explicitly stated or otherwise, is that if I want those things, I don’t belong here; I should go elsewhere.

I’m staying. Deal with it.

Show threadSteve Herman
@mattblaze I put a poll on my Mastodon timeline and the majority responded they want me to post even more breaking news than I did on Twitter (where I remain suspended). On another platform (post.news) I joined there seems less enthusiasm about breaking news. I am on a journalism instance (journa.host) and plan to do my journalism things. Admins of other instances not wanting to see news can block this instance if they desire. The fediverse is diverse and rightly so.
Dec 21, 2022 at 8:17pmWeb
Show threadMatt BlazeDec 21, 2022
@w7voa Please continue! I really get a lot out of your reporting and commentary.
Show threadBathsheba BlueDec 21, 2022
@w7voa @mattblaze
Thank you. The thing most of us liked about Twitter was to be informed of breaking news.
As you rightly point out, if users don’t want to see it there are multiple tools to customize their feeds and experience ie blocking, muting, lists and filters.
Show threadAssiduous RabbitDec 21, 2022
@w7voa Please! Post breaking news! Thank you for raising the bar for journos everywhere!
Show threadZuzuspetalsDec 21, 2022
@w7voa @mattblaze I'm also on post and follow you there precisely for breaking news. Keep doing what you're doing! Thank you.
Show threadCranky DavidDec 21, 2022
@w7voa @mattblaze
please, definitely post as much and on whatever topic(s) you desire. 👍
Show threadNeo-Athenian EmpireDec 21, 2022
@w7voa @mattblaze That is because post.news is boring and stodgy.
Show threadBill RickerDec 21, 2022

@w7voa @mattblaze

i missed the poll due to real life ™ interfering with Social .
Strong YES.

Show threadDopeGhotiDec 21, 2022
@w7voa @mattblaze
In my opinion, so long as you tag your posts and throw on a CW when you deem it appropriate, that will make it easy for folks who are not interested in seeing posts on given topics such as news, breaking or otherwise, to filter them out.