Dan GillmorJan 5, 2023

I keep saying journalists should leave Twitter and use Mastodon, which is better for them in every way. At TechDirt I've posted a somewhat lengthy why-and-how: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/04/journalists-and-others-should-leave-twitter-heres-how-they-can-get-started/

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Journalists (And Others) Should Leave Twitter. Here’s How They Can Get Started

Summary: Elon Musk has demonstrated contempt for free speech in general, and journalism in particular, with his behavior at Twitter. He is also demonstrating why it is foolhardy for anyone to rely …

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Show threadDani 🍁
@dangillmor I think they want the thousands of likes and retweets as compared to Mastodon.
Jan 5, 2023 at 12:31amWeb
Show threadKvn WJan 5, 2023
@DaniEhm @dangillmor I wouldn't say it's that narcissistic, just that, like advertisers, they go where the eyeballs are. Possibly whether they like it or not.
Show threadPlineyTheNewer 🇺🇦🌻Jan 7, 2023
@dangillmor @DaniEhm The only journo I saw, and her name escapes me, complained incessantly about there not being a quote toot (like the Bird site’s quote tweet), and how that couldn’t work for journalists.
Show threadDan GillmorJan 7, 2023
@PlineyTheNewer I take for granted that there will be new "client" software for Mastodon that offers QTs. Maybe it's a bad idea (I don't necessarily think so) but I don't see how they can be stopped. @DaniEhm
Show threadML2Jan 7, 2023
@dangillmor
I'm on Akkoma. It has QTs and interacts with Mastodon and other instances.
@PlineyTheNewer @DaniEhm