Drew HarwellJust realized it's now been two months since I was locked out of Twitter for factual reporting. I could delete the (non-rule-breaking) tweet and go back but, to be honest, I just don't feel any real desire to. It's a social network built for one, and not a place where you can trust that real reporting won't be punished on a whim. Every tweet supports a place that's hostile to what we do. Why enable that?
AaronHuertas@drewharwell I'm honestly surprised at how weak the response from media outlets has been. There are a lot of freelancers who need Twitter to put food on the table (for now) but editors and reporters at established outlets actually have some leverage to stop using the platform owned by the Guy Who Explicitly Hates Journalists.
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@aaronhuertas @drewharwell what should the response be from people trapped on platform with their audience?
@CwalkPinoy @drewharwell Personally, I think they're stuck for now, but a lot of freelancers have been investing more time in other platforms e.g. Discord, Patreon, here, etc. and they'd benefit from institutional media moving on to greener pastures, too. (Post's micro payment model is interesting, but I think the user experience is still lagging.)
@aaronhuertas @drewharwell yeah that's really all I could think of doing, expanding to other social media platforms.
you mentioned media employed journalists should have a bit more leverage. They have even less reason to leave because Twitter is just part of their workflow.
you mentioned media employed journalists should have a bit more leverage. They have even less reason to leave because Twitter is just part of their workflow.
@CwalkPinoy @drewharwell I've been hoping their unions and management would have a more coherent response given Musk's explicit hatred of journalists and media outlets that report on him. If they collectively moved here, a lot of policymakers (and comms people like me) would follow.