Chris TrottierApr 18, 2023

The Guardian wrote about Mastodon yet again today. I find @wilf’s reporting on Mastodon stats to be dodgy.

While MAUs are half of peak—to be expected when comparing to November 2022—HYAUs are at their current all time high of 4.5 million. That’s important because, as it turns out, a month isn’t enough to assess whether people use a service.

That said, kudos to him for actually interviewing real Mastodon users.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media

@fediversenews

Thousands fled to Mastodon after Musk bought Twitter. Are they still ‘tooting’?

The decentralized social network has seen user numbers drop in recent months, but tech-savvy users remain passionate

The Guardian
Show threadChris TrottierApr 18, 2023

As well, at least some of @wilf’s critiques are valid. Mastodon can feel like the Home Owner’s Association.

That was especially the case when the Twitter migration happened and old timers felt threatened.

However, the culture has changed.

There was a time when journalists were met with hostility. Now people really do want journalists to be on the Fediverse. This is a 180 degree change.

Show threadCyber YukiApr 18, 2023
@atomicpoet @wilf It's not a 180 degree change; journalists were always welcome here. The fact that a lot of journalists who joined last year happened to be self-entitled assholes who did not give a shit about Content Warnings, disabled people or trans folks becoming victims of hate crimes, that's an entirely different matter.
Show threadChris TrottierApr 18, 2023
@yuki2501 @wilf There were a few admins that openly said that they would defederate with any journalist-focused instance. I even got DMs asking me to do the same.
Show threadCyber YukiApr 18, 2023
@atomicpoet @wilf Oh. Here I thought it only was about that journalist instance.
Show threadOblomov
@yuki2501 @atomicpoet @wilf I don't remember the specifics, but in several other circumstances I've seen people here painting with a very broad brush.
Apr 18, 2023 at 9:52pmWeb
Show threadCyber YukiApr 18, 2023
@oblomov @atomicpoet @wilf Yeah, overly broad brushes are not uncommon, unfortunately.