MutantfrogApr 28, 2023
myrmepropagandist

The #MTA is off twitter! If you live in NYC or use the service

(including metroNorth, CT friends!)

Please contact the MTA and let them know they would be more than welcome on the fediverse. They could probably have their own instance "@mta.info" just the way it ought to be.

I hope they come here. #nyc #transit #metronorth #lirr

Apr 27, 2023 at 11:38pmWeb
Show threadJae BloomApr 27, 2023
@futurebird Stuff like this makes me so incredibly sad. As I used to use things like this for status updates, etc.
Show threadmyrmepropagandistApr 27, 2023

@jae

It would be a better less cluttered service with their own instance here.

Show threadhammancheezApr 28, 2023
@futurebird i mean if any org knows about unreliable service amirite
Show threadBernardApr 28, 2023
@futurebird
Show threadbeccaApr 28, 2023
@futurebird 😞
Show threadmyrmepropagandistApr 28, 2023
@magicjewball give 'em time. If we just keep asking it'll sink in.
Show threadKnut MoråApr 28, 2023
@futurebird
Feels like a pretty big change when public info accounts move out! Sent them a smiley face on whatsapp in support. I'd love for a mastodon presence but tbh my favourite would be for RSS to be the standard for broadcasted status updates.
Show threadKrishean DraconisApr 28, 2023
@kdund @futurebird in case you didn't already know: https://snabelen.no/@kdund.rss
Show threadKnut MoråApr 28, 2023
@krishean @futurebird
Thanks, I didn't, useful!
Finally I can keep tabs on me :)
Show threadKrishean DraconisApr 28, 2023
@kdund @futurebird most fediverse instances support adding ".rss" after the account id for a live feed
Show threadKnut MoråApr 28, 2023
@krishean my word, it works for my homepage too, I'm awash with self-monitoring options :D
Show threadSerge from BabkaApr 28, 2023

@futurebird

As a former NYC resident (and New Yorker for life), while a MTA Fediverse instance would be a wonderful thing, I suspect some government agencies in the US are waiting on the Supreme Court decision regarding their obligations regarding blocking.

The implications to the Fediverse could be huge, including possibly preventing instance level blocking! If I was in government in the US, I'd wait before making any decisions.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/24/supreme-court-twitter-facebook-block-users-first-amendment/11714219002/

Can officials block critics on Twitter? Supreme Court weighs if that violates First Amendment.

The Supreme Court will revisit an issue that last came up when people sued former President Donald Trump for blocking critics on Twitter.

USA TODAY
Show threadnotsoloudApr 28, 2023

@serge
They could potentially escape 1st amendment issues if there was a way to keep posts reply-less.

A post marked "non-repliable" would then simply not show any replies on instances/clients that implemented this.

Of course, if they'd like to actually interact with customers, it's a loss.

There's a really good discussion of how ActivityPub handles replies here:

https://queer.af/@erincandescent/110271938380622364

@futurebird

Erin 💽 (@[email protected])

New blog post: **[Right of Reply](https://blog.erinshepherd.net/2023/04/right-of-reply/)**, or: *who should be able to reply to your posts on a social network, and how do we technically enforce that?*

queer.af
Show threadJim LillicotchApr 28, 2023
@futurebird
This is the perfect solution for public notifications. Government, schools, churches, etc. Run your own server and set your own rules.
Show threadf*cking b*tch clubApr 28, 2023
@futurebird I used to send them messages via twitter, to which they’d respond very quickly. I don’t know if they need to join the fediverse, but they **have** built a really good app. TrainTime works really well. One of their conductors even showed me a couple features I hadn’t discovered on my own—such as the ability to figure out which cars on your train have restrooms. (that’s not trivial)
Show threadMichaelApr 28, 2023
@futurebird @briankrebs This is the way. From media organizations, to businesses, to charities… You control your domain, so you can control the federation of your content.
Show threadKaren E. Lund 💙💛Apr 28, 2023

@futurebird Done!

(Although they're getting off Twitter, I'm guessing somebody is still monitoring responses for a while.)