JoyJun 24, 2023
Peter Gleick
A turning point. Mastodon is a far better source of information on the Russian situation now than Twitter. Follow the Russia and Ukraine hashtags.
Jun 24, 2023 at 3:30pmWeb
Show threadPeter GleickJun 24, 2023

Here are good hashtags to follow.

#Russia #Ukraine #RussiaCoup #RussianCoup #RussiaCivilWar #RussianCivilWar #Prigozhin #Wagner

Show threadKevin LeecasterJun 24, 2023
@petergleick
Too bad there's no CNN+ for us to stream, but they chose a different path.
Show threadBeeksJun 24, 2023
@GreenFire @petergleick
Here's a link to CNN streaming (and many others):
https://livenow.news/#cnn
livenow.news

Watch live television news from across the world, as it happens.

Show threadNeo-Athenian EmpireJun 24, 2023
@petergleick Who are you following? I have been struggling to rebuild my Twitter information source.
Show threadJoseph NoblesJun 24, 2023
@athenian_empire @petergleick You can follow the Russia and Ukraine hashtags and see the toots of people using them. From that, add to your follows. :)
Show threadNeo-Athenian EmpireJun 24, 2023
@BoloBoffin @petergleick That only works if your instance knows about those posts. Mine is smaller and does not, I need credible people to follow.
Show threadSibshopsJun 24, 2023
@athenian_empire @BoloBoffin @petergleick Unfortunately you may have to get an account on more than one instance.
Show threadNeo-Athenian EmpireJun 24, 2023
@Sibshops Do you know of any Apps that handle that and suppress the redundancy? I don't like reading the same posts hours apart. It confuses my mental timeline.
Show threadSibshopsJun 24, 2023
@athenian_empire For me, the one account filters out the hashtags that the other account follows.
Show threadindriJun 24, 2023
@athenian_empire @BoloBoffin @petergleick It's a bit more work but you can start by searching for a hashtag on mastodon.social to find accounts to follow.
Show threadSolarbird Jun 24, 2023

@athenian_empire @BoloBoffin @petergleick Your instance needs to start using the hashtag relays. Can you talk to your admin about it?

they can add:

relay.fedi.buzz/tag/[TagNameHere]

…to their relays list (one for each tag) and it’ll start slurping them up.

Show threadtrendlessJun 24, 2023

@moira

individual accounts can also follow @tag-[TagNameHere]@relay.fedi.buzz themselves

@athenian_empire

Show threadSolarbird Jun 25, 2023
@trendless @athenian_empire I learned something today!
Show threadPeter GleickJun 24, 2023

@athenian_empire
them.

#Russia #Ukraine #RussiaCoup #RussianCoup #RussiaCivilWar #RussianCivilWar #Prigozhin #Wagner

Show threadAskASwissJun 24, 2023
@athenian_empire @petergleick same here. I don’t feel like the news quality as from some trusted Twitter sources (journalists, activists etc) is really on the same level yet on here. For some topics yes, such as the Greek boat incident. Mastodon was much more reliable and faster, due to the many reliable refugee activists here. But this is on par with activists generally choosing open source alternative solutions. But with Russia I’m not seeing it yet, missing some journalists here…
Show threadRobert WutzJun 24, 2023

@petergleick

Especially with the absence of all the bullshit in Twitter.

Show threadStephen ShermanJun 24, 2023
@petergleick #mastodon works for me, re: #russiacoup I deactivated #twitter a few months ago, but I hear that the proliferation of #bots makes it hard to follow #breakingnews there.
Show threadStephen ShermanJun 25, 2023

@petergleick I guess I should abbreviate that previous toot to just

“#russiacoup … deactivated “

😂

Show threadAlaoJun 24, 2023
@petergleick it's filled with immediate update of the happenings
Show threadBerlinFokusJun 24, 2023

@petergleick

Well .. 😔

It's true. Slightly better here.

Everyone in the birdapp just goin craaaaaaazyyyyy over just absolutely no information.

But unfortunately it's coming for the fediverse too. I can see it beginning.

Wishful thinking, repeating sources you don't know, telling personal opinion as facts, etc. pp.

But still, yes, you're right. For now.

Show threadGene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈Jun 24, 2023
@petergleick This hasn’t been my experience just because of the vast sampling size over at Twitter; but yes, far less disinformation to wade through, at this point.
Show threadMariaJun 24, 2023
@petergleick Yes, was thinking that early this morning as I walked the dogs.
Show thread🍸Pooka🥕Boo🍸Jun 24, 2023
@petergleick absofinglutely.... about time!
Show threadJimTheWhyGuy ❌👑Jun 24, 2023
@petergleick Yeah, I had to post something on the birdsite and saw the top trending topics were Putin, Russia, Prighozin, and ... WTF?!? StevenSeagal ??? 🙄
Show threadintermobility_berlin 🌻🇪🇺Jun 24, 2023

@petergleick It would be helpful if you were using those hashtags within your post. Then we could just click them and follow them.

#Russia #Ukraine #RussiaCoup #RussianCoup #RussiaCivilWar #RussianCivilWar #Prigozhin #Wagner

Show threadScott KnowlesJun 24, 2023
@petergleick Twitter still has good number of specialists and journalists on Ukraine and Russia who aren't on Mastodon. It's still the better choice.
Show threadbeverly_gardnerJun 24, 2023
@petergleick @rodhilton Absolutely! I concur.
Show threadChloe Tse Jun 24, 2023

@petergleick @Gargron

Also follow @timkmak and @kevinrothrock!

Show threadReader Of ThreadsJun 24, 2023
@petergleick I’m simply amazed at how bad twitter is now. Mastodon seems nice and clean.
Show threadalexmakJun 24, 2023
@petergleick @Gargron Eugen, is it possible to create a List with hashtags?
Show threadPeter GleickJun 24, 2023

@Alexmak @Gargron
Try

#Russia #Ukraine #RussiaCoup #RussianCoup #RussiaCivilWar #RussianCivilWar #Prigozhin #Wagner

Show threadBret CarmichaelJun 24, 2023
@petergleick @Gargron Totally agree. My personal experience is that there’s far less trolling here as well. Maybe that’s in part that Mastodon’s a smaller attack target for trolls, but I credit some of it to lack of an algorithm promoting that kind of content in feeds to promot engagement.
Show threadTown vs. Beagle KillerJun 24, 2023
@petergleick This is true. Not sure anyone could have turned Twitter into the digital National Enquirer as completely as Musk has. #Trash
Show threadKimJun 24, 2023
@petergleick can confirm
Show threadFelis CatJun 24, 2023
@petergleick i don't really understand why so many people are echoing this sentiment. A bunch of links to random telegram channels with maps or uncontextualized pictures makes me incredibly suspicious of their information. in any live military conflict there's basically no credible way to follow events at the speed of social media
Show threadAnna Belluz Jun 24, 2023
@petergleick Agreed! You can also choose to follow any number of well-informed reporters who have made Mastodon and the Fediverse their new home. My pick is @justinling who's ear is to the ground (has been since the start of the #Ukraine invasion) on all things #Russia.
It may all already be over. Check his toots!
Show threadMary Ann HornJun 24, 2023
@petergleick it has been GREAT!
Show threadAmin Negm-Awad🇪🇺🌍Jun 24, 2023

@petergleick Jepp, dort hinkt man seriösen Quellen deutlich hinterher. Dafür sehen sich Twitter-Größen veranlasst, auf Mastodon Warnungen zu posten, man solle nicht unsichere Quellen reposten.

Wenn es halt der Fallback ist …

Show threadKyle Memoir 🍉🐧Jun 24, 2023

@petergleick

This is the acid test. What kept me at Twitter was in-the-moment access to journalists' posts as events unfolded. I've noticed M'odon catching up to what Twitter used to be. Getting closer every day.

Show threadDierck ✅l📯Jun 24, 2023
@petergleick Nicht wirklich - Putin u. Wagner haben zusammen mehr als 3 Millionen Tweets.
Show threadNina ChanJun 24, 2023
@petergleick good tip, thank you. it's hard especially when trying to find out about the scientific side of things... power plants, dams, etc.
Show threadKolt PennyJun 25, 2023
@petergleick It seems that the coup didn't last much.
Show threadCraig McgeeJun 25, 2023
@dbinkowski @petergleick given who controls twatter...
Show threadChancerubbageJun 25, 2023

@petergleick @mastodonmigration

However, AS IT HAPPENED, I heard about it first on Twitter.

Much more propaganda noise rode in its coattails there however.

You can really believe what you are seeing anywhere.

Show threadSlayerranger/CrackamphetamineJun 25, 2023
@petergleick Mastodon has been a better source of infosec information than podcasts and my friend’s discord feeds👌
Show threadSteve DavidianJun 25, 2023

@petergleick
@timkmak

Check out Tim Mak. He's good.