CJ SullivanJul 3, 2023

I deleted my old Twitter account after the attempt by Twitter to "own" Canada's public broadcaster by making malicious edits to its Twitter profile back in the spring of 2023. That was the final straw.

I don't fully understand Mastodon yet and may not ever, but I'm going to attempt to keep up with breaking news and incisive commentary from here. #twittermigration

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@calesullivan I hadn't heard of that one!
Jul 4, 2023 at 2:05amWeb
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@tkk13909 So Elon Musk got into a spat with NPR, CBC, and other public media entities over labeling them as government media. This categorized them the same as state outlets in authoritarian regimes which is a false equivalency. When CBC pushed back that their funding was <70% from Canada’s treasury, he changed their profile to read “69% government funded.” 🙄https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/musk-feuds-with-another-public-broadcaster-labels-cbc-69-government-funded/amp/
Musk labels CBC “69% Government-funded” as more news outlets quit Twitter – Ars Technica

Show thread⁂Krafty⁂ #NoKingsJul 4, 2023
@calesullivan huh