]colemankane[Jul 3, 2023

For anyone who's come over to the #Fediverse from #Twitter: One of the first things I did when coming here was seek out a bunch of #journalists to follow, so my TL could mimic the "current events" feed. Here's a curated Google Sheet listing over a thousand journalists who've made accounts over here, who cover all sorts of things from cycling to sports to breaking news. Use it to help populate your #timeline, #share broadly for exposure.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14vfonxtyy0JFDxu5dZOZo-yAJrRXcu2lZ33atkFb7GM/edit#gid=0

Show threadBarry Schwartz 🫖Jul 3, 2023
@colemankane Another thing to do is to follow Google News. Then one becomes one of the sources of current events in the Fediverse!
Show threadRick BelangerJul 4, 2023
@chemoelectric @colemankane sadly, this won’t bring any Canadian news. Our government has just passed a law (the Online News Act, aka Bill C-18) to force revenue sharing between platforms and Canadian news sources. Meta and Google have opted to not link to any Canadian news sites as a result. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6894029
When will Canadian news disappear from Google, Facebook? What the Bill C-18 rift means for you

How will you get the news now? That’s a question many Canadians may be asking after tech companies Google and Meta, which owns the social media giants Facebook and Instagram, vowed to remove links to Canadian journalism.

CBC
Show threadBarry Schwartz 🫖

@rickbelanger @colemankane

Thus depriving Canadian news sites of links.

(Such failure of so many to adapt to a new era in technology.)

Jul 4, 2023 at 11:25pmWeb
Show threadBarry Schwartz 🫖Jul 4, 2023

@rickbelanger @colemankane

Obviously no one is required to link to anyone else. There is no gain here for Canada.