@Sheril I can't see this as a good thing. A good chunk of the toxicity on Twitter comes directly from journalists. Not only that, a majority used Twitter as a broadcast medium, then spent their time complaining that their followers are angry trolls.

The fewer journalists on the Fediverse, the better. Last time they tried to join, they spent 2 months complaining about features missing that were used to harass others... then went back to the Nazis on Twitter

@sortius @Sheril Yes, there are plenty of toxic journalists on Twitter, but the Twitter algorithm rewards toxidity.

It's better for everyone if journalists operate in a non-toxic environment. And if they insist on being toxic, they get called out on it or blocked.

@juergen_hubert @Sheril it'd be nice if it worked that way. There's been repeated instances of journalists bringing their toxicity here. I still have journa.host blocked, as do many people.

Blaming "the algorithm" for people's behaviour is the vogue right now, we just need to be conscious of the dangers of blaming everything on "the algorithm"

@sortius @Sheril Oh, people will do what they want.

But the algorithm gives a greater voice to toxicity. And if we want to build up non-toxic journalism - something that I think is desperately needed - then what is a better place than the #Fediverse ?

@juergen_hubert again, it doesn't work like that. Journalism has become a toxic industry. The people in it are toxic. I say this as someone who worked for the 2nd biggest news organisation in Australia.

Twitter just gave them a place to be toxic in public