Dan GillmorSep 2, 2023

A person I otherwise deeply respect has remained (very) active on the deadbird site, and is even paying for it, because (the person says) it fulfills a professional need that can't be met elsewhere.

My friend calls it "a deal with the devil." On that, we agree.

I have my share of hypocrisies, and try to manage them carefully. Sticking with a site run by an enemy of journalism and democracy was just too much to stomach.

Journalists should leave. Period.

Show threadShoqSep 2, 2023
@dangillmor Imagine if thousands of doctors were hanging out on sites selling shark fin soup as a cancer remedy, or leeching to cure depression in children. Even CBS News would probably raise an eyebrow at that. But journalists using a social media product willfully misusing its power and propagating heinous people, ideas and behavior? Only you and a handful of others seem to care enough to shame them over it. We need a much bigger crowd of shamers.
Show threadDan GillmorSep 2, 2023
@shoq Shaming doesn't help and may be tactically counterproductive, I fear. I've tried to show that journalists (and others of better ethical character than deadbird's owner) could take their audiences and conversations to better places, but inertia is Musk's most important advantage.
Show threadJohn Gordon
@dangillmor @shoq James Fallows calls out journalists for many things. He may, however, have remained on Twitter. Humans are deeply flawed.
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