This is a smart move by @Mastodon. #Twitter / #X journalism is struggling, and #Threads doesn’t want journalism. Mastodon is leaning into it though, “To reinforce and encourage Mastodon as the go-to place for journalism, we’re launching a new feature today.” I think this is a lever for differentiation; making Mastodon more valuable to journalists and users.
https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/112718231305707672

@bretcarmichael @Mastodon

Yay, another meta tag to add to my site, at least this one will be helpful to me personally. (I'll have to make a mental note to ensure my Python scriptlet can correctly handle this.)

Thanks for sharing this; good information for web #development

@bretcarmichael Similar to what Google+ did, but unlike their use of an open link-relation @Mastodon for some reason has opted for a meta-tag name

Would be preferable if they stuck to rel-author and similar: http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-author

Or at least made use of a link-tag with a Mastodon/Fediverse specific relation.

Meta-tags are not meant for linking

rel author - Microformats Wiki

@bretcarmichael @Mastodon
Frankly, it seems like a win for everybody.
@bretcarmichael @Mastodon

At this point, Fedi is where I
start my news reading.
@bretcarmichael @Mastodon
OK, but that doesn't include the NYT, does it 😈 🤮

@bretcarmichael @Mastodon

I'm so excited for this! I used to follow journalists from all over the world on the old bird site. I cherished the invaluable perspective they each provided. It's the thing I miss most, every single day.

@bretcarmichael @Mastodon one of these days they’ll even support inlining toots like any other site, aka something quote tweet adjacent, so I don’t have to wonder if a painful click-through is worthwhile 😒

@bretcarmichael @Mastodon

Looking forward to using it on my blog! I dropped the Meta tags for Twitter because I don't want any of my stuff on there.

@bretcarmichael @Mastodon Now if I could only click on that link and have it open in Mastodon… ;) (yes, I know some clients handle them fine)
@bretcarmichael @Mastodon yep. I’m about to cut the cable cord.
Tired of the Biden bashing on MSM