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Electronic Frontier Foundation Nov 14, 2024

“X is really teaching everyone the importance of who owns the sites that we use and rely on to communicate online,” EFF’s @falsemirror told @NBCNews. “What people are seeing with X is that it has subjectively deteriorated in value.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/x-sees-largest-user-exodus-musk-takeover-rcna179793

X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover

Users are exploring alternatives like Bluesky and Threads.

NBC News

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☑️ Cath Nov 14, 2024

@eff Unlike #Bluesky and #Threads, #Mastodon does not have ONE owner. How come you are not promoting the #Fediverse ? https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/
#enshittification
@falsemirror @NBCNews

Pluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Rory Mir Nov 14, 2024

@Kletskous @eff @NBCNews

Hey Catharina, I have a small [but expanding] collection of articles at EFF on the fediverse. Always excited to highlight what's being built here.

I share your concerns, and tried to give a fair read on each service here so folks can make an informed choice for themselves:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/whats-difference-between-mastodon-bluesky-and-threads

What’s the Difference Between Mastodon, Bluesky, and Threads?

The ongoing Twitter exodus sparked life into a new way of doing social media. Instead of a handful of platforms trying to control your life online, people are reclaiming control by building more open and empowering approaches to social media. Some of these you may have heard of: Mastodon, Bluesky,...

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☑️ Cath

@falsemirror @eff @NBCNews So how come there is no mention of #Mastodon #Fediverse in your article? https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/x-sees-largest-user-exodus-musk-takeover-rcna179793

X sees largest user exodus since Musk takeover

Users are exploring alternatives like Bluesky and Threads.

NBC News