000Jan 22, 2025

Why does nonprofit news outlets still using Twitter/X?

https://reddthat.com/post/33478514

Why does nonprofit news outlets are still using Twitter/X? - Reddthat

In my eyes, news outlets like for example ProPublica had started to lose respect, because they still use Twitter like nothing ever happened. Why they don’t leave as The Guardian did or like the other news outlets? Are they too corporate internally to leave Twitter?

Show threadTypicalHogJan 22, 2025
I would guess it’s because there are no other alternatives to X that are as big and as popular.
Show threadCorrodedJan 22, 2025
Easy as well. Things like Bluesky could be a bit confusing for newcomers
Show threadglimseJan 22, 2025
Mastodon, the alternative I hoped took off, has a confusing onboarding process for non-techies. But Bluesky’s is not confusing at all, it’s as good as Twitter’s ever was
Show threadTigerClawTV
Mastodon is great. Decentralized is a must.
Jan 22, 2025 at 10:17pmWeb
Show threadglimseJan 22, 2025
I don’t disagree but they need something to make it more attractive to new users. The only person I talked into making an account got confused selecting a server…but I’ve gotten a half dozen people on bluesky with no handholding
Show threadCorrodedJan 23, 2025
That’s good to hear. I do feel like the instance stuff can take a little bit of time to get used to before it kind of just clicks.