Mastodawn

Disappointingly, but all too predictably Jonathan Liew exercise a long critique of X (formally Twitter), but concludes that the 'utopian idea of the digital town square is dead for ever' without even mentioning Mastodon, which while not perfect (seem to me) to get quite a long way towards that ideal....

We've noted before how (wilfully?) blind to Mastodon mainstream journalists are, so we shouldn't be surprised, just disappointed (again).

#mastodon #SocialMedia
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/28/still-on-x-ask-yourself-why-platform-twitter-malign-actors-misinformation

If you’re still on Elon Musk’s X, ask yourself this: why?

Some argue that quitting the platform formerly known as Twitter cedes the space to malign actors. But it’s an open sewer, beyond redemption, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

The Guardian

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Nicovel0 🍉May 28

@ChrisMayLA6 I work for a company whose almost entire job is to communicate science to other scientists/journalists and (less a focus) the public. Our higher ups did a social media review in the wake of X’s blatant nazification, and Mastodon wasn’t even mentioned. When I asked why the reason given was “it’s too complicated”. From people who can actually explain quantum mechanics to non physicists like me.

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stonedonkey 🕹️🎮👾

@Nicovel0
@ChrisMayLA6

In fairness the onboarding process isn't the best. It's really the equivalent of picking an email provider back in the day, but the content around sign up goes off on all kinds of tangents.

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Nicovel0 🍉May 28

@TheStoneDonkey @ChrisMayLA6 it’s a big company, they could easily set up their own server. Total control, and factual news link don’t get deprioritised like on X or Facebook