@karenstollznow great MonsterTalk episode this weekend! As one of the crazies who enjoys long talks, it was especially welcome. :)
Crary
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Just a border hoppin' lawyer who likes terrible music and worse video games, and opining about same on Wikipedia.
My gut is that the Twitter/Mastodon thing is not the sort of issue that would ever attract antitrust enforcement, but it's an interesting thought nonetheless.
b_fungDoes Twitter blocking Mastodon links constitute anticompetitive behavior against a nascent rival? I asked a couple of legal experts, including Bill Baer, the former antitrust chief at DOJ and FTC in two US administrations. Here's what they say: https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/tech/mastodon-twitter-links/index.html
BGrueskinWhatever you do, don't retweet this archive list of tweets from Linette Lopez, an @[email protected] reporter who was just suspended from Twitter after many months of reporting about Tesla's problems. https://web.archive.org/web/20221112164556/https://twitter.com/lopezlinette/status/1590111416014409728
Marianne Kirby (The Rotund)Oh, wow, Tom Lehrer has released all of his songs into the public domain. Apparently also his website will shut down "at some date in the not too distant future" so now's a good time to download directly.
"In short, I no longer retain any rights to any of my songs.
So help yourselves, and don’t send me any money."
Mike Masnick ✅With each new surge of Mastodon users, I feel the need to point out:
1. Welcome!
2. There is a learning curve here, but most people find it short and not very steep. Play around, explore. You'll get it.
3. Lots of people are willing to help.
4. Yes, it's different than Twitter. Sometimes in good ways, sometimes not. But you'll figure it out.
5. With surges especially, things sometimes get slow/glitchy, but they usually get fixed pretty quick.
Be patient.
Graham WebsterUnsurprisingly, @mmasnick has the most comprehensive account of the bird site nonsense of the week so far.
I don't usually hope for things once loved to die, but with this leadership we're all better off if Twitter goes down completely.
https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/16/elon-tries-badly-to-defend-the-banning-of-journalists-as-twitter-starts-blocking-links-mentions-of-mastodon/
Elon Tries (Badly) To Defend The Banning Of Journalists As Twitter Starts Blocking Links & Mentions Of Mastodon
Look, I fucking warned Elon that this is exactly how it would go. It’s how it always goes. Remember Parler? They promised that they would moderate “based off the FCC and the Supreme cou…
Heidi PrzybylaTimely and timeless read
Fiona Hill: ‘Elon Musk Is Transmitting a Message for Putin’ https://politi.co/3CFM72d via @[email protected]
@skepticsbookoflists chuffed to see you over here! Looking forward to new podcasts, whenever they appear.
Mike DunfordLOL
