@securedrop @theintercept TheIntercept is back to advertising a SecureDrop instance!

I've seen no commentary or explanation about the extended outage or restoration, & the new address differs from the old.

again, more details at a Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/gojomo/status/1681711106858061824

@edsu somewhat unavoidable in open system that some accounts will try that.

on their seed instance they've cracked down when they notice it, but all-new mechanisms will be needed to get meaningful counts of things that are essentially 'free' to fake (including, now, superficially-meaningful posts).

@mlinksva wraplies could have wikinature, too, or not – according t prefs of whichever root-entities granted the right-of-wraply.

the wikiness of Twitter's system is interesting, as are some of their design choices aimed at deemphasizing affiliations.

but ultimate authority remains with Twitter, subject to process-tuning for their corporate aims.

so I'd prefer a multipolar, opt-in system, where others who can do better, for longer, more reliably aren't on yankable leash of Twitter Inc.