Mastodawn

Mark Frankel Feb 3, 2023

Another death knell for many developers 👇

https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/01/twitter-to-end-free-access-to-its-api/

#Twitter #Musk

Twitter to end free access to API in Elon Musk's latest monetization push

Twitter will discontinue offering free access to the Twitter API starting February 9 and will launch a paid version.

TechCrunch

Mark Frankel Dec 22, 2022

If only…
..but few of these features will interest Twitter’s new ‘engineer in chief’.
https://www.wired.com/story/mastodon-features-that-twitter-should-steal-but-wont/

#Twitter #Mastodon

Mastodon Features That Twitter Should Steal (but Won’t)

Elon Musk's platform could learn a thing or two from its most popular alternative—like how to build a social platform people actually want to be on.

WIRED

Mark Frankel Dec 19, 2022

Best Twitter poll yet?

https://twitter.com/bbcbreaking/status/1604802940849602560?s=46&t=yX8aBDlWecYK_Yp289eoXg

#Musk #Twitter

BBC Breaking News on Twitter

“Twitter users vote for Elon Musk to step down as platform's chief executive - a poll he said he would abide by https://t.co/WnApL48YHW”

Twitter

Mark Frankel Dec 17, 2022

Sour grapes 👇
https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/15/elon-musk-suspends-mastodon-twitter-account-over-elonjet-tracking/

#Twitter #Musk #Mastodon

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Mark Frankel Dec 7, 2022

#TwitterMigration continues..

https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-migration-shows-no-signs-of-slowing-following-musks-takeover

Migration from Twitter shows no signs of slowing following Musk's takeover: report

Since Elon Musk's takeover, Mastodon account names have been added to the Twitter bios of more than 90,000 users, according to a report.

Insider

Mark Frankel Dec 1, 2022

‘Birdwatch’ is no substitute for a robust (and continually refined) misinformation policy on #twitter. Scrapping the policy is definitely a backward step..
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/29/twitter-covid-misinformation-policy/

Twitter ends its ban on covid misinformation

The rollback of Twitter’s covid misinformation policy is just the latest pivot since Elon Musk took control of the company a month ago.

The Washington Post

Mark Frankel Nov 28, 2022

How the Chinese authorities deal with social media protests? Activate thousands of accounts to flood feeds with links to porn.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/27/twitter-china-spam-protests/

#China #Covid #Protests

Twitter grapples with Chinese spam obscuring news of protests

Links to adult content overwhelmed other posts from Chinese cities where rallies escalated.

The Washington Post

Mark Frankel Nov 24, 2022

The video clip (via TMZ) from #Musk in this piece underlines the issues that #twitter now faces under his leadership.

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/11/23/elon-admits-his-content-moderation-council-was-always-a-charade-to-hopefully-bring-advertisers-back/

Elon Admits His Content Moderation Council Was Always A Sham To Keep Advertisers On The Site

Soon after Musk took over Twitter, he announced that no big content moderation changes would occur until after he had convened a “content moderation council” made up of “diverse&#…

Techdirt

Mark Frankel Nov 23, 2022

A fair description of #mastodon (so far): more of a “clubhouse” than a public square..
“We don’t yet know what an Internet with less virality would look like, or whether it would be as compelling as what came before. But it is heartening…to imagine community-driven spaces that are only as good as the hosts who moderate them and the people they attract.”

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/what-fleeing-twitter-users-will-and-wont-find-on-mastodon

What Fleeing Twitter Users Will—and Won’t—Find on Mastodon

Kyle Chayka on the social-media site Mastodon, the open-source software that many are adopting in lieu of Elon Musk’s Twitter.

The New Yorker

Mark Frankel Nov 22, 2022

No shit! 🤣

“Musk didn’t specify the kinds of engineering or sales roles Twitter was hiring for, and the company doesn’t currently have any open roles listed on its website. “In terms of critical hires, I would say people who are great at writing software are the highest priority,” he said..”

https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/21/23472025/elon-musk-twitter-hiring-again-ending-layoffs

#musk #twitter

Elon Musk says Twitter is done with layoffs and ready to hire again

After a brutal wave of layoffs and resignations, Elon Musk told Twitter employees that the company wants to hire more engineers.

The Verge