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Anyone else notice it has been quite rickety recently?
In November, he outlined a vision for Twitter that effectively tries to replicate his old vision by grafting it onto the ailing social media platform. I explain why itās doomed to fail and what it tells us about Elon Musk.
https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-wants-to-relive-his-start
#tech #elonmusk #twitter
Elon Musk Wants to Relive His Start-Up Days. Heās Repeating the Same Mistakes.
What PayPalās history teaches us about Elon Muskās management of TwitterParis Marx (Disconnect)
It definitely feels different than when my #Facebook account was frozen in 2016 for using this pseudonym I've worn for 17 years now. Back then, I was just brutally faced with the facts, I didn't have any agency which made the move to the #Fediverse straightforward, I didn't have any other choice.
This time, I've had to actually make up my mind about leaving Twitter and stick to my plan in the face of an ever-volatile platform constantly backtracking their most unpopular decisions. It wasn't an easy decision, I had made a few organic connections on there, but I guess even I had to draw a line in the sand.
Please make sure to mark your new account as type ābotā to meet the expectations of instance operators.
We hope your transition over is smooth and everyone appreciates the diversity in bot functionality!
this chapter is set in 2010 BTW.
#twitter #twitterMigration
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/26/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-pulls-down-documentary-about-india-pm-modi/
#narendramodi #documentary #censorship #freespeech #twitter #youtube #india
Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Pulls Down Documentary About India PM Modi
Who is the Barbra Streisand of Bollywood? Thereās a new documentary, produced by the BBC about Indiaās Prime Minister, Narednra Modi. Specifically, the documentary is focused on Modiā¦Techdirt
This one goes out to recently arrived or aspiring Twitter refugees
Mastodon
The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profitMastodon hosted on mastodon.social
It might be a good time to take a look at WriteFreely (https://writefreely.org/) and their hosted services Write.as (https://write.as/) and WriteFreely Host (https://writefreely.host/) and consider owning your own #blog on the fediverse instead of contributing to the walled gardens of the folks who bequeathed you Twitter.
The Fediverse unlocks a world of composable distributed apps - Voices of Open Source
Thereās more to Mastodon than just replacing Twitter. ActivityPub has the potential to end the reign of monetized surveillance with a switch to user-owned applications.https://webmink.com/#author (Voices of Open Source)
https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-driver-watched-in-horror-tesla-crashed-burst-into-flames-2022-12
#tesla #elonMusk #twitter
Tesla driver watched in horror as another Tesla burst into flames
Josh Kaplan spoke with the other driver, who said he was using the Autopilot system when his Tesla failed to follow a bend and then struck a barrier.Sam Tabahriti (Insider)
#Twitter suspends #Mastodon account, prevents sharing links: Our statement
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/12/twitter-suspends-mastodon-account-prevents-sharing-links/
Mastodon (@Mastodon@mastodon.social)
223 Posts, 10 Following, 720K Followers Ā· Official account of the Mastodon project. News, releases, announcements. All in micro-blog form! Toot toot!Mastodon
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2022/12/twitter-suspends-mastodon-account-prevents-sharing-links/
Twitter suspends Mastodon account, prevents sharing links
On Dec 16, Twitter suspended our @joinmastodon account after we shared a link to the newly registered Mastodon account of @ElonJet, an account that broadcasts public flight path data of Elon Muskās private jet, which was previously suspended from Twiā¦Official Mastodon Blog
His motivation to buy #birdsite was not to run it, but to implement his version of #freespeech. Passing the mantle now means:
* Return to being a user
* Have someone else to pull the potatoes out of the fire
* Transfer #legal responsibility to that someone
* Stop the main drive for #twittermigration
* Recover biz cred
* Being the owner, still keep #twitter as a personal mouthpiece!
In short: he gets it all.
#TwitterMigration #Twitter #Mastodon
#twittermigration #twitterexodus
#twittermigration #twitterexodus #twitter #news #elonmusk #tech #technews #technology
Anyone seeking a decentralised world would never allow themselves to do the things it takes to become (or remain) a billionaire. Billionaires and trillion-dollar corporations are the epitome of centralisation.
Decentralisation begins at decentring yourself.
#JackDorsey #BlueSky #billionaires #capitalism #twitter #fediverse #centralisation #decentralisation #corporateCapture #embraceExtendExtinguish #warning
I have never once violated Twitters rules or terms of service. Iāve never had a single tweet flagged, my account was permanently banned with no warning and with no reason, after I reached out to Musk for comment.
#twittermigration #twitterexodus #twitter #tech #news #technews
Atlanta Antifascists :antifa: (@AtlantaAntifa@kolektiva.social)
Hello new followers! We're at 1.9k on Mastodon now, and when we get to 2k we'll post a music video for you.kolektiva.social
Whatās happening with #Twitter now is very similar to how Trump built the MAGA GOP: dominance.
Musk is forcing #journalism to scrape and beg. Reinstated accounts are tweeting happiness to be back.
Thatās the ādominance politicsā playbook. The authoritarian, #neofascist playbook. The way to fight is to pull out.
@joshtpm re: Trump, 2017:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/reporters-need-to-pull-out-of-trumps-dominance-rituals
Reporters Need to Pull Out of Trumpās Dominance Rituals
Not long ago I was talking with my colleague David Kurtz. We agreed that in many respects the big mainstream media players ā the 'MSM'Josh Marshall (TPM)
āWhen we treat #Twitter as something that can be replaced by one network, I think we fail to recognize the nuances of each platform, and the fact there shouldnāt be any one replacement, that instead we need to be trying to find different homes for different parts of our online lives.ā
ā A. Samuel (@awsamuel) on #CBCās On The Coast (Dec. 16, 2022)
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-46-on-the-coast/clip/15955618-twitter-suspends-journalists-accounts-blocks-mastodon-links
We now have nearly 1,000 lawyers and law professors on Mastodon per a sheet tracking them/us. #TwitterMigration
We see a new fascist platform takeover happen in real time.
Do we react or do we just swim with the flow?
#twitter #twitterpurge #freespeech #Politics #Musk #Fascism