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Do you still have an account on Twitter(X)? 
#Twitter #X #Fediverse #Mastodon
- I still use Twitter regularly (4%, 27 votes)
- I still have an account but don't use it (34%, 199 votes)
- I deleted my account recently (4%, 25 votes)
- I deleted my account long ago (43%, 250 votes)
- I never had a Twitter account (11%, 67 votes)
- See results (1%, 6 votes)
On iOS https://nitter.privacytools.io redirects to https://x.com which redirects back to https://nitter.privacytools.io and it breaks to shit 😂 Well played Elon.
(I don’t use it any more, but had to see that madness myself)
(Nitter addon enabled: Twitter links via https://nitter.privacytools.io)
It finally happened: Twitter changed the domain to x.com. Twitter.com is no more.
#X #Twitter #Xitter #SocialMedia
「… Social media platforms like TikTok and Twitter have plenty of anti-science activists extolling the virtues of raw milk, and those influencers have seemed to only gain traction since bird flu was first detected in American dairy cows on March 25. …」
Sigh.
Hello #Mastodon friends
Are you still on #Twitter?
GET THE FUCK OFF IT:
"X now treats the term cisgender as a slur"
https://www.engadget.com/x-now-treats-the-term-cisgender-as-a-slur-211117779.html
Woah, this is… big(?). “Jack Dorsey says he quit Bluesky because it was becoming another Twitter”
https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-bluesky-twiiter-nostr-interview-2024-5
He left #Twitter, then #BlueSky, and now endorsing #Nostr… but still not the #Fediverse.
#SNS #SocialMedia #ActivityPub #ATproto
Jack Dorsey explains why he left Bluesky
The real new Twitter, Jack Dorsey argues, should be something called Nostr.Peter Kafka (Insider)
Skrev i ETC om den 2:a attacken mot @guldfiske och det antifascistiska mötet i Gubbängen. Attacken mot själva berättelsen.
"Det är tydligt att de stora plattformarnas algoritmer har blivit till vapen i extremhögerns händer. De vet hur de ska slå split och sprida desinformation för att skada vårt solidaritetsarbete. Men det gör det också enkelt för oss att avväpna dem."
(en vecka sedan den publicerades men hittar den inte på webben)
Former CEO of Twitter wanted to build a social protocol no-one can control, like SMTP or HTTP for social media. Bluesky’s ATProto was supposed to be an open source protocol that Twitter could eventually utilize, but then Musk happened and Bluesky started taking it to the wrong direction and everything fell apart in Dorsey’s mind.
A very revealing interview. I now see even more future in W3C’s ActivityPub.
https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana
#ActivityPub #JackDorsey #Bluesky #Twitter #X #SocialWeb #SocialMedia
An Interview With Jack Dorsey
jack dorsey on his exit from bluesky, how twitter lost its way, jack’s strategy for endingwww.piratewires.com
Content warning: Interview with Jack Dorsey about the #birdsite, #Bluesky (yuk) and social media
Ser att Bluesky vunnit viss popularitet bland Mastodon-användare, det är förbryllande, Mastodon (ActivityPub) är den fria plattformen, de flesta andra är inlåsning.
Bluesky är inte heller ”Twitter 2.0” om nu någon trodde det: https://thedeepdive.ca/jack-dorsey-leaves-bluesky-board-unfollows-almost-everyone-on-x/
#bluesky #twitter #mastodon #jackdorsey
Jack Dorsey Leaves Bluesky Board, Unfollows Almost Everyone on X
Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, has left the board of Bluesky, a decentralized social network he helped initiate. The announcementThe Deep Dive
What I don't understand about the #TikTok problem is what makes TikTok worse than #Instagram, #Facebook, #Google or #Twitter?
Either you ban algorithmic timelines or you ban government spying. But if you only ban TikTok, the #propaganda will still reach us via the other networks ...
TikTok ban in the United States: https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/explaining-why-officials-want-to-ban-tiktok-in-the-united-states/article_2f1c3092-0baa-11ef-8c02-df0aeedefee3.html
#news #censorship #politics #China #USA #algorithm #software #socialNetwork #internet #problem #law #surveillance #economy
Explaining why officials want to ban TikTok in the United States
The bill states that TikTok has nine months to divest itself from China and that TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, sells the platform to another company. If a sale is agreed to,WPSD Local 6
Looks like Mastodon gGmbH’s latest moves are adored by folks who work at surveillance capitalists like Medium and Google.
Good job, Mastodon gGmbH… you’re doing amazing, sweetie!
#mastodon #bizStone #twitter #mastodonGGMBH #BigTech #SiliconValley https://mastodon.social/@dimillian/112381366452162899
Thomas Ricouard (@dimillian@mastodon.social)
I missed that, this is an amazing new and a great board! https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/twitter-co-founder-biz-stone-joins-mastodons-new-u-s-non-profits-board/?guccounter=1Mastodon
When people ask why I waste my time with this account, it is because of this. He is freaking dangerous.
I know I will not change anything by myself, but ... he is freaking dangerous.
I just wonder why in the world a publication that publishes this still has a link to Twitter, but not to their Threads account, or an account on Mastodon. Thoughts? @motherjonesmag
#ElonMusk #Tesla #Tech #Twitter #X
I read everything Elon Musk posted for a week. Send help.
If your media diet looked like his, you’d be red-pilled too.Mother Jones
Axios:
Elon Musk to reinstate X account of white nationalist Nick Fuentes
Fuentes' X account was still suspended as of Friday morning.
Musk then posted ...
"This will probably cause us to lose a lot of advertisers and makes me sad..."
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/03/elon-musk-nick-fuentes-x-account
#News #Politics #Democracy #Democrats #News #Elonmusk #Twitter #Twittermigration #birdsite
As of 2 May, we will stop using X (formerly Twitter).
The reason is that X no longer matches SURF's public values such as humanity, autonomy and justice.
Also, the reach is declining on X and more and more academics and researchers are leaving the platform.
Read more about our decision: https://www.surf.nl/en/news/surf-stops-using-x-twitter?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2024-04-social&utm_kwd=surf-stops-using-x-twitter--&utm_source=mastodon&utm_content=surf
SURF stops using X (Twitter)
From 2 May, SURF will stop using X (formerly Twitter) as its communication channel. The reason is that X no longer matches SURF's public values such as humanity, autonomy and justice.SURF.nl
So lemme get this straight, recent big things for Mastodon:
- Opened up to Facebook who literally helped genocide happen and censors certain posts on their platform, after closed door meetings
- Added AI bro and crypto fucker Amir Ghavi as a board member
- Added a cofounder of Twitter as a board member.
It is becoming reasonable to question if there is a current goal to ensure Mastodon becomes less attractive to its core userbase. Almost like it's being sabotaged on purpose.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s.-non-profit/
#Mastodon #Twitter #Meta #Facebook #FuckAI #AI #Crypto #Fediverse
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit
As part of our commitment to supporting the growth and operational capabilities of Mastodon, we have established a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity in the United States aimed at facilitating our efforts, including being able to receive tax-deductible U.S.Mastodon Blog
You must be kidding me, Jason.
Too early to celebrate, my dude 
#mastodon #bluesky #threads #twitter #x #elon #musk #elonmusk #googleplus #google #graveyard #socialmedia #technology #tech
I have no idea how to react to stuff like this. I personally had an expirience when it was proved that Mastodon is trans-friendly, isn't it?
Well, no matter how much will it make you mad (it will make you mad), looks like according to this Bluesky post below, Mastodon isn't trans-friendly.
(While the author doesn't says it directly, they are saying that Mastodon's community is racist to black transgender people.....have no words how double-stupid that is)
Link: https://bsky.app/profile/mommy.estrogenize.me/post/3kqyy7djabi24
#bluesky #mastodon #fediverse #twitter #x #transphobia #trans #transgender #black #blacklivesmatter #racism
Life After X: Journos Who Ditched Elon Musk’s Twitter Speak Out https://www.mediaite.com/tech/life-after-x-journos-who-ditched-elon-musks-twitter-speak-out/
#SocialMedia #X #Twitter #Journalists #Journalism #Xitter
Life After X: Journos Who Ditched Elon Musk’s Twitter Speak Out
Mediaite spoke with four journalists about what caused them to limit their use of Twitter and what their social media use looks like now.Juwan Holmes (Mediaite)
I cannot fathom how anyone with even a shred of backbone or self-respect can happily keep chattering away at the Nazi Bar.
(Extra asshole-points for “babe.”)
#elonmusk #climatechange #Twitter
Meta has lost $45bn on #Metaverse since 2020. #Meta could have bought #Twitter and still had $1bn left in the bank.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/24/metas-reality-labs-posts-3point85-billion-loss-in-first-quarter.html
Meta's Reality Labs posts $3.85 billion loss in first quarter
Mark Zuckerberg's bet on the metaverse continues to be a money-bleeding endeavor, with the unit reporting billions of dollars in losses every quarter.Alex Koller (CNBC)
#bluesky #twitter #mastodon #socialmedia #technology #x #elon #musk #elonmusk #fediverse
According to a 3rd party quoted in Business Insider, #Threads is now surpassing #Twitter/#X in a key metric.
In April so far, "Threads has averaged an estimated 28 million daily active users, ....a roughly 55% increase in DAUs from December"
"X has averaged 22 million DAUs, a usage rate that's 21% lower than Threads."
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-threads-more-daily-us-users-twitter-elon-musk-x-2024-4
Meta's Threads now has more daily US users than Musk's X
Launched less than a year ago as a rival for Twitter, Threads is continuing to gain ground with users.Kali Hays (Insider)
The system previously known as FSD, now known as "just kidding FSD" is being adjusted down to $8k. In 2022 it was sold for $15k.
"Tesla CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly said that as FSD becomes more capable, it should also go up in price to reflect its greater value. Previously, FSD price increases were largely associated with software updates that added new capability to the system."
Winning!
https://electrek.co/2024/04/21/tesla-lowers-price-of-full-self-driving-to-8000-down-from-12000/
Tesla lowers price of ‘Full Self-Driving’ to $8,000, down from $12,000
The software, which CEO Elon Musk said would only get more expensive as it gets more capable, once cost as much as $15k.Jameson Dow (Electrek)
"Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down"
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/19/24135011/twitter-alternative-post-news-shutdown
"Mastodon and Bluesky are still standing."
#Post #Twitter #Mastodon #Bluesky #aocialmedia
Twitter alternative Post News is shutting down
Post News, a Twitter alternative run by the former Waze CEO Noam Bardin, is shutting down. Bardin says the platform “is not growing fast enough.”Emma Roth (The Verge)
