Stefan Bohacek
Stefan Bohacek  ·  yesterday
"The Guardian said content on the platform about which it had longstanding concerns included far-right conspiracy theories and racism. It added that the site’s coverage of the US presidential election had crystallised its decision."

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk

Here's a donation link with a "one time" option at the bottom for anyone who'd like to show them support.

https://support.theguardian.com/us/contribute

#news#TheGuardian #twitter #x#SocialMedia

Martin Holland
Martin Holland  ·  5 days ago
Exactly two years ago, we started to post links on #Mastodon via our account @heiseonline 👇

https://mastodon.social/@heiseonline/109314036284496776

It took longer, than I expected, but here we are: it seems like this account now brings continuously more #traffic to heise.de than #X (#Twitter) in its entirety, although it only has ¼ of the follower number (and many of them don't seem to be active anymore).
I'll prepare some graphs after the weekend.

#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#MastodonMigration
#TwitterMigration
#Fediverse

Martin Holland
Martin Holland  ·  3 days ago
The week is over, here are some charts:
For two weeks in a row, #Mastodon brought more #traffic than #X / #Twitter to heise.de.
But I forgot, that's not just via @heiseonline, but also @heisec, @ct_Magazin, @heiseautos, @iX_Magazin etc. (but for Twitter its the same).

#Bluesky is way behind, #Threads even more. Only Twitter is clearly falling.

(🧵 1/3)

#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#TwitterMigration
#MastodonMigration
#Fediverse

Martin Holland
Martin Holland  ·  3 days ago
If you add all the #TwitterAlternative s, they have been in the lead for a while now.

If you add @Flipboard and sum it up wit #Mastodon (because #Fediverse 😉), then #Facebook ist not far.

But, if you have a look on the numbers since the beginning of 2022, then it's clear, that this is mainly a story about the decline of #Twitter.

(🧵 2/3)

#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#ElonMusk
#Bluesky
#Threads
#MastodonMigration

Martin Holland
Martin Holland  ·  5 days ago
Exactly two years ago, we started to post links on #Mastodon via our account @heiseonline 👇

https://mastodon.social/@heiseonline/109314036284496776

It took longer, than I expected, but here we are: it seems like this account now brings continuously more #traffic to heise.de than #X (#Twitter) in its entirety, although it only has ¼ of the follower number (and many of them don't seem to be active anymore).
I'll prepare some graphs after the weekend.

#SocialMedia
#TwitterExodus
#MastodonMigration
#TwitterMigration
#Fediverse

Carl Sullivan
Carl Sullivan  ·  last week
I joined Twitter in 2008, making 7,500 posts through the years. I deactivated my X account today.

I greatly curtailed my usage of the platform since November 2023, when my employer @Flipboard pulled back from engagement. And I haven't posted since April but kept it open for work reasons (to monitor news, etc.).

Why today? The U.S. election made clear how many of my fellow Americans live entirely in "alternative facts" ecosystems. I no longer wish to participate in such a platform — so rife with unchecked misinformation and disinformation ... basically an outrage machine where the algorithm rewards lies and conspiracy theories.

If you're still on X, why?

I screenshot my profile for posterity. And here's also Flipboard's 2023 announcement.

#Goodbye#X#Twitter#SocialMedia#Mastodon#MastodonMigration#Misinformation#Facts

Newsmast
Newsmast  ·  last week
It's time for charities and for-good organisations to ditch X - a platform which helped grow and fund the Trump campaign - and move to alternatives where they aren't at the mercy of a single persons politics.

As a start, we're excited to be featured as an organisation which can help in this @BylineTimes article

There's a lot of hard work to be done, but we like hard work. Hard work is good work.

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/11/07/x-odus-charities-and-campaigners-to-abandon-musks-twitter-after-trump-endorsement/

#Fediverse#Charity#NGO#News#USPol#Politics#X#SocialMedia#Twitter

Kingsley Uyi Idehen
Kingsley Uyi Idehen  ·  2 years ago
#introduction
I am an open data access (#ODBC, #JDBC, and #HTTP), integration (#DataVirtualization), and data management (#DBMS and/or #KnowledgeGraph) technologist, enthusiast, and entrepreneur.

I am passionate about open standards for #Identity#Authenticity, #SocialMedia (#ActivityPub & #ActivityStreams), and data de-silo-fication initiatives (e.g. #SemanticWeb, #LODCloud, #LinkedData, #RWW, and #SmallData).

I don't like any kind of silo!

Elena Rossini ✏️✨📸
Elena Rossini ✏️✨📸  ·  2 weeks ago
On the two year anniversary of joining #Mastodon I'm super proud to share:

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.13 👩‍🚀

"The #Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same."

https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-fediverse-has-empowered-me-to-take-back-control-from-big-tech-now-i-want-to-help-others-do-the-same/

with mentions of @forgeandcraft (who made this awesome Fediverse t-shirt) @phanpy @ivory @Tusky @nimi @Roneyb @davidoclubb

#FOSS#FLOSS#Matrix#TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #activism#BigTech #socialmedia #education

UniversityofGroningenLibrary
UniversityofGroningenLibrary  ·  3 weeks ago
🌟Hello #AcademicMastodon🌟

I'm Hannah and currently working on the research project to understand the role of #Mastodon in #academia during my internship here.

If you haven’t done so already, please consider participating in the project. I would love to hear from you:

🔗https://rug.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9M1VEyMQ8k4xv94

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already participated in the survey! It is really insightful to read your opinions and experiences.

#AcademicChatter#OpenScience#Plushtodon#SocialMedia

The Conversation U.S.
The Conversation U.S.  ·  last month
Here's a secret: People who spew online lies may not actually believe they're true. You could even call it a conspiracy among conspiracy theorists.

Social psychologist H. Colleen Sinclair and her colleagues highlight a few subgroups of these people. They include straight-up #trolls just trying to promote conflict and harass others, along with people who are making money from the lies they tell and extremists fishing for new recruits.
https://theconversation.com/some-online-conspiracy-spreaders-dont-even-believe-the-lies-theyre-spewing-237730
#socialmedia #misinformation