We're helping important organisations move away from Big Tech platforms and towards open New Social platforms - like Mastodon!
But, we can't do it alone. We'd love to hear which organisations you think should make the move and why, so we can show them that there is a community waiting here for them.
Better yet, if you have a connection to an important organisation, we'd love to be introduced!
#Fediverse#Mastodon#Help#SocialMedia#Tech#X#Twitter#Charity#Government#News#Academia
"I will never again devote my energies to building up an audience on a platform whose management can sever my relationship to that audience at will" — @pluralistic
Ful ack.
Reclaim your connections.
Start a #blog a #podcast a #newsletter — connect through the #fediverse — re-own your relationships.
"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.
If you leave X or Twitter (or however you choose to refer to it), what should you do with your account? Is it enough to simply delete it? @Gizmodo has tips. #X#Twitter#Bluesky#Mastodon#Threads#SocialMedia#Tech#Technology#ElonMuskhttps://flip.it/GrBbNC
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
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).
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
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
I have for the last 11 years talked about the problem with user profiling and algorithmic content. Creation of echo chambers and the ability to easily manipulate what people see for marketing purposes and worse. Even made a cat video to try to make the point. I wish more would see this.
The point is not for political parties to see the potential here, but rather to see the risk. The only way to fix this is to ban user profiling.
You have made a good choice to move the the Fediverse. It would help for more of your friends to join us.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/09/social-media-traditional-news-elections-00188548
#Politics #fediverse#Mastodon @EUCommission#Privacy#Twitter#Facebook#USPol#USPolitics
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
A very interesting podcast, IMHO. Have a listen and share with people for them to join us here.
https://vivaldi.com/blog/better-web/evan-prodromou-social-web-foundation-for-a-better-web/
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
Screenshot of Flipboard post explaining why the company suspended its activity on X (Twitter).
Screenshot of Carl Sullivan's X profile, now deactivated.
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.
#Fediverse#Charity#NGO#News#USPol#Politics#X#SocialMedia#Twitter
I wrote an open letter to artists and other creatives who are thinking about giving the fediverse a chance:
"There’s a better way!"
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/a-fediverse-invitation-for-artists/
Feel free to share, and be sure to add your signature!
#fediverse #mastodon #creatives #artists #musicians #twitter #x
@pluralistic has made clear that #SwitchingCosts are a major impediment to big name accounts leaving #twitter, #Facebook, #YouTube, etc.
But, there are also #NotSwitchingCosts for refusing to adopt #fedi
For example, I've stopped all donations to my favorite #blog sites that continue to maintain #CSM accounts and cross post corporate cancer.
You can too.
I’ve written up some tips on How to Switch to Mastodon from Twitter:
How to leave Twitter: https://bit.ly/howtoscrubtwitter
How to find your Twitter people on Mastodon: https://bit.ly/howtofindtwitterpeopleonmastodon
How to cross-post #Mastodon to #Twitter: https://bit.ly/posttweetstomastodon
#TwitterMigration #social #xodus
At @Vivaldi we love the Fediverse!
More and more are joining. I urge you all to help your friends join as well!
https://vivaldi.com/blog/social-web-foundation-launches-supported-by-vivaldi/
#fediverse#Mastodon#Twitter#BlueSky#Facebook#Computer#Mozilla
I hope this inspires other independent creators to leave toxic platforms like X and Substack behind.
"We’re much less vulnerable to platform shifts than we were before. I had long worried that Substack’s unprofitable business would eventually lead it to make decisions that were not in the best interest of our readers or our business. (Besides not removing literal 1930s Nazi content, I mean.)"
https://www.platformer.news/leaving-substack-platformer-year-four/
X/Twitter
Heads-up, if you still use X/Twitter.
"The block function will block that account from engaging with, but not block seeing, public post."
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/23/24252438/x-blocked-users-view-public-posts
With more than 100 million followers, the damage by Elon Musk is substantial. Media is not perfect, but the likelihood of finding accurate information on Twitter is getting lower each day. You really have to look for it. The algorithm that decides that the first post you see if from Elon every single time, even if you do not follow him, ensures that misinformation rules.
