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Notices tagged with twitter, page 6

  1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 19:11:54 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    It would be nice to have a big chunk of the people who are using #corpocentric #socnets like #Twitter and #Facebook and #Instagram move some or all of their presence over to the #OStatus and #ActivityPub branches of the #Fediverse, but I'd much rather they come because they want to try something different instead of coming because they are fleeing some change or impending change over there.

    Why? Because these networks will never give them everything that those did. I personally believe that these networks can give some benefits that those cannot, but thus far, we've mostly tried to replicate their functionality ... without the benefit of nearly unlimited VC cash and a centralized model which puts $CentralizedNetwork at the center of its users' communications, where benefits built upon centralized knowledge of users' actions / choices / contacts.

    Therefore, in 2-3 weeks, I expect 9 out of 10 new users to have have returned to Twitter ... or to some centralized network that springs up to duplicate Twitter without the Musk factor.

    This has happened before. Maybe not on this scale, but it has happened. Multiple times. And always, most of them leave.
    In conversation Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 19:11:54 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  2. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 19:03:05 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Apparently, tens of thousands of panicked #Twitter users have rushed to join the #Fediverse (primarily #Mastodon servers, it sounds like).

    There have been reports of employees misusing supposedly private direct messages for years, so it isn't like Elon Musk can suddenly reach into the database and pull up your nude selfies. He hasn't even bought the company and assumed control yet.
    In conversation Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 19:03:05 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  3. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 18:01:20 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Because I could

    I keep thinking about a couple #Twitter threads criticizing #Mastodon (the #Fediverse, really) for being inherently different than closed commercial platforms using far-fetched hypotheticals and extraordinary occurrences; while I do not want to make a useless point-by-point response, instead I'll tell you what I like about federated social media and #Friendica in particular.

    After #Facebook froze my account for using a pseudonym (a spottily enforced rule), I started hosting my own #Diaspora pod because I could.

    I didn't know anyone so I initially made contacts with other podmins and progressively extended my circle through shared posts. This is how I learned about #Friendica, a platform that was compatible with both #Diaspora and #OStatus (#GNUSocial, #StatusNet ) because it could.

    Written in #PHP, liked both the multi-protocol approach and that I could contribute code to it. So I started hosting my #Friendica node and I kept following the same Diaspora accounts, because I could.

    When #Mastodon was first released based on OStatus, I started following several accounts on there because I could. When #ActivityPub was released and supported by Mastodon, we followed suite a few months later, because we could.

    With popularity came the right-wing trolls and free speech extremists who organized their own federated instances, but they never bothered me much as I blocked their entire instance domains because I could.

    None of these are currently possible with commercial platforms. Not all people will end up hosting their own node and it's fine, but the breadth of possibility is what makes federated social network attractive.
    In conversation Wednesday, 27-Apr-2022 18:01:20 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  4. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 25-Apr-2022 14:22:27 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/twitter-elon-musk-buy-company-b2064819.html [www independent co uk]

    #Twitter may be ready to accept #Musk's offer
    In conversation Monday, 25-Apr-2022 14:22:27 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Twitter to accept Elon Musk’s bid to buy company
      from The Independent
      Twitter is reportedly prepared to accept Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for $54.20 per share.
  5. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 14-Apr-2022 19:39:52 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Twitter's #Bluesky describes what they want from a #federation protocol.

    https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol [blueskyweb xyz]

    In light of Elon Musk's purchase offer, this may all be moot.
    In conversation Thursday, 14-Apr-2022 19:39:52 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. A Self-Authenticating Social Protocol
  6. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 11-Apr-2022 17:23:00 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Elon #Musk not joining #Twitter's board after all. https://nu.federati.net/url/285820 [www msnbc com]

    I suspect it is because they reminded him that as a board member, he would have a fiduciary duty to act in the interests of all shareholders, not just himself, and that he could face restrictions on what he could say & write.

    Sure, the 14.9% cap probably also bugs him. I just don't think that was enough to dissuade him. While the fiduciary duty is something he may have had trouble with in the past.
    In conversation Monday, 11-Apr-2022 17:23:00 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Elon Musk isn't joining Twitter's board after all. This could be why.
      from MSNBC.com
      There's no telling why he decided not to serve on Twitter's board, but his potential influence is still cause for concern.
  7. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Apr-2022 23:20:41 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    #Twitter finally tells where they're going with #BlueSky. https://blueskyweb.xyz/blog/3-6-2022-a-self-authenticating-social-protocol [blueskyweb xyz]
    In conversation Wednesday, 06-Apr-2022 23:20:41 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. A Self-Authenticating Social Protocol
  8. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 10-Mar-2022 20:47:38 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I would guess that my #Twitter account has less than 200 tweets. It was over 12,000, but then I started deleting. The earliest tweets and the most recent ones are all that are left.
    In conversation Thursday, 10-Mar-2022 20:47:38 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  9. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 26-Feb-2022 17:49:54 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/05/world/yuri-milner-facebook-twitter-russia.html [wwww nytimes com]

    NY Times reported in 2017 that a major investor in #Facebook and #Twitter was supported by Kremlin cash.
    In conversation Saturday, 26-Feb-2022 17:49:54 EST from nu.federati.net permalink

    Attachments

    1. Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments (Published 2017)
      By By Jesse Drucker from The New York Times
  10. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 24-Jan-2022 08:41:35 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    I just discovered #Twitter is (now?) creating a separate status for retweets, see these two URLs:
    • Original: twitter.com/princessxemnas/sta…
    • Retweet: twitter.com/InspectorNerd/stat…
    Both share activity numbers but only the original status shows the replies. I wonder if comments on the retweet are automatically attached to the original post? I'm not even sure how to access the retweet status URL outside of the API.
    In conversation Monday, 24-Jan-2022 08:41:35 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  11. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jan-2022 15:54:19 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Huge #Twitter thread about #COVID-19 long-term impacts. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1478611650760437765.html (I hope I typed that correctly.)
    In conversation Thursday, 06-Jan-2022 15:54:19 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  12. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Dec-2021 13:31:32 EST lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    in reply to
    • lnxw48a1
    A #VPN provider that I used shut down without much notice (in fact, the only way I found out was that I visited their site months later, trying to figure out why I hadn't been able to connect).

    The #hotel I was using had a local provider that blocked #Fediverse instances (including Mastodon.Social), #Diaspora, #XMPP, #IRC, and a certain mail provider that I still use. They did not block: #Facebook, #Twitter, #GMail, or Outlook / #Hotmail

    Because I couldn't connect to the VPN, I discovered how many perfectly normal sites were blocked because they weren't on the top 100 list. I went downstairs and informed the front desk that I would be leaving their establishment because of their blocking.

    I received a phone call from their networking vendor, who logged into their router and proxy and turned off filtering on a list of about 25 sites they'd blocked.

    But the point is, the hotel and its provider cannot be trusted not to fsck with your data. Always use a VPN.
    In conversation Monday, 20-Dec-2021 13:31:32 EST from nu.federati.net permalink
  13. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 20-Dec-2021 10:31:08 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Shameless self-plug: #Friendica does both* with your existing #Twitter account!

    *Offer only available in participating nodes with the Twitter addon enabled and configured.

    ♲ @schratze@todon.nl: Twitter to fedi bridges are OUT
    Fedi to twitter bridges are IN

    In conversation Monday, 20-Dec-2021 10:31:08 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  14. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Dec-2021 09:06:02 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    Among the few #Twitter non-features, the one that takes the cake for me is the notifications about posts published by accounts you are already following.

    If I understand correctly, this is the chain of causality:
    • Encourage users to follow as many accounts as possible to boost Engagment™.
    • Timeline becomes impossible to read, filter it.
    • Send notifications about posts that may have been missed because of the filter.


    This is completely irrelevant for me since I only follow people I want to read everything they publish, and I'm doing so either on #Friendica or on Twitter where I regularly have to switch back to "Latest tweets first" from the non-chronological filtered timeline.
    In conversation Wednesday, 01-Dec-2021 09:06:02 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  15. Ute Hauth (miradlo@pirati.ca)'s status on Monday, 04-Oct-2021 20:02:53 EDT Ute Hauth Ute Hauth
    Kurz war mal für manche das Internet weg. #facebookdown
    #whatsappdown #instadown #twitter teils wacklig...

    miradlo.net/bloggt/Google-… https://miradlo.net/bloggt/Google-down-Facebook-down-das-Internet-fuer-viele-weg-3308
    In conversation Monday, 04-Oct-2021 20:02:53 EDT from pirati.ca permalink

    Attachments

    1. Google down - Facebook down - das Internet für viele weg
      from miradlo bloggt
      Es ist sehr, sehr lang her, ich vermute über 15 Jahre. Jedenfalls an einem Nachmittag war plötzlich Google weg, einfach nicht mehr erreichbar....
  16. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Wednesday, 01-Sep-2021 14:41:33 EDT Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    #Twitter doesn't allow folks to expand a conversation or a photo post without being logged in anymore, for me it signals the start of the slow slide into irrelevancy as #Instagram took before, when successful platforms because of their openness close public access points.
    In conversation Wednesday, 01-Sep-2021 14:41:33 EDT from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
  17. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 04-Apr-2021 22:33:27 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    I should probably go ahead and close my #Twitter account. I keep saying I'm going to log in again, but I haven't ... partly because they've now made it impossible to use without turning on #JavaScript / #JabbaShit ... together with all the other unpleasing things about the site, I just don't want to deal with it anymore.
    In conversation Sunday, 04-Apr-2021 22:33:27 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  18. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 04-Apr-2021 22:22:23 EDT lnxw48a1 lnxw48a1
    Getting really annoyed by #Shoyu ( GS app for #iOS ) and its slow, unreliable posting. Sometimes, a post can take repeated sends ... 30 to 45 minutes of continually resending ... before it goes through.

    I am pretty sure it was a #Twitter app that leaped over the wall when T announced #API restrictions meant to extinctify most Twitter clients.
    In conversation Sunday, 04-Apr-2021 22:22:23 EDT from nu.federati.net permalink
  19. Michael Vogel (heluecht@pirati.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Mar-2021 06:27:55 EDT Michael Vogel Michael Vogel
    Aus der Kategorie #Geschlechtergerechtigkeit: #Twitter sollte meiner Ansicht nach darauf achten, Übersetzungen geschlechtsneutral zu erstellen.
    https://pirati.ca/photos/heluecht/image/17521359806051d880e6787970271963
    In conversation Wednesday, 17-Mar-2021 06:27:55 EDT from pirati.ca permalink
  20. Hypolite Petovan (hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com)'s status on Monday, 08-Mar-2021 14:51:32 EST Hypolite Petovan Hypolite Petovan
    "You're about to retweet an article that you haven't clicked on."

    How about you mind your own business, #Twitter ?

    The solution to social problems will not be an additional click to share articles.
    In conversation Monday, 08-Mar-2021 14:51:32 EST from friendica.mrpetovan.com permalink
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