If I was Twitter I'd be scared shitless by Mastodon. Nice work @Gargron, team, and open source nomads.
@gme That's a little far for me, but they certainly have handled everything terribly. They dropped the ball from even before the election and they continue to make the wrong decision around every corner. I'd love to see a stat on the bot to human ratio on Twitter. It's gotta be higher than anyone thinks.
@osborn they've chosen sides and the side that they are on is not the American people's.
@gme Agree. They are making what they think is the best business decision. But it's short-sighted and ultimately doomed IMO
@gme A great Medium post by Virginia Montanez from last November, that speaks to your point and mine:
"This isn’t a free speech issue, so please, please please take the time to honestly learn what the first amendment actually says. This is a business choosing to allow hate on their platform."
@osborn I don't think I ever said this was a free speech issue. I'm well versed in the 1st Amendment and that it only applies to speech curtailed by the Government.
@gme I meant your comment about Twitter tying itself to Nazis. Your point resonated with me when reading the piece
@thorstenpanknin I just think the system is better, from being open source, to relying on communities, to the way it's designed to filter out hate and bullying. The big draw now is the openness, as only tech folks were nerding out on Twitter early. But as more people, especially high profile ones, bail on Twitter for something less despicable, Mastodon is the obvious choice.
@osborn @Gargron Twitter now is joined at the hip to Donald Trump. They're betting their continued relevance on the Trump Presidency. They are, for all practical purposes, the micro-blogging service of racists and neo-Nazis.