Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

This is the best Downfall video ever. A live look at Elon Musk's war room.

Kudos to @max_andrews https://www.captiongenerator.com/v/2284647/elon-reacts-to-twitter-implosion

Access to the internet is a fundamental right. However, the existing model of broadband/tele connectivity deployment has seen contraction, or at best a ceiling in recent months.

This places a big question mark on our ability to close the digital divide. Head over to @internetfreedom to read our connectivity report that crunches official data. 1/3

https://internetfreedom.in/third-edition-of-the-connectivity-tracker-mapthedigitaldivide/

OK, here it goes. Why quote-posting is a critical positive feature we need to get on this platform. A 🧵 of uses (I'll start; feel free to add)

If you’ve recently left #Twitter
for Mastodon... welcome!

Here are some things you should know about security and privacy on Mastodon.

https://grahamcluley.com/mastodon-what-you-need-to-know-for-your-security-and-privacy/

(Please boost/reshare if you think a #TwitterRefugee would benefit from this. Thanks!)

@nberlat 1st step is to block links to other social media platforms.

2nd step is to block links to sites that link to other social media platforms.

3rd step is to ban telling people your handle on other social media platforms.

4th step is to block links to sites that link to any other sites, in case some link sites that link to social media platforms.

5th step is to ban acknowledging existence of other social media platforms.

6th step is to ban acknowledging a world outside Twitter exists.

An Incredible Day In Internet History

It started with the Twitter lockout. 10,000 new users per hour. A QUARTER MILLION people migrated to Mastodon in one day. The servers struggled. Remarkably, admins all over the world built up capacity in real time. New users were patient. The system held.

It's running better now. There will be more hard days ahead, but people powered social media has arrived.

#twittermigration #NewUsers #Welcome

Notice To New Users

Welcome. You will love Mastodon.

As you know, you need to join a server, also called instance, and there are thousands to choose from. It DOES NOT MATTER WHICH SERVER YOU JOIN, you can still communicate with everyone. Bigger instances may be a little slower right now because of all the #NewUsers, so consider a midsize or smaller instance with under 20,000 users to spread the load.

Here is a list of larger and midsize instances >>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hN-0bNfjaV7UTuLP6eudmXCNNPdeNQoFtbfcqxl4FFQ/edit#gid=0

#twittermigration

The new Twitter policies re: linking to other social media platforms are designed to do two things: to make it harder for you to export your social graph and to make a rule so broad that it can be used as an excuse to ban just about any account.

#NewUsers now above 5000 per hour.

We are now higher than last week's rate. Mastodon is managing this surge so far. Some servers are lagging. Please be patient as systems administrators manage the situation. It may get worse given the Twitter news.

@mastodon.social, @mastodon.lol, @mastodon.online, @mstdn.social, and now @mas.to closed to new user registrations.
Quick Scan - Mastodon Larger Instances >>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hN-0bNfjaV7UTuLP6eudmXCNNPdeNQoFtbfcqxl4FFQ/edit#gid=0
Fediverse tracker >>> https://mastodon.online/@mastodonusercount@bitcoinhackers.org

#twittermigration

Sex workers: DM tech reporter @stokel on Twitter if you wanna talk about this:

Twitter just got a helluva lot less useful for a lot of people, I expect.

It's almost like there's a giant wall going up around Twitter. Where have we seen this script before? Oh yes, Mu*k has gone into full despot and dictator mode.

https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/social-platforms-policy

I'd suggest people try movetodon, which allows you to find twitter friends and follow in one easy step.

it takes a bit, but seems like a worthwhile thing to do right at the moment.

Twitter's new policy bans the free promotion of certain other sites, such as Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, Truth Social, Tribel, Post and Nostr.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-twitter-mastodon-instagram-facebook-1234649511/