Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg You should have left a long time ago, but good job on finally taking action.
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg "At the time, he was talking about the need to rein in the bots and child abuse content that plagued parts of Twitter. He called himself a fighter for the absolute right to freedom of expression."
If you went to the Butch Hartman School of "And then the complete opposite happens..."
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg that’s worth a follow to me!
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@OpenMediaOrg oof thats hard to do. I lost track of a lot of people that I talked to regularly when I left. That was the hardest part. But cutting it off cold turkey was the only way to do it
@boscoandpeck
Copy that! I have the same experience.Some people I was able to find in the #fediverse, a significant number of people I lost track of, found new interesting accounts to follow and a segnificant number of new accounts I follow are surprisingly high quality. I might even say that posts are better, more balanced and more in-depth than what I was used to on #twitter. The #algorithms on a lot of platforms tend to push clickbait and don't do quality posts justice.
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@boscoandpeck
Copy that! I have the same experience.Some people I was able to find in the #fediverse, a significant number of people I lost track of, found new interesting accounts to follow and a segnificant number of new accounts I follow are surprisingly high quality. I might even say that posts are better, more balanced and more in-depth than what I was used to on #twitter. The #algorithms on a lot of platforms tend to push clickbait and don't do quality posts justice.
@boscoandpeck
Thankfully #mastodon does not have an #algorithm. Instead, you yourself decide what your timeline will look like by following accounts and hashtags. Non-relevant and clickbaity posts are not pushed in your face like the algorithms do on other platforms.
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@OpenMediaOrg
Awesome! I would recommend an extra step: remove the "share on X" button from the OpenMedia's website.@caiocgo
One step at a time. However it should not take too much time to happen.
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg
Good
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
I think it's time we revisit the editorial protection of social media, particularly with respect to algorithmic promotion. With improved AI, platforms are no longer passive hosts; they actively curate and shape content at scale. There are no shortage of evidence to support this.
If a platform can shown to exhibit bias that bias is editorial and therefore the owner subject to libel or publication of illegal material. -
Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg If you want to add a "Share on Mastodon" button to your articles, here's some code you can use: https://www.bentasker.co.uk/posts/documentation/general/adding-a-share-on-mastodon-button-to-a-website.html
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
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@caiocgo
One step at a time. However it should not take too much time to happen.
@OpenMediaOrg@alterelefant @caiocgo @OpenMediaOrg
"Don't be, support, or encourage facists " is all one step.
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg To everyone making snarky "why didn't you do this earlier" comments, please learn this rule: "Do not punish the behaviour you want to see" (tumblr.com/ingridverse/1702233…)
OpenMedia has left X. That is good. We want more people to leave X. OpenMedia spent time and effort to write a blog post announcing their move, which will encourage others to leave X as well. That is very good. We want people encouraging others to leave X.
But now, when people look at this post, and see so many "what took you so long"-type comments, they may say, "I don't want to deal with that negativity". OpenMedia's blog post may convince them to leave X, but they'll do so quietly. We'll have fewer blog posts encouraging others to leave X. We'll have fewer announcements saying "I've left X, you should too". The message won't reach as many people.
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I think it's time we revisit the editorial protection of social media, particularly with respect to algorithmic promotion. With improved AI, platforms are no longer passive hosts; they actively curate and shape content at scale. There are no shortage of evidence to support this.
If a platform can shown to exhibit bias that bias is editorial and therefore the owner subject to libel or publication of illegal material.@FaireyMary @OpenMediaOrg @evan
Solid agree.
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg Well, I left X when all the changes took place cause I'm not happy with it.
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@jfmezei X engagement is near zero for anything in our experience. We'll see how Mastodon engagement goes with higher membership, but on Bsky we have equiv engagement to X with 1/10 the followers.
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg @deborahh Excellent decision. It is time for everyone to stand up for what they believe in and stop supporting abusive and toxic platforms.
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@OpenMediaOrg
Awesome! I would recommend an extra step: remove the "share on X" button from the OpenMedia's website.Yes!
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Today we're leaving X. If you're still there, we think you should consider leaving too.
A word here on:
1. why it is so difficult to leave collapsing platforms;
2. why we're making this decision today;
3. where else you can find us.
We’re leaving X
OpenMedia works to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. We create community-driven campaigns to engage, educate, and empower people to safeguard the Internet.
(openmedia.org)
@OpenMediaOrg welcome!
