My findings and thoughts on some alternatives to Twitter (aka "X"): Mastodon, Discord, Post News, and Counter Social
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2022/12/alternatives-to-twitter
#countersocial
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My findings and thoughts on some alternatives to Twitter (aka "X"): Mastodon, Discord, Post News, and Counter Social
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2022/12/alternatives-to-twitter
My findings and thoughts on some alternatives to Twitter (aka "X"): Mastodon, Discord, Post News, and Counter Social
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2022/12/alternatives-to-twitter
My findings and thoughts on some alternatives to eXTwitter: Mastodon, Discord, Post News, and Counter Social.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2022/12/alternatives-to-twitter
My findings and thoughts on alternatives to Twitter such as Mastodon, Discord, Post News, and Counter Social.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/social-media-2/2022/12/alternatives-to-twitter
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@mastodonmigration I left #Twitter and had the opportunity to join the alternatives #threads, #bluesky, #countersocial , etc. I landed here for a reason and am satisfied. Not interested in hearing from the #zukerberg crowd. I’ll be blocking #threads.
1/6 A year ago, a first big wave of migration from #Twitter happened and I found myself trying #Mastodon and #CounterSocial. Mastodon felt better somehow and it's very nice, has great community, you can work up some conversation if you persist and post and leave comments - but that's how ALL #socialmedia works. (Continues in replies)
chasing "engagement" is different than seeking socializing, information sharing, and/or relationships.
Ever since I decided to start pulling away from #Twitter (which I affectionately call Xitter), I have been trying out different social media sites.
#hivesocial #threads #bluesky #tumblr #countersocial #instagram #facebook
I've gone back and forth, trying to make one my home but seeing each site's limitations. The only one that has come close to being what I want and need is #Mastodon. I can set it up to see what I want to see, but also explore and discover new things as well.
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@pixelfed @Shadowstreik I'd hope we all at least give it all a fair chance - There's little point in federation if we start excluding people based on assumptions (however strong they may be!) - Especially if the ability to harm the network is pretty low.
Otherwise, we turn into the questionable politics of #CounterSocial
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@fediversereport Oh wow! Thanks for the mention @laurenshof! Yeah, I mentioned this on @darnelltv, but I believe large #Fediverse instances need to mimic #CounterSocial (https://counter.social) & have an automated way for scanning & removing CSAM: https://darnell.tv/2023/07/31/five-features-fediverse-creators-should-copy-from-counter-social/
CounterSocialCounterSocial | HomeCounterSocial - A Next-Gen Social Network.
@dansup @pixelfed This is actually a huge issue across all social networks. I remember @th3j35t3r detected fake accounts created on #CounterSocial (https://counter.social) from hostile nations & spam farms last year according to memory.
Counter Social suspended the hostile/spam bots (using an algorithm I think) & had all of the accounts manually reviewed to make sure legit accounts were not deleted.
It’s a long & tedious process.
CounterSocialCounterSocial | HomeCounterSocial - A Next-Gen Social Network.
whatever happened to #cohost #Aether #ello #diaspora #tribelsocial #CounterSocial
and a bunch of others that at some point I tried but left sort of quickly?
@emilygorcenski Interestingly, Dorsey at Bluesky endorsed RFKJr which, for me, is a good reason not to be on his new platform. Having been Jacked once I have no desire to repeat the experience
The Hill · Ex-Twitter leader Jack Dorsey endorses RFK Jr. for president
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@therobburgessshow Dorsey at Bluesky endorsed RFKJr which, for me, is a good reason not to be on his new platform. Having been Jacked once I have no desire to repeat the experience
The Hill · Ex-Twitter leader Jack Dorsey endorses RFK Jr. for president
@nick @tchambers I kept #CounterSocial in the list as they were apart of the #Fediverse before being added to #Fediblock lists by numerous instances. I suspect something similar happened to #Brighteon as well.
#TruthSocial ignored the Fediverse from the beginning.
I would not be surprised if these sites rejoined the Fediverse in the near future (by reactivating #ActivityPub) now that #Instagram’s new social network (called #Threads) is entering the Fediverse.
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@tchambers Fair point. However, I would not be surprised if #Mastodon variant sites like #Brighteon & #CounterSocial embrace the #Fediverse, albeit as a premium option.
I believe #TruthSocial’s future is chained to #Trump winning the 2024 election against #Biden.
If #DonaldTrump loses the #GOP primary or loses to #JoeBiden in the general election, then the site will shut down as they were allegedly not paying their server bill last year: https://mashable.com/article/truth-social-unpaid-bills
MashableTrump-backed Truth Social app allegedly owes $1.6m in unpaid hosting fees
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@tchambers Federation from #TruthSocial was removed, but the site is still heavily based upon #Mastodon. I can even login via the official Mastodon app.
Same for #Brighteon & #CounterSocial as well.
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@atomicpoet @fediversenews Oh wow! I did not realize that Join #Diaspora (https://joinsiaspora.com) was shutting down! That is sad news indeed!
Yeah, I know FediDB (https://FediDB.org) removed Pawoo, although they oddly have kept Baraag listed (that site allegedly is a haven for questionable NSFW content).
Also, #CounterSocial (https://counter.social) is now a top ten instance according to Instances Social (https://instances.social), even though they are not federated.
) quote from article:
❝...After my experience with #Jester [owner of #CounterSocial], I hear ... a #strongman promising to protect me from evils while demanding loyalty and attacking anyone who questions him.
❝The story illustrates why #journalists and other content producers, who have seen people burned when Musk arbitrarily bans journalists, are unwilling to invest their time in a platform owned by a anonymous person who can always have a bad day and behave irrationally.❞