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1. Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 11:39:57 JST Eugen Rochko

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   • Mastodon Migration VOTED
   • Casey Newton
   • Flipboard Tech Desk

   @caseynewton @mastodonmigration @TechDesk Where do you get the idea that Mastodon is designed to be niche?

   • Mastodon Migration VOTED (mastodonmigration@mastodon.online)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 11:39:58 JST Mastodon Migration VOTED

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     • Casey Newton
     • Flipboard Tech Desk

     @TechDesk @caseynewton

     Feel like Mastodon did a very good job over the last few days getting out the news and moderating the worst of the disinformation. It is sad that @caseynewton has become such a proponent of Threads. Wondering if open social media is really compatible with influencer journalism, and whether that might have something to do with the preference for a commercial site.

   • Casey Newton (caseynewton@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 11:39:58 JST Casey Newton

     in reply to

     • Mastodon Migration VOTED
     • Flipboard Tech Desk

     @mastodonmigration @TechDesk My preference is for a site with a vibrant and growing ecosystem, and an innovative product. Mastodon is designed to be a niche, and that's fine if that's what it wants to be. I'd note that I still actually post here and read my replies, unlike 99 percent of my peers in the US tech press

   • Flipboard Tech Desk (techdesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Oct-2023 11:40:00 JST Flipboard Tech Desk

     • Casey Newton

     Twitter was once the go-to app for up-to-date news, first-hand accounts and quality journalism on the ground. But over the weekend, as users sought information about the Israel-Hamas conflict, they found platform X flooded with misinformation. So they turned to Threads, as Platformer editor @caseynewton explains for The Verge.

     https://flip.it/pa.SMV

     #Threads #X #Israel