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1. Dare Obasanjo (carnage4life@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2023 20:28:24 JST Dare Obasanjo

   I don’t think you can build a real-time conversation platform like Twitter without trending topics.

   Trending topics allow people to participate in a conversation about what is happening right now which includes entertainment events (concerts, NFL games, the Grammies, etc), movements (#BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo) and breaking news (e.g. Hamas attacks in Israel).

   The problem is once you amplify movements and breaking news, you get misinformation & culture wars. They’re like peanut butter & jelly.

   • Eugen Rochko (gargron@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2023 20:28:21 JST Eugen Rochko

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     • Emelia 👸🏻

     @thisismissem @carnage4life I don’t think this is about Mastodon. Correct me if I’m wrong. It’s probably about Threads.

   • Emelia 👸🏻 (thisismissem@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 12-Oct-2023 20:28:24 JST Emelia 👸🏻

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     @carnage4life do instance-local trending topic help in this regard? (Mastodon has these under the explore page)