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Looks like there might be yet another mass-migration wave from Twitter to Mastodon on the way...

https://www.thefader.com/2023/09/18/elon-musk-pay-for-twitter

#twitter #tech #technology @technology #X #fediverse

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[-] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

… Probably the bots that Elon likes will still be free.

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago

Elon is the greatest advocate for Mastodon, and he's even paying for the effort.

[-] blakmarkit@mograph.social 7 points 1 year ago

@ajsadauskas @technology "It’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots."

He's not very good at this, is he? It's like he's had amnesia about firing his entire Trust and Safety team...

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

be me who doesn't use either

shrug

[-] greg@aus.social 2 points 1 year ago

@ajsadauskas @technology Good stuff. 🎉 Looking forward to welcoming them.

[-] Epsilon@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Twitter to Mastodon

Mastodon isn't the only federated micro-blogging platform..

[-] ajsadauskas@aus.social 8 points 1 year ago

@Epsilon It's not, but it's the one many first-time Fediverse users coming across from Twitter end up on. (Much like how many users coming across from Reddit end up on Lemmy first.)

Then the jump from Mastodon to Calckey/Pleroma/Frienica/Pixelfed/etc in many cases comes later.

[-] 0x1C3B00DA@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

but it’s the one many first-time Fediverse users coming across from Twitter end up on.

That's because it's the only one ppl will mention as an alternative. Stop telling ppl to try mastodon, tell them to try firefish or akkoma.

Also, the jump effect is way overstated. Some users do end up moving to other software, but many more just leave because they don't like mastodon.

[-] anachronist@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

What's the advantages of those systems?

[-] gms@c.im 1 points 1 year ago
[-] antigravy@universeodon.com 0 points 1 year ago

@ajsadauskas @technology
I’m still on Twitter just to watch its demise but I won’t pay to do it.

[-] urbaer@aus.social 0 points 1 year ago

@ajsadauskas @technology I dunno, seems like more of a thought bubble that will get retracted quickly if it ever gets deployed.

It does seem like it would be the death knell for twitter if it was though

[-] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Cool. I never use either so…

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