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> Twitter is now toxic to advertisers, influencers, and many general users I guess that's what he wanted? I mean I don't feel sad that advertisers and influenc
by dark-star 4y ago
> Twitter is now toxic to advertisers, influencers, and many general users
I guess that's what he wanted? I mean I don't feel sad that advertisers and influencers (basically also advertisers) now have it harder on Twitter. In my book it's a good thing that this particular era of Twitter is coming to an end.
And Mastodon, which everyone claims is superior, I see mainly as a GDPR nightmare but it also has other flaws which will probably prevent it from being accepted by the majority of (especially non-tech-savvy) users
- mkarliner 4y agoWell, that's not my experience so far. I actually created an account in 2017, which I'd forgotten about, but return a couple of weeks ago. What I'm seeing is an influx of non-techie users, in terms of writers, artists, musicians, scientists etc. There's also been quite a lot of traffic from lawyers about the the potential hazards of running an instance, which appear to be acceptable. I don't think Tooters are claiming Mastodon 'is superiour', except for culture, which is demonstrably true. It's a different thing, and I think that it can offer brands and advertisers some unique opportunities. This burst of mainstream publicity may encourage that.
- mkarliner 4y agoMy spelling suffers at around this time of day...