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Ironically I’m having trouble reading this because I’m on my phone and Twitter URLs go to Tweetbot. So I’m guessing that’s on the list.
by SllX 4y ago
Ironically I’m having trouble reading this because I’m on my phone and Twitter URLs go to Tweetbot. So I’m guessing that’s on the list.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- numpad0 4y agoTwitter allowing ban evasion and discussions about it had been a real clever move IMO. Users make a lot of noises and calls for exodus, none working, because it always happens inside the very platform.
- satvikpendem 4y agoIndeed, never discount network effects. The amount of people that moved to Mastodon (and crucially, have actually continued posting there and haven't moved back) is miniscule compared to Twitter's overall userbase.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- viraptor 4y agoIt's not really "none working". It's different from community to community. Some of them did close to a mass migration. Enough that my plain Twitter timeline is extremely quiet now. Not everyone will see the same effects though.
- SllX 4y agoIt was real clever how they revoked the only means I was willing to access their service. Good for them, really sticking to their guns and committing to that “burn it all down and let God sort it out” approach.
- Jcowell 4y agoBy accessing an external client do you count as a monetizable user?
- SllX 4y agoIf Twitter tried, yes. I already paid for a client app, why wouldn’t I pay for the server access?
- geerlingguy 4y agoI pay for Twitter Blue even though I use Tweetbot; instead of shutting it down maybe require Blue if you want to use a third party app? I'm willing to pay for services that provide some utility.
- Firmwarrior 4y agoHe was presumably making the network more valuable by using it, though