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This seems also intended to be read as the BBC deprecating its presence on X, which alternative-universe situation is implied by the wording of the title and an
by mellosouls 3y ago
This seems also intended to be read as the BBC deprecating its presence on X, which alternative-universe situation is implied by the wording of the title and anti-X stance of the writer generally; obviously that's not the case, however much it might be wished here.
- mvdtnz 3y agoX is not mentioned in the title and the very first sentence of the article says that the BBC accounts are still on X/Twitter. What gives you the impression that the intention was for this to be read as the contrary?
- mellosouls 3y agoBecause "X is not mentioned in the title" and the "anti-X stance of the writer generally".
- mvdtnz 3y agoHow could you possibly know the stance of the writer generally without even having read the first sentence?
- spiderice 3y agoPossibly because they are familiar with the writer
- mellosouls 3y agoI read the entire article, including the dismissal of X, the implied misleading message discussed, and the links at the bottom to the authors missives which have practically every platform except X. Less of the bumptious tone please.
- davisoneee 3y agoThey MAY have an X bias, but I think a much more generous interpretation is simply that they are highlighting which _alternative_ platforms BBC have given up on. Threads and Mastodon are both _alternative_ choices, with Twitter being the main real-time shortform source. TFA highlights that BBC is giving up on threads, but not on alternatives in general.
- numpad0 3y agos/X/Tesla/g
- rsynnott 3y agoHold on, _not mentioning Twitter in the title_ implies that they're abandoning Twitter? How do you figure that? The title also doesn't mention chairs or toilets, but one assumes the BBC will still be using those.
- rlt 3y agoI absolutely read the title as the BBC choosing a single platform. If not why wouldn’t it say “BBC gives up on Threads, sticks with Mastodon and X”?
- Hamuko 3y agoWouldn't it then say "BBC gives up on Threads and X, sticks with Mastodon"?
- davisoneee 3y agoI think it could much more fairly be read as "...out of alternate sources for real-time short-form communication, BBC has given up on Threads, but is sticking with Mastodon". Twitter/X is the 'default' and the assumption that media will be on it...while Threads and Mastodon are the _alternatives_. This article, to me, is just suggesting that BBC has dropped _one of the alternatives_.
- aaron695 3y ago[dead]