What Are Mastodon and Post Like? Examining Twitter Alternatives

Alternatives to BirdChan
Blocked Nazis and Boring Billionaires: What It’s Really Like on Mastodon and Post by Gwen Snyder (Jezebel)

An antifascist researcher gets the vibe of each Twitter alternative, just in time for Elon Musk to make another terrible decision.

Nazis, manosphere weirdos, dirtbag “left” trolls, ambiguous terms of service, cakes that look like people…For all its utility, Twitter has never not been a hell site. Under Elon Musk, though, things are getting undeniably worse. Seemingly every day, a new Nazi gets his account back, even as Musk issues orders to suspend accounts working to…

The Little Distractions

[sc name="responsivevoice" ][/sc]This weekend I did some work. I’m very happy to be getting back into things. I’ll upload some photos of the aftermath later. The project is ongoing, but things do look nicer after a bit of organizing. I’m trying to keep up the Marie Kondo style maintenance. In the breaks, I saw the…

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