After outcry over blocking links to Mastodon, Twitter announces ban on "promotion" of other social platforms

Originally published at: After outcry over blocking links to Mastodon, Twitter announces ban on "promotion" of other social platforms | Boing Boing

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Let the wack-a-mole games begin!

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So the “Everything App” allows…nothing?

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I wasn’t able to share a recent Instagram post on Twitter – but then I copied the Instagram link and made a post on Twitter for it.

At this point, I want them to ban me. I feel like everyone should be trying to get kicked out.

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Or just quit on your own. Don’t forget that the advertising income for the site is directly linked to how many people are still creating, viewing and engaging with the content there.

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Exactly. If you’re still on twitter you’re HELPING ELON MAKE MONEY.

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Or at least helping him lose less money.

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Ummm… Exactly how does Elon plan to ban “Mastodon”? I mean, he does understand that it’s distributed, right?

  • First pass, he’ll ban mastodon.social.
  • Second pass, he’ll ban any url with “mastodon” in it.
  • Third pass, ban contractions and variations.
  • Fourth pass, he’ll maybe finally realize that the domain can be any damned thing.

Short of pinging every domain with an ActivityPub query, he’ll have no idea.

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But you’ll want for nothing once you’ve moved into Elongrad.

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Kenan Thompson Reaction GIF by Saturday Night Live

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Can we promote instances here? I’ve put my oxygen mask on and am here to help others affix theirs.

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John Mastodon would be rolling in his grave.

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“Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr and Post.”

Oh no, a lover’s spat.

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When it comes to Mastodon, Musk is speedrunning:

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

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The more you tighten your grip, Musk,

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