Adam @adam@librem.one

"Mastodon saw about 322,000 new downloads from US app stores in the 12 days following the Twitter acquisition (October 27 to November 7), a 100-fold increase.... Globally, the app grew 657% to reach 1 million installs in the same period from October 27 to November 7, up from 15,000 in the previous 12 days.

Other third-party Mastodon clients, MetaText and Doodle, both grew from less than 1,000 installs to 19,000 and 7,000 respectively between the two periods."

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/11/numerous-social-apps-see-gains-in-wake-of-twitter-chaos-new-data-shows/

@ariadne
I'm just old enough to remember the start of ES (Eternal September) and I've got to disagree with you on this. The main access points for the pre-ES net were the universities. At the time these were still mainly havens for misfits, especially the people mucking around with computer networks. There were also a bunch of small ISPs, mostly non-profits and co-ops, also a havens for misfits. ES was the start of misfits on the net being policed by corporations on behalf of the mainstream.

Hello Fediverse users, first I'd ask you go to to https://fedified.com/ so you can understand this poll and where it's coming from, please make sure to READ the information there before answering.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Fedified #Twitter #Centralization

And the question for the poll: How would you react at attempts to add a centralised layer onto of the fediverse that allows a group of people to dictate a verification system?

The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.

For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).

"Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.

There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.

It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.

Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.

#twitter #mastodon #twittermigration

RT @bgsprung
mind blown by a YouTube comment of all things

"How it started"... "How it's going"
So how's that "unregulated, uninsured, un-tied to any govt" pride feeling now? #FTX #cryptocurrency_price_today

Mastodon is the Carpathia, picking up what's left of Twitter users after their vessel sinks

The really neat thing about the new https://pixelfed.org server directory is that admins will be able to add testimonials along with favourite posts, community guidelines, custom banner, a brief summary and much more to their directory listings!

This should help people find the perfect server to join! #pixelfed

If you want to delete all your old Twitter DMs (which I think is a good idea even if Twitter might retain copies of them somewhere), and also your historical likes, RTs, and any tweets you don’t want to keep, I made a Twitter app for that.
It’s called Semiphemeral and it’s pretty easy to use. I posted instructions for how to do it https://twitter.com/semiphemeral/status/1591258781098594304?s=46&t=L4aWvmyNxEFRL6eULgeO-A

Oh... Oh God! Whoever did this.... The dedication!! The... The downtime!!! O_o

"So, the INTERNET is Federated now?"

"It always has been ..."

#mastodon #fediverse #tusky

Oh man... just found that the "MASTO 95" theme is the correct way to use this site.