Here's how to bulk import ALL of the people you follow on Twitter:
Debirdify -- provides a downloadable list of people that you follow on Twitter who indicated they have an account on Mastodon in a format that you can upload to Mastodon to repopulate your follow list
This is a web app that helps you find out which of the people you follow on Twitter are on Mastodon/in the Fediverse already and follow all of them easily.debirdify.pruvisto.org
Can't figure out what's more unnerving:
#Musk owning #Twitter, or the people at #hive (#hivesocial) thinking star signs are on equal footing to #pronouns.
Interesting to see government challenges trying to get involved in a community that they don't understand. #Discord & #Mastodon are obviously very different, but wondering what "Gotchas" there might be for #government sites exploring alternative #SocialMedia accounts.
As people flock from #Twitter, there will be new things watch for.
amp.theguardian.com/media/2022…
Users on gamer-focused platform manage to respond to posts despite government blocking all commentsAlex Hern (The Guardian)
CBS News is halting its activity on Twitter over Elon Musk’s turbulent and potentially devastating moves following his takeover of the company.Todd Spangler (Variety)
If you, like me, just can’t look away from the trainwreck that is Elon Musk’s management of #Twitter, be sure to follow @ZoeSchiffer on the bird site.
These updates are absolutely unreal. #riptwitter
#Friendica needs new contributors!
I'm not used to do this, but with the large influx of new users and node admins recently coming from #Twitter, our small team is now behind the curve for handling support requests, bug reports and bring about much-needed features.
The project is built on a #PHP/#MySQL platform, but we also need people to be able to assist others just using the software to give developers some space.
If you're willing and able to help, please follow @Friendica Support and the project on Github: github.com/friendica/friendica
Thank you!
Friendica Communications Platform. Contribute to friendica/friendica development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub
@stim I didn't think Jesse's take on Mastodon was particularly informed or thoughtful, either.
Though I think he's right that #Twitter's role in relation to #news journalists has been outsized for its audience. That's part of what made it especially attractive to journos: it gave many of them more influence and bigger audiences.
And sometimes Jesse can be bit of a jerk, I think! But...I finally started donating this month after listening for years. Independent news is important.
Back to #Firefox I go! Multi-Account Containers are a killer #privacy feature that only Firefox (and maybe derivatives) has access to.
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…
There's some helper add-ons to further silo #Facebook, #Twitter, and #Google. (That said, I use my own containers for Google to split my accounts)
Facebook: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…
Twitter: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…
Google: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firef…
Download Facebook Container for Firefox. Prevent Facebook from tracking you around the web. The Facebook Container extension for Firefox helps you take control and isolate your web activity from Facebook.addons.mozilla.org
#twitter: the blue checkmark soon costs 8$/month and does no longer mean much at all ❌
#deltachat: the blue checkmark does not cost money and guarantees someone is verified by you or by someone you verified ✅
as an extra, you can even protect your chats with verified persons against active attacs! ✅
#foss #scantoverify #weirdcomparisons
via Media Matters
QAnon influencers are trying to use Twitter’s new subscription service to regain a foothold on the platform
I thought I would follow @aral's example and finally get around to deleting my two twitter accounts that have both been unused for over a year.
I deactivate the first one and get a stupid email telling me that I have turned off two-factor authentication. (But it does appear to be deactivated).
I try to deactivate the second one but am told that twitter has suspended my account (who knows why) and won't let me delete it. 😞
If you are affected by the #Twitter layoffs, check out our open positions and fight for privacy with us! 💪
At Tutanota we respect our users AND our employees. Here is what our two new team member say about working at Tutanota:
tutanota.com/blog/posts/team-2…
New year, new students! Every year we onboard at least two students doing a dual studies program to support young people with their education. This winter semester, Nikita and Colin joined our software development team.Tutanota
Delete your Twitter posts in bulk based on their age or specific text they contain. Can run once or automatically on a schedule.tweetdelete.net
Don’t delete your #twitter account just yet! Instead put your mastodon address in your bio so we can find you using tools such as these
Extract the fediverse handles and urls of your Twitter followings.fedifinder.glitch.me
Mastodon: Die Mythen und Zweifel der Twitter-Community.
To-do für euch: Auf den Teilen-Button klicken! 😉
kuketz-blog.de/mastodon-die-my…
Nachdem Elon Musk Twitter übernommen hat, erfreut sich das #Fediverse und insbesondere #Mastodon einem regen Zulauf. Das schmeckt einigen Twitter-Nutzern offenbar überhaupt nicht und sie…Kuketz IT-Security Blog
@datn I’m trying out the service provided by Your Digital Rights:
yourdigitalrights.org/d/twitte…
It creates an email similar to the one in the screenshot for your and they also apparently tell you when to follow up, etc.
#gdpr #erasure #twitter #YourDigitalRights
Request account deletion or a copy of your personal data from Twitter.com quickly and easily using this free service.YourDigitalRights.org
Did you hear the news about Mr #Musk's suggested changes to the "blue tick" (a.k.a. "verified badge")? If not, you'll be delighted to know that we are finally turning it into a paid feature, making that green check mark extra special! ✅
As a symbol of our transparency at #Twitter Inc., we will also introduce semi-transparent verification badges. The opacity of the badge will depend on your selected Twitter Verified plan.
For only $10 a month, you can get a verification badge with 20% opacity!
Twitter is going to die. Not because of moderation, not because of letting bad actors back on. Because of this (gift link, no paywall): #twitter
nytimes.com/2022/10/30/technol…
Mr. Musk faces financial challenges in owning Twitter. The site frequently loses money and took on $13 billion in debt for the blockbuster deal.Lauren Hirsch (The New York Times)
GNU/Linux.ch verlässt Twitter und Telegram
Wir vereinfachen unsere Kommunikationskanäle, in dem wir uns auf Matrix und Mastodon fokussieren.
#Social_Media #Kommunikation #Telegram #Mastodon #Matrix #Twitter
I wrote a nano tool that tries to extract the #Fediverse accounts of your #Twitter followings: fedifinder.glitch.me/
It searches for the patterns @user@host.tld, user@host.tld and host.tld/@user in the screen name, description, location and URL field. It displays them to you in the correct format for easy copying as well as a CSV download that can be imported to #Mastodon.
New version: fedifinder-backup.glitch.me/
There's a tool to find #mastodon handles of your #Twitter followers - and to bulk-follow them here on #Mastodon! Big thanks to @jwildeboer for pointing this out.
For all folks coming in via #twittermigration (#heuhier, #IchBinNeuHier):
==> fedifinder.glitch.me/ looks for your Twitter followers on Mastodon and let's you download a CSV which you can import on (Settings -> Import and Export -> Import on Mastodon web).
Extract the fediverse handles and urls of your Twitter followings.fedifinder.glitch.me
When I joined #mastodon, I just wanted an open-source #twitter clone.
I got more than that. Subtle design differences made for healthier conversations in ways I wasn't expecting.
Here's a blog post to try to capture those differences and why they matter. scott.mn/2022/10/29/twitter_fe…
When less is more for healthy conversationsscott.mn
REQUESTING URGENT HELP;
If you know me from #Twitter you've been informed that my mom is abusive & ableist...
I'm an Autistic person requesting help to secure safe housing & pay for a plane ticket. A year ago I was planning to move for college, but gradually my mom has been financially trapping me. I now have no solid income atm & I cannot work or drive!
•Click link for more detail;
gofund.me/50bec059
#mutualaid #ActuallyAutistic #disabled #RequestingAid #News #mastodon
I give Musk a year, maybe two, before he wants out of #Twitter. This article from The Verge nails the reasons why, closing with:
"Anyhow, welcome to hell. This was your idea."
theverge.com/2022/10/28/234281…
Elon Musk now owns Twitter — and a huge number of impossible political problems around speech, content moderation, and trying to make money.Nilay Patel (The Verge)
I’m basically only keeping my Twitter account around so as not to break over a decade and a half of links on the web but I thought it might be an idea to pop over there today and state the obvious:
