Evaluating subscriptions is something I do at the start of each month. Somehow even though I have a lot of love for what #CaseyNewton has done with #Platformer it's on the list of stuff that might get chopped.

Just not feeling like Casey is sufficiently covering actual platform news that matters today. Others are starting to publish content that I would have expected Casey to look at instead.

Today's issue will probably be a decider.

#CaseyNewton seems like commitment to bit would require you to have a #hardfork tag around, no?

#CaseyNewton: Why #journalists can't #quit #birdsite. The #media should be building #alternatives. Instead, some are #doublingdown..among the 900 or so #tech and #media professionals I follows usage is basically steady. The #timeline may scroll a little more slowly than it used to, but everyone is still showing up for their daily dose of sparring for #retweets. And I think it’s worth taking a moment to reflect on why. https://www.platformer.news/p/why-journalists-cant-quit-twitter

I'm trying to avoid reading or sharing anything to do with Melon Husk and his antics, but this one is so absurd, I can't resist. It's like he bought Titter just to satirize the worst aspects of platform capitalism.

"... after Musk threatened to fire his remaining engineers, they built a system designed to ensure that Musk — and Musk alone — benefits from previously unheard-of promotion of his tweets to the entire user base."

#ZoëSchiffer and #CaseyNewton, 2023

https://www.platformer.news/p/yes-elon-musk-created-a-special-system

Fascinating read (or listen) with Casey Newton about the Twitter meltdown, the public's demand for curation, and the future of social media. NPR 'Fresh Air' with Terrry Gross.

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/08/1141568738/chaos-reigns-at-twitter-as-musk-manages-by-whims

#twitter #tiktok #apple #moderation #curation #socialmedia #firstamandment #freespeech #leadership #employees #employment #technology #usa #terrygross #caseynewton

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a content moderator for Facebook and/or Instagram? Well, it's pretty close to hell. This 2019 investigative piece from #CaseyNewton is incredible. Well worth the read.

https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/25/18229714/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona

#Facebook #Instagram #ContentModeration #MentalHealth

#CaseyNewton just retweeted this

Trolls ZoomBomb work-from-home videocall with filth - Trolls have been joining videoconferencing calls to expose meeting participants to disturbing vide... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/20/trolls-zoombomb-work-from-home-videocall-with-filth/ #videoconferencing #securitythreats #remoteworking #screensharing ##wfhappyhour #videocalling #wfhhappyhour #workfromhome #bluejacking #caseynewton #coronavirus #zoombombing #law&order #covid-19 #trolls #zoom