I do find it odd though that journalists continue to stick to #Twitter like glue. I suppose it might be because it is (all) governments tool of choice for keeping in direct contact with the masses. This provides rich pickings for page-filler click-bait stories which inevitably contain a Tweet some Twat posted. And - dare I say it - the journalists themselves do enjoy the control, power and influence which Twitter definitely gives them. #JournalistPurge I am amused.

People acquire money and along with that comes power and influence. Then, once they become billionaires, they setup/buy a media company. Why? To maintain and increase control, power and influence which leads to more income. Musk ( #Twitter ), Gautam Adani ( owns 37% of India's #NDTV ), both right out of Murdoch's tried-and-tested playbook. Of course, it is the journalists who cook the media and if the chef's don't stick to your recipe, well! #JournalistPurge

Holy shit. Did #ElonMusk stage the entire incident that he used to excuse the #JournalistPurge on #Twitter?

Even if he didn't it looks even less like @elonjet had anything whatever to do with it.

via @nbcnews

https://newsie.social/@nbcnews/109548647226383790

@lisawilliams

Glad you included a section on why #Journalists should #FollowBack ♻️

Perhaps you could also include that #Mastodon is not a #feudal system like #Twitter so clout and power flexes are kind of a turn-off.

Second, anyone who isn't following back only ensures their Home feed will be dead.

And as you mentioned, there's no #algorithm here spoon-feeding safe topics.

So all of us depend on #journalists to boost important, high-quality #content.

#TwitterMigration #JournalistPurge

@CryptoWhale were any of the others actually blocked? Mastodon instances of any note had all been blocked about the time of the #JournalistPurge until today

Here are the Mastodon accounts of journalists who have been banned on Twitter
@taylorlorenz
@w7voa
@micahflee
@MattBinder
@tony
@donieosullivan
@drewharwell
@jacobresneck
@acosta

Journalists who have been suspended who do not seem to have accounts here
Linette Lopez
Ryan Mac
Keith Olbermann

Some suspensions have been lifted or may be if tweets are deleted

* list will be updated
#bannedjournalists #journalistpurge

I do find it odd though that journalists continue to stick to #Twitter like glue. I suppose it might be because it is (all) governments tool of choice for keeping in direct contact with the masses. This provides rich pickings for page-filler click-bait stories which inevitably contain a Tweet some Twat posted. And - dare I say it - the journalists themselves do enjoy the control, power and influence which Twitter definitely gives them. #JournalistPurge I am amused.

People acquire money and along with that comes power and influence. Then, once they become billionaires, they setup/buy a media company. Why? To maintain and increase control, power and influence which leads to more income. Musk ( #Twitter ), Gautam Adani ( owns 37% of India's #NDTV ), both right out of Murdoch's tried-and-tested playbook. Of course, it is the journalists who cook the media and if the chef's don't stick to your recipe, well! #JournalistPurge

#MastodonNews Dec 17, 2022

The media fights back. Major media embraces Mastodon.

The Wall Street Journal has published a free, no paywall, easy to follow flipdeck on how to sign up and use Mastodon. This is unprecedented, but so was the birdsite's #JournalistPurge yesterday.

WSJ: How to Use Mastodon, the Social-Media Platform Blocked by Elon Musk's Twitter >>> https://www.wsj.com/story/how-to-use-mastodon-the-social-media-platform-blocked-by-elon-musks-twitter-7751455f
What is Mastodon, and how do you use it...

#twittermigration
More News >>> https://medium.com/@mastodonmigration/sharing-advice-and-assisting-with-the-great-mastodon-migration-53c1a286b805#cfd1

@lauren

Well said.

#Mastodon has excellent tools for #curating our feeds -- #blocking words some may find annoying/triggering/offensive, #muting accounts temporarily, etc.

Blocking is not the norm here, it's usually a last resort.

So let the #Elon and #Twitter #fascist #tantrum content flow.

We really do need to know what's happening. And we need to act. History has proven how important this moment is.

#TwitterMIgration #TwitterPurge #JournalismPurge #JournalistPurge

So, Elon did what we all knew he would, and let the journalists back on. And of course, they’ll run back to their abuser, confident he would never do it again 🙄 US media is a special kind of stupid. #journalistpurge #twitter #twitterpurge

The new normal.

As a direct result of #Musk 's #JournalistPurge new users per hour went from about 1000 per hour to 3500 and has now plateaued at around 2000. The network has responded beautifully. Four of the largest instances closed registrations, but things ran smoothly.

What can we conclude from the last 48 hours?

1. Mastodon can easily handle moderate surges.
2. Mastodon has huge untapped capacity for growth due to the large number of small and midsize instances.

#twittermigration

#Breaking: #ElonMusk Blasts Crony #BariWeiss for Disagreeing With #Journalist Ban

The embattled #Twitter owner is now going after the pundit for disagreeing with his decision to ban #journalists who have criticized him https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-blasts-bari-weiss-journalist-ban-1234649044/ #JournalistPurge #BillionaireBaby 🍼

@tiffanycli @drewharwell @donieosullivan @w7voa @micahflee @tony @MattBinder Yes but it may be better for news organisations to set up their own instances too? as suggested by this guy https://piaille.fr/@dyadya_boris@mastodonmusic.social/109525609101564198 #journalistpurge #twitter

@cheerfulmadness @dyadya_boris It's a very good idea, not stupid at all. It would be henceforth stupid for serious #newspapers to stay on twitter. #WashingtonPost #journalistpurge #TwitterMigration #mastodon

I reshared your post in the hope it gets seen and acted upon. #twitter #JournalistPurge #Mastodon #suggestion #WashingtonPost #TheGuardian #LeMonde

What don't the journalists whose accounts got suspended on Twitter start their own instances here on Mastodon?? They should definitely consider doing this so we can all access reliable and quality information. Just let the nazis on Twitter marinate in their own shit. Is it a good idea or is it stupid?!? #twitter #JournalistPurge #Mastodon #suggestion

Auch wenn das Kinderkram ist, der #Vogelmann lässt abstimmen, ob die gesperrten Accounts wieder freigeschaltet werden sollen. Stöckchen?

#Musk #Journalist #Journalistpurge #Birdman

@jeremyadell @Pineywoozle @oneunderscore__ @Gargron

I have yet to see any #toot from #mastodon embedded in a mainstream #news #article.

That doesn't mean the feature isn't available yet, but I'm pushing for it, so more #journalists will be able to do embeds.

What a great way to drive traffic and new users to the #fediverse 🥳

Please #Boost so we can find out what the status is.

Thanks! ✊🏽

#Twitter #ElonMusk #JournalistPurge

One #protip that helped me was if you send a #DM to someone here, *DO NOT @ ANYONE ELSE* because mastodon treats that as a "oh you want to have this OTHER person included, huh?"

#journalistpurge