Here is a warning to all those thinking of trying #Threads. You can't delete your Threads account without deleting your #Instagram account.

he Spinoff https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/06-07-2023/a-handy-threads-sidenote

#TheSpinoff

‘Is this even frickin’ legal?’ The plumbing vans some drivers are mistaking for police

#TheSpinoff #Plumbers #Polite #Police #LOL

https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/05-07-2023/is-this-even-frickin-legal-the-plumbing-vans-some-drivers-are-mistaking-for-police

Instagram readies to launch Twitter competitor

It is not that I want to inform you of the Instagram launch, but of this at the end of the article:

"Whether or not it’ll have the ability to disrupt Twitter remains to be seen. Other alternative options (remember Mastadon?) have failed to take flight."

What is this Mastadon? And if they mean #Mastodon then how wrong can they be?

The Spinoff https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/04-07-2023/instagram-readies-to-launch-twitter-competitor

#TheSpinoff #Instagram #Threads #GotItWrong

There is a #Spinoff writer who appears so out of touch with reality that anytime I see an article with her name on it? I roll my eyes and scroll on by. The really ridiculous thing is that #TheSpinoff seems to think she’s got her finger on the pulse of the average #kiwi.

Nope. She does NOT. She’s an upper middle class hipster, shopping at boutique organic markets and sipping bespoke lattes.

Essential reading for all NZ #journalists :

"What is the media’s responsibility when reporting #trans #disinformation ?" #TheSpinoff

https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/22-05-2023/what-is-the-medias-responsibility-when-reporting-trans-disinformation

Want a laugh? Then take a look at this. 😁

https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/05-05-2023/a-haunting-friday-afternoon-image

#TheSpinoff #ChrisHipkins #SausageRolls #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

New Zealand would vote to keep monarchy

https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/04-05-2023/new-zealand-would-vote-to-keep-monarchy-poll

#TheSpinoff #NZ #RepublicNow

Good #TheSpinoff article on Restore Passenger Rail.

“People will hate our methods that will agree with our message. And that’s the most important thing, right? It’s not to be liked. It’s to be effective. Because right now, everything we love is on the line. In 10 years’ time, maybe we’ll know whether we’ve gone past the climate tipping point. If we’ve failed, we’ll be living through the collapse of human civilisation. And we’ll know what part we played."

https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/04-05-2023/dispatch-from-a-restore-passenger-rail-civil-resistance-recruitment-session?utm_source=spinoff-share-button&utm_medium=spinoff-app

@chopsstephens Hey #TheSpinoff! Get on the fediverse already!

RNZ could join Twitter exodus over new ‘government-funded’ label

Come over here! We're waiting!

https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/17-04-2023/rnz-could-join-twitter-exodus-over-new-government-funded-label

#TheSpinoff #RNZ #Twitter #GovernmentFundedMedia

The Sunday Essay: A utopian dystopia

No need to go now myself.. Not that I was ever going anyway.

https://thespinoff.co.nz/the-sunday-essay/09-04-2023/the-sunday-essay-the-cancelled-springbok-tour-of-1973

#TheSpinoff #Dubai #Capitalism

How much cheaper are groceries in Australia than New Zealand, really?

https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/12-04-2023/how-much-cheaper-are-groceries-in-australia-than-new-zealand-really

#TheSpinoff #Supermarket #Australia #NZ #Groceries

No change to Covid settings… yet

* Loud cheer *

https://thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/11-04-2023/no-change-to-covid-settings-yet

#TheSpinoff #COVID19 #Health #NZ

The great cellphone tower in the sky

https://thespinoff.co.nz/internet/06-04-2023/the-great-cellphone-tower-in-the-sky

#TheSpinoff #OneNZ #Starlink

The shutdown of Today FM is Mediaworks admitting its best days are behind it

https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/30-03-2023/the-savage-shutdown-of-today-fm-is-mediaworks-turning-to-face-extinction

I guess they shut it down today because it was the last day of the month, and it works better for the beancounters. Just imagine if they did it tomorrow April 1st.😀

#TheSpinoff #TodayFM #Mediaworks

Love that #TheSpinoff has added this to their logo 💚🏳️‍⚧️

Toby Morris' reflection on recent events and the climate crisis: asking if we still think our individual well-intentioned actions are enough or are we frogs in boiling water?

#TheSideEye #TheSpinOff #TobyMorris #climatecrisis

https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/24-02-2023/the-side-eye-a-climate-change-reality-check

Seems like donating to women's refuges might be a very good idea currently 🙁

"Why women are especially vulnerable after a disaster" #TheSpinoff

https://thespinoff.substack.com/p/why-women-are-especially-vulnerable

#TheSpinoff releases its Jamie-Lee Ross documentary “The Elements of Truth” tomorrow, and it looks like a fun, infuriating time: https://youtu.be/5x2z1qKRWu4

"Legislation requiring the big digital players to share revenue with local publishers is directly inspired by examples in Australia and Canada. Toby Manhire looks at the history and the stakes."

https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/05-12-2022/may-be-forced-the-global-battle-nz-just-joined-against-meta-and-google

#theSpinoff #SocialMedia #LinkTax #journalism