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Written by Dan Gillmor on 2024-08-15 at 15:27

When I stopped being active at Twitter, I had more than 45,000 followers and a moderate amount of engagement (replies, retweets, etc.).

I have a third fewer followers here, and at least 10 times the genuine engagement. Sure, some bots, but most of it is genuine -- and useful.

I no longer see what (some) people I respect are saying publicly. I miss their thoughts, and wish they'd recognize that by staying active there they are supporting a dangerous extremist.

They feel trapped. They're not.

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Written by daniel on 2024-08-15 at 16:17

@dangillmor I had Twitter for probably three years prior to the launch of mastodon. By the third year, without even posting anything mind you, I had 853 followers all of whom were bots. It's a minefield of bots and elongated muskrat is doing nothing about it because he's making money from it.

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