A1kmm@lemmy.amxl.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoElon Musk Shares Manipulated Harris Video, in Seeming Violation of X’s Policiesarchive.mdexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareFisk400@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoA lot of sites have weight. Twitter sheds users every day but the large user count makes it attractive to public figures and if you want to follow that public figure you need to have twitter.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoThat’s why the more prominent the public figure is, the bigger ethical obligation they have to switch to Mastodon and force their followers to follow.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoCue a flood of Swifties when Taylor finds out about Mastodon.
minus-squarefine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoMy point is, it’s becoming unethical for public figures and their followers to remain on the platform.
A lot of sites have weight. Twitter sheds users every day but the large user count makes it attractive to public figures and if you want to follow that public figure you need to have twitter.
That’s why the more prominent the public figure is, the bigger ethical obligation they have to switch to Mastodon and force their followers to follow.
Cue a flood of Swifties when Taylor finds out about Mastodon.
My point is, it’s becoming unethical for public figures and their followers to remain on the platform.