Some Indian Twitter users are leaving for Mastodon

Re:Some Indian Twitter users are leaving for Mastodon by r_singh on Friday November 08, 2019 @06:02AM (#21481243)

I get it, it's super easy to create Twitter bots and spread disinformation, etc. However, that's a problem with social media that we're discovering now (after a decade and a half or so) and the companies need to think about it, not just implement a solution that compromises user privacy because they have leverage.

These cos. copyright all user created information. So they want to make money from it and want credit for good content. However, want to reduce liabilities that arise from content created by malicious actors. Can't have the cake and eat it too.

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Re:Some Indian Twitter users are leaving for Mastodon by raxxorrax on Friday November 08, 2019 @08:36AM (#21482006)

Previously users were just anonymous with all consequences that entailed. But even today I don't really think the spreading of disinformation is a large problem and users just do that themselves often enough. Information you get today is probably still more accurate compared to times where every info was distributed through news papers.

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Re:Some Indian Twitter users are leaving for Mastodon by r_singh on Friday November 08, 2019 @11:07AM (#21483519)

You’re right in a way. However, newspapers have to have all stakeholders in on it: politicians, big businesses (aka advertisers), readers (trust factor) and their own reputation (journalists, etc).

With bots, you can really be a nuisance with a little bit of effort.

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