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I mapped out the functionality of Twitter and five of its competitors.
01:45 PM - Jul 08, 2023
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Addendum:

1. This is for an article I'm writing

2. I don't care if Mastodon can do something "in theory". If it fails every time I've tested it for 6 months, it fails. If it needs a host of special tools and browser extensions not to suck, it sucks.

3. Asterisks are addressed in the article.
08:29 PM - Jul 08, 2023
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4. I didn't forget Tribel. I don't think it's a viable alternative. It's more like Truth Social for the left.

5. I'm waiting on Spill to see if it gets tractions.

6.I'm not evaluating security: that's too far outside my area of expertise.

7. Definitions of each of these are in the article
08:31 PM - Jul 08, 2023
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8. Lists is being able to click on something that is basically a feed of people whose posts you want to see, usually arranged by area of interest (i.e. experts on the Ukraine War)

9. Yes, I know about the transparency issue
08:33 PM - Jul 08, 2023
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10. Yes, I know that Mastodon doesn't technically have a "for you". I looked at both the federated feed and channel feed and both were unusable for different reasons (explained in article)

11. In subjective areas, I can only provide my own experience. (e.g. For You, moderation,)
08:35 PM - Jul 08, 2023
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12. I will have to add that Spoutible isn't letting me respond to a lot of your replies: I click on Spout to send the message, and the text disappears without posting but the dialogue box remains.
08:43 PM - Jul 08, 2023
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Rae Lyn Fox
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I like DMs. I currently use DMs on Twitter to keep in touch with friends from other countries where standard texting isn't a great option, as they don't use other apps for various reasons. I'm hoping they'll join Spoutible so we can stay in touch after Twitter gasps its last dying breath.
In response to Clarke.
07:16 PM - Jul 08, 2023
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Clarke
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It would be nice if it could be turned off. I just finished blocking a woman for sending me one.
07:32 PM - Jul 08, 2023
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Rae Lyn Fox
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In response to Clarke.
You can't turn it off completely at the moment, but you can significantly limit it.

Just go to Account Settings > Account Privacy > Who can direct message me? and set it to “The people I follow.”

You might still get DMs from people you follow, but you won't get them from random people.
07:35 PM - Jul 08, 2023 (Edited)
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