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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by ajsadauskas@aus.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

The thing about Twitter is that it really lacks a lot of the features you'd expect from a true Mastodon replacement.

For example, there's no way to edit your toots (which they, confusingly call "tweets"—let's face it, it's a bit of a silly name that's difficult to take seriously).

"Tweets" can't be covered by a content warning. There's no way to let the poster know you like their tweet without also sharing it, and no bookmark feature.

There's no way to set up your own instance, and you're basically stuck on a single instance of Twitter. That means there's no community moderators you can reach out to to quickly resolve issues. Also, you can't de-federate instances with a lot of problematic content.

It also doesn't Integrate with other fediverse platforms, and I couldn't find the option to turn the ads off.

Really, Twitter has made a good start, but it will need to add a lot of additional features before it gets to the point where it becomes a true Mastodon replacement for most users.

#twitter #mastodon #twittermigration @fediverse

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[-] didgeridoo@aus.social 1 points 2 years ago

@ajsadauskas This so funny and it hits the nail on the head. I notice there is copy-paste plagiarism going on here whoever actually did first write this, possibly someone in this thread, should do a substack or Medium and I will be first in line to sign up.

[-] ajsadauskas@aus.social 1 points 2 years ago

@didgeridoo Hi and thanks for the kind words, Night Owl 😊

And yes, I originally wrote it. If someone else has copied and pasted it, then I'm flattered, I guess? I would hope they have attributed it though?

As for other things I've written, here's a list of my articles on urban planning and sustainability for The Fifth Estate: https://thefifthestate.com.au/author/andrew-sadauskas/

Here's my articles for IT News: https://www.itnews.com.au/author/andrew-sadauskas-753108

Here's something I've recently written for Engineering Education Australia: https://eea.org.au/insights-articles/want-your-business-become-more-innovative-here-are-four-tips-experts

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