Left panics over loss of control of Twitter

 Jeff Charles:

Folks on the left are still freaking out about Elon Musk buying Twitter. Ever since he bought the social media company, they have been screaming like drunken banshees about the prospect of people they don’t like being on equal footing when it comes to disseminating ideas and opinions.

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“People have every reason to be worried about the future of Twitter,” Zuckerman fearmongered. ”It’s probably going to be a much less usable network and potentially a much unhealthier network for people who are vulnerable and at risk.”

However, the author of the article admits that “Twitter has no perfect substitute,” and that “it may not make sense for you to jump ship if you’ve built a valuable community on the platform.”

And to what platform are these disgruntled leftists going to flee? So far, it looks like it’s Mastodon, another microblogging platform. However, there appear to be some issues with the site that might make it difficult for progressive Twitter refugees.

The platform, whose founder claims it has over 1 million active users, is plagued with problems making it difficult for people to build a presence.

“For starters, some said they’ve struggled to create an account. The confusion about how to get on the platform has even inspired some to post memes to Twitter,” according to NBC News.

Rob Schäfer, a military historian, told the outlet he threw up his hands and gave up on the site after only 15 minutes of trying to figure it out.
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What these people are really upset about is losing control of conservatives on the platform.  They worry about alleged abusive responses to their Tweets.  However, even before Musk's takeover, you could find abusive and insulting responses to Tweets by conservatives.  For example, Ted Cruz's Tweets routinely net abusinve and insulting Tweets.