Jeff Tiedrich exploring other options in case Twitter dies. He mentions one I've never heard of:

[tblue37]

Link to tweet

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hey folks, still reviewing out my options in case twitter disappears. today I put myself on the waiting list for 'Post' ... I like what their welcome page says, check it out:

[Tomconroy]

1. My main guy on Ukraine Prof Phillips Peyson O'Brien also

mentioned this morning that he liked that platform. We may have a winner.

[Wednesdays]

2. "Secure Connection Failed"

[hlthe2b]

3. I've seen some others prominent on Twitter mention it, but seems Mastodon mentioned most.

Keep us posted (though having never registered with Twitter, I'm not sure I will do so elsewhere either).

[2naSalit]

4. That's where...

I at on all this. Not signed on, probably won't anywhere.

[ananda]

5. I guess I'm on the waitlist now.

It sounds like a good place.

[tblue37]

11. I also signed up for the waitlist.

[crickets]

6. I've been on Mastodon for a few days now, but Post also sounds quite good.

Keeping options open, I've signed up for the waitlist. It'll be interesting to check it out. I'm still reading on Twitter, but even when sticking to my home feed, the signal to noise ratio is becoming noticeably less pleasant. I haven't decided what to do yet, but more information sources are always a good thing.

The easygoing vibe on Mastodon is a pleasant change. It's fun but it is going to take a while to get used to new surroundings and to filter things to comfort levels.

[SergeStorms]

7. Can any of these alternative platforms...

handle the traffic coming their way? If Twitter breaks, or even if it doesn't, millions of people are going to want a place to go. Can any of them handle the influx of users?

[onecaliberal]

8. Mastodon has several served to choose from.

They’ve apparently been experiencing a lot of new folks and are doing fine. So far so good. I’ve been in for a few days.

[SergeStorms]

9. Thank you. 😊

[onecaliberal]

13. You are most welcome. I've been off Twitter for a few years. I don't miss it

[SergeStorms]

21. I've never Tweeted.

I'd been thinking about it but elated I didn't. I think I'll let the others be as well. Right-wing assholes seem intent upon ruining every social media platform.

They'll never get DU. 😉

[Cha]

10. Does anyone have a Link to

"Post" I can't seem to find anything?

TY!

[tblue37]

12. Here:

https://post.news/?r=S8Bd3

[Cha]

15. Wow.. TY! Real People Real News

Civil Conversations!

Sounds so Inviting and Enchanting like a whole other world!!

[tblue37]

17. BTW, Cha, congratulations on hitting 280,000 posts!

[Cha]

18. Mahalo, tbule!

[roamer65]

14. Reddit may become more mainstream now.

[JCMach1]

16. Modest proposal, just old school blog with social media integration

WordPress, it just works...

[TheBlackAdder]

19. Just keep in mind one thing, if they're using Open Source Code, run away from it.

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That's a platform ripe for cultivation by hackers and nation state actors.

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[Sogo]

23. How do you find out if they're using Open Scouce Code?

[TheBlackAdder]

24. Most boast about it, thinking it's a virtue-cheap company using free code rife with vulnerablities.

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Sonotype did a few reports about how most ope source communities are infiltrated with hackers and nation state actors injecting access points and vulnerabilities into the code. There is a fallacy that because it's open, other people review it. In reality, people use the code assuming others are policing it, and the only ones that do it are college academia and hackers.

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[Hermit-The-Prog]

25. So you don't use Android, Mac, Google, Amazon?

[TheBlackAdder]

28. Google via DuckDuckGo. Amazon rarely. No android, no Mac. Restricted Windows build.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

29. Even Microsoft relies on open source software.

[TheBlackAdder]

30. Yep. And Azure is a data collector. That's why Linux Mint is not a good option.

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But many of these shared media outfits just plug and go and allow vulnerabilities to expose client data.

That's why a few of the new social media sites were already hacked.

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[Hermit-The-Prog]

32. You blame open source above. Now you blame users. Haven't seen FUD like that in decades.

[TheBlackAdder]

33. It's almost like you contribute to those forums, recklessly use OSS, or something.

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It's not users. It's firms that are too cheap to pay programmers and just grab free code off the internet and plug and go. Instead of performing code review, which is part of due diligence, they just run with it and expose their users to potential vulnerabilities.

It's also programmers who use OSS as a cheap deliverable to their clients or firms.

Open Source community is estimated by Sonotype to have over a billion vulnerabilities, so many that they can't even track.

Businesses and users of Open Source, who ignore these risks and don't perform reviews and rewrites are fools, verging on criminality by unwittingly exposing people to security risks above and beyond the pale.


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Now, you mention those other platforms. The big firms. They probably did code review because an event damages brand.

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[Hermit-The-Prog]

34. "Firms" are users -- from oil companies to governments.

[TheBlackAdder]

35. It can be any business entity. One of their main objectives should be risk mitigation.

[Sympthsical]

20. That's disappointing.

I thought the alternative to Twitter was going to be "outside"

Ah well, maybe next cyber apocalypse.

[Tribetime]

22. Ty joined list

[TheBeam19]

26. "In case Twitter disappears." 🙄

Twitter isn’t going to disappear. No doubt the apocalyptic drama is good for clicks, though. Musk probably loves it.

[ecstatic]

27. The name is too generic

I just made a post on post, y'all. 🙄 Ummm no.

[ellie]

31. Yes, Post.

I am on the waiting list, too.

[Celerity]

36. Peeps pushing all these small, almost certain to remain so (if not outright fail) social networks

sites/apps reminds me of sus crypto bros hyping the next shiny new coin.

DU FOMO.