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Warum die Hoffnung auf einen Twitter-Nachfolger vergeblich ist

Boomer-Journalisten wie wir trauern immer noch dem Netzwerk hinterher, das Twitter vor Jahren war. Das beruht auf einem Missverständnis.

Warum die Hoffnung auf einen Twitter-Nachfolger vergeblich ist

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Mastodon: Nichts Neues in der Nische

I think it's reasonable to worry a little about what big companies are doing in the ecosystem, but I also think that it's a net benefit to Mastodon for this to happen. Because this is what we're fighting for. The future that we want is where every social media platform is interoperable, and users aren’t locked into any specific one. (…)
And so a large company like Meta adopting this protocol is a good thing. I know that they're working on this, and I believe that it's going to be available in the summer: two-way federation between Threads and Mastodon, and I'm looking forward to it.

Bluesky: Endlich offen für alle

None of that makes Bluesky seem like the social medium of the future. People aren’t attracted to the platform, they’re repelled away from X and looking for anywhere else. In fact, I’d argue the only identity Bluesky has right now is a place of refuge for people who thrived on older declining social platforms and had to move on, but don’t like any of the newer ones.

Threads: Bitte keine Politik

The goal isn't to replace Twitter. The goal is to create a public square for communities on Instagram that never really embraced Twitter and for communities on Twitter (and other platforms) that are interested in a less angry place for conversations, but not all of Twitter. Politics and hard news are inevitably going to show up on Threads – they have on Instagram as well to some extent – but we're not going to do anything to encourage those verticals.
Within Meta, there is low-level exasperation at the idea that reporters would now criticize the company for being more cautious in how it promotes politics, after journalists spent the past half-decade excoriating Meta for amplifying politics without regard for the consequences. Isn’t this what we were asking for?
Informed by research, our definition of political content is content likely to be about topics related to government or elections; for example, posts about laws, elections, or social topics. These global issues are complex and dynamic, which means this definition will evolve as we continue to engage with the people and communities who use our platforms and external experts to refine our approach.
The statement only raised more questions than answers. A lot can be categorized under the banner of “social topics.” For example, does climate change fall under this umbrella? Women’s rights issues? LGBTQ issues? Meta simply won’t say.
Social topics can include content that identifies a problem that impacts people and is caused by the action or inaction of others, which can include issues like international relations or crime.
Was ist politisch? Dass diese Grenze schwer bis gar nicht zu ziehen ist, ist zur Genüge erläutert worden. Daher finde ich die Folgefrage viel relevanter, die da lautet:
Was halten Menschen für politisch? Und diese Frage ist sogar recht leicht zu beantworten: alles, was von der Norm abweicht. Der männliche Körper ist nicht politisch, der weibliche schon. Heterosexuelle Beziehungen sind nicht politisch, homosexuelle schon. Deutsche in Deutschland sind nicht politisch, Ausländer schon etc. Es gilt die Hegemonie des Normalen.
Diese Schwierigkeiten im Kopf stellt sich die dritte Frage: Habe ich genügend Zutrauen in den Konzern Meta, diese Frage zu beantworten? Und damit meine ich nicht nur, sie für mich zu beantworten, sondern für die Gesellschaft als ganzes, denn alles, was Meta tut, passiert auf Gesellschaftsebene.

Steile These: Fast niemand braucht ein neues Twitter


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