Can’t Decide What to Do About Twitter? Here Are Some Options
[ad_1] Not everyone is impressed with Mastodon. Some call it clunky and slow, some in the security world say it’s far from perfect, and because different servers may be run differently, there’s no…
Twitter Is No Longer a Creative Haven
[ad_1] WIRED has written frequently of late about Elon Musk’s Twitter, so forgive me for coming back to it—but for those of us as terminally online as I am, let…
Billionaires Are A Security Threat
[ad_1] These success stories are wonderful, but they all pale in comparison to Wikipedia, the greatest work of human knowledge of all time and the single most important thing ever…
Mastodon Features That Twitter Should Steal (but Won’t)
[ad_1] Any platform that supports free speech should have a content warning system pretty much like the one Mastodon offers. I bet Musk won’t implement it, though, because his snowflake…
How to Get Started on Hive Social
[ad_1] People Wanted alternative social networks long before Elon Musk bought Twitter and went full chaos mode. From BeReal to Gas, multiple new options enjoyed breakout moments as legacy platforms sputtered.…
How to Get Started on Mastodon
[ad_1] The big difference, though, is the content warning system. This is a subtle thing to grasp but an important one. The early culture of the Fediverse and Mastodon were…
How to ‘Quiet Quit’ Elon Musk’s Twitter
[ad_1] And for the love of God, don’t blindly take voting advice from Elon Musk. Take a Walk on the Decentralized Side Twitter may be much smaller than other social…
How to Get Slack’s Paid Features for Free
[ad_1] Slack is worth paying for … if you’re a company. If you’re using Slack for an online community, though, you should probably just stick with the free version. That’s…
How to Find Your Twitter Friends on Mastodon
[ad_1] Now you can scroll through tweets from people you follow who have mentioned Mastodon, most of whom will also include a link to their page. Click the “Latest” tab…
Startups Have a Sellout Problem. There’s a Better Way
[ad_1] Onetime startups like Meta, Twitter, and Amazon are now part of the world’s infrastructure, acting as today’s local news, phone lines, and postal service. They don’t just drive economies;…
Twitter Users Flock to Other Platforms as the Elon Musk Era Begins
[ad_1] A week before Elon Musk closed his $44 billion Twitter deal, Cassie LaBelle, a writer who is part of a transgender community on Twitter, started a Discord server. “I…
Tech Companies Are Reconsidering an Old Enemy
[ad_1] As the midterm election season kicks into high gear, platforms across the web will begin rolling out enhanced protections to guard against digital threats to the democratic process. While…
How to Cowork Remotely With Friends—or Strangers
[ad_1] For reasons that we’re all aware of, working remotely from home is now far more common than it used to be. That brings with it plenty of advantages, but…
How to Mute Retweets on Twitter
[ad_1] In 2012 people joked that Twitter was a place to talk about what you had for lunch. In 2022 the joke is that it’s a place to scroll when…