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Thinking on creating a guide on leaving Twitter etc. for creators, etc., some tips on what it should include? (kbin.social)

submitted 10 months ago by ZILtoid1991@kbin.social to c/fediverse@kbin.social

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A lot of artists, etc. are reluctant to leave corporate social media like Twitter, due to fears over the Fediverse (usually spread by other people, that think Fediverse = Gab + some cryprobros + maybe Pawoo), or not willing to understand it.

I think I'll try to explain the working of the Fediverse in simple drawings, add a few instances recommended for certain types of creators, and make a page long FAQ section with stuff like about GDPR requests, etc.

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[–] ContentConsumer9999@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Maybe you could include some recommendations on carrying over content/followers. Especially if there're bots to do it.

[–] Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'm friends with a furry artist and he wouldn't join fedi mainly due to fears from fediblocking, unhelped by how fandom drama gets in general, not just in the furry sphere, and major drama with mastodon.art using some grifter's block list which blocks like over 50% of the fediverse.

From what I've learned, being friends with him and other artists (and following ones I'm interested in), a lot of creators want a ready-made audience to advertise their artwork to, which was where Twitter came into play and why a lot of them are going for Bluesky instead since it's recreated that experience for them. It gets hairier when it comes to NSFW content, too, since some places on the fediverse are absolutely fine with it on their timeline, and some places are definitely not. Though Bluesky has popularised CWs for adult content in that sphere, some instances don't like users posting NSFW and will request it be unlisted if it's allowed at all.

If the creator is SFW only, they'll have a lot of good luck using a general purpose Mastodon instance, unless they find a community that suits them better. Joinmastodon.org has a good list, and a lot of them don't have that networking issue except with very fringe instances.

[–] CJOtheReal@ani.social 1 points 10 months ago

Next DNS and set Twitter.com and X.com to the block list, you just use it out of habit, you won't even bother changing it back.

[–] 0x4E4F@infosec.pub 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Fediverse = Gab + some cryprobros + maybe Pawoo

I don't actually get any of this 😂. Yes, I am that old 😂.

I think I'll try to explain the working of the Fediverse in simple drawings, add a few instances recommended for certain types of creators, and make a page long FAQ section with stuff like about GDPR requests, etc.

There was a nice image, like a tutorial with Q&As, during the Reddit migration... can't seem to recall who made it, but it was well explained, in layman's terms, what the fediverse is. It was aimed at Lemmy, but it could easilly be remade for any other fediverse social media as well (I think the author also released the GIMP file as well). Sure, it's not perfect, but it gives you a general idea of what the fediverse is.

If someone could remember the image and share it, or a link to where it may reside, that would be great ☺️.