Many people are asking, "Why are journalists staying on Twitter?"
The short answer: social status.
As much as certain journalists say that social status doesn't matter, it does matter.
The reason journalists were drawn to Twitter is because of that damned Blue Check.
Now I've always contended that the Blue Check is a terrible feature, and not something the Fediverse should emulate:
https://blog.atomicpoet.org/YdJMHV8ASc2E_loByi0vRQ#
Nevertheless, Blue Check status is why journalists still stay on Twitter.
Chris Trottier /
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2023-04-05 18:03:42
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