Post AWilSg9ceU1Ms86FXs by codybrom@mstdn.social
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(DIR) Post #AWFlD5ouewfvOE8qeW by stux@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T16:39:24Z
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Hmm.. I was just checking an found that the 'instance' (not really) "bird.makeup" takes up over 1.9 million accounts..This website only makes accounts from Twitter appear on the Fediverse but they cannot see it from Twitter nor react so it's kinda uselessTo clear up space in the database that I'd rather use for the Fediverse instead of Twitter I'm gonna block the domainThere are plenty other Twitter mirror sites like that one but this one is just far too big
(DIR) Post #AWFlKqvFvsYDVBoCoq by stux@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T16:40:50Z
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I hope this is okay with you all.. :blobpray: It's not a matter of content in this case but pure for database space!The space is muuuch better spend on you all instead of Twitter right! ❤️
(DIR) Post #AWFlaYvcbNZqKNTFc8 by electron271@tech.lgbt
2023-06-01T16:43:41Z
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@stux that must be like a huge portion of the fediverse
(DIR) Post #AWFlcdKBEDHEXbwffE by jbaert@mastodon.social
2023-06-01T16:44:05Z
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@stux yeah, those sites also bridge content of users who don't consent to this. I think this goes against the spirit of the #fediverse
(DIR) Post #AWFlibHTjsxnwNWjp2 by vincent@mastodon.coffee
2023-06-01T16:44:55Z
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@stux Been seeing a lot of bird.makeup accounts in the feed. I'll miss a couple of accounts, but not 1.9 million.
(DIR) Post #AWFlx0U6pSfiA9IvzM by stux@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T16:47:39Z
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@vincent .coffee has less indeed! Now none anymore! :blobcathighfive:
(DIR) Post #AWFly08za4cTObtwgK by blacktraffic@infosec.exchange
2023-06-01T16:47:40Z
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@stux I’ve blocked them (as an end user). Absolute junk getting in my actual feed.
(DIR) Post #AWFm1fMInn965csHRY by calculsoberic@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T16:47:59Z
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@stux Yes, definitely! Especially because my :birdsite: account is officially gone now (good riddance)
(DIR) Post #AWFmHi7UIvVVHoazzc by vincent@mastodon.coffee
2023-06-01T16:51:24Z
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@stux I'd rather that accounts choose to cross-post. So losing NYTpitchbot is fine. I even recently got burned by a fedi bot account whose autoreply said go to their website to comment. No dude, I comment here.
(DIR) Post #AWFmX1npPEFqfwhiF6 by Warlock@social.nofftopia.com
2023-06-01T16:54:28Z
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@stux what’s another Twitter mirror site? 🤔
(DIR) Post #AWFnPmucTBw8Q8zZfk by Spellbind0127@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T17:04:13Z
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@stux only reason on still have a twitter account is so that I know what’s going on at my American college if an emergency happens or if the unthinkable happens.
(DIR) Post #AWFniX9LIa9b2Iojwm by PaulDitz@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T17:07:37Z
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@stux You're good with me. I was considering blocking the domain myself, so you made the decision for me. Part of my effort to de-twitterfy my fediverse.
(DIR) Post #AWFnuZsUyrXCyNgKu0 by cynblogger@sfba.social
2023-06-01T17:09:45Z
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@stux Absolutely agree with this strategy.If I wanted to see Twitter postings, I’d still be on Twitter! Thanks for the idea! 👏👏👏😊
(DIR) Post #AWFoCrjVKq8vYsCAK0 by Callalily@a2mi.social
2023-06-01T17:13:08Z
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@stux This is a wonderful space.
(DIR) Post #AWFpx9GaZsM3DSIsO8 by justafrog@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T17:32:38Z
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@stux I think it's okay, because I come here to interact with people.I can't interact with passive repeaters, so it seems like a tiny loss.
(DIR) Post #AWFqGOIGvnYpK9GZ8q by stux@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T17:36:03Z
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@Warlock Found here some: https://birdsite.wilde.cloud/
(DIR) Post #AWFqW9lohGi4uhbSKm by Warlock@social.nofftopia.com
2023-06-01T17:39:06Z
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@stux thank you 🤓
(DIR) Post #AWFr1jAd86NDgNGPD6 by Tedgarrison3@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T17:44:40Z
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@stux Out of curiosity - is it possible in Mastodon to simply label an instance as "not stored", so that your users still can see/follow the accts, but your instance doesn't cache anything? Seems like it'd be a nice feature for this type of stuff...
(DIR) Post #AWFx6vcYrkGfTCBvXM by rossaverde@mstdn.social
2023-06-01T18:52:51Z
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@stux I absolutely understand why people dislike bird.makeup and why you want to block the domain. I follow about five bird.makeup accounts for particular journalists because despite all efforts they refuse to use Mastodon. It’s just faster to read them on Mastodon via bird.makeup and I can avoid going on Twitter at all. I’ll miss that but accept your decision
(DIR) Post #AWG1gDzYxEt8Om2Isq by splatoon@masto.ai
2023-06-01T19:43:44Z
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@stux I will admit personally that this puts me at a bit of a setback since I rely on mirrors for reporting stuff at times, and RSS just isn't the most pleasant thing to browse.I'm probably gonna have to get all my bird.makeup followed accounts set up on wetdry.world.
(DIR) Post #AWG2dbx3W6f9nFBIAK by steve@social.dinn.ca
2023-06-01T19:54:41Z
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@stux I hear you. I only use it to follow accounts that only post on Twitter. Mainly my municipal government and a couple of public figures. I don't normally interact with them anyway, I just want to know what they're posting and I don't want to have to go to Twitter to do it.To me, bird.makeup provides a useful service, but I only run a single-user instance. I totally see where you're coming from when you're running a larger instance.
(DIR) Post #AWGMYGwoBDXcHmnTwe by admin@hear-me.social
2023-06-01T23:37:55Z
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@stux Is the site even usable any longer? There's no longer a working API for Twitter for a reasonable price.I have it blocked on my server but it's showing that connection attempts are failing.
(DIR) Post #AWGYCUdvmKkFqCLgGW by bluejeanbaby@masto.ai
2023-06-02T01:46:40Z
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@stux Is this on .social and .ai??
(DIR) Post #AWI5GfKvSC09oH14nA by gfjacobs@mstdn.social
2023-06-02T19:33:40Z
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@stux is cool.
(DIR) Post #AWilSg9ceU1Ms86FXs by codybrom@mstdn.social
2023-06-15T16:29:00Z
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@stux In anticipation of Meta/Instagram officially announcing and launching #Threads (previous codenames P92 / Barcelona), it sounds like we could be headed for the same technical issues again except Threads users could potentially be real Fediverse citizens.I know others here may have strong feelings about this (namely, they want to be far away from centralized social media), but since you said blocking bird.makeup was more of a technical decision I'm curious what you're thinking for Threads.