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Why the Guardian is no longer posting on X (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They don't need to do any of that. Just make an account on any instance and go forth.

If you can leave X, you can change instances if needed in the future, too.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Tbh that would put a lot of strain on someone else’s server. It’s not like they’re a small business that can’t afford a dedicated server, and each journalist could have a dedicated handle

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Pretty sure if they joined mastadon.social, they'd be fine. Plus the clout for mastadon would be woth the orgs investment if it was needed, though their infrastructure would likely be fine. We're not talking millions of viewers.