[IL-Talk] FW: Social Media News: Moving Away from Twitter toward New Opportunities

Tue May 9 01:45:09 UTC 2023

I will be learning the new app and platform. Jonathan Mosen just
provided a review of the most accessible Mastodon iPhone app. The app
was just introduced and I am glad to have waited for this release. I
am not giving up on Twitter just yet. The audio service called spaces
was the place to be to hear the latest on the Silicon Valley Bank
collapse on the weekend of March 11 and 12. Former Wall Street
analysts and portfolio managers hosted Twitter spaces that interviewed
well known investors, hedge fund managers and entrepreneurs such as
mark Cuban, bill Ackman, and vivek Ramaswamy. I was able to hear what
the influential people were telling policymakers before the decision
was formally announced. It was the second biggest bank failure in
American history.

Kelly

On 5/5/23, Dan TeVelde via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
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> I'm forwarding this from the national office for informational purposes. I
> have not yet joined Mastodon but intend to at some point. I rarely use
> Twitter anymore. We might discuss this at our chapter meetings. I hope
> everyone is doing well.
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> Thanks,
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> Dan
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> From: National Federation of the Blind <webmaster at nfb.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2023 5:01 PM
> To: Dan TeVelde <dan.tevelde at comcast.net>
> Subject: Social Media News: Moving Away from Twitter toward New
> Opportunities
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> News Brief: National Federation of the Blind Moves Away from Twitter,
> Establishes Mastodon Server and Account
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> Baltimore, Maryland (May 4, 2023): In light of recent events, including the
> laying off of Twitter's entire accessibility team and changes to its API
> that have broken accessible Twitter clients used by our community, the
> National Federation of the Blind is realigning our social media presence.
> The biggest immediate change is the establishment of a new server and
> account on the federated social media network Mastodon.
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> As the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind people
> across the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, the
> National Federation of the Blind will prioritize accessibility, inclusion,
> and the preferences of blind people as we adapt our social media strategy.
> Our move away from Twitter and toward Mastodon reflects these commitments.
> Advantages of Mastodon include an established accessibility culture (for
> example, the community sets an expectation of alt tags for images), the
> ability to tailor the experience in many ways to meet our community's
> needs,
> and a number of highly accessible clients across Windows, Mac, iOS and
> Android.
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> "Twitter is no longer a platform we can support due to its complete lack of
> regard for equal access by the blind. While we do not want to abandon our
> supporters on Twitter and will continue to post content there, it will no
> longer be a primary source of our social media engagement," said Mark
> Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. "The good
> news
> is that there are new and exciting opportunities in the social media space.
> We are thrilled to plant our flag in the fediverse with our new Mastodon
> server and first account, and we look forward to feedback from our
> community
> on how to take full advantage of the exciting possibilities that this
> network presents."
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> Members of the National Federation of the Blind are invited to submit ideas
> on the use of our new nfb.social server by sending their thoughts to
> mastodon at nfb.org
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> those accounts might be used, and any other ideas about how we should post,
> organize content, and take full advantage of Mastodon's capabilities.
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> We urge everyone to continue to connect with us on the following social
> media channels:
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> The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), headquartered in Baltimore,
> defends the rights of blind people of all ages and provides information and
> support to families with blind children, older Americans who are losing
> vision, and more. Founded in 1940, the NFB is the transformative membership
> and advocacy organization of blind Americans with affiliates, chapters, and
> divisions in the fifty states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. We believe
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> the hopes and dreams of blind people and work together to transform them
> into reality. Learn more about our many programs and initiatives at
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