Mastodon

Besides blocking journalists, Twitter has also started blocking links to many of the main servers of Mastodon, which some users see as the main alternative ...

[events surrounding the ElonJet account](https://mezha.media/en/2022/12/14/musk-promised-not-to-ban-twitter-banned-the-bot-for-tracking-elon-musk-s-flights-elonjet/), which tracks the flights of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s private jet. Moreover, Twitter blocks not only the link to Mastodon, but also removed the account of the service from its platform. [blocking journalists](https://mezha.media/en/2022/12/16/free-speech-absolutist-elon-musk-started-banning-journalists-on-twitter/), Twitter has also started blocking links to many of the main servers of Mastodon, which some users see as the main alternative to Elon Musk’s social network.

Insider's attempt to publish tweets containing Mastodon links were met with an error message identifying the tweet's content as "potentially harmful."

[suspended the official Mastodon Twitter account](https://twitter.com/joinmastodon). Each attempt was met with an error message that read: "Your Tweet couldn't be sent because this link has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially harmful. The move appeared to be a part of [a raft of account suspensions](https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-suspends-multiple-journalists-whod-been-covering-elon-musk-2022-12) that included the accounts of CNN journalist [Donie O'Sullivan](https://twitter.com/donie), The Washington Post's [Drew Harwell](https://twitter.com/drewharwell), The New York Times' [Ryan Mac,](https://twitter.com/RMac18) as well as independent journalists [Aaron Rupar](https://twitter.com/atrupar), [Keith Olbermann](https://twitter.com/keitholbermann), and [Tony Webster.](https://twitter.com/webster) On Thursday evening, Insider attempted to publish ten tweets from three separate Twitter accounts, all containing links to various Mastodon user profiles. Twitter appears to be blocking tweets that contain links to Mastodon, a competing social-media platform. - Twitter appears to be banning the posting of links to its competitor, Mastodon.

The over half-dozen journalists whose Twitter accounts have been banned had been writing about the company and Mr Musk. Many of the journalists have joined ...

So when one signs up, one is joining an "instance" or a group. "Mastodon has a very big surge of new users right now. A group on Mastodon is called an "instance". There is a fundamental technical difference between how Mastodon and Twitter work. Many of the journalists have joined Mastodon and got thousands of followers in a few hours. "It is very challenging for system administration to accommodate so many new users.

Twitter has seemingly blocked all clickable links to fledgling social media site Mastodon, claiming they're “potentially harmful” to users.

[banned](https://twitter.com/somospostpc/status/1603529332240138241), after it shared a Tweet that said users could track Elon Musk’s private jet on Mastodon. [writing](https://twitter.com/VeraJourova/status/1603689440710369281) “news about arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter is worrying. [took over](https://www.nme.com/news/music-world-reacts-to-elon-musks-twitter-takeover-hope-he-fucking-nukes-it-3212652) Twitter, [Elton John has been among those to leave the platform](https://www.nme.com/news/music/elton-john-announces-quitting-twitter-3364190), with the singer saying that he cannot allow “misinformation to flourish unchecked”. EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom and fundamental rights. [is no longer the world’s richest man](https://www.nme.com/news/elon-musk-no-longer-worlds-richest-man-3366705) and last weekend (December 11) Musk was [booed after appearing onstage during a Dave Chappelle show.](https://www.nme.com/news/tv/elon-musk-gets-booed-at-dave-chappelle-gig-3365347) This is reinforced under our Media Freedom Act. [a physical safety violation](https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1603181423787380737)“. Elon Musk should be aware of that. [It comes as several high profile journalists were also banned from Twitter](https://www.nme.com/news/twitter-suspends-journalists-who-wrote-about-elon-musk-3368089), with a spokesperson telling [The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/15/23512004/elon-musk-starts-banning-critical-journalists-from-twitter) that the bans were related to the live sharing of location data. [ rumours about Twitter’s imminent shutdown](https://www.nme.com/news/twitter-users-urged-to-archive-tweets-amid-rumours-of-collapse-3351978) circulated after a series of [disastrous decisions](https://www.nme.com/news/elon-musk-says-twitter-has-had-a-massive-drop-in-revenue-due-to-advertisers-leaving-the-platform-3343236) were taken by new owner and CEO [Elon Musk](https://www.nme.com/tag/elon-musk). [new users join in a single week](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63534240). [reports](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63999452?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_format=link&at_medium=social&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_origin=BBCTech&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_id=03A76828-7D3F-11ED-883A-80D44744363C&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_ptr_name=twitter), clickable links to several of the biggest Mastodon servers can’t be Tweeted, with attempts met with a message that reads “we can’t complete this request because this link has been identified by Twitter or our partners as being potentially harmful.” Twitter users also can’t add a link to their Mastodon profile to their bio, with Twitter claiming it contains “malware” despite no evidence to back up these claims.

Musk precisely accused the suspended journalists of sharing information about his location. “Criticizing me all day long is totally fine, but doxxing my real- ...

EU’s Digital Services Act requires respect of media freedom and fundamental rights. [Mastodon](https://twitter.com/joinmastodon), the decentralized social network that has been gaining steam since Elon Musk took over Twitter. Musk’s latest actions are very likely going to have the opposite effect. Unfortunately for Elon Musk, what seems to be the arbitrary suspension of journalists on Twitter may expose the company to sanctions. Elon Musk should be aware of that,” tweeted European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova. Musk precisely accused the suspended journalists of sharing information about his location.

Twitter suspended Mastodon's account Thursday after the social platform shared a link to someone who tracks Elon Musk's private jet.

Users trying to post links to Mastodon servers revived a notice saying the posts were “potentially harmful.”

During the call, Musk tried to Musk had [previously](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-shadowban-elonjet-private-jet-twitter-1849882446) tried to pay Sweeney $5,000 to voluntarily remove the account. [suspended again](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-elonjet-banned-private-plane-tracker-1849891785) for allegedly violating Twitter’s rules. Researchers, activists, journalists, and an assortment of other disaffected Twitter users fled to the platform after Musk, well, basically turned Twitter into the very “ [free-for-all hellscape](https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-twitter-stocks-advertisers-1849709610),” he said he wanted to avoid. [claims](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-07/mastodon-struggles-to-keep-up-with-surge-of-new-users-fleeing-twitter) it drew in nearly half a million users in the first two weeks after Musk took over the helm at Twitter. 2 Years + 2 Months Subscription](https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/kinja-deals/lifehacker)