For a major organisation like the ABC to a) cite the toxic atmosphere as reason to abandon *huge* accounts, and b) to cite rising API costs as a reason to abandon emergency alert services, should be a major signal that if you don't have plans to abandon ship: make some immediately. #auspol
The public broadcaster says interactions on the platform are ‘toxic’ as it closes almost all its Twitter accounts
Have been down on Aunty the last few years, but this is a great move.
What the ABC calls a 'toxic atmosphere' was people calling them out and holding them accountable for the major shift to the Right they'd done.
X - The social media desert!
Twixxer is a dead duck. Please join us on Bluesky!
Already working them, have been since November last year.
Weird how if you charge more for a worse service people will want to not use that service anymore. TMYK.
Not really exiting, though, just limiting engagement. 4 active accounts is still them being there.
Was pretty saddened to see JJJ abandon the platform. The first other social acc they suggested people follow them on: TikTok. I'm also aware I'm too old to be listening to the Js.
you’re Australian?! What time is it there?!
Enjoy seeing them start with calling it Twitter still and not playing into Elon's dumb as fuck name.