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Bitterly disappointed in Mastodon

Like many others, I left Twitter- X, because of Elon Musk and the whole weird setup developing there.

Today, on Mastodon, I find “Suspension of account from Jan 27, 2024”.

No warning, no notice, nothing.

My posts are almost always references to: my opposition to the nuclear industry, and to my condemnation of the genocide that Israel is perpetrating in Gaza.

Not personal attacks, not criminal accusations, not sexual content. No reason given for my suspension.

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MASTODON?

I have done a little research, on Reddit. It turns out that many others have had the same experience. Apparently you can appeal, but your Mastodon account will be permanently deleted. Hard to know how to appeal, as you have no idea what prompted them to cut you off. It seems that all that is need is for one person to make an objection to you – and you’re out! But of course, not knowing what their objection was, it’s hard to answer it. My lame appeal was:

I don’t understand why my account is suspended. I think that I deserve an explanation.”

Where to, from here?

I have a Facebook account. It doesn’t get anything like the same volume of traffic that Mastodon does. With Facebook, I feel that we enthusiasts for a particular cause (a nuclear-free world) are just talking to each other.

And by the way, the nuclear industry has a huge presence on Mastodon.

Is there any open-source, non-profit, alternative to Twitter?

Can anyone help me?

January 28, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized