I read this elsewhere: If trusted news outlets would start offering #Mastodon instances to their staff, that would bring some sort of verification and visibility. Think social.nytimes.com, social.heise.de etc. I'd love to read more from trusted journalists on the #fediverse and this could greatly help. (Again, not my idea but couldn't find the original author.) Boosts for visibility would be great. Reminder: Favorites don't help as on this other platform.
@ralf Absolutely not. They can be here as human beings who interact with the community in good faith on the existing community's terms, or not at all.
We absolutely do not in any way, shape or form need journalists to "legitimize" the fediverse. We're doing quite well over here with our weird little gay radical corner of the internet, thank you very much.
This is a space for people, not for Brands. Brands are not welcome here.
