LB people are just angy at masto for being unmarketable and ungovernable lol
(edit: well that was an edited article, but we're still unmarketable and ungovernable)
@astra Pretty sure that toot is Fake News™ by the way. The actual article is very complementary of Mastodon, and doesn’t have the title or byline that’s in the screenshot (and never has, judging by the Wayback Machine).
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/01/mastodon-twitter-elon-musk-takeover
@batbeeps it was the guardian, i was expecting the worst lol
@astra Its got its issues, but it’s still probably the best daily national newspaper we have over here (and the only one not owned by a billionaire).
@batbeeps oh gosh, then! we apologize for the assumption <3
@astra No need to apologise! It has indeed had problems with publishing transphobic opinion pieces (which the US branch actively retaliated against with their own opinion piece) and it’s still faaaairly centrist rather than properly left-wing.
But it also does some genuinely excellent investigative reporting, is committed to not paywalling information, and has a delightful sense of humour.
Despite problems, It’s still the best we have in our ocean of garbage newspapers, IMO.
@batbeeps gotcha! we'd no idea the US arm was resisting transphobia, that rules. so yeah, not perfect, but the top of garbage mountain; got it
@astra Yup! Ever wanted to see a newspaper argue with itself? Now you can!
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/02/guardian-editorial-response-transgender-rights-uk
｜霜の狼｜人面獣心」🐺❄️
@batbeeps oh that's... wow. yep, literally the time we had mentally binned the newspaper for its views (and incidentally when we were dealing with the strongest transphobia irl)