Current status: fuming with rage at the SHEER INEPTITUDE of the French press in covering W Social and Mastodon.
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@NatureMC @aaronmccollum @laxsill @_elena
my mother was a reporter and editor. she got me a part time job in high school at her newspaper
i've watched her work since i was in diapers and so i understand through her time pressure in journalism
but that is no defense for shoddy work
nor do people just forget
in fact the lies, intentional or unintentional, that appear in the press have debilitating effects on the common perception of truth
@benroyce
We *completely* agree!France Culture was repeatedly in the headlines until 2023 due to despotic conditions towards employees/political influence (and also financial difficulties):
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Culture#Directions
With the new boss, a lot seems to have improved. But I have seen their reporters at local appointments who were unprepared and wanted to finish as quickly as possible. And therefore, reporting mistakes.
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@benroyce
We *completely* agree!France Culture was repeatedly in the headlines until 2023 due to despotic conditions towards employees/political influence (and also financial difficulties):
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Culture#Directions
With the new boss, a lot seems to have improved. But I have seen their reporters at local appointments who were unprepared and wanted to finish as quickly as possible. And therefore, reporting mistakes. @NatureMC @aaronmccollum @laxsill @_elena
oof
thanks for the info
we need nonprofit alternatives to journalism, badly
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@imacrea/115977976198245094
Current status: fuming with rage at the SHEER INEPTITUDE of the French press in covering W Social and Mastodon.
In the article linked below "journalist" François Saltiel wrote that @Gargron "quit his own network [Mastodon] because he was fed up with the behavior of certain users."
Eugen referred to deleting his bridge to Bluesky, not quitting Mastodon FFS.
You should know Mr. Saltier simply rehashed W Social's press release and failed to mention it is a fork of Bluesky...
"Journalism" today
I also hate the French press. It's impossible to clean. #
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@imacrea/115977976198245094
Current status: fuming with rage at the SHEER INEPTITUDE of the French press in covering W Social and Mastodon.
In the article linked below "journalist" François Saltiel wrote that @Gargron "quit his own network [Mastodon] because he was fed up with the behavior of certain users."
Eugen referred to deleting his bridge to Bluesky, not quitting Mastodon FFS.
You should know Mr. Saltier simply rehashed W Social's press release and failed to mention it is a fork of Bluesky...
"Journalism" today
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In November 2025, Eugen Rochko stepped down as Mastodon CEO, and he transferred the trademark and assets to Mastodon. He did NOT cancel his account or any instances. It’s still there. The “journalist” could have check.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodonIn January 2026, he opted his Mastodon account out of the Bluesky bridge. This was supposedly because of the user behavior at Bsky. But I cannot find a direct statement about him leaving because of users.
https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115912977448929626 -
@NatureMC @aaronmccollum @laxsill @_elena
my mother was a reporter and editor. she got me a part time job in high school at her newspaper
i've watched her work since i was in diapers and so i understand through her time pressure in journalism
but that is no defense for shoddy work
nor do people just forget
in fact the lies, intentional or unintentional, that appear in the press have debilitating effects on the common perception of truth
@benroyce worth mentioning your Neil Postman connection too Ben for the extra cred
The LinkedIn profile of that French journalist is really alarming because he's been a teacher of journalism at La Sorbonne and has published several books on tech. He's a radio producer and host. It's shocking that he would share such blatant lies. Shocking I tell you!
He even has a Wikipedia page: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Saltiel
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In November 2025, Eugen Rochko stepped down as Mastodon CEO, and he transferred the trademark and assets to Mastodon. He did NOT cancel his account or any instances. It’s still there. The “journalist” could have check.
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/my-next-chapter-with-mastodonIn January 2026, he opted his Mastodon account out of the Bluesky bridge. This was supposedly because of the user behavior at Bsky. But I cannot find a direct statement about him leaving because of users.
https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/115912977448929626@NickBergenComputerQuest you can't "find a direct statement about him leaving because of users" because it's a complete fabrication by that so-called journalist / radio host.
I repeat, a complete fabrication. And my jaw is still on the floor.
Thank you @imacrea for bringing to our attention that shocking paragraph
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@NickBergenComputerQuest you can't "find a direct statement about him leaving because of users" because it's a complete fabrication by that so-called journalist / radio host.
I repeat, a complete fabrication. And my jaw is still on the floor.
Thank you @imacrea for bringing to our attention that shocking paragraph
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@benroyce worth mentioning your Neil Postman connection too Ben for the extra cred
The LinkedIn profile of that French journalist is really alarming because he's been a teacher of journalism at La Sorbonne and has published several books on tech. He's a radio producer and host. It's shocking that he would share such blatant lies. Shocking I tell you!
He even has a Wikipedia page: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Saltiel
@_elena @NatureMC @aaronmccollum @laxsill
Yup. NYU Media Ecology track Master of Arts grad here, Neil Postman was my thesis advisor
(now called the Media, Culture, and Communication dept, I'm old)
and François Saltiel needs to learn a little thing called integrity
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@NatureMC @aaronmccollum @laxsill @_elena
oof
thanks for the info
we need nonprofit alternatives to journalism, badly
@benroyce @NatureMC @aaronmccollum @_elena i love print media, I've been on the board of several small ones and written for a bunch, but that only makes me more critical when they fuck up
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@imacrea/115977976198245094
Current status: fuming with rage at the SHEER INEPTITUDE of the French press in covering W Social and Mastodon.
In the article linked below "journalist" François Saltiel wrote that @Gargron "quit his own network [Mastodon] because he was fed up with the behavior of certain users."
Eugen referred to deleting his bridge to Bluesky, not quitting Mastodon FFS.
You should know Mr. Saltier simply rehashed W Social's press release and failed to mention it is a fork of Bluesky...
"Journalism" today
Update: Radio France removed the last paragraph in the piece that claimed " @Gargron had quit his own social network [Mastodon] because he was fed up the behavior of certain users."
But this preposterous lie is still in their radio broadcast. The clip has been up for 10 HOURS now.
Maybe @Mastodon could use this as leverage to set the record straight and get some exposure with French listeners.
I'm this close to getting my LinkedIn account out of hibernation to write to Radio France about it
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Update: Radio France removed the last paragraph in the piece that claimed " @Gargron had quit his own social network [Mastodon] because he was fed up the behavior of certain users."
But this preposterous lie is still in their radio broadcast. The clip has been up for 10 HOURS now.
Maybe @Mastodon could use this as leverage to set the record straight and get some exposure with French listeners.
I'm this close to getting my LinkedIn account out of hibernation to write to Radio France about it
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Update: Radio France removed the last paragraph in the piece that claimed " @Gargron had quit his own social network [Mastodon] because he was fed up the behavior of certain users."
But this preposterous lie is still in their radio broadcast. The clip has been up for 10 HOURS now.
Maybe @Mastodon could use this as leverage to set the record straight and get some exposure with French listeners.
I'm this close to getting my LinkedIn account out of hibernation to write to Radio France about it
@_elena there is already some discussion on LinkedIn: https://mastodon.social/@STPo/115978637442407795
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Update: Radio France removed the last paragraph in the piece that claimed " @Gargron had quit his own social network [Mastodon] because he was fed up the behavior of certain users."
But this preposterous lie is still in their radio broadcast. The clip has been up for 10 HOURS now.
Maybe @Mastodon could use this as leverage to set the record straight and get some exposure with French listeners.
I'm this close to getting my LinkedIn account out of hibernation to write to Radio France about it
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Update: Radio France removed the last paragraph in the piece that claimed " @Gargron had quit his own social network [Mastodon] because he was fed up the behavior of certain users."
But this preposterous lie is still in their radio broadcast. The clip has been up for 10 HOURS now.
Maybe @Mastodon could use this as leverage to set the record straight and get some exposure with French listeners.
I'm this close to getting my LinkedIn account out of hibernation to write to Radio France about it
@_elena @gargron @Mastodon there is a right call "droit de réponse" that forces media to publish (but not necessarily broadcast) additional facts or versions. also the convention is to ask for comment on quotes and facts and precise the person didn't answer at time of publication (and courtesy is to let a reasonable amount of time for the person to answer).
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@_elena @gargron @Mastodon there is a right call "droit de réponse" that forces media to publish (but not necessarily broadcast) additional facts or versions. also the convention is to ask for comment on quotes and facts and precise the person didn't answer at time of publication (and courtesy is to let a reasonable amount of time for the person to answer).
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Update: Radio France removed the last paragraph in the piece that claimed " @Gargron had quit his own social network [Mastodon] because he was fed up the behavior of certain users."
But this preposterous lie is still in their radio broadcast. The clip has been up for 10 HOURS now.
Maybe @Mastodon could use this as leverage to set the record straight and get some exposure with French listeners.
I'm this close to getting my LinkedIn account out of hibernation to write to Radio France about it
@_elena @Gargron @Mastodon no no no @Gargron and John Mastodon have been have a quarrel for years. Something about John kept eating all of the sandwiches in the fridge despite the fact @Gargron put him name on them.
He just stopped putting his food on the Mastodon office fridge because of certain behaviors.
That story always gets twisted in its re-telling
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@imacrea/115977976198245094
Current status: fuming with rage at the SHEER INEPTITUDE of the French press in covering W Social and Mastodon.
In the article linked below "journalist" François Saltiel wrote that @Gargron "quit his own network [Mastodon] because he was fed up with the behavior of certain users."
Eugen referred to deleting his bridge to Bluesky, not quitting Mastodon FFS.
You should know Mr. Saltier simply rehashed W Social's press release and failed to mention it is a fork of Bluesky...
"Journalism" today
This would have been the kind of story covered by "the Media Show" on BBCRadio4 when it wasn't just celebrity gossip and in-house promotion but the acknowledgement of the existence of the fediverse and activity protocols by the BBC is extremely low. They (presenters) mention TruthSocial, BlueSky and Threads a lot more than Mastodon or the tech that they are based on.
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Update: Radio France removed the last paragraph in the piece that claimed " @Gargron had quit his own social network [Mastodon] because he was fed up the behavior of certain users."
But this preposterous lie is still in their radio broadcast. The clip has been up for 10 HOURS now.
Maybe @Mastodon could use this as leverage to set the record straight and get some exposure with French listeners.
I'm this close to getting my LinkedIn account out of hibernation to write to Radio France about it
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RE: https://mamot.fr/@imacrea/115977976198245094
Current status: fuming with rage at the SHEER INEPTITUDE of the French press in covering W Social and Mastodon.
In the article linked below "journalist" François Saltiel wrote that @Gargron "quit his own network [Mastodon] because he was fed up with the behavior of certain users."
Eugen referred to deleting his bridge to Bluesky, not quitting Mastodon FFS.
You should know Mr. Saltier simply rehashed W Social's press release and failed to mention it is a fork of Bluesky...
"Journalism" today
@_elena @Gargron Ineptitude or ill-intent. Hard to tell. The French press has a history of not caring about facts if it fits their narrative when talking about something they consider fringe (and there will be no consequence to their slander).
Or... Some people in the French government have a vested interest in the success of W social (either monetary or for good PR) and they're undermining what they see as its main competition.
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