• They are free and open source, which aligns with Scratch's philosophy
  
• They don't have this limitation of not being able to view posts without signing up
  

Basilikos wrote:

AND there's no potential for little ones to see inappropriate content… I think.
Because they host their own istance of Mastodon, is that how it works? It's not centralized so it has no links to potential adult content

ToastRoastBoast wrote:

theres nitter which allows anyone to view x posts even without an account

bugsyk2009 wrote:

ToastRoastBoast wrote:

theres nitter which allows anyone to view x posts even without an account

Still, it's impractical. I've used Nitter many a time but it's ridiculous to have to rely on something like it. The ST doesn't link to Nitter on their status page (which they are unlikely to do) and I don't think it's a good idea to continue supporting X anyways.

k7e wrote:

bugsyk2009 wrote:

ToastRoastBoast wrote:

theres nitter which allows anyone to view x posts even without an account

Still, it's impractical. I've used Nitter many a time but it's ridiculous to have to rely on something like it. The ST doesn't link to Nitter on their status page (which they are unlikely to do) and I don't think it's a good idea to continue supporting X anyways.

What's wrong with supporting X/Twitter?

colinmacc wrote:

Bluesky or Threads is probably a better option than Mastodon.

I agree X is a complete binfire now.

Edit: it’s amusing I can’t mention the old name of X in a discussion now

colinmacc wrote:

Bluesky or Threads is probably a better option than Mastodon.

I agree X is a complete binfire now.

Edit: it’s amusing I can’t mention the old name of X in a discussion now

ToastRoastBoast wrote:

colinmacc wrote:

Bluesky or Threads is probably a better option than Mastodon.

I agree X is a complete binfire now.

Edit: it’s amusing I can’t mention the old name of X in a discussion now

you can also add cohost it combines x and tumblr

also you dont need an account for cohost and its free and open source

ajskateboarder wrote:

k7e wrote:

bugsyk2009 wrote:

ToastRoastBoast wrote:

theres nitter which allows anyone to view x posts even without an account

Still, it's impractical. I've used Nitter many a time but it's ridiculous to have to rely on something like it. The ST doesn't link to Nitter on their status page (which they are unlikely to do) and I don't think it's a good idea to continue supporting X anyways.

What's wrong with supporting X/Twitter?

Because Elon Musk sucks and there's clearly a better alternative which many people are moving to: Mastodon

Support for reasons in the OP

bugsyk2009 wrote:

colinmacc wrote:

Bluesky or Threads is probably a better option than Mastodon.

I agree X is a complete binfire now.

Edit: it’s amusing I can’t mention the old name of X in a discussion now

If I remember correctly, Bluesky is invite only and Threads you need an account to view at all.
Plus, both are mostly closed source.

ajskateboarder wrote:

Because Elon Musk sucks

roofogato wrote:

ajskateboarder wrote:

k7e wrote:

bugsyk2009 wrote:

ToastRoastBoast wrote:

theres nitter which allows anyone to view x posts even without an account

Still, it's impractical. I've used Nitter many a time but it's ridiculous to have to rely on something like it. The ST doesn't link to Nitter on their status page (which they are unlikely to do) and I don't think it's a good idea to continue supporting X anyways.

What's wrong with supporting X/Twitter?

Because Elon Musk sucks and there's clearly a better alternative which many people are moving to: Mastodon

Support for reasons in the OP

There's really no alternative to X (HATE that I have to call it that now, ew) I also hate Elon, but the site he's made really cannot be replaced

Anyways, no support, “”“X”“” is more widely known and easier to use. Besides, Mastodon became irrelevant 2 weeks after it opened

bugsyk2009 wrote:

roofogato wrote:

ajskateboarder wrote:

k7e wrote:

bugsyk2009 wrote:

ToastRoastBoast wrote:

theres nitter which allows anyone to view x posts even without an account

Still, it's impractical. I've used Nitter many a time but it's ridiculous to have to rely on something like it. The ST doesn't link to Nitter on their status page (which they are unlikely to do) and I don't think it's a good idea to continue supporting X anyways.

What's wrong with supporting X/Twitter?

Because Elon Musk sucks and there's clearly a better alternative which many people are moving to: Mastodon

Support for reasons in the OP

There's really no alternative to X (HATE that I have to call it that now, ew) I also hate Elon, but the site he's made really cannot be replaced

Anyways, no support, “”“X”“” is more widely known and easier to use. Besides, Mastodon became irrelevant 2 weeks after it opened

Easier to use when it's unviewable without an account? I don't think so. That was the main point I made. Most Scratch users cannot legally sign up for an X account, so they are missing out on important status updates.

Mastodon is far from irrelevant. It is still being widely used in the free and open source software community—i.e. who it was made for and exactly what Scratch's whole idea was built upon.