The thing that's going to fuck Twitter with that new policy on linking is not blocking Mastodon links.
It's blocking Insta.
Politics Twitter is shouty but not actually the bulk of the platform.
That's celebs and lifestyle. And that stuff is pure insta crossover territory.
@garius And that’s what advertisers look for, too.
@garius it's the entire thing.
I mean, can you think of many user areas which won't be seriously annoyed by this, and how ridiculously anti-competitive this is? He's begging for a lawsuit or 27.