Feature grid for Twitter-like networks

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2	What news watchers and commentators tend to care about
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4		X (Twitter)	Mastodon	Bluesky	Threads	T2
5	userbase reach (do newsmakers post?)	Best-in-class (but falling)	Spotty	Spotty	Second best-in-class	Spotty
6	reverse-chron following feed available	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
7	lists (reverse-chron list feed available)	Yes	Must follow	No	No	No
8	multi-list view ("TweetDeck view")	Yes, but $	Yes	No	No	No
9	posts viewable on web by non-logged-in users	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
10	threads and profiles viewable on web by non-logged-in users	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
11	text and link search?	Yes	Negligible coverge	Text + some links	No link search, censored terms	Yes
12	quote posts	Yes	Effectively no	Yes	Yes	Yes
13	easy to follow users and engage across the network	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
14	available in EU	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
15	decentralization? *	No	Yes	Eventually?	ActivityPub TK?	No
16	chaotic or stable leadership? *	Chaotic	Stable	A bit chaotic?	Stable	Stable
17	relationship with journalists *	Hostile	Good	Standoffish	Good (of late?)	Good
18	API coverage? **	Yes, but $$$	Yes	Yes	No	No
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21	* Most news watchers and commentators now appreciate downstream impacts of these factors, even if the first-order impacts can be overlooked.
22	** Most news watchers and commentators benefit from tools built on APIs, even if they don't develop on the platforms directly.
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