Recommended follow list for Ukraine war on Mastodon
Here are my recommendations for coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Only accounts active recently and you can easily import them from a file. They are split into two different lists by type.
- Ukraine: OSINT & war updates
This list mostly has accounts posting quickly about daily events of the war and doing open source intelligence.
Accounts in this list:
@warnoir
@noelreports
@warmapper
@Tendar
@militarylandnet
@chrisschmitz
@militarnyi
@Landcombatmissiles
@Gettyregion
- Ukraine: Analysis & coverage
This list is accounts focused more on in-depth analysis, information about what is happening in the background, followup stories etc.
Accounts in this list:
@Odrachewych
@markhertling
@justinling
@WarInTheFuture
@joannekelly
@rikefranke
@EmmanuelleChaze
@aliide
@anneapplebaum
@giocomai
@PopovaProf
@OlyaOliker
@EugeneMcParland
@ChrisO_wiki
@AlexSpal
@markmackinnon
@timkmak
@jpaulgoode
@ScottLucas
@tonimichel_
@ManyRoads
@AndersGottlieb
@kevinrothrock
@MAKS23
Download the file here if you want to import: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmVkBo17Jko4sozHoMzQU6raR4D1KCKomEZJ6QZChVJeLA?filename=ukraine_lists.csv
The import file relies on the List import feature recently added to Mastodon. I have noticed the list import results in a few accounts sometimes ending up in their separate list by the same name so you may have to fix that manually afterwards if this happens on your instance. If many people are on an older Mastodon version and want it I can also post a follows file that will work for those.
Import instructions:
- Sign into your instance on the web
- go to settings (Gear icon)
- Choose Import and Export -> Import
- For import type choose "Lists" (could also be "Translation missing: en.imports.types.lists" if there is an issue with the localization).
- Select "merge" to only add to your current follows/lists so nothing you have gets deleted
- Browse for CSV file and start import
I would also suggest following the hashtags #Ukraine and #UkraineWar
Crossposted to @ukraine on Lemmy which you can also follow through Mastodon
#TwitterMigration #RedditMigration #FediTips #FollowFriday #ff #Ukraine #UkraineWar
Thanks a lot for your work, @73ms
Are those accounts globally neutral ones (focused on trying to double check the data they receive before echoing them), or do some of them tend to support NATO or Russia? If so, it could be useful to precise it (through a mention in parenthesis, for instance).
One of Mastodon's features that I love is that it allows us to keep a balanced news stream from opposite views on any world event or phenomenon ๐.
@ijatz_La_Hojita @ukraine I don't think anyone in these supports Russia but I've at least tried to find ones that strive to be accurate and reasonably objective.