Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 15/09/2026Four reasons why AI verifiers are harmful for writers: a) they’re built from many of the same resources as LLMs (including plagiarized work). AI verifiers *are* AI. ⬇️⬇️ 111549
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 30/08/2026... Not to be all uhhh “promoting our Google Docs alternative writing tool” on main, but... Google has (again) decided that Trump’s geography fanfic is canon. blog.google/products-and... If it must be said: Ellipsus Would Not Do This. 💀 621673
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 04/08/2026AI verifiers are no friends to writers. They were built from the same stolen work as every other generative AI model out there… and the damage to authors is REAL. A beefy 🧵👇 5243105
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 17/07/2026A shiny new support center is materializing! 🛠️ With more than 600k writers now using Ellipsus (🙀), we’re streamlining support so it’s easier to find answers, report problems, and get urgent issues to us a lot faster. 🧵 help.ellipsus.com/support/homehelp.ellipsus.comSupport 18020
John @jhmc.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Excited that @ellipsus.com is part of the amazing @localfirst.fm community. @martin.kleppmann.com motivating the entire @localfirstconf.com ❤️🌍🇪🇺 071
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 25/06/2026Ahhhh, a long-awaited improvement (especially for those of us with a thousand WIPs on the dash... you know who you are...) Get on top of your docs with LIST VIEW! 421668
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 25/06/2026How better to spread the 🏳️🌈gay agenda🏳️🌈 than with pride-themed writing prompts? Check out our full list of prompts (with categories) over on the blog: ellipsus.com/blog/writing... Happy writing! 010640
John @jhmc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026We've had a lot of positive response to our plus features (and subscribe-to-own!), and a lot of roasting/misunderstanding of our Emboss feature. We're listening—please take a look at the AMA and add a comment. We'll spend the time over the next few days reading, responding, and reflecting. 16115
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 10/06/2026Today is the biggest day for Ellipsus since we launched in 2023! 🎉. 🧵👇 youtu.be/WEd5I5bLrfAyoutu.beIntroducing Ellipsus Plus! -- Custom Themes, Writing Insights, Custom Snippets, Emboss.YouTube video by Ellipsus 1355220
John @jhmc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Pope Leo XIV wrote 42.3K words on human dignity in the age of AI. We at @ellipsus.com have written over 65K words on the topic since 2023... 016961
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 20/04/2026We’ll be breaking down our findings throughout this week, as well as sharing some of the fantastic text responses we received. (One of the perks of having a user base full of writers = an abundance of well-written insights 😇) Check out the full report over on our blog: ellipsus.com/blog/survey-...ellipsus.comOur Survey on Creativity, Writing, and Reading in the Age of AIWhat does it actually feel like to be a writer in the age of AI? For nearly three years, we’ve been building Ellipsus alongside a growing community of writers. And in that time, AI has shifted from b... 04817
John @jhmc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Humbled that our users wrote 500K words in this survey already! We're building a bunch of anti-gen AI/AI safety features and want to hear from you. 17435
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 08/04/2026MAGA-controlled social media is doing the work of book bans by suppressing support for marginalized authors. If you haven’t seen much from us on TikTok this week, that’s why. Our recent post celebrating and supporting Trans Day of Visibility was shadowbanned. 🧵👇 114456
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 19/03/2026Missing those "ARRRGHHHH I LOVE THIS SM. I NEED MORE 😱" comments when sharing your Ellipsus writing? Oh boy, do we have news for you! Introducing: Reader Comments! 3350168
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 16/03/2026Hey everyone—the coast is clear. Our iconic developers have resolved the issue and Ellipsus should now be working as normal. Thank you for your patience! 716029
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 16/03/2026Hey all, a recent update caused a temporary issue with the synchronizer today. We're working on the fix now - to stay updated, check out the service page here: status.ellipsus.comstatus.ellipsus.comEllipsus statusWelcome to Ellipsus status page for real-time and historical data on system performance. 510738
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 11/03/2026And some fun stuff... Document zoom is now available on desktop and mobile! 🔎 You can access zoom on desktop from document settings, the bottom bar, or left sidebar - and mobile from the top bar. You can also use hotkeys: ⌘ + / − to zoom in or out ⌃ ⌥ B to show or hide the bottom bar 821984
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 09/03/2026Your writing, your rules. The Ellipsus Reader features built-in copy-text controls, so you can share your work with peace of mind. 115339
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 05/03/2026We don't want AI-generated stories. We want stories that are beautiful and weird. Mistakes and obsessions. Labyrinthine worlds; love poems that break us. We want the wild stroke of chance, the stray detail. We don't want soulless slop. We want work *written* by HUMANS. 6948435
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 03/03/2026Shoutout to everyone who’s been valiantly escaping the AI-riddled hellworlds of Google Docs and Microsoft Word. 🙏 Now, you can make your exit from the LLM-industrial-productivity-complex a lot faster. Introducing… .docx import and export!! 14878450
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 19/02/2026We’ve just released a new way to share your work, Ellipsus fam... Introducing: the Reader! It’s is a dedicated public sharing mode with formatting designed specifically for your audience. 9373190
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 12/02/2026You asked… you yearned… Ready to derail your WIP emotionally - two new Valentine’s themes are here for Theme Thursday! 💗 True valentine (light mode) 🖤 Orchid noir (dark mode) Soft or ruinous; your choice. - the Ellipsus Team xo 💌 725583
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 12/02/2026While OpenAI, Anthropic, and X's Grok have dominated headlines in the 'AI race' thanks to numerous scandals, Google Gemini has flown relatively under the radar…🧵 15625
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 06/02/2026Next #ThemeThursday, pick your trope: 💗 We’re pretending it’s platonic (it is not) 🖤 This will end badly (and we both know it) Choose your emotional devastation. Coming soon! 💌 110931
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 29/01/2026We like to think Ellipsus is... versatile 😆 111723
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 13/01/2026Google claims they don't sell your personal data—and technically that's true: they don't sell raw data. Rather, they sell predictions of your behavior fashioned from your data. From its war on privacy, to data extraction: surveillance capitalism started with Google. 13918
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 12/01/2026"As political norms continue to erode, taking regulatory capabilities down with them, the question isn’t if Big Tech will cave on privacy commitments—but when, how much, and at whose expense… But there's good news—we can leave." #deGoogle #antiai 05622
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 12/01/2026Hey all! We had a brief hiccup with the synchroniser earlier today, but it’s been resolved. Ellipsus stores your work locally in your browser, so your writing should be a-ok. If you’re having trouble opening the tool, please reach out to support and we'll get on it right away. 0758
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 10/01/2026"At the end of the day, the gap between what Google says and what it does—its brazen violations of its own policies; its freedom to unilaterally change its terms and conditions; […] its sneaky attempts to opt you in to data-scraping initiatives—makes real privacy on their platforms impossible." 28824
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 07/01/2026"Once upon a time, Google 'wasn't evil.' Now it's too big not to be. When a company has this much power—too embedded to boycott, too rich to punish, too essential to regulate—it becomes a monster of itself, mowing down anything that stands in the way of profit." 🧵👇 111846
Reposted by JohnJanisar @janisar.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Best ad for Ellipsus that I have EVER seen ellipsus.com I switched to it about 8/9 months ago and I don't regret it at all (and honestly the character limit here won't let me praise their progressive stances enough)ellipsus.comEllipsus | Collaborative writing softwareWrite, edit, and collaborate on any device. Ellipsus is a principled alternative to Google Docs—built for writers, by writers. Sign up for free. 2155117
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 05/01/2026www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou... Here we go again 🙄 Google has granted itself access to your private messages & attachments on Gmail to train its AI models. Here's how to turn it off. 👇huffpost.comGmail Users Were Automatically Opted In to This Controversial Setting. Here's How To Turn It Off.Plus: a quick guide to the two-step process for opting out. 11532463
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 02/01/20262026 will be remembered as the year when the human resistance got organized. 🧵👇 110223
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 24/12/2025www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... Sure, AI can mimic us (sometimes to a scary degree)—but mimicry does not valuable writing make. 🧵👇newyorker.comWhat if Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?If economic and technological transformations have changed our relationship with literature before, they could do so again. 14712
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 23/12/2025‘Tis the season for avoiding your relatives while furiously typing your yuletide fic on your phone, using family drama as real-time reference material, and decking your doc’s halls with so many festive em dashes... 1324137
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 23/12/2025You asked, we made 'em: Defend the Em Dash stickers, new tote bags that tell the world you write like a human, cozy sweatshirts and winter beanies, and more. Support your favorite local writing tool this holiday season. (And stick a few FCK GPTs in places Santa won’t look. 🫣 ) merch.ellipsus.commerch.ellipsus.comShop @ Ellipsus. Write it, stick it, share it. 🏳️🌈Make a statement, sticker your laptop like it's 2010, and support Ellipsus’ ongoing development. Check out the latest offers in our merch store. 15816
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 22/12/2025Because we all have Wrapped fatigue (… and because we don’t track your every move, unlike some tools 👀), we've put together some predictions for 2026. (Or at least, a few New Years wishes we'd love to see come true) 311737
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 19/12/2025Disney is renowned for aggressively punishing IP infringements—now it happily sells licenses to Open AI. What gives? 🧵 18124
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 17/12/2025www.artshub.com.au/news/opinion... The thing is, short of consulting the metadata, there's really no way to tell what's gen-AI and what's not. Trying to 'sniff out' gen-AI like this is problematic at best; at worst, it does harm to writers 🧵👇 [1/10]artshub.com.auYou write like AI, people think it's AI generated—what should you do?AI writing can be obvious, repetitive and obvious, leading to a tapestry of issues for human writers—let's delve into this topic. 29043
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 15/12/2025‼️ Attention US writers/creators—Section 203 is under attack (again) and needs your help. 1138124
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 11/12/2025You don’t write like AI—AI writes like you. Defend the em dash. 1122221242
Reposted by JohnEllipsus @ellipsus.com · 11/12/2025Ho ho ho! We’ve left a few gifts under the Ellipsus tree... 🌌 Aura: An aurora borealis gradient to light up the long dark night. 🥂 Fête: A sparkly fizzy champagne gradient. 🎄 Jolly: Classic ugly sweater red-and-green. ❄️ Icicle: Brrr! Frosted winter wonderland blues. Haaaappy #ThemeThursday! 🎁 313740
