Excited to announce that the @EUCommission has updated it's follow buttons on the website footer!
What's that first platform there? Could that be #Mastodon?
And where did the link to #X go?
All the posts and comments here on Mastodon calling for this, trust me we read them!
I'm seeing more and more platforms cropping up, saying that they are an ethical social network, like here my most recent find: Spray Social.
Not sure what to make of this yet, if it's legit or a scam (considering I found this in the comment sections of the #EuropeanCommission on #LinkedIn).
I'm just saying it's indicative of a desire for #EuropeanAlternatives.
Latest comic: The Wellness Charlatan's Guide to Longevity
#healthcare #science #health #medicine #healthinsurance #EconomicInequality #SocialMedia #influencers
🇧🇷 Brazilian Federal Law 15211, called Digital Statute of Children and Adolescents, requires age verification of users on social networks, application stores and operating systems
🔗️ planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato…
The National Data Protection Agency defined the steps to implement age measurement solutions
🔗️ in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/despach…
This agency has other documents and specific recommendations
🔗️ gov.br/anpd/pt-br/assuntos/eca…
#Brazil #AgeVerification #SocialMedia #OperatingSystem #AppStore
John Oliver's Show covered what's happening with X/Twitter. How it's algorithms are designed to push right-wing content, and how people don't just get away with, but get paid for inciting violence and hate speech. His advice? Leave X.
youtube.com/watch?v=p7ZG_xWYLz…
#SocialMedia #LeaveTwitter #LeaveX
John Oliver discusses how an already flawed Twitter got worse under Elon Musk, how it continues to impact us all, and what it has to do with the 30-40 trilli...YouTube
What you working on there?
#Plushtodon is here to keep me motivated on a Friday afternoon. 💜🐘
I had an interesting conversation on here recently that made me realize that maybe not everyone who uses Mastodon knows that you can use filters as a way to add content warning to other people's posts?
stefanbohacek.com/blog/on-fedi…
#fediverse #mastodon #ContentWarning #SocialMedia
Content warnings are a useful tool. And very divisive.Stefan Bohacek (stefanbohacek.com)
In the age of cutesy #mammal sensations like pygmy hippo #MooDeng the chubby, pink-cheeked pygmy #hippo baby – many people believe that social media shares are correlated to cuteness. They ar…Palm Oil Detectives
🔊 Es hat ein bisschen gedauert, aber jetzt ist das Ding da:
Unser #WhitePaper zum Projekt #ReinventSocialPlatforms. 🙌
Unsere Erkenntnisse aus 6+ Monaten Recherche, Analyse und Prototypengebastel.
Themenfeld: #Fediverse, #SocialMedia, #Journalismus, #Medien, #Demokratie, #DigitaleSouveränität.
Viel Freude mit dem Report. Ich bin gespannt auf euer Feedback.
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swr.de/unternehmen/innovation/…
Kann das Fediverse eine Alternative zu den Social-Media-Monopolisten sein? Zusammen mit dem Media Lab Bayern und sechs fantastischen Fellows sind wir, das SWR X Lab, bei "Reinvent Social Platforms" dieser Frage nachgegangen.SWR
In the age of cutesy #mammal sensations like pygmy hippo #MooDeng the chubby, pink-cheeked pygmy #hippo baby – many people believe that social media shares are correlated to cuteness. They ar…Palm Oil Detectives
As good an explanation of the toxicity #broligarchy as you can get in 15 mins
Not only is their a statement of the problem but also a four pronged solution for what’s ails OUR internet
This comic 👆 by @jensorensen sums it up perfectly when it comes to decisions for or against certain social media networks. Let's do better!
Our #SocialMediaMatrix helps communications managers weigh up the options:
social-media-matrix.king-consu…
#SocialMedia #responsibility #Fediverse #Instagram #Meta #X #Twitter #Threads #Facebook #TikTok #WissKomm #Bundestag #DigitalSovereignty #Demokratie #TagderDemokratie #DemocracyDay #SciComm #Science #Communication
Social media in comparison: Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads or X? Why the Fediverse is the best long-term choice for authorities, associations, science and journalism.social-media-matrix.king-consult.de
Latest comic on the convenience of making less ethical choices
This week's comic, inspired by a study showing that AI summaries on top of search results are dramatically cutting traffic to websites.
#internet #technology #tech #journalism #disinformation #socialmedia #oligarchy
I’ve begun my journey to reduce my reliance on US tech, so it’s time for an update on how it’s all going.
No surprise, some services are far more easy to replace than others. Email and streaming are low-hanging fruit; maps and messaging can be more difficult. But we should still make the effort.
disconnect.blog/p/getting-off-…
#tech #digitalsovereignty #email #socialmedia #streaming
But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t make the effortParis Marx (Disconnect)
"Thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Hannah Arendt warned us that the point of this deluge is not to persuade, but to overwhelm and paralyze our capacity to act. More recently, researchers have found that the viral outrage disseminated on social media in response to these ridiculous claims actually reduces the effectiveness of collective action.
The result is a media environment that keeps us in a state of debilitating fear and anger, endlessly reacting to our oppressors instead of organizing against them."
404media.co/you-cant-post-your…
#SocialMedia #organizing #fascism #FightFascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.Janus Rose (404 Media)
Nice. How to leave #X / #Twitter and #Instagram? In the edition of tomorrow‘s newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine offers valuable tips and highlights alternatives in the #Fediverse, such as #Mastodon and #Pixelfed.
A must-read especially for @Gargron from @Mastodon and @dansup from @PixelFed and of course @helpers / @admins
📖 Read more here in german language: augsburger-allgemeine.de/geld-…
#SocialMedia #Privacy #Alternatives #Mastodon #Pixelfed #Fediverse
Sie hadern mit Elon Musks Kurznachrichtendienst X und sind auch nicht mehr glücklich mit all dem, was Mark Zuckerbergs Meta-Konzern anbietet? Kein Problem. Es gibt Alternativen.Von Dirk Averesch, dpa (Augsburger Allgemeine)
Nice. How to leave #X / #Twitter and #Instagram? In the edition of tomorrow‘s newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine offers valuable tips and highlights alternatives in the #Fediverse, such as #Mastodon and #Pixelfed. A must-read especially for @Gargron from @Mastodon and @dansup from @PixelFed and of course @helpers / @admins
📖 Read more here in german language: augsburger-allgemeine.de/geld-…
#SocialMedia #Privacy #Alternatives #Mastodon #Pixelfed #Fediverse
Sie hadern mit Elon Musks Kurznachrichtendienst X und sind auch nicht mehr glücklich mit all dem, was Mark Zuckerbergs Meta-Konzern anbietet? Kein Problem. Es gibt Alternativen.Von Dirk Averesch, dpa (Augsburger Allgemeine)
"Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence
edri.org/our-work/meta-and-x-a…
#news #tech #technology #socialmedia #twitter #fediverse #politics #europe
To solve the core problem, we have to curb the immense grip Big Tech has on our institutions and invest in independent digital alternatives.European Digital Rights (EDRi)
NASA is bringing the high-stakes world of planetary defense to the Sundance Film Festival, highlighting its upcoming documentary, “Planetary Defenders,”NASA
NASA’s audio storytelling reached new frontiers in 2024, with Spotify Wrapped revealing the agency’s podcasts as a favorite among listeners worldwide. InNASA
🌟Hello #AcademicMastodon🌟
I'm Hannah and currently working on the research project to understand the role of #Mastodon in #academia during my internship here.
If you haven’t done so already, please consider participating in the project. I would love to hear from you:
🔗rug.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/…
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already participated in the survey! It is really insightful to read your opinions and experiences.
#AcademicChatter #OpenScience #Plushtodon #SocialMedia
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.rug.eu.qualtrics.com
Big congratulations to @jay.bsky.team and the whole @bsky.app team 🎉
With over half a million new users in the last day, Bluesky is demonstrating the power of open social networking and micro-blogging.
Thanks to @snarfed.org you can join in and post to Bluesky by following @bsky.brid.gy
We love to see new social grow, hopefully more to come!
#Bluesky #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia Technology #News #Fedi
Artist Chelo depicts what we see - and what we don't see - on social media. I like the full-circle nature of this comic.
Source: instagram.com/monero_chelo/rel… #art #socialmedia
8,488 Followers, 434 Following, 493 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Chelo (@monero_chelo)www.instagram.com
Digital content creators are invited to register to attend the launch of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, which will collect data to help scientists determineGary Daines (NASA)
It’s weird when two things pop up around the same time, looking the same. Even more weird when one is a crypto start-up with a billion dollar valuation. And the other an under-funded non-profit in the Fediverse.
That’s the story of an unlikely couple: #Farcaster and #Newsmast.
Both built around channels, or communities. The success of Farcaster shows the potential in the #Fediverse.
blog-pat.ch/an-unlikely-couple…
Farcaster, meet Newsmast. It’s weird when two things pop up around the same time, looking the same. Like Hollywood releasing two versions of the same story, in the same year.Michael Foster (Patchwork Blog)
I like this latest comic from @jensorensen (I like her work so much I support her on Patreon)
patreon.com/jensorensen/posts
We need to talk about #Covid & #LongCovid . As this comic points out, many people got the wrong message from the pandemic & this wasn't an accident. There was an organized effort to spread disinformation. It was profitable for individuals & social media companies.
Health #disinformation on #socialmedia needs to be fixed, because it's killing people.
Exactly the same content, posted on the same time, to similar crowd, gets 10x more engagement here than on Twitter, even tho I have 10x less followers here.
Why are people still using Twitter for promotion? And some are paying money thinking they're getting a good deal.
#twitter #mastodon #socialmedia #seo #visibility #posting #content #followers #viral
Latest comic: Using the First Amendment to end the First Amendment
#fascism #authoritarianism #media #journalism #tech #socialmedia #firstamendment
We’ve just published an update about this Mastodon trial which has been running for the last 6 months – you can read it here: bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2024-02-exte…
We are going to continue our trial here for at least another six months while we share our findings internally and seek more engagement from other BBC teams. We are also planning to start researching ways to publish more BBC content using ActivityPub.
"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."
What the hell?? This is so creepy.
#Meta #JavaScript #Privacy #web #SocialMedia #News #Threads
gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-…
Facebook introduces a confusing new setting as the walls close in on Zuckerberg’s data machine.Thomas Germain (Gizmodo)
#SocialMedia provider or #socialmedia instance.
#Mastodon and #threads, and #bsky and others are brands. And brands carry baggage.
Just like we host #email. We also host #social
Very few care what is under the hood of our email servers. And it should be the same for social.
Our CEO, @mike just launched a new podcast series titled "Dot Social" to explore the evolution of the internet and how new open standards, like #ActivityPub, can forever change the web and the world of social media.
Guests include:
@mmasnick
@WMitchellBaker
@coachtony
@evan
@cubicgarden
@tchambers
@Jbat
More info & episode 1 at about.flipboard.com/inside-fli…
Mike McCue, co-founder and CEO of Flipboard, launches a new podcast titled "Dot Social'' to shed light on the Fediverse and the future of social media.Christel van der Boom (Flipboard)
Is anyone leading efforts on promoting fediverse to government agencies?
NPR’s data shows that they lost nothing after being ostracized by the psychotic white billionaire. It counters the idea that leaving Twitter is a loss. Let’s dismiss the idea that we need to be held hostage on any platform.
niemanreports.org/articles/npr…
#NPR #Twitter #SocialMedia #Journalism #Media
The numbers confirm what many of us have long suspected — that Twitter wasn’t worth the effort, at least in terms of traffic.Nieman Reports
