yup

#corporate "#journalism"

we are on #mastodon/ #fediverse because the profit motive in corporate #socialMedia means privacy defilement, free reign for bigotry/ ignorance, and #algorithm manipulation by #plutocracy agendas

the same applies to the #news #media:

#ventureCapital takes over dying traditional media outlets and puts right wing goons in the managing editor positions

we have nonprofit news (#NPR, #ProPublica, #TheGuardian, etc)

trust them

all else: beware

It was great having a video call with @josschuurmans - nice to meet you! We chatted for almost two hours about open source.

Here are some of the tools we discussed that could also benefit our Mastodon community (I've mentioned them before, but here they are again):

FediAlgo, a fully customizable timeline algorithm that frees you from the tyranny of reverse chronological order
github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/f…

Fediway, a new recommendation engine for Mastodon that aims to replace the main feed for those who prefer a more algorithmic approach
github.com/fediway/fediway

Plausible, cookieless analytics
github.com/plausible/analytics

Sill, monitors your Bluesky and Mastodon feeds to find the most popular links in your network
github.com/TylerFisher/sill
sill.social

I'm always eager to try new apps, tools, and open source software - there's an app for everything!

#OpenSource #Community #Mastodon #SelfHosted #Algorithm

GitHub - TylerFisher/sill: Find the most popular links from your Mastodon/Bluesky networks

Find the most popular links from your Mastodon/Bluesky networks - TylerFisher/sill

^GitHub