#BreakingNews
#WarInTheMiddleEast

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*ICYMI: BEWARE - #Enshittification of #SocialMedia galore*

...EN MASSE #ElonMusk's #SM platform, #X (formerly #Twitter) from the plight and distress of the #Iranian and other peoples in the now war-torn #MiddleEast

👉 Please note the irony, though:
The business model of the world's biggest spreader of #FakeNews is apparently severely threatened by, you guessed it, the epitome of #FakeNews--#AI-generated content!👈

The "abuse" of #Elon's...

@fwtl yes, I'm quite positively surprised at all the good social experiences people have.

> An algo is a tool that can be used for good and the lack of one is really big problem for normies

I don't think that is necessarily the case, more so than that we are dealing with different social networking paradigms. And when people do not realize that, their expectations are off. I call this paradigm #PersonalSocialNetworking..

coding.social/blog/reimagine-s…

Hopping from #twitter to #mastodon is not just switching to another microblogging platform, that happens to be decentralized. The lack of algorithm gives an opportunity as well as a responsibility in order to get the most out of the fediverse: you are in control and should curate your own feed. By choosing who you follow, you shape your own village, and over time you may nurture it into a bustling city you are part of.

Algo's may help, but it is more Starter packs and app websites that can do a better introduction to fediverse social media.

How We Reimagine the Social Web

We find novel ways to collaborate and create value together.

^{Social coding commons}

No surprise, but it's good to have some data to back it up

"A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly"

theconversation.com/a-few-week…

"A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm ... shifts users’ political opinions in a more conservative direction."

#SocialMedia #Politics #X #Twitter

A few weeks of X’s algorithm can make you more right-wing – and it doesn’t wear off quickly

Elon Musk’s social media platform is boosting conservative content – and it’s having long-lasting effects on how users see the world.

^{The Conversation}

We added our Vivaldi Social server to the Fediverse on November 15th 2022. We are still, I believe, the only browser company that is fully behind the Fediverse. It is something we are very proud of! The Fediverse is the natural alternative to Big Tech social media, just like, IMHO, Vivaldi is the natural alternative to Big Tech browsers.

#Vivaldi #Fediverse #Mastodon #Twitter #SocialMedia #AI #Meta #Facebook #Instagram

vivaldi.com/blog/news/vivaldi-…

Vivaldi Social, a new instance on Mastodon. | Vivaldi Browser

Vivaldi Social, our Mastodon instance, is your gateway to reliable, big-tech-free social networking

^{Jon von Tetzchner (Vivaldi Technologies)}