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They may share a suffix (and a protocol), but Blacksky isn’t hitching its wagon to the Bluesky app or team. Founder and CEO @rudyfraser.com is creating a new, fiercely independent playbook for communities — one made possible because of the flexibility of the open web. We're excited for you to hear the latest episode of @mike's Dot Social podcast:

about.flipboard.com/fediverse/…

#DotSocial #Podcast #SocialMedia #SocialNetwork #Federation #OpenSocial #OpenSocialWeb #Blacksky #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #RudyFraser #Technology #Tech #Bluesky


"Social media isn't genuine." ❌ Wrong!

Profit-first social platforms aren't genuine, but social-first platforms can be.

Platforms owned by Big Tech companies aren't there to help you find people with similar interests. Instead, they have fallen victim to their own profits.

But we know there's a solution - open social media built on the social web.

Now, we're working to spread word about the open social web and invite our friends to better online community.

#SocialMedia #SocialWeb #Mastodon


Wired: Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

Paywalled. But what a weird headline.
wired.com/story/big-interview-…

#Bluesky #SocialMedia



I love Mastodon's ability to completely hide posts containing certain words, as if they were never there. It's the best thing for mental health ever.

#Mastodon #SocialMedia #MentalHealth


The more obvious #DonaldTheDeplorable is in his petty revenge and pathetic attempts at intimidation, the more vocal his opponents get and the more #8647now trends on #SocialMedia.

Doesn’t he know about the #StreisandEffect ?

#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.


It feels kind of amazing that I’ve been in the Fediverse for a couple of years now - and this is my third Eurovision here. I love it.

#Eurovision #Fediverse #SocialMedia


Social Media Companies Now Work for Governments—Not Users

Content from rap videos to protest photos is being removed in the name of “national security.”

foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/14/c…

Paywall Free: archive.today/Td6wV

#news #tech #technology #socialmedia #twitter #politics #censorship


#Florida bill requiring #encryption backdoors for #SocialMedia accounts has failed

techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/flor…

#cybersecurity #politics


This meme (circulating on LinkedIn) on the corruption of public debate both made me smile & frown at the same time.... it seems to sum up something about the current state of the world.

#SocialMedia #media #science


This real story by @jascha is the absolute #mustread about the "old" internet, wenn IRC and mailinglists were our #socialMedia and virtual reality met analogous #reality. mastodon.online/@jascha@ohai.s… I have tears of emotion in my eyes, this story about #friendship is so beautiful! Read the whole thread! 🥰


how are we the people planning to celebrate the orange r@pist’s birthday on 14 june?

we are planning to post photos of barack obama on all social media platforms.

#resist #protest #politics #FascistAmeriKKKa #tyranny #SocialMedia


ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account

The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.

texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut…

#news #USnews #ICE #Texas #Dallas #racism #WhiteSupremacy #immigration #justice #LawEnforcement #SocialMedia


I continue to think about decentralized networks. And I'm wondering, among other things, if we need squares or courtyards, and why good metaphors play a role in wise decisions.

#mastodon #fediverse #activitypub #socialmedia #socialnetworks #selfhosted

anders.thoresson.se/post/2025/…


Threads changed it's terms of service, going into effect on May 28th.

It references "The Protocol" a LOT. In this case, it has to be the Fediverse.

More interoperability coming soon?🤔

help.instagram.com/76998365785…

#Fedi #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Threads #Meta #SocialMedia


Mike Masnick compares how the Free Press covered the (misleading-to-false) story of the #Biden admin’s "censorship" of #SocialMedia [actually trying to combat harmful #disinformation like #election & #COVID #lies & #ConspiracyTheories or #HateSpeech like #WhiteSupremacy], to how they handled the very real #censorship attack on #Wikipedia by #Trump’s DC #USAttorney #EdMartin.

Spoiler: there are differences.

#law #tech #moderation #dictatorship #FourthEstate #journalism
techdirt.com/2025/04/28/govern…


Übrigens, #Bluesky war in der Nacht zu Freitag für etwa eine Stunde weitgehend offline.

Nur Nutzerinnen und Nutzer mit eigenem Personal Data Server waren nicht betroffen. Der Vorfall zeigt, dass Bluesky trotz dezentraler Ambitionen stark zentralisiert bleibt. Die Kritik daran wächst, während Plattformen wie #Mastodon echte #Dezentralisierung schon praktizieren.

heise.de/news/Bluesky-vorueber…

#SocialMedia #Netzwerke #Fediverse #Serverausfall #SozialeNetze


#Universities with #Mastodon accounts have steadily increased their follower numbers. ↗️ ↗️
The image shown here can be downloaded as PDF from
👉 tubcloud.tu-berlin.de/s/X4Yb4s…
with logos directly linking to the Mastodon accounts.

The #fediverse 🕸️ already is a cornerstone of 🗣️ #SciComm.

We just need to use it to establish our #digital #sovereignity. 💪

#Unis4Mastodon 🐘 #SaveSocial #SocialMedia


Och precis som med rökning är det svårt att inspirera till att sluta...

scientificamerican.com/article…

#socialmedia #freedom


"Mark #Zuckerberg Says #SocialMedia Is Over

During testimony at #Meta’s antitrust trial, the #Facebook founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be"

Huh

That's so weird Mark

And who is one of those primarily responsible for the #enshittification of centralized corporate social media?

Do you have any idea who that might be?

🤔

newyorker.com/culture/infinite…


"According to Wynn-Williams, Facebook actually built an extensive censorship and surveillance system for the Chinese state – spies, cops and military – to use against Chinese Facebook users, and FB users globally. They promise to set up caches of global FB content in China that the Chinese state can use to monitor all Facebook activity, everywhere, with the implication that they'll be able to spy on private communications, and censor content for non-Chinese users.

Despite all of this, Facebook is never given access to China. However, the Chinese state is able to use the tools Facebook built for it to attack independence movements, the free press and dissident uprisings in Hong Kong and Taiwan."

pluralistic.net/2025/04/23/zuc…

#SocialMedia #Facebook #Meta #BigTech #Oligopolies #Surveillance #Censorship #Privacy #HumanRights


Some Republican state legislators figured out the #socialmedia cheat code:

🗣️ Post misinformation or pick a fight
💥 Get algorithm love
🎯 Win attention

Researchers studied 4 million social posts and found harmful content=more attention

theconversation.com/some-polit…
#USPolitics


And it is done 🎉
(although still not that pretty 🙈):

Here is the always up-to-date sheet with more than 1000 official accounts by media organizations that you can follow from #Mastodon & everywhere else in the #Fediverse.

➡️ fingolas.eu/fediverse/overview…

There is a powerful custom search (top left) and a button to download an CSV with the handles of all visible accounts, that you can import. There's also the language, the country of origin and a direct link.

#SocialMedia #News #Threads #BridgyFed