Panel with Bluesky and Mastodon at the International Journalism Festival
Felix, CEO of Mastodon, and I hope to collaborate more. Mastodon has wide adoption in Europe and 8k communities (servers) running independently. The customization they give communities is inspiring to me. Public squares should be a gathering place for you to discover cozier corners/communities.
... The real opposition are the oligarch-controlled, enshittified, manipulating major commercial platforms. We have no chance of making a dent into their dominance if the revolution fights itself instead.
I want to applaud @rose.bsky.team and @mellifluousbox.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for appearing on stage together and expressing a desire to cooperate. As I've said for a long time, #Bluesky and #Mastodon, #ActivityPub and #ATProtocol should not be fighting each other...
@leavex PDS is one part of the network, you also need a relay, and an AppView.
Even Blacksky, the only "independent" community still relies on Bluesky to some degree.
See a great explainer thread here: https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116415821939972420
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We prefer #Mastodon for several reasons, the main one being its ability to easily form independent, community-driven interoperable instances. Nevertheless, we have a #Bluesky account so as not to exclude people who prefer this alternative.
Recently we […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says
archive.is/2026.04.10-165315/https:...
#BigTech #SocialMedia #Estonia #EU
"Illustration for a research paper titled 'Weaponised suspicion: How conspiracy theories fuel modern disinformation'. The image features a black crow in flight, with a flock of smaller bird silhouettes scattering from its wings, and a red flag emerging from its beak. The European Union flag is visible in the bottom left corner."
Conspiracy theories are nothing new, but digital platforms have transformed their scale, speed and influence. They are now a major part of the disinformation ecosystem, shaping public debate and eroding trust.
This latest paper explores what drives […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
"Subtlety is not the strength of Russian internet propaganda. The current waves of videos being mass-distributed on social media from X to TikTok all follow the same simple principle. They all have the same transparent thrust."
RE: mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/116385262...
EN: Just as relevant today as it was last Sunday: In Hungary, the leading figure among right-wing authoritarian, pro-Russian actors—from the AfD to MAGA—could lose an election tomorrow. Pro-Orbán propaganda from Russia shows how the […]
The article discusses how journalists and opportunistic actors can fuel anxiety through speculation, hypothetical discussion, rumor, or intentionally seeded misleading narratives.
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Chatter and fear about US military draft emerge as Trump’s Iran war drags on | US military […]
RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116368379234020589
Cher Président Macron, pourquoi n'êtes-vous pas encore présent sur le Fediverse ? Cessez de laisser cet espace aux trolls et aux extrémistes, quittez X.
#LeaveX
After almost twenty years on the platform, EFF is logging off of X.
This isn’t a decision we made lightly, but it might be overdue. 🧵 (1/5)
www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
A still from a TV show. A woman with grey hair in a black jacket sits opposite Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, at a desk. A subtitle shows the text "There's the whole Mastodon universe." at the bottom of the screen.
Nice to see a Mastodon shout-out on The Daily Show last night, thanks to @eff Executive Director Cindy Cohn!
It's a longer segment, with some interesting nuance around social media and censorship later in the conversation.
(disclosure: I am an EFF Member / […]
[Original post on macaw.social]
Nun ist endlich klar wen die AfD meint, wenn sie von Messer-Männern und Taugenichtsen spricht. Warum in die Ferne schweifen..
Nao tinha visto o link, pois nao teve notificacao. Desculpe, nao clico no link do X por razoes já discutidas.
Human rights chief warns against banning social media for kids
archive.is/2026.03.24-204653/https:...
Ban the harmful algorithms of Big Tech social media instead.
#BigTech #SocialMedia #EU […]
Some of America's most powerful tech oligarchs seem pathologically unreflective. Yet these are the people who most need to understand themselves, Thomas Chatterton Williams argues […]
"Big Tech has been addicting and harming our kids for years, and they knew it." I keep hearing this from politicians. Fair enough.
But I rarely see the same energy directed at parents. I've seen mobile devices used as digital pacifiers. I've seen adults glued to their phones while supposedly […]
Ich sehe in Merz eine Ursache für den explodierenden Rechtspopulismus.
We're writing this in the fediverse so we're guessing most of you don't need this reminder from @parismarx, but just in case, here are all the reasons you should stop posting on Twitter.
https://flip.it/YmTcJQ
#SocialMedia #Technology #Tech #Twitter
Great! Now they'll only make slightly fewer billions while doing the same thing.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/m...
#Meta #ChildAbuse #Instagram #Facebook #BigTech #SocialMedia #Zuckerberg
Smart glasses make it remarkably easy to film someone without their consent. Those who study covert filming say it can create a physical & psychological threat, from stalkers to increased anxiety, as the law struggles to keep up
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur... #cdnlaw
Canadian article applies everywhere
We've heard this argument too often: not deleting a Twitter account because someone could impersonate you.
Interestingly, after checking the links of several politicians who deleted their accounts, we found that no one has impersonated them.
Have you seen a case like that, or is it just […]
Brazilian law aims to protect minors from harmful online content
apnews.com/article/brazil-internet-...
P𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄:
• 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 feeds with no natural stopping points
• 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 video […]
Elon Musk took over Twitter and turned it into the anti-woke, fascist-amplifying X.
There’s been debate about whether to stay since he bought it. But seeing how it’s evolved and the recent Grok deepfake scandal, there’s no good argument to stay.
I stopped posting there. You should too.
Liverpool calling on social media companies to do more to tackle racist abuse directed at footballers while still remaining on X is a pretty ridiculous look, tbh.
Liverpool have called on social media companies to take action after Ibrahima Konate was targeted with racist abuse following the midweek win over Galatasaray in the Champions League.
More from @greggevans40.bsky.social ⬇️
Liverpool say they are "appalled and disgusted" by racist abuse aimed at Ibrahima Konate after the 4-0 win over Galatasaray this week. "This behaviour is utterly unacceptable. It is dehumanising, cowardly and rooted in hate."
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...
Isn't it scary that a corrupt heir with delusions of grandeur has amassed enough power and money to destroy democracies and science, two things that have contributed so much to improving our lives on this planet?
#Science #Democracy #Greed #FarRight #Disinformation #HateSpeech #Capitalism
