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Should social media platforms allow kids age 13 or younger to create accounts?
#SocialMedia

#SocialCoop we updated Mastodon from 4.2.7 -> 4.2.9 for security updates :)

Here's another report that shows that #Chinese heavy industry companies rank at the bottom for #climate and #social indicators.
But good luck finding any critical campaigns against Chinese companies.

I know I'm now officially old - 3 nights out in row (4th tonight) and I'm knackered. Really happy to announce that I've no actual plans for either Friday or Saturday apart from a video call with father-in-law for his birthday tomorrow, and a leisurely stroll and coffee with husband on Saturday.
Happy dance from me.
#SocialButterfly

I'm calling it
Threads is the actually evil thing you imagine Twitter is
Twitter's actually still doing okay
#mastodon #fediverse #socialmedia

Bundeskanzler auf TikTok: #Kanzler auf #TikTok? Ja, das braucht es! Mehr als die Hälfte der Deutschen im Alter zwischen 14 und 19 Jahren nutzt TikTok. #SocialMedia ist die wichtigste Nachrichtenquell…

Bundeskanzler auf TikTok: Kanzler auf TikTok? Ja, das braucht es!
Politiker müssen auf TikTok präsent sein. Olaf Scholz zeigte am Wochenende, warum: Er konnte sich schnell zu aktuellen Ereignissen äußern. Das sollte er öfter tun.

Imagine two identical #social #networks with mainstream users. Same number of users, same connectedness of the social graph, same demographics etc.
Social network A only has an algorithmic feed. Social network B only has a chronological people-I-follow feed.
What would the usage numbers look lik…

When #RSS and #SocialMedia meet I think there is a lack of interoperability.
When I boost a post there should be an easy way for someone who subscribes to the RSS feed of my #Mastodon ac…

Information sharing is a normal part of human interaction, but it's a part of us that can be manipulated and used to gain access to resources or locations by bad actors.
This is known as #SocialEngineering.
How would a room full of #security professionals behave when we invite t…

Let me hack you: a different kind of social engineering | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Do you know my birthdate? Or my mother’s maiden name? Would I trust you enough to tell you this information? Does it matter if you know, and does it pose a security risk? Most of us accidentally reveal specific information about ourselves in any social interaction – it’s natural to talk about your family, where

Liebe öffentliche Dienste. Nutzt doch bitte
1️⃣ nicht (nur) Social Media für eure Informationen an die Bevölkerung (oder die Presse) und
2️⃣ nicht nur kommerzielle #SocialMedia -Kanäle und
3️⃣ hört ganz besonders auf, ex- #Twitter zu nutzen.
Und liebe Journalist:innen: Hör…

I know I'm now officially old - 3 nights out in row (4th tonight) and I'm knackered. Really happy to announce that I've no actual plans for either Friday or Saturday apart from a video call with father-in-law for his birthday tomorrow, and a leisurely stroll and coffee with husband on Saturday.
Happy dance from me.
#SocialButterfly

#Podcast: #ScienceFiction trifft auf Realität - #SocialScoring – werden wir ständig bewertet?

Well...maybe Nostr isn't so great...
Can't get much engagement there. Even offered to pay for engagement like those corporate social media sites and nothing....😑🤦‍♂️
#Nostr #SocialMedia

Bitkom-Umfrage: Viele Politikerinnen und Politiker haben Profile in den sozialen Medien. Gleichwohl erreichen sie dort oft nur eine Minderheit der politisch Interessierten. Gerade einmal 11 Prozent derjenigen, die sich auf #SocialMedia über Politik informieren, folgen den Profilen von einzelnen Politikerinnen und Politikern.
Sehr diffus? Was ist mit dem rechten Politikergesocks auf

Nur eine Minderheit folgt Politikerinnen und Politikern auf Social Media | Presseinformation | Bitkom e. V.
Presseinformation Gerade einmal 11 Prozent derjenigen, die sich auf Social Media oder über Messenger über Politik informieren, folgen den Profilen von einzelnen Politikerinnen und Politikern.

🪦 RIP Twitter API: A eulogy to its vast research contributions
#twitter #socialmedia

RIP Twitter API: A eulogy to its vast research contributions
Since 2006, Twitter's Application Programming Interface (API) has been a treasure trove of high-quality data for researchers studying everything from the spread of misinformation, to social psychology and emergency management. However, in the spring of 2023, Twitter (now called X) began changing $42,000/month for its Enterprise access level, an essential death knell for researcher use. Lacking sufficient funds to pay this monthly fee, academics are now scrambling to continue their research with…

Before a longer parental leave, another update regarding visits from some #SocialMedia to @…:
#Mastodon is quite steady and I'm sure,

My mother is visiting & brought boxes of my childhood drawings...
And it's official...I predicted #PizzaRat back in 1992...
...like an 8-year-old viral #meme Nostradamus
#SocialMedia

#TIL: #SocialScoring gibt es in #China weder im ganzen Land, noch ist es verpflichtend. In den Modellregionen wird in der Regel auch nur positives Verhalten bewertet und man kann seine Punkte dann z.B. für Ku…

Use our resources on the link below to find out more on the 'Ethics of Social Media'.
Guidance from UKRIO #Ethics

But mainstream parties just want to boost demand for bome-ownership. So irrelevant and damaging.
Social rent homes in England fall by more than quarter of a million in decade | #SocialHousing

"Social Media – ein Überblick": schöne Grafik aus der Hauszeitung der Uni Münster: #SocialMedia

3 wonderful #SocialNetworkAnalysis conference days are over and I'm on my #ConferenceTravel back home. Once more the stunning Treno Gottardo, this time with a surprise as we exited the tunnel at Göschenen - snow!

I still think we should add an extra layer of #tagging to #SocialMedia in general but to #Mastodon and the

Just did my weekly "I am not your audience" clearout of people that either unfollowed me or never mutually followed me so we can efficiently converse.
There seems to be a bad behavior cycle of following folks just for the sake of getting followed back, just so you can unfollow to seem "popular".🤦‍♂️
I hate this behavior. If you aren't following me, I'll most likely not follow you or unfollow you at some point because my goal here is to have conversations. If we don't see each other's posts regularly to be able to engage in such conversation, then what's the point?
Stop talking AT me and start talking TO me.
This is social media, let's be social!
#Fediverse #Fedi #SocialMedia

Twitter=CNN
Threads=MTV/BET
Mastodon=CSPAN
Bluesky=VH1
#socialmedia #mastodon #twitter

LESEN! Unter den jungen Leuten im Alter von 14 bis 29 Jahren, also der Zukunft Deutschlands, heißt die beliebteste Partei: AfD. Sicher, wer überall Krisen sieht und sich überfordert fühlt, sehnt sich nach Erlösung. Das bedeutet noch lange nicht, dass ausgerechnet die AfD die Nachfrage bedienen müsste. Nur sind die Rechtsextremisten eben auf #SocialMedia so aktiv wie keine andere Partei. Die …

Jugendliche gehen massenhaft der AfD auf den Leim: Was hat das mit TikTok zu tun?
Frustriert, verängstigt, radikalisiert: Steht Deutschlands Jugend am Abgrund?

If you want to start a new #socialmedia network, you not only need a catchy name but also verbs for the most important activities on that network. If you later rename your product you may run into problems if no such verbs exist or can't be renamed.
Let me give you an example:
Let's say your new or renamed social service is called

#sociallyVegan 🤘

Beim Teilen ist Vorsicht angesagt, würde ich sagen: Teile ich eine falsche Behauptung, kann ich dran sein und für alle Teilenden haften. Au weia.
Aber: Wer kann schon wissen, ob das, was gepostet wird, tatsächlich der Wahrheit entspricht?
Im Prinzip kann man ab jetzt nur noch sehr wenig teilen, nicht wahr?
#shitstorm

#TIL: #SocialScoring gibt es in #China weder im ganzen Land, noch ist es verpflichtend. In den Modellregionen wird in der Regel auch nur positives Verhalten bewertet und man kann seine Punkte dann z.B. für Ku…

The #SocialCoop Tech Working Group's [[Open House]] is starting in five minutes! Hope you can join :)
We'll meet at https://meet.evolix.org/twg
Context:

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"TMTG könnte aufgrund des Schwerpunkts seiner Angebote und der Beteiligung von Präsident Donald J. Trump größeren Risiken ausgesetzt sein als typische #SocialMedi -Plattformen," erklärt das Dokument. Dabei gehe es aber nicht nur um mögliche Attacken von Hackern und ähnliches. Trumps Verhalten könnte direkte Auswirkungen auf den Erfolg der Plattform haben, geben die Betreiber unumwun…

Donald Trump: Größte Gefahr für Truth Social ist er selbst, sagt Truth Social
Truth Social machte Donald Trump um Milliarden reicher. Nun muss das Netzwerk auf finanzielle Risiken hinweisen. Und nennt Trump als größtes.

Can someone tell Social Media Content Creators that you can actually upload selfie videos/pictures in original orientation by disabling mirroring from the start or – now listen carefully – mirror it again (twice)! 🤯
#SocialMedia #mirroring

I think following specific hashtags of a profile would be useful. Technically it's like following a profile but the timeline posts filtered by specific hashtags. Perhaps similar logic on Mastodon, to hiding boosts from profile or filtering posts by subscribed languages.
Could probably solve the issue where folks create multiple accounts for different interests or circles.
#SocialMedia

Best sentence today: there's a lot of writing&posting but very few communication.
#socialMedia

What about an #IIW session next week where we remind each other what we wanted the #socialweb to be ≈15 years ago before the big platforms took over and it all became non-viable since?
Which parts of the vision are again relevant and can we make them happen this time around now that we have a resurgence…

I uninstalled LinkedIn on my phone last night. It has become a toxic boot-licking, overtly corporate environment the past few years.
I have occasionally enjoyed in the past and posted new blog posts on it but that ends now.
I’ll still keep it around for job searching and posting jobs from the laptop but that’s it.
#linkedin

Day 3 of #SocialNetworkAnalysis Duality@50 conference is coming to a close.
After 3 days of intense discussions my brain feels very exploded - (mostly) in a good way.
Reminded how hard #interdisciplinarity is - I'm the only architecture scholar in a group of …

If you unironically describe something as the #SocialMedia of its time you are not allowed to talk anymore.
#History Historians

@… at #GLT24: "The next #socialnetwork is just the web."
Please report if you know its original author of this quote.

👉🏽 The Instagram accounts poking fun at influencers
https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2024-04-01/the-instagram-accounts-poking-fun-at-influencers.html

The Instagram accounts poking fun at influencers
The platitudes and gaffes of many content creators feed parody profiles where unethical practices are also highlighted

Day 1 of the Duality@50 #SocialNetworkAnalysis conference is coming to an end. I've learnt so much, listened to brilliant talks, received great comments on my own work and had many inspiring conversations in the beautiful atmosphere of Lago Maggiore.
I've also spent several hours in bed in between for my

I uninstalled LinkedIn on my phone last night. It has become a toxic boot-licking, overtly corporate environment the past few years.
I have occasionally enjoyed in the past and posted new blog posts on it but that ends now.
I’ll still keep it around for job searching and posting jobs from the laptop but that’s it.
#linkedin

When you login to social media for the day...👇🤣
#SocialMedia #Funny

Again, for the naysayers
My Twitter feed, politically, is nearly active and on the correct side of history as my feed here on Mastodon
threads is the only one that's mostly on some bs
(again, i think this is because good people still in twitter have more power than we think)
#socialmedia

🎯 Induction of social contagion for diverse outcomes in structured experiments in isolated villages
#socialscience

Social Media überholt Search als weltweit größte Werbegattung

Immer mehr Werbegelder fließen in Social Media. Laut dem neuen "Global Ad Spend Forecast" des britischen Marktforschers WARC erreicht die Gattung in diesem Jahr neue Spitzenwerte - und überholt Search als größten Werbekanal weltweit. - Horizont (€)
#SocialMedia

WARC-Prognose: Social Media überholt Search als weltweit größte Werbegattung
Immer mehr Werbegelder fließen in Social Media. Laut dem neuen "Global Ad Spend Forecast" des britischen Marktforschers WARC erreicht die Gattung in diesem Jahr neue Spitzenwerte - und überholt Search als größten Werbekanal weltweit.

Die Alten mischen Social Media auf
#Granfluencer #Trends #socialmedia #alter

Kind of an interesting development in social media with UK media:
BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music have left Facebook and Twitter. Although they're replacing them with Tiktok and Insta.
If only someone had told them that the BBC's R&D team have their very own Mastodon server they could use! @…
#BBC #Radio #BBCRadio2 #BBC6Music #SocialMedia #Fediverse

Critically important new book from my colleague and friend Snait Gissis. Essential reading. #evolution #lamarck #HerbertSpencer #socialscience #philsci #histsci @… @… @… @…
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-52756-2

😳I just had a WEIRD as hell experience!
So I saw a post boosted to my timeline from someone who claimed to be a writer. So I googled their name cause I wanted to see their credits. Ended up seeing their BlueSky profile in the list of results, clicked on it...and my "dead" BlueSky account is blocked by them there and I'm not blocked here on my MUCH more active account..
Do people actually go out of their way to block users that don't even interact with them there? Seems kinda odd.😬
#BlueSky #SocialMedia #Weird

#Threads zu blocken, ist nicht die alleinige Lösung für das stetig wachsende „Trust & Safety“ Problem. Neben simplen Block-Listen, brauchen wir zukünftig bessere Strategien um diesem Problemen Herr zu werden. Wir brauchen mehr Initiativen wie IFTAS und Services, die sich ähnlich wie mit E-Mail- oder Kommentar-Spam, zukünftig auch mit

🔥⏲️ Fudge Sunday #newsletter "Project Liberty & DSNP" A look at Project Liberty and Decentralized Social Networking Protocol
#ProjectLiberty
#socialnetworks

🪞 People perceive parasocial relationships to be effective at fulfilling emotional needs
#socialscience

People perceive parasocial relationships to be effective at fulfilling emotional needs - Scientific Reports
People regularly form one-sided, “parasocial” relationships (PSRs) with targets incapable of returning the sentiment. Past work has shown that people engage with PSRs to support complex psychological needs (e.g., feeling less lonely after watching a favorite movie). However, we do not know how people rate these relationships relative to traditional two-sided relationships in terms of their effectiveness in supporting psychological needs. The current research (Ntotal = 3085) examined how…

Austauschnetzwerke statt #SocialMedia Unfug, sucht der @…
Vielen Dank für den Beitrag. Tja, der Herr Murks hat das Netzwerk zugrunde gerichtet, über dass ich mich lange Jahre ausgetauscht habe. Und die Austauschjahre auf Facebook sind schon lange …

Austauschnetzwerke statt Social Media Unfug - Henning Uhle
Ich bin wieder auf der Suche. Ich suche Austauschnetzwerke. Was ich damit meine und worin der Unterschied zu Social Media besteht, sage ich.

🧮 Avoiding the gifts-in-kind trap: New research shows how influencers can make their work pay
#socialmedia

Avoiding the gifts-in-kind trap: New research shows how influencers can make their work pay
Social media influencers who want to be paid money for their content must focus on three key areas to lift themselves out of the gifts-in-kind trap and to protect their pursuit of meaningful work, new research from the University of Bath shows.

Seit 100 Jahren instrumentalisieren Populisten und Extremisten neue Medien für #Propaganda: Radio, Fernsehen, Internet, schreiben die Autoren des @…. Auch der

Warum die AfD auf TikTok dominiert – und was dagegen helfen könnte
TikTok, YouTube und Facebook sind fest in Hand der AfD, auf Instagram haben nur die Grünen mehr Follower. Woher kommt der Social-Media-Erfolg der Populisten und Extremisten?

Is it just me, or are there more users that aren't logging in regularly than there are registering?
Like we have an abandonment issue or an absolutely MASSIVE false activity reporting issue....😬
Doesn't feel so "alive" here these days.
#Fedi #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia

OJ Simpson finds his conclusion. We learn how, and why to embed content beyond the original. We share a return to Social Media outlets and explain the why of it all. Plus, more!
#OJ #SocialMedia #Facebook

Likes are now private on Twitter/X. Because.
#Twitter

slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) on X
elon: let’s allow porn software engineer: um ok? elon: *walking back into the room 5 minutes later* hey can everyone see likes?

Lesenswert!
#Podcasts und #SocialMedia verschmelzen. Drei Entwicklungen zeichnen sich ab. Da sich neben Threads von Meta auch die wichtigsten Blogbetreiber dem Fediversum anschließen, ist es nur eine Frage der Zeit bis auch Podcasts direkt als eigene Instanz oder über einen Service dem Fed…

Future of Podcasts
Warum mich das Thema fasziniert: Podcasts – wir sind schon im Thema, oder? Zum Glück lese ich inzwischen weniger Texte über einen Hype. Podcasts haben bewiesen: Sie sind gekommen um zu b…

#KI killt das Internet - doch das alte Web 2.0 kann sich wehren - Das Internet zu #SocialMedia Zeiten war ein Fast Food-Restaurant. Jetzt ist es nur noch die Erdnuss-Schale an der Theke.
Um so schöner ist, dass es manche Ecken im Web gibt, die im Angesicht der KI-Tools und -Angebote noch ganz na…

K.I. killt das Internet - doch das alte Web 2.0 kann sich wehren

Well, I tried Nostr, as recommended by some folks over there who said it wasn't as bad as it looked.
Well, I'm here to tell you, it's worse than it looked.🤣
Some people think Fedi is too "tech bro"?!? Go there, realize your "username" is a 32 character long random string. Then, realize the only alternatives are to use a "free" one that you don't get to choose or deal with domains and server files....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dead on arrival. I tried. Not worth my time.
I am BeAware, not hyrulesquirrel45 or npub4928447372584863
#Nostr #SocialMedia #ConfusingAsFuck

#Youtube ist eine der beliebtesten #SocialMedia -Plattformen in #Russland. Facebook, Twitter und Tiktok wurden aus dem Land verbannt. Youtube bietet Russland-Kritikern eine Plattform, um sich mehr …

Youtube ist ein Problem für Putin - Russland wehrt sich
Russische Staatsmedien kontrollieren die örtlichen Fernsehprogramme größtenteils. Youtube ist darum zu einer P

😵‍💫Analyzing User Engagement with TikTok’s Short Format Video Recommendations using Data Donations
https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~franzi/pdf/zannettou-tiktok-chi24.pdf

Awaiting the day when one of my 2,000 "Fuck Spez" comments gets used by an AI as someone's definitive answer to their question.
Will they literally seek out Spez and proceed to fuck him silly? Seems likely, given that people are SO mad about the suggestion of putting glue on pizza...🤣
#Reddit #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia

Likes are now private on Twitter/X. Because.
#Twitter

slate (@PleaseBeGneiss) on X
elon: let’s allow porn software engineer: um ok? elon: *walking back into the room 5 minutes later* hey can everyone see likes?

Just curious, to those BlueSky enthusiasts out there:
How is BlueSky considered "decentralized" when there's only 1 company that controls the rules and who can and cannot post stuff?🤔
That's not what decentralized means...😬
Decentralized means power is spread out so that one central individual or group doesn't control everything.
BlueSky is not that. BlueSky is centralized and nothing about it is "federated".
The ATproto just seems like theatrics to generate interest in something that isn't really there...😳
#BlueSky #SocialMedia #Decentralization #Decentralized

Is someone in a social-media conversation trying to have the last word?
Just let them have it.
#socialMedia #tip #communication

Some people get replies and just do not engage at all....
Like, what is the point of posting to social media if you're not even gonna be SOCIAL?!?🤦‍♂️
Especially Fedi, cause it's not like we have some dumb ad service that pays you for views...You ain't making money here unless you're posting off-platform links to buy stuff.
I just don't get it. It's social media. Not "shout to the void and ignore everyone" media.🙄
#Fediverse #Meta #Fedi #ActivityPub #Mastodon #Sharkey #Misskey #Pleroma #Akkoma #IceShrimp #FireFish #GoToSocial #Friendica #Peertube #PixelFed #Hubzilla #Lemmy #Kbin #Mbin #SocialMedia #Threads #Facebook #Instagram #Twitter #Myspace #Digg #Youtube

Is someone in a social-media conversation trying to have the last word?
Just let them have it.
#socialMedia #tip #communication

Long post about my time on Nostr and how it compares to ActivityPub
So, after spending about 2 months on Nostr, I've decided to leave my account dormant there and come back to Fediverse as my "one true platform".
Let's do a postmortem.
What is Nostr?
Nostr is a protocol, much like ActivityPub or ATProto, but tries to solve problems that these platforms haven't.
The major difference is, your account is yours. There are "relays" there that are similar to instances here. However, unlike here, the relays don't always have a website attached and they don't "host" your account exclusively. Each relay you are a part of, has a copy of your profile and if you get "banned" from a relay, you just remove that relay from your connection and keep posting like normal.
There's many different things that Nostr can do, like microblogging, chat, streaming, communities similar to reddit, etc.
One of the other big features is that you can pay creators directly with the use of Bitcoin Lightning which I thought is a pretty neat idea. Though, with the amount of scammers in the crypto space, nobody wants to touch it anymore.
All of these things seemed good to me and I enjoyed engaging with the different systems. My issue, however, isn't with how the protocol is built, it's with the low engagement numbers.
Over my 2 months there, I've gained about 65 followers. Compared to Fediverse, that's REALLY low. Especially considering that there's only about 10% of followers that will engage with any post.
I'd even tried making exclusive Nostr themed content AND giving away Bitcoin Lightning (free money, anyone?) and only got a handful of interactions on each post.
It's good technology if you don't mind having to block stuff you don't want to see consistently. (Which I don't mind) But if the regular user doesn't get much out of the platform, they have no reason to put into the platform and that's pretty much where I'm at.
Fediverse continues to be the best social media platform for engagement. There are censorship issues here. (If you're banned by the biggest instances, you're pretty screwed) However, I don't have those problems.🤷
It was a good experiment nonetheless.
#Fediverse #Nostr #SocialMedia #ATproto #ActivityPub

It's been 6 months since Meta laid out their plan for "end of the year full federation".
It's wild to me that, in that same timeframe, a solo third party dev was able to get BlueSky pretty much fully federated before Threads could. Bridgy Fed dev doesn't even work for Bluesky or Threads and he managed to bridge Fediverse AND threads to BlueSky.
I feel embarrassed FOR Meta at this point. What the hell is taking them so long?
#Fedi #Fediverse #Threads #Meta #SocialMedia

Decentralized Social Media Tip:
If you're a Fediverse user that dabbles in Nostr as well, there's a few Fedi-Nostr bridges you can use. The most popular ones are Momostr.pink and Mostr.pub
Also, if you have a lightning wallet, you can link it in your bio with the tag ⚡️ and when your Fedi posts are seen on Nostr through the previously mentioned bridges, they can be zapped! Adding an easy way for you to get paid small amounts for your posts!
Social Media as we know it is changing before our eyes!🙌🙌🙌
#Nostr #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Decentralization #Tips

If you ever thought "Fediverse needs to give more control to the user", you should give Nostr a try.
No one server has control over your account or content there. The way it works is similar, but different, to blockchain technology.
Your account is a "key pair" consisting of a public key that just gives viewing access to your account and a private key that controls everything about your account.
Content is spread through "relays" similar to instances on Fedi. However, your account doesn't just get deleted or unaccessible if you get banned from a relay. You simply remove that relay from your list and continue on.
This does mean that moderating your own experience is WAY more important. However, that personally doesn't effect me differently because I host my own instance and have to moderate my feed anyway. It's pretty easy to avoid ridiculous stuff, but less easy than "let someone else do it for you".
If having complete control over your social graph and not having to worry about being "cancelled" is something you desire, you should give really think about researching Nostr. There's even a few Nostr-Fediverse bridges so you can interact with Fedi content!
#SocialMedia #Nostr #Decentralization #Privacy #Censorship #Fedi #Fediverse

I feel very seen today. If that makes sense.😂Getting some interaction feels nice. Thank you nice Fedi people. Lots of talented devs and leaders in this space like Flipboard, Mastodon, Threads, and the ActivityPub devs are doing lots of work to start making these platforms interconnected in a way while hopefully letting people feel safe while doing so. (work is being done so that things work more in a way that you would expect them to, blocks and otherwise)
It's very admirable and the future of social media is VERY exciting!
#Fedi #Fediverse #Flipboard #Threads #Mastodon #ActivityPub #SocialMedia #OpenSocialWeb

I wish more people would look into starting their own Fediverse instance.
Having even a few HUGE instances is bad for decentralization.
Fedi is starting to become a place where you can be "silenced" pretty easily if you don't "be a good boy/girl" and go against the grain.
If you host your own instance, nobody can really silence you in that way.
I'm fairly "boring" in the fact that I don't typically talk about politics and such, but I still feel a massive sense of freedom with hosting my instance.
For folks that aren't knowledgeable in Linux, there's sites like masto.host and toot.io that offer "managed" hosting for a bit of an upcharge. But if you're able to get the very basics of Linux down, running a Mastodon instance is fairly straightforward and requires fairly low maintenance if it's just 1 user.
Decentralization is our super power. Don't let it be lost because of the few big companies like Mastodon Gmbh or Meta!
#Fedi #Fediverse #Mastodon #ActivityPub #Decentralization #SocialMedia

Wow! All my Bluesky posts are backfilling now into my instance! That's cool! I'd guess this "feature" isn't available for the BlueSky side of things....🤔
If anyone notices posts on my profile from older than today, please reply to this and let me know! If you're on BlueSky, you need to follow @ap.brid.gy before you reply or I won't see it here. (This post is federating to BlueSky through a Fediverse-BlueSky bridge)
#BlueSky #BridgyFed #Fediverse #Fedi #Mastodon #SocialMedia

I can't wait till Fedi opens certain floodgates.
Lots of niche topics and communities are non-existent here.
I try SO hard to engage in pro wrestling discussion here, but it just isn't happening like it is on other platforms.
On threads, in 4 minutes, Smackdown will most likely be Trending. Here, maybe 5 people will casually mention it throughout the show.
There's a lot to be desired here and I hope this new social movement changes things for the better.
#Fedi #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Mastodon #Threads #Meta #ProWrestling #ProfessionalWrestling #WWE #WWESmackdown

Well, that's 3 Threads employees that are aware of BridgyFed.
That leaves a bit of hope for the future of social media interconnectivity! Even if we can't trust that that they're down to use it, it's a hope...😅
#Fedi #Fediverse #BlueSky #BridgyFed #BlueSkyBridge #ActivityPub #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Threads #Meta

The fucking ignorance on Threads is fucking laughable.🤣🤣 This man just called me a "Fediverse Stan account"
Un-fucking-believable!🙄🙄🙄Everyone, point and laugh at the idiot!🤣
#Fedi #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Threads #Meta #Ignorance #Mastodon #ActivityPub

Well, if they weren't before, Threads is now officially "Aware"😏 of BridgyFed. @… just liked my post about it over there.
Can't help but wonder if the bridge will work all the way through...🤔🤨
#Threads #Fediverse #Fedi #ActivityPub #BlueSky #BlueSkyBridge #BridgyFed #Meta #SocialMedia