Many people seem to have completely lost the ability to tell what is real and what is fake online, or simply do not care anymore. Read more at @404media. #AI #AIslop #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/hHIBoK
@Gargron Greetings! Thank you for creating and releasing Mastodon for everyone to build communities, make connections, and support a decentralized Internet. I’m really curious about the long-term vision for Mastodon. As the network grows, what are some of the things the development team is most excited about building or improving, while still staying true to the principles of decentralization and user control?
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@arstechnica Reddit is just a bad website, IDK what happened to it but we need a #fediverse variant ASAP!
ShadowDragon, a contractor for ICE and other government agencies, has developed a tool that lets analysts more easily pull an individual’s publicly available data from a wide array of sites, social networks, apps, and services across the web. @404media has the story. #ICE #SocialMedia #ShadowDragon #Tech #Technology #CyberSecurity https://flip.it/Rjm1ZI
@arstechnica Musk is a hypocritical space Nazi.
People need to quit boosting him by using his fascist-friendly platform Twitter/X.
There is no excuse to be there unless you are a Nazi.
TikTok is rolling out a new feature to encourage teens to stop using the app at night. Read more at @theverge. #OnlineSafety #SocialMedia #Teen #Tech #Technology #TikTok https://flip.it/vgzalJ
@mastodonmigration As Duke of Madness etc. well... it would be madness to NOT to have a Mastodon/Fediverse account!
Hey folks, I'm adding this pinned post on advice from @FediTips
(whom I recommend you follow)
My interests are #HigherEd, #education in general, #SciFi, how people network through #SocialMedia (less the biz/marketing stuff, though I make exceptions).
I'm more active on Bluesky, tbh. I'm @ harmonygritz.bsky.social. You'll find my longtime "rainbow" profile image from Twitter/X there.
Featured story: “The evidence linking James Rodden to the online accounts in question is strong, with significant biographical consistencies spanning over a decade. … The depth of the investigation leaves little room for doubt.” https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/
Pretty smart advertising from Bluesky 
This marketing campaign is currently on display in Boston and is the first IRL ad that Bluesky have put out.
Nice work 
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was accused by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy of attempting to fire air traffic controllers despite the series of recent plane crashes
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Musk #Twitter #socialmedia #Fediverse #trending
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musks-doge-tried-fire-air-traffic-controllers-report-2041505
Utah becomes the first state in the U.S. to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages.
@AssociatedPress reports: "The bill headed to the desk of Gov. Spencer Cox has pitted Meta, which operates Facebook and Instagram, against app store giants Apple and Google over who should be responsible for verifying ages."
Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children.
@AssociatedPress reports: "The Cabinet initiated the move last year after a teen stabbed another teenager to death in November after a quarrel that started on TikTok."
We’re reading “the Sirens’ Call” by MSNBC commentator Chris Hayes. The book brings together several themes that interest me: the evils of #surveillancecapitalism; disinformation on #socialmedia; #privacy rights; and how our personal freedom is harmed by abuses in these areas.
He quotes Phaedrus, a book I’ve always meant to read since encountering it in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance decades ago. Maybe now I will.
Professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, Tamar Mitts for @time breaks down why the fight against online extremism always fails and why we need to understand that the issue "is bigger than any one site can handle."
#PeerTube: the Fediverse’s decentralized video platform (part 1: first impressions)
mentioning @Framasoft @peertube @fedihost@mstdn.social @fedihost@video.fedihost.co @paige @veronicaexplains @ewen @docpop @hikingdude
P.S.: this is the 20th article for The Future is Federated 
The Trump administration wants to review the social media accounts of prospective citizens, @theverge reports. The federal agency that oversees legal migration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), proposed this new policy in the Federal Register, describing it as “necessary for a rigorous vetting and screening” of those applying for "immigration-related benefits." USCIS said this policy is necessary to comply with an executive order that President Trump signed on his first day in office, “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” Here's what experts think.
Hey everyone, you can see me at @Flipboard House next week at #SXSW. I'll be on a panel on Monday, March 10 around 4pm, talking about my experience with federated social media such as Mastodon, and how I (and my client @TexasObserver) use social networks. https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse-house/
*I still do their socials
