The use of digital identity for web users presents many opportunities for abuse.

Earlier this month the TAG released a finding on "Preventing Abuse of Digital Credentials" which explores some of the risks involved with a focus on the presentation of government-issued digital credentials.

The TAG encourages people integrating digital credentials with the web to pay special attention to the societal impact of digital credentials. Read more at:
https://www.w3.org/2001/tag/doc/prevent-credential-abuse/

I absolutely despise when a recipe tells me to add 2 cups of onion. They don't come in cups. They come in onions.

Quick update: https://holos.social is now up and running!
Source code will be public very soon (link shows 404, repo still private). Registrations will follow shortly after.
Site available in English and French only for now.
For self-hosters, you'll have three options: an all-in-one install script (auto-detects OS, configures everything), Docker, or full step-by-step manual setup. All options are fully documented.

Ok, enough goofing around on Mastodon. I have work to do.

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Come join the @firesidefedi livestream with @neauoire rn!

https://social.firesidefedi.live/@firesidefedi/statuses/01KAY0HWM8N66SGDRD53S13J3Q

The whitenationalist masked mercenary abductor thugs have no interest in our Society.

#counterDisrupt

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/27/ice-dallas-texas-maher-tarabishi

@elduvelle I think this is fine - you don't have to agree with it to think that it's a worthwhile contribution. I'd say that the majority of papers I read I find something that makes me think it's fundamentally wrong, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't have been published or that they didn't make a contribution to my understanding. I think it's problematic that we pretend that published papers are - by virtue of being published - correct.

Starting today, bridged Mastodon and Pixelfed users can now use all of Bridgy Fed's blocking features, including subscribing to ATProto block lists, right from our settings page!

Check it out here: https://fed.brid.gy/settings

BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. 🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states. This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺

reuters.com/world/europe/e...

Open Source: un bene comune globale per abilitare la sovranità digitale

In un mondo sempre più dominato dal software, i paesi di tutto il mondo si stanno rendendo conto della loro dipendenza da servizi e prodotti stranieri. I cambiamenti geopolitici spingono la sovranità digitale in cima all'agenda politica in Europa e in altre regioni. Come possiamo garantire che le normative a tutela dei nostri cittadini siano effettivamente applicate? Come possiamo garantire la continuità delle operazioni in un mondo potenzialmente frammentato? Come possiamo garantire che l'accesso ai servizi critici non venga preso in ostaggio nei futuri negoziati commerciali internazionali?

opensource.org/blog/open-sourc…

@eticadigitale

The Christmas book tree by Hatchards books at St. Pancras Station in London. I was going to make a special trip to see it but it turned out my train was there. The little booths have speakers that tell you a story while you sit

From my bsky feed - two consecutive posts. Nature Sci Rep publishes incoherent AI slop. eLife publishes a paper which the reviewers didn't agree with, making all the comments and responses public with thoughtful commentary. One of these journals got delisted by Web of Science for quality concerns from not doing peer review. Guess which one?

Large MAGA accounts on X turn out to be registered in Asia, Africa, and russia

The irregularity came to light thanks to the new transparency feature called “About This Account,” which has since been partially disabled.

https://theins.press/en/news/287148

In August, two cop cars crashed in Beacon Hill.

We got the video. It's glorious.