Tim Chambers
Fediverse Development
Tim Chambers and 1 other boosted
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@newsmast.social  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

A new report by Amnesty International calls for the dismantling of concentrations of power to make way for rights-respecting digital ecosystems.

You can read the full report here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/POL30/0226/2025/en/

#BigTech#SocialMedia#AntiBigTech#Democracy#Fediverse#Mastodon#News#Report

An image of a smashed phone is the background to a quote from Amnesty International's Breaking Up With Big Tech report, which reads: "Big Tech’s dominance can lead to devastating consequences for marginalized communities. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have become primary gateways to news and public discourse. Their algorithmic systems – optimized for engagement and profit – have been shown to amplify harmful content which elicits a stronger reaction from users and keeps us online longer, allowing these companies to collect more data on us and serve us more adverts. In an increasingly polarized context, this can contribute to the rapid spread of discriminatory speech and even incitement to violence – which has had devastating consequences in several crisis and conflict-affected areas." Newsmast Foundation branding can be seen.
An image of a smashed phone is the background to a quote from Amnesty International's Breaking Up With Big Tech report, which reads: "Big Tech’s dominance can lead to devastating consequences for marginalized communities. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have become primary gateways to news and public discourse. Their algorithmic systems – optimized for engagement and profit – have been shown to amplify harmful content which elicits a stronger reaction from users and keeps us online longer, allowing these companies to collect more data on us and serve us more adverts. In an increasingly polarized context, this can contribute to the rapid spread of discriminatory speech and even incitement to violence – which has had devastating consequences in several crisis and conflict-affected areas." Newsmast Foundation branding can be seen.
An image of a smashed phone is the background to a quote from Amnesty International's Breaking Up With Big Tech report, which reads: "Big Tech’s dominance can lead to devastating consequences for marginalized communities. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have become primary gateways to news and public discourse. Their algorithmic systems – optimized for engagement and profit – have been shown to amplify harmful content which elicits a stronger reaction from users and keeps us online longer, allowing these companies to collect more data on us and serve us more adverts. In an increasingly polarized context, this can contribute to the rapid spread of discriminatory speech and even incitement to violence – which has had devastating consequences in several crisis and conflict-affected areas." Newsmast Foundation branding can be seen.
Newsmast Foundation
@newsmast@newsmast.social  ·  activity timestamp 16 hours ago

A new report by Amnesty International calls for the dismantling of concentrations of power to make way for rights-respecting digital ecosystems.

You can read the full report here: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/POL30/0226/2025/en/

#BigTech#SocialMedia#AntiBigTech#Democracy#Fediverse#Mastodon#News#Report

An image of a smashed phone is the background to a quote from Amnesty International's Breaking Up With Big Tech report, which reads: "Big Tech’s dominance can lead to devastating consequences for marginalized communities. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have become primary gateways to news and public discourse. Their algorithmic systems – optimized for engagement and profit – have been shown to amplify harmful content which elicits a stronger reaction from users and keeps us online longer, allowing these companies to collect more data on us and serve us more adverts. In an increasingly polarized context, this can contribute to the rapid spread of discriminatory speech and even incitement to violence – which has had devastating consequences in several crisis and conflict-affected areas." Newsmast Foundation branding can be seen.
An image of a smashed phone is the background to a quote from Amnesty International's Breaking Up With Big Tech report, which reads: "Big Tech’s dominance can lead to devastating consequences for marginalized communities. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have become primary gateways to news and public discourse. Their algorithmic systems – optimized for engagement and profit – have been shown to amplify harmful content which elicits a stronger reaction from users and keeps us online longer, allowing these companies to collect more data on us and serve us more adverts. In an increasingly polarized context, this can contribute to the rapid spread of discriminatory speech and even incitement to violence – which has had devastating consequences in several crisis and conflict-affected areas." Newsmast Foundation branding can be seen.
An image of a smashed phone is the background to a quote from Amnesty International's Breaking Up With Big Tech report, which reads: "Big Tech’s dominance can lead to devastating consequences for marginalized communities. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have become primary gateways to news and public discourse. Their algorithmic systems – optimized for engagement and profit – have been shown to amplify harmful content which elicits a stronger reaction from users and keeps us online longer, allowing these companies to collect more data on us and serve us more adverts. In an increasingly polarized context, this can contribute to the rapid spread of discriminatory speech and even incitement to violence – which has had devastating consequences in several crisis and conflict-affected areas." Newsmast Foundation branding can be seen.
Saskia
Luca Sironi
Saskia and 1 other boosted
Michael Foster
@michael@newsmast.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Users today want instant immersion - but we don't have to make the individual the centre of everything to escape the timeline void, and offer welcoming Third Spaces.

From Blacksky to a hometown Facebook Group, Anisota to the Provincetown Indie, feed readers to blogging newsletters, there are collective, curated ways to create immersive online experiences, connecting users to communities.

#Fediverse#SocialMedia

https://www.blog-pat.ch/homes-from-home/
Michael Foster
@michael@newsmast.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Users today want instant immersion - but we don't have to make the individual the centre of everything to escape the timeline void, and offer welcoming Third Spaces.

From Blacksky to a hometown Facebook Group, Anisota to the Provincetown Indie, feed readers to blogging newsletters, there are collective, curated ways to create immersive online experiences, connecting users to communities.

#Fediverse#SocialMedia

https://www.blog-pat.ch/homes-from-home/
heise online
@heiseonline@social.heise.de  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Argentinien: Mutmaßliche NS-Raubkunst in Immobilenanzeige im Internet entdeckt

Ein niederländisches Rechercheteam hat in einer Immobilienanzeige aus Argentinien ein Gemälde entdeckt, bei dem es sich wohl um NS-Raubkunst handelt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Argentinien-Mutmassliche-NS-Raubkunst-in-Immobilenanzeige-im-Internet-entdeckt-10624429.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Geschichte#Internet#IT#Journalismus#SocialMedia #news
heise online
@heiseonline@social.heise.de  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Argentinien: Mutmaßliche NS-Raubkunst in Immobilenanzeige im Internet entdeckt

Ein niederländisches Rechercheteam hat in einer Immobilienanzeige aus Argentinien ein Gemälde entdeckt, bei dem es sich wohl um NS-Raubkunst handelt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Argentinien-Mutmassliche-NS-Raubkunst-in-Immobilenanzeige-im-Internet-entdeckt-10624429.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Geschichte#Internet#IT#Journalismus#SocialMedia #news
knoppix
@knoppix95@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

Scientists are moving from Twitter/X to Bluesky, drawn by its simpler design and less aggressive algorithms. 🧬

Still, Mastodon offers stronger privacy and open-source values, making it a better alternative for many. 🔒

Why not choose Mastodon? 🤔
Healthy, respectful science communication needs better social platforms. 🌐

@Mastodon

https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/more-scientists-choose-bluesky-over-twitter/

#Science#Scientist#Scientists#SocialMedia#Privacy#Twitter#BlueSky#OpenSource#Mastodon#DigitalFreedom#Freedom#Communication#Tech
feedle
@feedle@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:

Perplexity’s AI browser Comet can be prompt-injected by any website - https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/08/25/perplexitys-ai-browser-comet-can-be-prompt-injected-by-any-website/?ref=feedle.world

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See other stories like this one here: https://feedle.world/digital-crossroads

#web #internet #socialmedia #blogging
Flipboard
@Flipboard@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Columnist Philip Bump left the Washington Post last month after accepting a buyout. For his Pbump blog, he writes about power — who has it and is using it responsibly and how to preserve your own — and why he is not a fan of Twitter/X or Substack. "There’s value to debate and conversation, of course, but that isn’t what’s fostered on Twitter or (in my limited experience) on Substack. Instead, conversation occasionally glimmers through a waterfall of bad-faith, uninformed trolls and attacks. It’s an effort to play a college football game after the crowd has stormed the field."

https://flip.it/cVKlO2

#Journalism#Media#SocialMedia#Twitter#Substack#WashingtonPost

Phanpy
Phanpy boosted
everton137
@everton137@social.vivaldi.net  ·  activity timestamp 4 days ago

I really love the catch-up feature on @phanpy. When I don't have time to scroll through my timeline on the Fediverse, I can simply see the most shared, liked, and commented-on posts from the networks I decided to follow. I know I'll still miss some good posts, but that's how I discover good ones I missed.

We can select the time range we want to catch up on. 1/2

#Mastodon#Algorithms#SocialMedia#Phanpy#Fediverse