"Then there are experiments, with random assignment, that show that if you get off social media for at least a week depression gets less."
#JonathanHaidt, 2026
Curious to know how "social media" is being defined here. People are clearly being negatively impacted by *something*. But it is being online, having a pocket PC, or using apps? Or is it being manipulated by algorithms, and force fed ads that engage by being irritating?
Heather Cox Richardson, speaking about the execution of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis today:
"23 people could stop this if they wanted to."
(Transcript excerpt)
27:05
But here's the other, and this is the reason that I am so angry.
27:12
You've heard me say this a lot. The Republicans could stop this tonight
27:20
if they wanted to. Elected Republicans could stop this
27:27
tonight if they wanted to.
27:32
And here's the thing. You know how many Republicans that would take?
27:38
16 Republicans. 16 Republicans voting with the Democrats.
27:45
This is a country of 340 million people. 16 people could stop this. And you could
27:55
actually impeach and remove Trump with 23.
28:00
23 people could stop this if they wanted to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r8fI8DhI0o
#Politics #USpol #Trump #MAGA #Fascism #Venezuela #Strike #GeneralStrike #Greenland #law #DueProcess #ExcessiveForce #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #CivilRights #HumanRights #AbuseOfPower #ICE #CBP #Minneapolis #TRUMP #FASCISM
#ReneeNicoleGood #ICE #civilrights #humanrights #PoliceState #USA
#Minnesota #MInneapolis #fuckICE #JUSTICE #FreeSpeech
#politics #socialmedia #mastodon #fediverse #whitesupremacy #imperialism #protest #activism #resistance #unitedstates #classwar #racism #lgbtq #indigenous #poverty #Immigration #education #US #tiktok #antifa #labor #labour #unions #AlexPretti
🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
Threads surges ahead of X/Twitter among mobile device users - https://disassociated.com/threads-surges-ahead-x-twitter-among-mobile-device-users/?ref=feedle.world
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When Elon Musk rolled back Grok safeguards, he enabled millions of people to be victimized. Shamefully, governments did little to protect their citizens.
The X deepfake scandal shows why we need far stricter social media regulation as a stepping stone to new platforms — not just higher age limits.
https://disconnect.blog/x-shows-why-stricter-tech-regulation-is-necessary/
#tech #socialmedia #elonmusk #x #twitter #grok #deepfake #ai #generativeai
🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
Navigating the shifting sands of audience strategy - https://onemanandhisblog.com/2026/01/navigating-the-shifting-sands-of-audience-strategy/?ref=feedle.world
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Our team is new to the #DigitalSovereignty space and we are focusing primarily on #SocialMedia alternatives available in the Fediverse. But there are many groups who have been working on this initiative for months before the #MastoCanadaGOV tag was even thought of. So we will highlight those groups and promote their activities whenever possible.
MadeInCanada.social provides an excellent web page that highlights social media alternatives that are made in Canada.
Our team is new to the #DigitalSovereignty space and we are focusing primarily on #SocialMedia alternatives available in the Fediverse. But there are many groups who have been working on this initiative for months before the #MastoCanadaGOV tag was even thought of. So we will highlight those groups and promote their activities whenever possible.
MadeInCanada.social provides an excellent web page that highlights social media alternatives that are made in Canada.
Yes? The Fediverse is an active community. The key to an active community is lively interaction. This is different from X and Co, where the only thing that matters is having as many registered users as possible for statistical purposes, and that seems to be your goal as well.
Instead of looking to increase the number of active users, you are interested in the number of registered accounts. You have 9,000 users and 6,000 posts on this instance. That means 3,000 users haven't written anything at all and 6,000 have only written an introductory post. That's pretty much the epitome of an inactive community.
If we assume that each of the active members has written 20 posts, you have 300 active members and 8,700 members who show no participation at all. Just take a look at the daily activity in terms of user numbers and post numbers.
Instead of ramping up registrations, you should try to motivate the inactive people to participate actively—97% of your members are inactive.
Yes? The Fediverse is an active community. The key to an active community is lively interaction. This is different from X and Co, where the only thing that matters is having as many registered users as possible for statistical purposes, and that seems to be your goal as well.
Instead of looking to increase the number of active users, you are interested in the number of registered accounts. You have 9,000 users and 6,000 posts on this instance. That means 3,000 users haven't written anything at all and 6,000 have only written an introductory post. That's pretty much the epitome of an inactive community.
If we assume that each of the active members has written 20 posts, you have 300 active members and 8,700 members who show no participation at all. Just take a look at the daily activity in terms of user numbers and post numbers.
Instead of ramping up registrations, you should try to motivate the inactive people to participate actively—97% of your members are inactive.
TikTok has finally established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its U.S. business, deflecting the threat of a ban over its Chinese ownership. Here is a look at the potential consequences of the deal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/24/tech/tiktok-us-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #us #china #uschinarelations #donaldtrump #tiktok #socialmedia #apps #internet #bytedance #tech
Fixed yr map #WSocial 🦣 
👍 ❤️ 😁 #SocialMedia #Tech #Fediverse https://wsocial.eu
🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
Velocity Is the New Authority. Here’s Why - https://om.co/2026/01/21/velocity-is-the-new-authority-heres-why/?ref=feedle.world
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Canada's CBC radio calling the Carney governments continued use of Musk's AI-generated child porn site 'walking a fine line.'
Changing times, changing morality.
#politics #cdnpoli #canada #socialmedia #ai #cbc #media #journalism
⚠️🚨 STOP Using Social Media Platform Hootsite
👉 They Partnered with ICE 👈
"A Hootsuite employee mentioned geolocation, saying the company could drill down to street-level data."
Note: There are Four articles in this post including a Bypass Paywall to the Globe and Mail
"While Hootsuite is based in Canada, it has hundreds of employees globally, including CEO Irina Novoselsky who is based in N.Y City. The company serves major brands like Adobe and Ikea and more .."
h/t @tod
#Luxembourg #Talkwalker
#Canada #USA #Resist #SocialMedia
#Hootsite #FB #TikTok #Threads #YouTube #Twitter #WhatsApp #Bluesky
#Pintrest #CyberSecurity #AI
You will also want to read this link👇
Bypass paywall : Globe and Mail Article https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-hootsuite-canada-vancouver-ice-social-media-contract/
Link to Hootsite website: https://www.hootsuite.com/platform/integrations
Canada's CBC radio calling the Carney governments continued use of Musk's AI-generated child porn site 'walking a fine line.'
Changing times, changing morality.
#politics #cdnpoli #canada #socialmedia #ai #cbc #media #journalism
When Elon Musk rolled back Grok safeguards, he enabled millions of people to be victimized. Shamefully, governments did little to protect their citizens.
The X deepfake scandal shows why we need far stricter social media regulation as a stepping stone to new platforms — not just higher age limits.
https://disconnect.blog/x-shows-why-stricter-tech-regulation-is-necessary/
#tech #socialmedia #elonmusk #x #twitter #grok #deepfake #ai #generativeai
