When I open specific commercial social media and read certain threads, I wonder if they’re full of bots or idiots.
I hope it’s the former, but I fear it’s the latter…
@giacomo
> These unsealed documents prove Big Tech has been gaslighting and lying to the public for years
To read this webpage I had to run allow it to run proprietary JavaScript from CloudFlare.com in my browser. As well as jsdelivr.net, which loads scripts from various Big Tech platforms. Oh the irony.
(Oh and actblue.com, whatever that is)
@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
Good catch!
I urge you to complain to info@techoversight.org
Also, they are not on the #fediverse.
Yet I don't care much about them, and my post was not intended as an endorsement of their organization or future goals.
I just think that people should know why the mainstream #SocialNetworks are so #toxic and #addictive: it's a design goal of the #BigTech running them, and there is no wise or proper or smart way to wield them.
We can only quit them or be worthless puppets obeying their will.
Good catch!
I urge you to complain to info@techoversight.org
Also, they are not on the #fediverse.
Yet I don't care much about them, and my post was not intended as an endorsement of their organization or future goals.
I just think that people should know why the mainstream #SocialNetworks are so #toxic and #addictive: it's a design goal of the #BigTech running them, and there is no wise or proper or smart way to wield them.
We can only quit them or be worthless puppets obeying their will.
The Fulcrum
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Fala galera do #fediverso, estou iniciando uma pesquisa visando entender quais tem sido as motivações que tem trazido à gente até aqui.
Por exemplo, eu conheci esse universo na procura de alternativas às #redessociais tóxicas das #bigtechs, baseadas na exploração de nossos dados.
E vc, como conheceu o #fediverso? O que te motivou a procurar #redesfederadas ?
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Hey #fediverse folks, I'm starting a research project aimed at understanding the motivations that have been bringing us here.
For example, I discovered this universe while searching for alternatives to the toxic #socialnetworks from #BigTech that are based on exploiting our data.
And you, how did you discover the #fediverse? What motivated you to look for #federated networks?
"... but in terms of engagement, TikTok’s competitors did pretty well by copying it. Previously social feeds filled with video made by strangers, resulting directly in the scenario described above by Mark Zuckerberg: Formerly social networks now filled with, basically, little shows and marketing, content from influencers, and random recommendation slop, an increasingly amount generated by AI."
#JohnHerrman, 2025
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/7-reasons-to-think-social-media-has-peaked.html
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jaz :twt: :wales_flag:
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🎦 Our #Fediverse talks from #SFSCon are live.
I gave a talk about our existing building blocks of public-interest digital infrastructures like #Matrix #Wikimedia projects and #socialnetworks and how they are relevant to establish real and long term #digital #sovereignty. ✨
"From #OpenSource to Open Spaces: The Fediverse and the Future of Public Digital Infrastructure"
🔗 https://www.sfscon.it/talks/from-open-source-to-open-spaces/
Thanks again for the cooperation #Fediforum & South Tyrol #FreeSoftware #Conference @ohnewein 👏
🎦 Our #Fediverse talks from #SFSCon are live.
I gave a talk about our existing building blocks of public-interest digital infrastructures like #Matrix #Wikimedia projects and #socialnetworks and how they are relevant to establish real and long term #digital #sovereignty. ✨
"From #OpenSource to Open Spaces: The Fediverse and the Future of Public Digital Infrastructure"
🔗 https://www.sfscon.it/talks/from-open-source-to-open-spaces/
Thanks again for the cooperation #Fediforum & South Tyrol #FreeSoftware #Conference @ohnewein 👏
Ulrike Hahn
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My first endeavor into social networks was with a #FidoNet node in the early 1990s.
Don’t think I’ve been so excited/curious about a tool for building social networks as I’m about @bonfire ever since.
That’s all good. Great, even.
What’s sad is that a huge part of that stems from where the centralized social networks took us.
Nevertheless, hope to take Bonfire for a spin ASAP.
My first endeavor into social networks was with a #FidoNet node in the early 1990s.
Don’t think I’ve been so excited/curious about a tool for building social networks as I’m about @bonfire ever since.
That’s all good. Great, even.
What’s sad is that a huge part of that stems from where the centralized social networks took us.
Nevertheless, hope to take Bonfire for a spin ASAP.
Lisa Melton
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The irony is not lost on me that I’m posting this to social media. 🤷🏻♂️
(Hat tip: @markchappelle)
The irony is not lost on me that I’m posting this to social media. 🤷🏻♂️
(Hat tip: @markchappelle)
Fala galera do #fediverso, estou iniciando uma pesquisa visando entender quais tem sido as motivações que tem trazido à gente até aqui.
Por exemplo, eu conheci esse universo na procura de alternativas às #redessociais tóxicas das #bigtechs, baseadas na exploração de nossos dados.
E vc, como conheceu o #fediverso? O que te motivou a procurar #redesfederadas ?
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Hey #fediverse folks, I'm starting a research project aimed at understanding the motivations that have been bringing us here.
For example, I discovered this universe while searching for alternatives to the toxic #socialnetworks from #BigTech that are based on exploiting our data.
And you, how did you discover the #fediverse? What motivated you to look for #federated networks?
@j12t @leobard This one euro is not based on a precise calculation, but on the assumption that an instance should not have more than 50,000 participants and that the operators (including marketing and cleaning staff) must be able to make a living for themselves and their families. We are still working on, or rather thinking about, the refinements.
Is the road from #enshittification to sustainable #socialnetworks paved with 1.5$/month we all pay to our mastodon hosts?
@pluralistic , what do you think?