"After the Russian government tried unsuccessfully to block Aure Free Press,"
- Aure

Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet

The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO#Zelensky#war #Breaking #BreakingNews #Fediverse#socialmedia

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-putin-internet.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bU8.4BJp.o2liXswIHpJ-&smid=url-share

"After the Russian government tried unsuccessfully to block Aure Free Press,"
- Aure

Putin Widens Effort to Control Russia’s Internet

The introduction of a state-approved messaging app has raised fears that Russia could be preparing to block WhatsApp and Telegram.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO#Zelensky#war #Breaking #BreakingNews #Fediverse#socialmedia

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/world/europe/russia-putin-internet.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bU8.4BJp.o2liXswIHpJ-&smid=url-share

Loops soon SelfHosting!

I just saw this post from @dansup announcing self-hosting to be available for Loops “very soon”.

If you haven’t heard about Loops before: Loops is a short-form video platform designed for the decentralized Fediverse, where users share videos like TikTok.

Compared to TikTok, Loops offers a few notable advantages: it’s decentralized, so no single company controls the […]

https://www.locked.de/loops-soon-selfhosting/

#fediverse #Loops #selfhosting #SocialMedia #Video

Is Bluesky being betrayed by it's left-lean? Or are we just forgetting our manners online?

It's been over a month since my last blog post (oops), but here are my thoughts...

forbetter.ghost.io/is-bad-behav... #SocialMedia #Bluesky #Echo

Is Bad Behaviour Spoiling the ...