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The United States Government, in the wake of mobile cellular networks being compromised by China, finally suggested Americans use encrypted apps and services. One of those suggestions, provided as an exexample, by the Joe Biden Administration, was Signal.

Donald Trump, however, around the time Mark Zuckerberg made his announcement, concerning Meta policy, has continuously used WhatsApp as their example.

#Signal #WhatsApp #Privacy #Encryption #Safety #Security #Meta


Anyone who goes through my post history, knows I work for Meta (Facebook).

I am "Consumer Content Administrative Manager". My primary duties include content appeals, account appeals, account reviews, and some peer review.

It is no surprise that my job depends on people using Facebook. Today, I am going to suggest, you not do so. I can make that suggestion because we have a user base of billions, and I know most people would keep using Facebook even if the Devil ran the company. People are strange.

But if you feel you can truly live without Facebook, do so. Internally, things are changing, and not for the better. You should especially consider leaving Meta if you are a minority, woman, LGBTQ+, trans, or identify as progressive, politically. If facts matter to you, and misinformation is something you do not want to be subject toward, you should especially consider leaving, Facebook.

You have no privacy from Meta, while using Meta. None. I do not care if you believe you disabled a "feature" or "opt out" of something. You only seem to have done so. And even if you're going to continue to use Meta, uninstall the app (all of them). We collect data on you, even when you're not using the app.

#Meta #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #Threads


Gebruik je #WhatsApp? Dan support je #Meta. #Instagram is ook van Meta.

"Het is dinsdag niet mogelijk om verschillende zoekopdrachten gerelateerd aan politieke tegenstanders van Donald Trump uit te voeren via Instagram."

Wil je werkelijk een bedrijf met zulke ondemocratische praktijken steunen?

Maak de switch je kunt het! Heb je vragen, laat het me weten!

Schakel over naar @signalapp of @matrix

nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/01/21/insta…

#BanWhatsapp #BanMeta #signal #signalapp #matrix #opensource #FOSS


Společnost #Meta maže příspěvky, když se uživatelé zmíní o #Pixelfed.
Ale to nás nezastaví! Dnes se registrovalo dalších 6 nových uživatelů a už brzy nás bude na pixelfed.cz skoro 1000!
#opensource #fediverse


@IzzyOnDroid
Haha, so wahr wie traurig diese Zusammenfassung. 😅😩👍

Somit ist Meta mit dessen Diensten und Plattformen wohl auch in die Kategorie von "Plattform für alternative Fakten und Verteiler von Falschmeldungen" einzuordnen sowie vollendes zu meiden und blockieren.

Diese wichtige Erkenntnis manchen Nutzern und insbesondere bei Familie und Freunde verständlich zu machen sowie konsequent durchzusetzen, das könnte die wahre Herausforderung werden...🤔😭
#Meta
@heiseonline


Einerseits schon sehr amüsant das Meta sich sowie das Geschäftsmodell von Instagram durch Pixelfed bedroht sieht und nun zu solchen unlauteren Maßnahmen greift. 😅😉

Anderseits ziemlich bedenklich in mehr als einer Hinsicht sowie wohl auch rechtlich, das Meta auf Instagram nun Links zu Pixelfed als Alternative sperrt und somit Zensur vom feinsten betreibt. 🖕🤮

#Meta #Instagram #Pixelfed #Alternative #Sperre #Zensur
@IzzyOnDroid


TIL that on #Meta platforms now one can write terrible, offensive slurs against LGBTQIA+ folks and immigrants… with zero repercussions. But the second one mentions a #Fediverse project like #Pixelfed, the post is automatically removed.

Meta “moderation” policies in 2025: racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia and sexism are allowed; mention of competition is strictly forbidden.

Source: mastodon.social/@dansup/113813…

#BigTech #dystopia #QuitMeta


@nicoco t'as des news de l'éventuelle interopérabilité forcée par l'UE des messageries instantanées de #Meta ?

Le fait qu'on doive lancer l'App #whatsapp tous les quelques jours et rarement au bon moment c'est un sacré bloqueur dans l'expérience utilisateur.


With Zuckerberg very much kissing Trump's ring, are there any good strategies to encourage friends to switch away from Meta products? I've already changed my WhatsApp profile with an image to indicate I prefer to be contacted on @signalapp #meta #bigtech


Mai come in questi giorni è importante dare un segnale forte contro meta e amazon

Abbandonare i loro social ora e subito e non contribuire mai più alla valanga di disinformazione e odio che gira nelle loro piattaforme. Le alternative del #fediverso non mancano, non sono perfette ma migliorano ogni anno, consigliamo:

#META

facebook - poliverso.org

Instagram - pixelfed.uno

#AMAZON

GoodReads - bookwyrm.it

Twitch - nostream.mastodon.uno

@fediverso


'#NobelPeacePrize winner #MariaRessa has said #Meta’s decision to end #factChecking on its platforms and remove restrictions on certain topics means “extremely dangerous times” lie ahead for #journalism, #democracy and #socialMedia users'

Listen to Maria

She's been speaking truth to power in the #Philippines for decades, one of the most dangerous countries in the world for #journalists

I greatly admire her and if anyone knows what they're talking about here, it's her

theguardian.com/world/2025/jan…


¿Que cómo de malo es?

Mirad esto.

No es que #Meta permita ahora llamar a alguien "enfermo mental", no. Eso sigue estando prohibido, con una excepción: si eres LGTBQI, entonces sí te lo pueden llamar y no es causa de acción por parte de los moderadores.

Literalmente han añadido una excepción para poder volver a patologizar a las personas LGTBQI.

#meta


This is NOT Meta's Facebook/Instagram/Threads.

This is MUCH better :mastodon:

Take the time to familiarize yourself with this new way of life.

Interact with others genuinely,
let go of the numbers.

Discover new features,
let go of the old ways.

Read about the culture here.
Listen, learn, and make it your Home 💚

infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon…
#Mastodon #Fediverse #Meta #Facebook #Instagram #Threads


At the same time the largest conservative outlets were screaming about censorship, #Meta was internally clocking them as the biggest producers of hate speech on Facebook. Simultaneously, one employee notes: "We make special exceptions to our written policies for them."

RE: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:o4pdp…

#meta


I'm seeing tons of folks saying that they *can't* delete their Meta accounts for reasons x, y, or z. But guess what? There is only a single reason and it's called the network effect.

If you make your living via one of those platforms, I totally get it. But if you're just keeping your Meta account open for convenience because "that's how I stay in touch" I don't consider that a valid reason. If one person leaves, that does nothing. If many leave, that's a called a start.

#meta

#meta


Mark Zuckerberg, Recipient of World's First Rat Penis Transplant, Announces Meta Will Stop Fact Checking
thehardtimes.net/culture/mark-…

#Meta #MarkZuckerberg


Posted a joke to Threads about 'being able to post any old shit on here now that there's no fact checkers', and within 20 minutes, all of my Meta accounts - Facebook, Instagram, Threads - had been suspended.

Hurray for free speech!

#Threads #Meta #Instagram #Zuckerberg #MarkZuckerberg


Hey guys, here’s a message from Mastodon gGmbH partner Meta from the Social Web Foundation.

Enjoy!

threads.net/@tomwarrenuk/post/…

#meta #mastodon #socialWebFoundation #BigTech #SiliconValley #moderation #freezePeach


Das sollte man in Bezug auf die Nutzung von kommerziellem #SocialMedia und #Kommunikation nicht unbeachtet lassen, vielleicht auch besonders in #digitaleKirche:

#Meta unterstützt #Trump Amtseinführung finanziell mit großer Summe:
bbc.com/news/articles/c8j9e1x9…
#Instagram #Facebook #WhatsApp #FediKirche


Lots of great stuff on open source & AI from Facebook's @yannlecun - As usual @karaswisher asks some great questions. Am I convinced that the bots aren't going to lead to our downfall, no. Do I think Yann's got it right on legislation no. But I liked his responses on open source, and frankly his openness to confront power.

youtube.com/watch?v=UmxlgLEscB…

#OpenSource #AI #Meta


I'm wearing glasses for the first time in 25 years. Back then I could see, now I can't, but for the first time in 0.25 Century I can look at something unfamiliar and have a reasonable chance of identifying it - without taking my phone out of my pocket.

#AI #Meta #RayBans #safety #independence


I got so fed up of waiting for Meta to launch their AI for the Meta Raybans that I took the plunge and set up a VPN. Lo and behold, my glasses now have the AI feature. I’m really enjoying the ability to ask questions about my surroundings & get quick responses, but some of the answers have confirmed that AI is far from infallible. Today, I found a jar in the cupboard which I was pretty sure contained honey. I asked Meta and it said it was a jar of peanut butter. Wrong; it was honey, as confirmed by Be My AI. I suppose the contents are a similar colour, but I thought Meta might read the label.
But if it gets this sort of thing wrong, I’m not convinced it is going to take over the world. If it does, we’re in trouble.
#Accessibility #AI #Tech #Meta


🚨 Ever spoken about something and the next minute you're getting an advert about it on your smartphone? Almost like your phone is listening..

Well, evidence claims that Meta, Microsoft, Google and Amazon could all be listening!

For more details 👉 👉404media.co/heres-the-pitch-de…

#Meta #Amazon #Microsoft #Google #CMG #CMGpitch #Bigtech #Activelistening


Meta is already using it’s user’s data in the USA, But its brazen attempt to use EU user data and introduce Meta AI won’t pass! 🙅 🧐

Read more here 👉👉tuta.com/blog/noyb-privacy-win…

#MetaAi #Meta #AI #NYOB #Privacyrights #gdpr #GDPR #AI #Tuta #privacy


I'm hearing that Mozilla worked with Facebook to build this malware that they silently injected into our machines.

Reminds me of that episode of Batman where Batman teamed up with the Penguin to develop a more citizen-friendly system of crime and extortion so that the Penguin could stop having so many people murdered.

Oh, no, wait. That never happened because Batman knows who the fucking bad guys are.

#firefox #mozilla #meta #facebook


If anyone is interested, here is a short recording of a “Fly me to the moon” played by some musicians at the farmers market. This was recorded with #meta glasses.
#meta


Facebook v roli pasáka vlastních uživatelů. Zase. #meta #soukromí

news.refresher.cz/157218-Faceb…


Hello #audiomo, today I am presenting to you the tale of two wind chimes recorded with #meta smart glasses. Not too bad, if you ask me! :) #audio


Meta is deploying chatbots powered by AI to impersonate humans in its discussion groups. The chatbots make stuff up—that is their nature. One invents a nonexistent child. Another pretends to have nonexistent merchandise. It shouldn’t be necessary to explain how vile and poisonous this is, but Casey Fiesler @cfiesler spells it out:

theconversation.com/ai-chatbot…

#Meta #AI


Just published my first post on the new Kibbutz Blog: LALegault’s antisemitism, explained

blog.kibbutz.gay/sarah/lalegau…

#antisemitism #meta


Because of some people asking for it, i created a file with recordings of different environments with the #Meta #Rayban glasses.


Threads is the largest player so far to adopt #ActivityPub, and as @mike says, “The implications are huge.”

Why is Threads doing this? How is the team working with the community? How are they thinking about moderation, monetization and privacy in these early days and going forward?
In the newest episode of @dot_social, Mike digs in with @rklambo, Director of Product Management, and @pcottle, Software Engineer. Check it out in the fediverse on PeerTube or wherever you like to listen to podcasts. More details here:

about.flipboard.com/inside-fli…

#DotSocial #Podcast #Fediverse #Federation #MastodonMigration #Threads #Meta #ActivityPub #Flipboard


If you’re on mastodon.social, I would highly recommend that you switch to a different server that protects its people instead of exposing them to a well-known bad actor like Facebook/Meta via Threads.

For alternatives, see: fedipact.veganism.social

And remember that Mastodon is not the fediverse. The fediverse is much more than just Mastodon and definitely more so than mastodon.social and Mastodon gGmbH.

#mastodonSocial #mastodonGGMBH #mastodon #fediverse #threads #facebook #meta


"Facebook snooped on users’ Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal"

Das ist vorsätzliches Umgehen von Sicherheitsmaßnahmen und eine illegale Überwachung/Spionage. Wer Meta/Facebook noch in irgendeiner Weise vertraut, der sollte sich gut überlegen, was Vertrauen für ihn bedeutet.

techcrunch.com/2024/03/26/face…

#vpn #surveillance #snooping #facebook #meta #vertrauen


Reminder to anyone who said "Meta wouldn't do anything to Fediverse, we should let them join!"

Meta is now automatically muting all posts that mention PixelFed, so it's users can't read about any alternatives to its services.

mastodon.social/@dansup/112126…

Just remember, *Every time advocacy groups warn about tech/capitalism, believe them.* We don't make shit up, we use history of actions and facts to state our reasons to be against it.

If your instance isn't part of @FediPact please urge your admins to join or move to another instance who is.

And if you want proof, ask the general public what Jabber/XMPP was, and then ask what Google how they killed it.

EDIT: *Please* send support to the creator of the FediPact, @vantablack as she is homeless. This is possible because of them.

#fedipact #meta #pixelfed #eff