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We’ve just published an update about this Mastodon trial which has been running for the last 6 months – you can read it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2024-02-extending-our-mastodon-social-media-trial

We are going to continue our trial here for at least another six months while we share our findings internally and seek more engagement from other BBC teams. We are also planning to start researching ways to publish more BBC content using ActivityPub.

#mastodon #ActivityPub #socialmedia


📱 Facebook is 20. Author Jamie Bartlett investigates the new digital elite and the power of the vast platforms they control.

Gatekeepers, a new podcast on BBC Sounds https://bbc.in/4boLlHB

#Facebook #SocialMedia #PlatformEconomy #JamieBartlett #podcast #technology


Why do you like Mastodon (or any open source Fediverse app of your choosing) the most? (You can choose multiple choices)

Boosts appreciated for reach.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialWeb #SocialMedia

  • It's free (43%, 381 votes)
  • No ads (71%, 633 votes)
  • No commercial algorithms (79%, 700 votes)
  • It has many apps (20%, 181 votes)
  • Features towards healthier social media (like content warnings) (53%, 473 votes)
  • Most features in general (15%, 137 votes)
  • Not owned by a single company and cannot be bought (79%, 706 votes)
  • You own your data (49%, 434 votes)
  • You can choose your privacy level even per-post (44%, 390 votes)
  • Something else (10%, 97 votes)
886 voters. Poll end: 1 month ago


I noticed a reference to this article on Slashdot.
https://jamiejbartlett.substack.com/p/you-are-not-an-embassy
My own general approach is not to post commentary on the news. If I find discussions that are more interesting than what I generally encounter in the mainstram media, I may post a reference.
My main source of news at the moment is the BBC World Service, supplemented by various podcasts, often Deep State Radio:
https://www.thedsrnetwork.com/
and online reading - generally reputable media outlets.
#news #media #SocialMedia


"... the website loads in a special browser built into the app, rather than your phone’s default browser. In 2022, privacy researcher Felix Krause found that Meta injects special “keylogging” JavaScript onto the website you’re visiting that allows the company to monitor everything you type and tap on, including passwords. Other apps including TikTok do the same thing."

What the hell?? This is so creepy.

#Meta #JavaScript #Privacy #web #SocialMedia #News #Threads

https://gizmodo.com/meet-link-history-facebook-s-new-way-to-track-the-we-1851134018


Meta thinks your #privacy is for sale.

Would you pay 160 euros per year to Facebook & Instagram for respecting your right to privacy?

Here's more info: https://tuta.com/blog/meta-pay-for-privacy-illegal

#dataprotection #gdpr #consent #socialmedia #meta #facebook #instgram #whatsapp

  • Yes (4%, 18 votes)
  • No (95%, 376 votes)
394 voters. Poll end: 3 months ago


Not a surprise in the least. ☹️ "Threads launch fails to prioritize accessibility" https://mashable.com/article/threads-accessibility-twitter-alternatives #threads #socialmedia #a11y #fail


I have my foot in many but I don't trust any of them any further than I as an individual can throw them.

At least with the Fediverse your account is kind of a modular homemade item that you can take home with you if the play gets too rough or threatening.

#SocialMedia


I don't know if anyone's cheerleading FB but I seriously doubt it. The same clinging to termite-riddled flotsam vibes as Twitter in that regard.

#SocialMedia


So now I have accounts on all these various social and quasi-social and para-social networks.

One thing I notice is that with all the major platforms, there are many users cheerleading that platform. Go Fediverse! Yay Spoutible! Woohoo Bluesky!

EXCEPT Twitter. Literally no one is on Twitter cheerleading it. There are people hunkering down grimly to defend their territory from harassment, but no one there is cheerleading or promoting it.

#SocialMedia

https://linktr.ee/_l1vy_


FrauTux thematisiert in einem Gastbeitrag den möglichen Beitritt von Meta (Facebook) in das #Fediverse. Lesenswert und interessante Gedanken zum Thema. 👇

https://www.kuketz-forum.de/t/kommentar-fediverse-vs-meta-david-gegen-goliath/3942

#meta #facebook #socialmedia


Dos and don'ts for accessible social media (by Meryl Evans via LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/meryl_camelcaserocks-merylmots-socialmedia-activity-7018641868640976896-oDRm/ #socialmedia #a11y #tips


Petition against the #tiktok ban. I will say, I actively use TikTok in the college classroom. It’s an important pedagogical tool and as a profession we should oppose this ban. Regulate *all* #socialmedia companies, instead of targeting a single app that has been a vehicle of progressive political education and organizing—and especially because a lot of the rhetoric around the ban stems from American #Sinophobia.

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-tiktok-ban-021414e9-86da-402c-8fef-59294d08416d


Mona—a Mastodon app packed with customization features. Optimized for VoiceOver. Coming soon to App Store on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Public Beta available. https://mastodon.social/@MonaApp #a11y #SocialMedia


"Should you leave Twitter for the fediverse?" (You should at least try!) https://www.infoworld.com/article/3687129/should-you-leave-facebook-twitter-instagram-for-the-fediverse.html #twitter #socialmedia #fediverse


"My Mastodon strategy", by @eric Lots of great info here! https://ericwbailey.website/published/my-mastodon-strategy/ #moveToMastodon #ElonMusKTwitter #socialMedia


Inclusive Design for Social Media: Tips for Creating Accessible Channels https://blog.hootsuite.com/inclusive-design-social-media/ #SocialMedia #a11y


Why and How to Create Accessible Social Media and Website Content: https://meryl.net/digital-content-accessibility/ by Meryl Evans #socialMedia #a11y


Social Visual Alt Text browser extension (for Chrome & Firefox); now supports Mastodon https://nickdenardis.com/2023/01/14/social-visual-alt-text-mastodon/ by Nick DeNardis #a11y #socialmedia


Social Media Accessibility Toolkit: https://digital.gov/resources/federal-social-media-accessibility-toolkit-hackpad/ by US Gov #egov #SM #SocialMedia #a11y #accessibility #tools #tips


How to Create a Winning Social Media Strategy (A Comprehensive Guide) https://www.dreamhost.com/blog/social-media-strategy-guide/ #socialmedia #marketing #mktg #guide


Leonard Nimoy at a #NOW rally in 1989. His sweater reads "PRO-CHILD, PRO-FAMILY, #PROCHOICE". His sash reads "HONORED GUEST". His pin reads "HONORARY SISTER".

#LeonardNimoy was #Jewish and spoke fluent Yiddish. His parents were first-generation #Ukrainian Jewish #immigrants who fled the Soviet Union and he was born in 1931 in Boston. Jewish activists have always been at the core of support for #abortion rights.

#MayHisMemoryBeABlessing.

https://www.tumblr.com/delphinidin4/690529825685946368/his-sweatshirt-reads-pro-child-pro-family

#socialmedia #tumblr


Minimal Social Markup [Metadata] https://meiert.com/en/blog/minimal-social-markup/ #webdev #socialmedia #metadata #tips


This Talk is Under Construction—a love letter to the personal website. "Get weird!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGYm9VdfJ8s / A fun & notable talk by Sophie Koonin #FFConf 2022 #socialmedia #www #tech #blogging #history


Twitter abruptly bans all links to Instagram, Mastodon, and other competitors https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/18/23515221/twitter-bans-links-instagram-mastodon-competitors #WTH #socialmedia


I personally have mixed emotions about people who are only now waking up to the fact that on commercial social media we were never the customer we were the product. Seeing blog posts etc. from people discovering this after I've been talking about it for a few years now.

This is a tweet from 2021:

"It's typical the new media *have always* used subtle propaganda to hit emotionally. In the old days "It sold papers" nowadays it sells our information to advertisers. "

It was really obvious after reading Walter Lippmann, Jacques Ellull, Popper, John Dewey and Chomsky himself. The trick is going to be in proving Lippmann wrong.

https://dianoralatetotheparty.wordpress.com/2022/11/11/mastodon-the-great-leveler-could-mastodon-end-up-bringing-democracy-to-the-masses-by-finally-giving-us-a-social-media-platform-for-the-people/

#Philosophy #Propaganda #SocialMedia #Mastodon #TwitterMigration


I've spent the last 30 days diversifying my #socialmedia presence because the hellsite Bird App is going to implode at any minute.

Here are my observations so far: https://www.nataniabarron.com/2022/12/01/my-post-twitter-social-media-landscape-one-month-in/


"Stop creating products and platforms that exclude people with disabilities."
"This message from Noam Bardin, one of the founders of the new social media platform Post, is awful and just plain baffling."
https://accessiblesocial.substack.com/p/nov-27-2022
Yup! #a11y #socialMedia #prodmgmt


This post by @nolan, the developer of the Pinafore web client, on Mastodon is excellent. His warnings about Mastodon and our social habits are important for us to consider. I agree that we should truly consider its future.

https://nolanlawson.com/2022/11/22/thoughts-on-mastodon/

#Mastodon #SocialMedia #habits


Would love thoughts on how to improve the #SVG social media icons here (aside from deleting the Twitter link) https://codepen.io/mgifford-the-typescripter/pen/zYjygjL?editors=1100

We really need to make it easier for people to control social media icons and style them to meet their site. This really should be easy, accessible and susainable.

#SustyWeb #a11y #SocialMedia


Interesting to see government challenges trying to get involved in a community that they don't understand. #Discord & #Mastodon are obviously very different, but wondering what "Gotchas" there might be for #government sites exploring alternative #SocialMedia accounts.

As people flock from #Twitter, there will be new things watch for.

https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2022/nov/15/uk-treasury-joins-chat-app-discord-torrent-abuse


Tune in to our new episode! @katherined, @dsearls, @shawnp0wers, and @kyle discuss the ups, downs, and how-tos of using Mastodon amid Twitter's recent instability.
Visit the following link for full episode - https://www.reality2cast.com/132

#Mastodon #socialMedia #Technology #Privacy #Podcast #newEpisode


Something that has bothered me for a while... A lot of people use LinkTree for creating a profile with all their #socialmedia #links... The problem is #LinkTree is a data harvesting / tracker site.

Thankfully @eposvox pointed out another service to me (via his profile) today: https://bio.link/ - it's a free to use alternative, that doesn't track personal info beyond click throughs (no IP, no cookie, etc.)

It's from the Buy-Me-A-Coffee folks and looks really really good.


An oversimplified guide to setting up Mastodon: https://sarahmhigley.com/writing/mastodon/ #socialmedia


It looks like a lot of organizations are going to need to update their #SocialMedia icons, so I decided to put up a few which include #mastodon.

My goal is to produce #SVG images that respect dark mode, can be easily styled with CSS, and also allow either circle, square or no background.

I want to embed best practices of accessibility, and web sustainability in this.

So what can I do to improve these?

https://codepen.io/mgifford-the-typescripter/pen/zYjygjL?editors=1100

#a11y #SustyWeb #DarkMode


And here we have someone calling for kids to give up (the sense of) #privacy for global age verification... Look, kids are curious and need social status, hence they will get on #socialmedia sooner or later, so will age requirements make them understand what they're getting into? But I do agree on building a platform better suited for kids... Maybe have supervised clubs at schools running #ActivityPub instances in closed federations (connecting nearby schools)?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/opinion/social-media-parents-children.html


🤔 ICYMI from April, a good (long-form!) essay about how # to # (in general, but also # and # in particular) is affecting human # spans in a negative way.

💡 Raises an interesting idea about it causing or reinforcing cultural "learned helplessness" that crosses over into many other areas of modern tech-facilitated life. (Something @lightweight has long discussed.)

🔖 Take a read this weekend and tell us what you think?

https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/awakening-moment-to-how-smartphones-fragment-our-attention/