Mastodon's latest release makes the open source Twitter alternative easier to use | TechCrunch ( techcrunch.com )
The open source, decentralized social network Mastodon is releasing an update designed to make it easier for users to use the platform.
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Tusky Contributor response to Nik Clayton - Tusky ( opencollective.com )
TL;DR: Our OpenCollective policy has always been that we will use our budget to enable contributors who would otherwise not be able to contribute. In one case, this meant that there was no publicly visible work, because the...
Mastodon fixes critical “TootRoot” vulnerability allowing node hijacking ( arstechnica.com )
Most critical of the bugs allowed attackers to root federated instances.
Is decentralization the future of social media? | Engadget ( www.engadget.com )
Meta’s adoption of ActivityPub could expose a lot more people to the power, and perils, of decentralized social networks..
BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance ( social.bbc )
Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction. We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future. For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting. We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet...
Six reasons Mastodon won't survive ( mashable.com )
The hot new thing in social media has some big problems.
Twitter alternatives for the Musk-averse ( www.theverge.com )
Twitter isn’t the only social network around — here are some others.
Threads is rolling out its Following feed ( www.theverge.com )
Now you can scroll through posts from only people you follow.
Microsoft and IWF Refuse To Assist In The Detection And Removal Of Child Pornography on the Fediverse ( gleasonator.com )
This is entirely the fault of the IWF and Microsoft, who create "exclusive" proprietary CSAM prevention software and then only license big tech companies to use it.
Meta’s new Threads update promises new features, but doesn’t say what they are. - The Verge ( www.theverge.com )
“You asked, we answered,” Meta wrote in the notes for an iOS update released on Monday. “New features coming, so keep an eye out as you browse the latest version of the app.” I don’t see any obvious differences in my updated version of the app. But Instagram boss Adam Mosseri teased a “following” feed in a video,...
So where are we all supposed to go now? ( www.theverge.com )
Twitter’s dying, Reddit’s changing, everything else is entertainment – and there’s nowhere left to hang out.
