Europe needs its own social media platforms to safeguard sovereignty

Social media has emerged as the central nervous system of global communication, shaping politics, culture, and identity. Yet, Europe’s digital public square is not its own. Over 80% of the […]

[Original post on vebinet.com]

[Gaza, starvation]

People use passive language when talking about the genocide in Gaza. Israel and Netanyahu are "letting Gaza starve", as if starvation is the natural state for humans. It's not. Naturally, humans in Palestine eat and trade and thrive, as they have for 10000 years. This famine […]

This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.

Bemoedigend artikel van @ewoudkieft in @nrc_nl
“Laat je niet ontmoedigen”

Listening to Pearl Jam's Wreckage again, to see if the impact it had on me a month or so ago was purely situational. Nope. Still brought tears to my eyes, before the first chorus even.

This is a masterful piece of music.

#pearljam

"I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down - I just didn't expect them to be such losers"

The Guardian's Rebecca Shaw should be nominated for a Pullitzer price for writing this headline […]

@birb https://bsky.app/profile/chrisklomp.bsky.social

"Goedemorgen, ik ben wat later op kantoor"
- "Geen probleem. Ook vast in de file na het ongeval op de A12?"
"Nee, ik sta stil op de afrit. Moest eerst onder een rood kruis door, toen een pijlwagen ontwijken en nu staat er iemand met z'n auto dwars over de weg."
- "#nietvoornix"

2024 wasn't the best year for social media... but it's 2025 now 🎉

That means it's time to move to greener pastures. Social media that's open, democratic, and controlled by the users.

This year, we're looking forward to raising awareness for New Social and […]

[Original post on newsmast.social]

Dear Americans. Elon is switching his focus to Europe. This means he thinks he’s conquered America. I hope this pisses you off because it should.

Get loud and proud please.

I am here to announce that I have decreased #spam on my web contact form from 1 message every 15 minutes (for months straight) to 0 messages in the last week by adding a "I am a spam bot" radio button.

I am not joking.

No I am not using something like […]

[Original post on social.avali.zone]

Announcing FediMeteo – Weather in the Fediverse!

Weather has always influenced our lives: from agriculture to outdoor activities, to extreme events that, thanks to modern technology, can now be predicted with greater reliability. Personally, weather plays a significant role in my daily […]

On this day in 1983, the ARPANET network officially switched to using the TCP/IP protocol, effectively creating the Internet.

"January 1, 1983 is considered the official birthday of the Internet. Prior to this, the various computer networks did not have a standard way to communicate with each […]

I have just unfollowed Bridgy Fed. I think it is better to appreciate both platforms in their own respect. While I still believe the long term future for Bluesky is dark, I do not want to approach 'them' with passive-aggressive negativity anymore. It is not good for my mental health.

This […]

I don’t understand all this #bluesky hype.

I guess I’m just really not that into metering services.

You don't actually have to stay on Twitter.

- Laura Olin

https://www.lauraolin.com/you-dont-actually-have-to-stay-on-twitter/

#twitter #xitter #fediverse #mastodon

Starter Packs are here!

The talented team at Fedidevs has devised a Bluesky-like solution to recommend accounts to follow for those new to the Fediverse.

We’ve also created a Health & Wellness Starter Pack for you: https://go.cosmicnation.co/HealthWellness-SP

@consciousliving
@meditation […]

#til that you can subscribe to a Mastodon feed using an RSS reader, or even a podcast listening app like AntennaPod. Although that only shows OPs to the feed, not replies or comments. I'm not up on RSS readers and whether they can display fediverse threads.

Anyway, this is just another […]

Lemmer-Webber notes that even if a user wishes to switch away from #bluesky,
it "probably has effective permanent control over that user's identity destiny,
removing the reassurance that one need not trust Bluesky as a corporation in the long term."

I'm not arguing (and I don't think […]