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 Welcome #Brazilians. Thanks for giving Mastodon and the Fediverse a look. Here is a #Portuguese language overview post from @cadusilva >>> https://bolha.one/@cadusilva/113053773710271938 For lots more information on getting started on Mastodon check out @FediTips >>> https://fedi.tips/ For help with whom to follow @FediFollows Again welcome, we are glad you are here! Bridge to Bluesky Apparently, Ryan Barrett @snarfed.org, an engineer/developer, is about to connect a bridge between Mastodon (Fediverse) and Bluesky. Announcement here: https://snarfed.org/2024-02-12_52106 Of note the bridge is OPT-OUT. That is, your content will be automatically bridged to Bluesky, UNLESS you OPT-OUT. So how do you opt-out? You have to DM Ryan Barnett at @snarfed, email him (somehow), file a GitHub issue, or put #nobridge in your profile bio.
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 @mastodonmigration @snarfed.org @snarfed Thanks. Done (#nobridge in profile). @mastodonmigration And I think the github-issue way is a nice one, documents that as well πβ Threads account view test. Can anyone see this account yet: @mosseri@threads.net Reply with a screenshot if it works for you. Doesn't seem to work here.
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 @mastodonmigration There is also a plugin for self-hosted WordPress sites that does the same thing. "Daddy, when I grow up I want to be a Data Broker just like you, so I can help people be more effectively targeted by advertising and political persuasion." Said no kid ever.  @mastodonmigration "Want fat stacks and how I get matters not a whit so long as I retain my liberty." Said by some.  @mastodonmigration Do targeted #ads ever work? I am not talking about thing like billboard "juicy streak from brand_name 1 mile ahead" on the highway, or "Best handmade clothes for everyone, Smith&sons" at mall, or "Plumber. Period." in the newspapers "goods and services" section where ads are expected. Boosting @Teri_Kanefield and @emptywheel tonight because this is an historical day and Mastodon is a great source. Also good to follow @icymi_law right now. Also: @heidilifeldman  @mastodonmigration @Teri_Kanefield @emptywheel @icymi_law @heidilifeldman @mastodonmigration @Teri_Kanefield @emptywheel @icymi_law @heidilifeldman @Teri_Kanefield makes the law accessible/understandable to the average non-lawyer. I heartily recommend following her. Breaking #FediverseNews π₯ WOW! The BBC now has an instance! BBC >>> https://social.bbc/about "The team at BBC Research & Development are researching social technologies and exploring possibilities for the #BBC. One part of our work is to establish a BBC presence in the Fediverse... This is an experiment - we will run it for 6 months, and then look at how much value it has provided" New BBC accounts you can follow: @BBCRD, @BBC5Live, @BBCRadio4, @BBC_News_Labs, @BBCTaster, @Connected_Studio
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@mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio how long until they get defederated for tooting transphobic material? π€£ @mastodonmigration @BBCRD @BBC5Live @BBCRadio4 @BBC_News_Labs @BBCTaster @Connected_Studio Ever since I first learned about Mastodon I felt that it made sense for companies to run their own instance. Why be held hostage to the whims of another company when you can run your own instance and be in complete control? First the Dutch government and now BBC. Hopefully more will soon follow @mastodonmigration Please repost on #Threads... Open Invitation from Mastodon So you've joined Mark Zuckerberg's new app that uploads your entire phone. That's cool. Have fun. You may have heard of Mastodon. We are something different. A little more complicated and a lot more egalitarian. No billionaires sucking up your financial and health info here. Just good honest friendly human engagement. If you grow tired of vacuous celebrity posters, and algorithm selected content, give https://spreadmastodon.org/ a try.
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@mastodonmigration @jeff The βenhanceβ button on the Home Screen drops you on a page where you have no option but to log in. This is user hostile. Third party apps should be step 1, not step 5. I wouldnβt wish the Mastodon default apps on my worst enemies. @mastodonmigration That's WAY too preachy... how about something very short instead. Creeped out by THIS? Real talk: lots of people like vacuous celebrity chatter. *I* like vacuous celebrity chatter. Nothing wrong with that!
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@mastodonmigration I mean... News is mostly garbage anyways. I'm not sad about less profit for google and meta lol. So what is going on? Recently mastodon.social (m.s) has been the target of crypto spam attacks. Attackers have joined m.s and started to post many irrelevant crypto related posts. Moderators on m.s have tracked down these bad actors and isolated them, but some sneak through while the moderation effort tracks them down. It has been dealt with pretty swiftly. #MastodonNews April 30, 2023 Tech media starting to take notice of the insane #Bluesky Terms of Service. Mashable: What to know before signing up for Bluesky - Signing up means signing over your content. >>> https://mashable.com/article/bluesky-twitter-terms-of-service "You know what they say in tech: move fast, break things, and claim ownership of your users' content!" @mastodonmigration @DataDrivenMD I have no expertise in terms of service, but @cathygellis, who very much does have that expertise, disagrees with this Mashable articleβs interpretation in a bigly way: H/t @mmasnick  @mastodonmigration Kind of makes their whole gambit of having a "portable ID where your content moves with you" irrelevant if it's not actually "your" content. I'm betting the main purpose of "portable IDs' is for hooking them up to some payment scheme (the Holy Grail of Big Social Media is to integrate a payment layer that''s entirely in their control....aka, they're still your landlord). Sympathetic to Substackers getting cut off at the knees, but let's understand what's going on. You continue to post on Twitter, with the expectation that your posts are yours. They are not. You give him your work for free. It's now Elon's to corrupt, manipulate and monetize. Maybe next he decides to charge you to link to your content. He might. Your only option is to continue to contribute to his platform and accept whatever indignations he doles out or leave.
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@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online I feel like I've missed some context. Where does substack come in to this?  @mastodonmigration He not only might, he will. Musk will try to monetize every single link in the chain, including tweets. It did take me a while to understand how directly open source platforms benefit me... In every regard. As bird site users become increasingly disgusted, they will be taking a closer look at Mastodon and how people are using in with their content. I strongly believe there is substantial built-in appeal, once people have a bit more exposure.  @mastodonmigration Scientists and engineers would have to spend years developing new tools capable of measuring the infinitesimal units needed to describe my sympathy for anyone still trying to work out their writing career on #Twitter.
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Thanks for the information! I have added it to my repository: https://github.com/jmrplens/mastodon_official_profiles @mastodonmigration @mastodonmigration In the social media war I think Mastodon is starting to pull ahead. I know that one of my twitts were going to go to I think its called hive and I chose here and I think here is a more solid choice. I expect more big groups. An Incredible Day In Internet History It started with the Twitter lockout. 10,000 new users per hour. A QUARTER MILLION people migrated to Mastodon in one day. The servers struggled. Remarkably, admins all over the world built up capacity in real time. New users were patient. The system held. It's running better now. There will be more hard days ahead, but people powered social media has arrived. If you are interested you can track this graph at: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonusercount@bitcoinhackers.org #twittermigration #mastodonmigration #mastodontips #NewUsers The exodus continues... Another 100,000 new users joined mastodon on Saturday. |
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People ask what is so great about Mastodon?
The answer is very simple. Mastodon is not owned by anybody. No billionaire is going to use this network to control public opinion or otherwise force their will down your throat. Mastodon is just the sum of everyone that uses the network, plus a host of others from all across other ActivityPub applications called the Fediverse. Mastodon is truly people powered.
Welcome to the post billionaire Open Social Media future.
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