Gregory's Server
The Fediverse - the network of decentralised social network apps - has grown almost 40% over the last few weeks in terms of active users (almost all of which are new user accounts), and the increase currently shows no sign of slowing down.
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With today's update, we've improved the look of the alt text modal you see when composing new posts on #Mastodon, and added some information about the significance of alt text for accessibility and how to write it. 
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@Gargron Someone else said this too, but if there is text in an image, that exact text should be in the alt text, not just a summary of it.   Europe risks catastrophe if it doesnโt start cutting off access to Twitter/X, and other US-lead social media following it down this dark path. The risks are even higher than in the case of RT; if we wait until some big conflict it will be far too late  @stroughtonsmith Not that easy politically. Russia was already accepted as an adversary, the USA is supposed to be a core allyโฆ  @stroughtonsmith It might already help if European institutions and politicians stopped using X altogether. But theyโre too addicted to their follower count to walk away.
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@Gargron Hallo Eugen, Ich hoffe, Du hast gestern den Tag etwas genossen. "Meta and X are going rogue:" European Digital Rights group (EDRi) urges EU to invest in infrastructure "like Mastodon, Peertube and other key pieces of the Fediverse" to secure Europe's independence https://edri.org/our-work/meta-and-x-are-going-rogue-here-is-what-europe-should-do-now #news #tech #technology #socialmedia #twitter #fediverse #politics #europe
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 @Some_Emo_Chick Is this a wishful proposal or something Brussels will get behind?  @Some_Emo_Chick While I agree 100%, I am not waiting on the EU to build a new index. Monday - Greg The Gregorian calendar.  A reminder to those who manage #websites (I needed it myself): Remove the share to X/Twitter button from your sites, if you no longer want to be associated in any way to a social network run by a billionaire that thinks it ok to do a Nazi salute.
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  @AdamBishop @AdamBishop Perfect reminder! Unfortunately nobody seems to have a 'Share with Mastodon' button (technical issues). I regularly write to 'ethical' organisations complaining that they encourage use of fascist-supporting web links, with no Blue-Sky or Mastodon options (I rarely get a reply - when I do it says that they aim to reach the largest audience, forgetting to rely relating to Nazi support). Just saw the headline "Elon Musk accused of making what appeared to be fascist salute" from CBC. Is mainstream journalism too cowardly to call a straight up, broad daylight nazi salute for what it is now? How can you still be in denial about it?
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@Gargron Hi, I'm Erik. Yup. Which makes it a pretty good thermometer surrounding anything else they report these days. The richest man in the world just did a Nazi salute in broad daylight at the inauguration of the president of the United States. No more โit canโt happen hereโ - it is actively happening here. The only questions left are โwhich side are you on?โ and โwhat are you going to do about it?โ
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  @the_medium_kahuna just cancelled starlink. If anyone needs a dish or a mini theyโll be in my backyard on fire.  @the_medium_kahuna TY. I'm not watching today. Good to know how far he is willing to go. Prob thinks SCOTUS granted presidents' immunity extends to him. Wealth-right immunity? renaming the main branch to 'canon' and side branches to 'heresy' (forking is renamed to schisms and pull requests/merges become ecumenical councils) Monts du Bugey, France Nikon F4 / Nikkor AF-D 50mm f1,4 / Ilford fp4 #photographie #filmisnotdead #believeinfilm #ilfordfp4 #blackandwhite #35mm #nikon #argentique #france #ilford #analogphotography #path #landscape #photo #filmphotography #photography   @samhenrigold oh man it's just like having a scrap of wet newspaper and a broken crayon in your pocket all the time!   @defaultmediatransmitter that photo ๐๐๐๐ the ears :bunnewiggle: this is absolutely marvellous :bunneawwheart:
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 @Gargron connect with Mrs William Sarah ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ https://www.facebook.com/Williamsarahfx12 You'll definitely* thank me later .  "What I didnโt expect, and donโt think I could have foreseen, is how incredibly cringe it would all be. I have been prepared for evil, for greed, for cruelty, for injustice โ but I did not anticipate that the people in power would also be such huge losers." |
@GossiTheDog I am still wondering where mastodon is on users since they took down their hourly update several months ago. I recall that they had passed 15million and growing. What is the new magic number? @Mastodon #MastodonUsers @mastodonusercount
@GossiTheDog Someone really ought to make a video like this dogecoin.avi but for the fediverse
https://videos.spacebar.ca/w/gdEbKcmM3iuCfEqKVQAMSv
@GossiTheDog I think im one of those new people. The "old" social Media Like Facebook, X etc are to right-wing radical in Germany. And nobody did anythink against that in the Last Months. So Here i Am!