<p>I know this is already on Mastodon team's radar, but I do want to stress how important this feature is.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i</span><span class="invisible">ssues/14762</span></a></p><p>We won't get rid of the racism and the mansplaining on the fediverse overnight, but giving people control over their replies would significantly improve everyone's experience, and make this place a lot more inviting.</p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
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<p>¯\_(ツ)_/¯ <a href="/tags/justsaying/" rel="tag">#JustSaying</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/pixelfed/" rel="tag">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="/tags/instagram/" rel="tag">#Instagram</a><br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pixelfed</span></a></span></p>
<p>"Stopping a company you distrust from profiting off your personal data shouldn’t require tinkering with hidden settings and installing browser extensions. Instead, your data should be private by default. That’s why we need strong federal privacy legislation that puts you—not Meta—in control of your information. </p><p>Without strong privacy legislation, Meta will keep finding ways to bypass your privacy protections and monetize your personal data. Privacy is about more than safeguarding your sensitive information—it’s about having the power to prevent companies like Meta from exploiting your personal data for profit."</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/01/</span><span class="invisible">mad-meta-dont-let-them-collect-and-monetize-your-personal-data</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#Meta</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#Facebook</a> <a href="/tags/instagram/" rel="tag">#Instagram</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#Surveillance</a> <a href="/tags/dataprotection/" rel="tag">#DataProtection</a></p>
<p>There are various badges available for display on Retro Gaiden profiles.</p><p>“Automated” - this is an automated account (self-explanatory)</p><p>“Founding Member” - Joined RG in 2024</p><p>“Supporter” - Become a Patreon, YouTube or Odysee member (monthly subscription)</p><p>“Donor” - Make a one-time donation of $10 or more</p><p>CUSTOM - Make a one-time donation of $50 or more</p><p>“Indie Developer” - If you’ve developed or are currently developing a game</p><p><a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/indiedev/" rel="tag">#IndieDev</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
<p>This week's net.wars, "Banning TikTok" watches two US presidents go from "Oh my God! The kids are using *TikTok*!" to "Oh, my God! The kids are *using* TikTok!": <a href="https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/01/17/banning-tiktok/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2025/01/17/banning-tiktok/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netwars.pelicancrossing.net/20</span><span class="invisible">25/01/17/banning-tiktok/</span></a> <a href="/tags/netwars/" rel="tag">#NetWars</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/tiktok/" rel="tag">#TikTok</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a></p>
<p>FediCon kicks off tomorrow in Vancouver 💫 </p><p>And... our co-founder <a href="https://newsmast.social/@michael" rel="nofollow">@michael</a> is making the trip across the Atlantic to be there - that's over 7,460 km!</p><p>We wouldn't make these trips if we didn't believe in the Open Social Web and how it can be used to better the world. </p><p>In particular, Michael is looking forward to meeting all the amazing faces we speak to regularly online in person. </p><p>If you're there, say hello! </p><p><a href="/tags/fedicon/" rel="tag">#FediCon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/opensocialweb/" rel="tag">#OpenSocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/event/" rel="tag">#Event</a></p>
<p>Pet peeve about the <a href="/tags/rednote/" rel="tag">#RedNote</a> thing (besides the fact it's not really it's name)</p><p>For goodness sakes 小红书’s name is not in reference to Mao's little red book. Just because Westerners call that "little red book", doesnt mean the Chinese called it that. It's not a direct translation la. (For one, calling anything 小 “small” diminishes it's importance so why would the Chinese do that wei? In Chinese Mao's book is called 红宝书 (Hong Bao Shu) "The Red Treasure Book" or formally, 《毛主席语录》 (Mao Zhuxi Yulu) Quotations from Chairman Mao.</p><p>Chinese people just like to label everything red, ok? It's our most auspicious colour. It's lucky. Our hong paos are red. Our wedding dresses are red. Red is everywhere during Chinese New Year. This had been like this for thousands of years before the CPC. Alrighty?</p><p>Nah you guys won't believe me anyway why do I bother typing this 😆 </p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/tiktokban/" rel="tag">#Tiktokban</a></p>
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<p>i use BLUESKY now...</p><p>this acc is only for watching...</p><p>please follow me on BLUESKY 😉 </p><p>➡️ <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/djxspeedy.bsky.social" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bsky.app/profile/djxspeedy.bsky.social"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.app/profile/djxspeedy.bsk</span><span class="invisible">y.social</span></a></p><p>if you wanna follow my bluesky from the fediverse follow <span class="h-card"><a href="['https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/djxspeedy.bsky.social', 'https://djxspeedy.blogspot.com/']" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>djxspeedy.bsky.social</span></a></span> (no reposts show up there)<br> <br><a href="/tags/aew/" rel="tag">#AEW</a> <a href="/tags/roh/" rel="tag">#ROH</a> <a href="/tags/stardom/" rel="tag">#STARDOM</a> <a href="/tags/njpw/" rel="tag">#NJPW</a> <a href="/tags/wrestling/" rel="tag">#Wrestling</a> <a href="/tags/prowrestling/" rel="tag">#ProWrestling</a> <a href="/tags/womenswrestling/" rel="tag">#WomensWrestling</a> <a href="/tags/social/" rel="tag">#social</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
<p>Starting to feel like this 2025 Influx of users is much larger than 2022 Influx of users. New users come in huge waves. Many of them also seem to genuinely like Mastodon according to the feedback. In 2022 many tried, soon gave up and left to Bluesky or back to X. Today, many have even deleted their commercial accounts and settled here.</p><p>I like this new development of things. Seeing new faces and more cat photos bring me so much joy. Thanks for being here. Remember that you matter. <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/mementomori.social/bunhdheart.png" class="emoji" alt=":bunhdheart:" title=":bunhdheart:"> </p><p><a href="/tags/mastoadmin/" rel="tag">#MastoAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/socialweb/" rel="tag">#SocialWeb</a> <a href="/tags/meta/" rel="tag">#Meta</a></p>
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<p>[thread 3/x] Transphobia<br>[thread 2/x] <a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113448330077621809" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@persagen/113448330077621809"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1134</span><span class="invisible">48330077621809</span></a><br>[parent 1/x] <a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113126756218775408" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.social/@persagen/113126756218775408"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1131</span><span class="invisible">26756218775408</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/gop/" rel="tag">#GOP</a> <a href="/tags/trump2/" rel="tag">#Trump2</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/project2025/" rel="tag">#Project2025</a><br><a href="/tags/christianright/" rel="tag">#ChristianRight</a> <a href="/tags/catholicism/" rel="tag">#Catholicism</a> <a href="/tags/opusdei/" rel="tag">#OpusDei</a> <a href="/tags/parentalrightsmovement/" rel="tag">#ParentalRightsMovement</a> <a href="/tags/populism/" rel="tag">#populism</a> <a href="/tags/culturewar/" rel="tag">#CultureWar</a><br><a href="/tags/divisiverhetoric/" rel="tag">#DivisiveRhetoric</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#memes</a> <a href="/tags/polarization/" rel="tag">#polarization</a> <a href="/tags/wedgetactics/" rel="tag">#WedgeTactics</a> <a href="/tags/wedgestrategy/" rel="tag">#WedgeStrategy</a><br><a href="/tags/christofascism/" rel="tag">#Christofascism</a> <a href="/tags/transgenocide/" rel="tag">#transgenocide</a><br><a href="/tags/weaponizationoflanguate/" rel="tag">#WeaponizationOfLanguate</a> <a href="/tags/transgenderism/" rel="tag">#transgenderism</a><br><a href="/tags/familyresearchcouncil/" rel="tag">#FamilyResearchCouncil</a> <a href="/tags/frc/" rel="tag">#FRC</a> <a href="/tags/heritagefoundation/" rel="tag">#HeritageFoundation</a> <a href="/tags/libsoftiktok/" rel="tag">#LibsOfTikTok</a> <a href="/tags/momsforliberty/" rel="tag">#MomsForLiberty</a> <a href="/tags/acpeds/" rel="tag">#AcPEDs</a><br><a href="/tags/womensrights/" rel="tag">#WomensRights</a> <a href="/tags/misogyny/" rel="tag">#misogyny</a> <a href="/tags/selfdetermination/" rel="tag">#SelfDetermination</a></p>
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<p>REVEALED by Correspondent <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stevanzetti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stevanzetti</span></a></span>: We identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/ice-pros</span><span class="invisible">ecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/extremism/" rel="tag">#extremism</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/border/" rel="tag">#border</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#Fascism</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>
<p>🚀 New on <a href="/tags/thefutureisfederated/" rel="tag">#TheFutureIsFederated</a> 👩🚀</p><p>"My Year of Fediverse explorations"</p><p><a href="https://blog.elenarossini.com/my-year-of-fediverse-explorations/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.elenarossini.com/my-year-of-fediverse-explorations/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.elenarossini.com/my-year-</span><span class="invisible">of-fediverse-explorations/</span></a></p><p>with shout-outs to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pixelfed</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@pfefferle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pfefferle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://gts.superseriousbusiness.org/@gotosocial" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gotosocial</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.aquilenet.fr/@yunohost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>yunohost</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@phanpy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>phanpy</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#FLOSS</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a> <a href="/tags/friendica/" rel="tag">#Friendica</a> <a href="/tags/pixelfed/" rel="tag">#Pixelfed</a> <a href="/tags/lemmy/" rel="tag">#Lemmy</a> <a href="/tags/gotosocial/" rel="tag">#GoToSocial</a> <a href="/tags/yunohost/" rel="tag">#YunoHost</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/activitypub/" rel="tag">#ActivityPub</a> <a href="/tags/wordpress/" rel="tag">#Wordpress</a></p>
<p>Did you just join us?</p><p>Welcome to Vivaldi Social, Mastodon and the Fediverse.</p><p>If you are coming from a place like X, Facebook or TikTok, this place is different. The good thing is that you only see things in your feed from people you follow. The content is shown reverse chronological.</p><p>This means that you will likely see a lot less misinformation, hate speech and AI crap.</p><p>But if you do not follow anyone, your feed will feel empty. So go ahead and find people and organizations that you like and follow them. Make things interesting. There is a lot of interesting people out there. </p><p>The search is great for finding content and who to follow. Hashtags are useful when searching as well.</p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/vivaldi/" rel="tag">#Vivaldi</a> <a href="/tags/x/" rel="tag">#X</a> <a href="/tags/twitter/" rel="tag">#Twitter</a> <a href="/tags/facebook/" rel="tag">#Facebook</a> <a href="/tags/tiktok/" rel="tag">#TikTok</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
<p>With my latest project, you can create a customizable invitation for your fediverse community, with your favorite apps and even starter packs.</p><p>Like this one.</p><p><a href="https://invite.jointhefediverse.net/?server=hachyderm.io&apps=1,2,3,5&starterpacks=NjQ5,OTIw,OTAx,ODY4" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="invite.jointhefediverse.net/?server=hachyderm.io&apps=1,2,3,5&starterpacks=NjQ5,OTIw,OTAx,ODY4"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">invite.jointhefediverse.net/?s</span><span class="invisible">erver=hachyderm.io&apps=1,2,3,5&starterpacks=NjQ5,OTIw,OTAx,ODY4</span></a></p><p>Learn how to make your own: <a href="https://stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="stefanbohacek.com/project/fediverse-invitation/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">stefanbohacek.com/project/fedi</span><span class="invisible">verse-invitation/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/mastodon/" rel="tag">#mastodon</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/invitation/" rel="tag">#invitation</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/coding/" rel="tag">#coding</a> --> <a href="/tags/socialcoding/" rel="tag">#socialcoding</a><br><a href="/tags/community/" rel="tag">#community</a> --> <a href="/tags/movement/" rel="tag">#movement</a><br><a href="/tags/users/" rel="tag">#users</a> --> <a href="/tags/fedizens/" rel="tag">#fedizens</a></p><p>and</p><p><a href="/tags/technosphere/" rel="tag">#technosphere</a> --> <a href="/tags/sociosphere/" rel="tag">#sociosphere</a> <br><a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#fediverse</a> --> <a href="/tags/peopleverse/" rel="tag">#peopleverse</a> <br><a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#foss</a> --> <a href="/tags/soss/" rel="tag">#soss</a></p><p>and</p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> --> <a href="/tags/socialnetworking/" rel="tag">#socialnetworking</a><br><a href="/tags/socialgraph/" rel="tag">#socialgraph</a> --> <a href="/tags/socialfabric/" rel="tag">#socialfabric</a> <br><a href="/tags/techstack/" rel="tag">#techstack</a> --> <a href="/tags/socialstack/" rel="tag">#socialstack</a> <br><a href="/tags/app/" rel="tag">#app</a> --> <a href="/tags/solution/" rel="tag">#solution</a> <a href="/tags/service/" rel="tag">#service</a><br><a href="/tags/product/" rel="tag">#product</a> --> <a href="/tags/socialexperience/" rel="tag">#socialexperience</a> </p><p>and</p><p><a href="/tags/dx/" rel="tag">#dx</a> <a href="/tags/ux/" rel="tag">#ux</a> <a href="/tags/ui/" rel="tag">#ui</a> --> <a href="/tags/sx/" rel="tag">#sx</a> <br><a href="/tags/project/" rel="tag">#project</a> --> <a href="/tags/fsdl/" rel="tag">#fsdl</a><br><a href="/tags/projects/" rel="tag">#projects</a> --> <a href="/tags/ecosystem/" rel="tag">#ecosystem</a> <br><a href="/tags/development/" rel="tag">#development</a> --> <a href="/tags/cocreation/" rel="tag">#cocreation</a> <br><a href="/tags/forge/" rel="tag">#forge</a> --> <a href="/tags/forging/" rel="tag">#forging</a> <br><a href="/tags/contributor/" rel="tag">#contributor</a> --> <a href="/tags/peer/" rel="tag">#peer</a> <br><a href="/tags/contributing/" rel="tag">#contributing</a> --> <a href="/tags/peerproduction/" rel="tag">#peerproduction</a></p>
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<p>🚀 New on <a href="/tags/thefutureisfederated/" rel="tag">#TheFutureIsFederated</a> 👩🚀</p><p>"Supporting the Fediverse, one small act at a time"</p><p><a href="https://blog.elenarossini.com/supporting-the-fediverse-one-small-act-at-a-time/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="blog.elenarossini.com/supporting-the-fediverse-one-small-act-at-a-time/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.elenarossini.com/supporti</span><span class="invisible">ng-the-fediverse-one-small-act-at-a-time/</span></a></p><p>with shout-outs to: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://neuromatch.social/@elduvelle" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>elduvelle</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://floss.social/@nacly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nacly</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@nclm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nclm</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@thek3nger" rel="nofollow">@thek3nger</a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@docpop" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>docpop</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@angie_marie2" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>angie_marie2</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://ramblings.social/@frank" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>frank</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/fediverse/" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a> <a href="/tags/activism/" rel="tag">#activism</a> <a href="/tags/bigtech/" rel="tag">#BigTech</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/floss/" rel="tag">#FLOSS</a> <a href="/tags/blog/" rel="tag">#blog</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> I hope you will do everything in your power to make sure every single American voter sees this photo & understands that in our name Trump, Noem & their paramilitary forces broke in & dragged an elder fellow citizen out half naked in Crocs in Minnesota winter snow & ice for no fucking reason at all & paid the nazi loser bastards bonuses for doing it. <a href="/tags/needstobeviral/" rel="tag">#NeedstobeViral</a> <a href="/tags/fuckice/" rel="tag">#FuckIce</a> <a href="/tags/vote/" rel="tag">#Vote</a></p>
<p>Got Da Vinci Resolve figured (whew!) and new video is up!</p><p>It's about my frustrations with Google Search, three alternative search engines you may not have heard of before, and how to update your browser to get around using Google. (Chapters and Links in the description for the TLDW crowd.)</p><p>If you enjoy the video, please throw me a like or add a comment. Thank you!</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/UUOG5c6vyDg" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>youtu.be/UUOG5c6vyDg</a></p><p><a href="/tags/google/" rel="tag">#Google</a> <a href="/tags/googlealternatives/" rel="tag">#GoogleAlternatives</a> <a href="/tags/search/" rel="tag">#Search</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#YouTube</a> <a href="/tags/video/" rel="tag">#Video</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>
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<p>"Thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre and Hannah Arendt warned us that the point of this deluge is not to persuade, but to overwhelm and paralyze our capacity to act. More recently, researchers have found that the viral outrage disseminated on social media in response to these ridiculous claims actually reduces the effectiveness of collective action.</p><p>The result is a media environment that keeps us in a state of debilitating fear and anger, endlessly reacting to our oppressors instead of organizing against them."</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.404media.co/you-cant-post-your-way-out-of-fascism/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.404media.co/you-cant-post-</span><span class="invisible">your-way-out-of-fascism/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/organizing/" rel="tag">#organizing</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/fightfascism/" rel="tag">#FightFascism</a></p>
<p>TikTok's transition to U.S. ownership involves collecting even more data about its users, including precise location and AI interactions. It's also likely that the new privacy policy will lead to you seeing more targeted ads. Here's the lowdown from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@WIRED" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>WIRED</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/TNynho" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/TNynho</a></p><p><a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/tiktok/" rel="tag">#TikTok</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#Privacy</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>
<p>I am going to revive my <a href="/tags/youtube/" rel="tag">#Youtube</a> channel and start posting there as well.</p><p><a href="/tags/clapper/" rel="tag">#clapper</a> is fun, but I made that because of how low the barrier of entry was. It was the easiest <a href="/tags/app/" rel="tag">#app</a> to just grab and start <a href="/tags/livestreaming/" rel="tag">#livestreaming</a> with, and allows adult content so if something crazy happens at a <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#protest</a> I don't lose my channel.</p><p>If I want to stream I need to use <a href="/tags/twitch/" rel="tag">#twitch</a> and YouTube, they are just harder to get into.</p><p>Clapper is a bit ghetto really xD</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@JarrenOmgWhatIsEvenHappening" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/@JarrenOmgWhatIsEvenHappening"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/@JarrenOmgWhat</span><span class="invisible">IsEvenHappening</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#humor</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> <a href="/tags/selfpromo/" rel="tag">#selfpromo</a></p>
<p>New from Francesca D'Annunzio: Under Governor Greg Abbott's multi-billion dollar border security bonanza, Operation Lone Star, the Rio Grande no longer holds back law enforcement efforts. Today's digital border reaches across Texas and beyond. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/texas-dp</span><span class="invisible">s-surveillance-arsenal-artificial-intelligence-lege/</span></a> </p><p>This story is presented in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. </p><p><a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#surveillance</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/gregabbott/" rel="tag">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> <a href="/tags/border/" rel="tag">#border</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a></p>
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<p>This week's net.wars, "In search of causality", finds new research looking for a connection between teens' social media use and harm: <a href="https://netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/01/23/in-search-of-causality/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="netwars.pelicancrossing.net/2026/01/23/in-search-of-causality/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netwars.pelicancrossing.net/20</span><span class="invisible">26/01/23/in-search-of-causality/</span></a> <a href="/tags/netwars/" rel="tag">#NetWars</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/onlineharm/" rel="tag">#OnlineHarm</a></p>
<p>New for The Barbed Wire's Big & Bright 🌈⭐👏: Meet Waco's <a href="/tags/transgender/" rel="tag">#transgender</a> BBQ pitmaster, who's going viral for his outspoken, <a href="/tags/antifascist/" rel="tag">#antifascist</a> TikTok videos. </p><p>Kaleb told us he lost his job at Terry Black's after being doxed after Charlie Kirk's death, but that hasn't stopped his big smoked meat dreams ... <a href="https://thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/barbecue-saved-his-life-waco-antifascist-trans-pitmaster/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/barbecue-saved-his-life-waco-antifascist-trans-pitmaster/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/21/b</span><span class="invisible">arbecue-saved-his-life-waco-antifascist-trans-pitmaster/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/lgbtqia/" rel="tag">#LGBTQIA</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/culture/" rel="tag">#culture</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/tiktok/" rel="tag">#TikTok</a></p>
<p>Hey friends.</p><p>If you who were/are following me on Pixelfed, I'd kindly ask you to please follow me over on Vernissage if at all possible. </p><p>I decided to leave Pixelfed several weeks ago and am now posting on Vernissage. </p><p>You can follow me via this link: </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://vernissage.photos/@beardedtechguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>https://vernissage.photos/</span></a></span></p><p>Or you can even follow the associated Mastodon account here:</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://vernissage.photos/@beardedtechguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>beardedtechguy</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#Photography</a> <a href="/tags/photos/" rel="tag">#Photos</a> <a href="/tags/vernissage/" rel="tag">#Vernissage</a> <a href="/tags/pictures/" rel="tag">#Pictures</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a></p>