How successful has Twitter's rebrand to X been? Well, most people still refer to the platform as "X, formerly Twitter," so we're going to say, not very. The team at Creative Bloq report on the blue bird's last gasp, as X sunsets the twitter.com URL, and how — no surprise — that's not gone smoothly.
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Donated to Bonfire.
@bonfire is like Lego you can use to facilitate different types of online spaces & communities.
@publicspaces wrote about them in '22:
https://publicspaces.net/2022/12/14/bonfire-social-on-your-own-terms/
Now they've launched #Bonfire Social 1 .0 & are busy working on Bonfire Open Science Network. These apps share code, but the focus of each ‘flavor’ of Bonfire is slightly different. If you have the opportunity to support them, it would be greatly appreciated!
https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/bonfire/community#/section/what-were-building-next-4672931
I took a bye last month on account of it being the busiest week of my life, but I'm back with two #50forFOSS donations this month to make up for it. It's a double feature!
Psst...#50forFOSS is a monthly community pledge. If you want to join in, just pick a free/open-source project you appreciate and send 'em some cash. $50 is suggested, but any amount is great.
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The Future is Federated issue 4:
« Your data, your power: the Fediverse's big advantage over the walled gardens of Big Tech »
with shout-outs to @dot_social
@mike
@johnonolan @PixelFed
#thefutureisfederated #Mastodon #Pixelfed #BigTech #tech #socialmedia #FOSS #ActivityPub #blog
Are Elon Musk’s toxic antics alienating Tesla’s key buyers? While Tesla is arguably still the go-to electric vehicle brand worldwide, in California, the largest car market in the U.S., registration of Tesla vehicles has reportedly dropped by a massive 24 percent between April and June — the third straight quarter that sales have fallen in the state. Futurism has more.
I'm working on a new post for #TheFutureIsFederated that aims to show what interoperability looks like on the #Fediverse.
As I said before, it feels like ✨ magic ✨
I logged in @phanpy for the first time using my @pixelfed credentials and I used its incredible catch-up feature to see posts I had missed. Mind = blown 🤯 😍
Blog post coming by the end of the week, in the meantime you can read previous issues and subscribe here: https://blog.elenarossini.com/tag/fediverse/#post-list
Major tech companies are producing far more carbon emissions than they suggest in their sustainability reports.
They’re lobbying hard to rewrite the rules on how emissions are calculated to show net zero on paper, but not in practice.
https://www.ft.com/content/2d6fc319-2165-42fb-8de1-0edf1d765be3
#ParolesDHistoire | Un #fascismeÉtatsunien, avec #SylvieLaurent
L'historienne parle de son ouvrage #LaContrerévolutionCalifornienne
https://parolesdhistoire.fr/index.php/2025/11/10/409-un-fascisme-etats-unien-avec-sylvie-laurent/
#politiqueAméricaine #USpol #extrêmeDroite #extrêmeDroiteAméricaine #droiteIdentitaire #nativisme #extrêmedroitisation #néolibéralisme #SiliconValley #tech #droiteTech #technoautoritarisme #Californie #livres @bookstodon
Little Bits: Issue #30 For October 2025
An important message about the threat of losing software freedom, what you can do about it and over a hundred and fifty new little bits to uncover.
Please boost to spread awareness.
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How To Clear Web Browser Cache, Cookies, History and More
Gain a good understanding of how to clear web browser cache, cookies, history and more on a desktop or mobile system with this step-by-step guide.
https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/clear-browser-cache-cookies-history/
So am I to understand that a full 38% of my revenue may now be siphoned off by Patreon and Apple, neither of whom contribute in any way to the creation of my work?
And that this is because Patreon wants to have an iOS app, which I do not need, do not benefit from, did not exist when I selected them as my payment processor, and cannot opt out of?
Um, no thank you.
I called this as a danger almost a year ago, btw:
https://evhaste.com/2023/10/17/deplatforming-myself-a-tech-manifesto/
🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.8 👩🚀
The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 3: #Friendica)
https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-future-of-social-is-here-a-show-and-tell-part-3-friendica/
with shout-outs to @anubis2814 @dansup @fedidb @heidilifeldman @tchambers @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews @ryanbroderick @caseynewton @ferrante @informapirata @russandro @hankg @tio
#TheFutureIsFederated #tech #Fediverse #activism #bigtech #socialmedia #FOSS #blog #activitypub #diaspora #bluesky #tumblr
Good news! Our universe just got bigger — now you can follow and interact with profiles from @Mastodon, @threads and other federated social services on Flipboard.
Download the Flipboard app to follow @georgetakei, @taylorlorenz, @potus and more. See posts from the fediverse alongside content from your favorite publishers.
Read more about how it all works: https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/follow-anyone-in-the-fediverse/
And as always, we welcome questions and feedback!
#Fediverse #Mastodon #Flipboard #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology #Threads
This is what the band of the Milky Way would look like at night if your eyes could see radio waves. A hidden beauty.
It's a new image created by the Murchison Widefield Array, which scanned the sky in 20 radio "colors" over frequencies from 72 to 231 megahertz.
https://www.icrar.org/gleam-x-galactic-plane/ #space #science #nature #tech
#AmericanPrestige pod welcomes #OmarZahzah, author of #TermsOfServitude: Zionism, #SiliconValley, and Digital #SettlerColonialism. Discussion includes the #SheikhJarrah uprising, the repressive weaponizing of #tech and #AI against #Palestinians, and Palestinian use of #socialMedia to change the narrative of their struggle.
#media #digitalMedia #mediaCriticism #BigTech #oPt #censorship #digitalCensorship #cyberharassment #digitalRights #Gaza #books @bookstodon
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In my new article "The rebellion will be federated – 2025 edition" I discuss the key role of the Fediverse in this political and cultural climate... and argue that digital sovereignty and the ability to self-host are now more important than ever:
🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-rebellion-will-be-federated-2025-edition/
Plus I had a chance to look back at my Fediverse advocacy in 2025 😊
Psst: my Ghost blog is now federated (@ele) thanks to @jannis and his amazing MagicPages (@hey) 🥳 🪄 📄
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This week, we've featured several amazing tech and science voices from the Mastodon community on Flipboard!
In case you missed the news, you can now follow anyone from the fediverse in the Flipboard app. We're excited to introduce our readers to people in the Mastodon community, including @alyssam_infosec, @annaleen, @pomarede, @HelenBranswell, @lisamelton, @percepticon, @parismarx, @TatianaIlyina, @skrishna and @zackwhittaker.
To follow these accounts on Flipboard, download the app and visit the Tech & Science tab in Explore. You'll see posts from the fediverse accounts you follow in the new Fediverse Activity carousel in the For You feed.
https://about.flipboard.com/download-flipboard/
#Tech #Science #Flipboard #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia #Technology
No thank you.
Sorry, I won’t even use #FaceID or that #fingerprint shite, #tech knows far too much about me as it is.
#iPhone users can now add #US #passport info to their #digital wallets
#InfoSec #privacy #BigTech #surveillance #law
https://apnews.com/article/apple-iphone-travel-passport-ae7ab15d6a32e6005d9c85def4e39737?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-11-13-One+Tech+Tip
The Saudis are buying Electronic Arts in a massive $55 billion deal — but why would they want a games publisher?
On #TechWontSaveUs, I spoke with @nathangrayson to discuss how Saudi Arabia uses games to try to improve its image.
Listen to the full episode: https://techwontsave.us/episode/302_saudi_arabia_is_using_games_to_improve_its_image_w_nathan_grayson
Yes, our phones are ‘listening’ to what we say.
“In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention”
https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-partner-phones-listening-microphone #tech #AI
The Accelerationists’ App: How #Telegram Became the “Center of Gravity” for a New Breed of Domestic Terrorists
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From attempting to incite racially motivated #violence to encouraging attacks on critical #infrastructure, the alleged crimes planned and advertised by extremists on Telegram go far beyond the charges facing CEO Pavel Durov.
#News #Crime #Technology #Tech #Terrorism #Extremism #Government
https://www.propublica.org/article/telegram-pavel-durov-arrest-domestic-terrorism-extremism
SCOOP from Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio: Texas Department of Public Safety is committing to a five year, $5.3 million contract for Tangles, an AI #surveillance tool that can track cell phones without a court order. (🧵 1/2) https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-tangle-cobwebs/
#Texas #politics #USpol #news #police #tech #privacy #HumanRights #activism #AI
Get ready for release day! 🎉
In the new update, you get more ways to manage your tabs. For starters, you can now find open tabs across your devices right from your sidebar, in a neatly organized way.
It gets better: you can now rename your tab or tab stacks to anything that helps you stay organized and in control of your tabs.
Find out all about 6.9 and update your browser with all the new features, feature improvements and fixes 👇
https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-desktop-6-9/
#tech #Technology #browser #tabmanagement #NewRelease #release #vivaldi #VivaldiBrowser #Desktop
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Last year, AI boosters couldn’t shut up about how chatbots would improve healthcare, education, and become an assistant for any task imaginable.
But as more research is done on AI tools, the benefits seem illusive and the drawbacks are impossible to deny.
https://disconnect.blog/roundup-will-generative-ai-have-many-long-term-benefits/