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The Steam Powered Story Teller<p>It is little sad yesterday to listen to another ignorant person spouting garbage again. All I heard was the ignorance of likes of Facebook and X coming out of thier mouths.</p><p>Both have lot to answer for!</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/X" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>X</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a></p>
César Pose<p>Wordless... 😑😑😑</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a></p>
Clive Roach<p>Google+ .. Who remembers Google+ (Google Plus)?<br>I loved it, and created my account the night it was launched, and I ended up with 15,000 followers. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/googleplus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>googleplus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/throwbackThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>throwbackThursday</span></a></p>
Alberto Quian🚀 Fresh off the press! I’ve just received the printed edition of 'Disinformation and Risk Society. What is at Stake with the Proliferation of Information Disorders', a collective effort to dissect the complexities of today’s information landscape. And guess what? The Fediverse takes center stage in my contribution! <br> <br> In my chapter, 'Fediverse: Decentralised and Interoperable Networks in Times of Disinformation', I explore how this decentralized, community-driven ecosystem is reshaping the digital public sphere. While centralized platforms struggle with disinformation and algorithmic manipulation, the Fediverse offers a radical alternative—one built on transparency, user autonomy, and federation protocols like ActivityPub.<br> <br> 🔍 Key topics I explore:<br> <br> 🔹 The roots and evolution of decentralized online social networks (DOSNs).<br> 🔹 The Musk Effect—how Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover fueled a migration wave to Mastodon.<br> 🔹 The promise (and challenges) of community-driven moderation.<br> 🔹 How the Fediverse can empower ethical, independent journalism in an era of algorithmic chaos.<br> <br> This book is part of the IBERIFIER project, funded by the European Commission, and brings together top researchers tackling disinformation from multiple angles.<br> <br> A huge thanks to the editors and fellow contributors for making this project a reality!<br> <br> 🔗 Check it out here: <a href="https://lnkd.in/dbexg4-M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lnkd.in/dbexg4-M</a><br> <br> 🎥 Note: The video I’m sharing was generated with AI.<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Book?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Book</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Decentralization?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Decentralization</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Disinformation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Disinformation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IBERIFIER?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IBERIFIER</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DigitalMedia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DigitalMedia</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Journalism?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Media?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Mastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SocialNetworks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialNetworks</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EthicalTech?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EthicalTech</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PublicSphere?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicSphere</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MuskEffect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MuskEffect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/EuropeanCommission?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EuropeanCommission</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DOSNs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSNs</a>
Aboumael ⏚🔻🇺🇦 🇵🇸<p>[NouvelObs] - Le blocage de TikTok en Nouvelle-Calédonie lors des émeutes en 2024 était « illégal »</p><p>Le Conseil d’Etat estime que le blocage du <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/R%C3%A9seauSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RéseauSocial</span></a> a « porté une atteinte disproportionnée aux droits et libertés », mais considère qu’en cas de « circonstances exceptionnelles, il peut être procédé [au blocage] en respectant de strictes conditions ». </p><p><a href="https://www.nouvelobs.com/societe/20250401.OBS102193/le-blocage-de-tiktok-en-nouvelle-caledonie-lors-des-emeutes-en-2024-etait-illegal.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nouvelobs.com/societe/20250401</span><span class="invisible">.OBS102193/le-blocage-de-tiktok-en-nouvelle-caledonie-lors-des-emeutes-en-2024-etait-illegal.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/R%C3%A9seauxSociaux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RéseauxSociaux</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a><br><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/NouvelleCal%C3%A9donie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NouvelleCalédonie</span></a> <br><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RevueDePresse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevueDePresse</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Financial Times: Meet the LinkedIn superusers. “[Paul] Verrico is one of the platform’s superusers — professionals that have amassed networks sometimes reaching tens or even hundreds of thousands of people, which they use to build their brand. For these users, LinkedIn is no longer just a recruitment site but a space to publish content relating to their work, to self-promote, share […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/financial-times-meet-the-linkedin-superusers/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/financial-times-meet-the-linkedin-superusers/</a></p>
Ulrike Hahn<p>finally in print, the last puzzle piece in a decade of thinking about communication across social networks from the perspective of ideal rational agents: how do we factor in ‚dependence‘ - the fact that the same underlying evidence may, for example, reach us via multiple different reports, giving rise to double counting?</p><p>There is a strong intuition that multiple independent observations should carry more weight than dependent observations. But how much more? </p><p>We show that there is no (known) answer to this normative question in the general case. This renders a fundamental feature of human testimony unsolvable, meaning that acquiring knowledge via the testimony of others is much harder than typically assumed</p><p><a href="https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s11229-025-04969-w?sharing_token=T_qZZ-qagNeAgHYmwOsO4Pe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY7NNaNx5je-8CbqY3NQbXjm1PJgoB0Fw-IBoMYIKgSDlaiwownlR0py9XbHJBti1v6lLN7PlZ2uZJjf_SE6Z-Nwu8xISFeoc5h9Szl4tzerZtJWZwsR6CbwVDWSPlumzIw%3D" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007</span><span class="invisible">/s11229-025-04969-w?sharing_token=T_qZZ-qagNeAgHYmwOsO4Pe4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY7NNaNx5je-8CbqY3NQbXjm1PJgoB0Fw-IBoMYIKgSDlaiwownlR0py9XbHJBti1v6lLN7PlZ2uZJjf_SE6Z-Nwu8xISFeoc5h9Szl4tzerZtJWZwsR6CbwVDWSPlumzIw%3D</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/epistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epistemology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/philosophy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>philosophy</span></a></span></p>
BlueskySez Us Is A New Social Media App Punishes Users for Rage-Baiting “If there is one certainty of ...<br><br><a href="https://gadgeteer.co.za/sez-us-is-a-new-social-media-app-punishes-users-for-rage-baiting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://gadgeteer.co.za/sez-us-is-a-new-social-media-app-punishes-users-for-rage-baiting/</a><br><br><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" target="_blank">#Blog</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SezUs" target="_blank">#SezUs</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialnetworks" target="_blank">#socialnetworks</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="mention hashtag" href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" target="_blank">#technology</a><br><br><a href="https://awakari.com/pub-msg.html?id=6ytfyTqCy6bfAPfMFmsCbwJ0OYq" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Event Attributes</a>
Karl Voit :emacs: :orgmode:<p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> that are fed by an <a href="https://graz.social/tags/algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithm</span></a> are causing much harm to you. Just one example of many: <a href="https://karl-voit.at/2024/07/13/social-network-filters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karl-voit.at/2024/07/13/social</span><span class="invisible">-network-filters/</span></a></p><p>Please do convince your friends and relatives to try out a healthy alternative like the <a href="https://graz.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> here: <a href="https://karl-voit.at/2024/06/18/Fediverse-and-Mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">karl-voit.at/2024/06/18/Fedive</span><span class="invisible">rse-and-Mastodon/</span></a></p><p>When you visit your friends and family, tell them about not having <a href="https://graz.social/tags/endlessscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endlessscrolling</span></a> or <a href="https://graz.social/tags/doomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doomscrolling</span></a>. Tell them about being able to read unfiltered comments and articles. Tell them about not destroying your mental health all the time, following some <a href="https://graz.social/tags/influencers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influencers</span></a> that show a wrong picture of the world and the people.</p><p>Accounts on servers like <a href="https://graz.social" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">graz.social</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> are for free. (Donations welcomed: <a href="https://info.graz.social/spenden/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">info.graz.social/spenden/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> )</p><p>Have a happy weekend!</p><p><a href="https://graz.social/tags/manipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manipulation</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://graz.social/tags/publicvoit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicvoit</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Tubefilter: RedNote wants to be more than just a TikTok alternative. Will Westerners buy in?. “Earlier this year, when it looked certain that TikTok would be banned in the United States, many displaced users flocked to RedNote, an app often characterized as the ‘Chinese Instagram.’ Two months later, RedNote’s momentum has stalled, but its leaders are seeing the spike in American interest as […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/tubefilter-rednote-wants-to-be-more-than-just-a-tiktok-alternative-will-westerners-buy-in/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/tubefilter-rednote-wants-to-be-more-than-just-a-tiktok-alternative-will-westerners-buy-in/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>TechCrunch: A new social app is fighting rage-bait. “Most existing social networking apps incentivize rage-bait, including Instagram, X, TikTok, and YouTube. These platforms have programs for creators that pay them based on how many views they get, and enraging content tends to draw more attention. Sez Us wants to break this cycle by allowing users to rate other users’ posts for approval, […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/techcrunch-a-new-social-app-is-fighting-rage-bait/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/27/techcrunch-a-new-social-app-is-fighting-rage-bait/</a></p>
Danie van der Merwe<p>Sez Us Is A New Social Media App Punishes Users for Rage-Baiting</p><p>“If there is one certainty of social media in 2025, it’s this: Rage clicks rule. Hyperbole, hate, brash deception—it’s all par for the course—and often rewarded with virality. On Sez Us, users who are intentionally inflammatory may score lower than ...continues</p><p>See <a href="https://gadgeteer.co.za/sez-us-is-a-new-social-media-app-punishes-users-for-rage-baiting/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gadgeteer.co.za/sez-us-is-a-ne</span><span class="invisible">w-social-media-app-punishes-users-for-rage-baiting/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SezUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SezUs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a></p>
Danie<p><strong>Sez Us Is A New Social Media App Punishes Users for Rage-Baiting</strong></p> <p><a href="https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-e30fdc1f-5a79e955227f0cff" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">squeet.me/display/962c3e10-e30</span><span class="invisible">fdc1f-5a79e955227f0cff</span></a></p>
Bodo Menke<p>Flattening of Culture</p><p>“Is the contemporary city like the contemporary airport: ‘all the same?’”</p><p>A very good article by an obviously very clever author! Highly recommended reading</p><p><a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Taste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taste</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Norm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Norm</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Mainstream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mainstream</span></a> <a href="https://hessen.social/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <br><a href="https://english.elpais.com/society/2025-03-23/why-everything-looks-the-same-everywhere.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.elpais.com/society/202</span><span class="invisible">5-03-23/why-everything-looks-the-same-everywhere.html</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"I have returned from my quick trip to Austin for a few days at the South by Southwest conference. Last time I was there, Silicon Valley Bank fell apart, which made for a rather entertaining weekend to spend as a fly on the wall around the various tech executives who make their pilgrimages to the conference. By that point in 2023, the shine had already mostly worn off on the crypto excitement compared to the crypto extravaganzas that characterized SXSW during crypto’s peak hype years.</p><p>This time, although crypto prices are back up, crypto excitement didn’t seem to be. <br>(...)<br>There was a great panel about “Openness Under Pressure”, which touched on similar points as my recent newsletter about open access amid widespread AI scraping. Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the mainstage for a keynote with the inimitable tech journalist (and Bluesky board member) Mike Masnick. She wore an oversized black t-shirt printed with black text that read mundus sine Caesaribus (“a world without Caesars”). It was immediately recognizable to those who had seen Mark Zuckerberg’s custom black-on-black aut Zuck aut nihil (“Zuck or nothing”) shirt at a Meta event last year, an egomaniacal play on aut Caesar aut nihilb and a nod to the emperor after whom Zuckerberg has long styled himself.</p><p>Her message was clear: we need a world resilient to the outsized power of Zuckerbergian billionaire emperors. And we need platforms that are, as she and Masnick put it, “billionaire-proof”. I couldn’t agree more.</p><p>Sadly, for now we remain in a very much not billionaire-proof world, so I will now update you on how that’s all been going."</p><p><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-79/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">citationneeded.news/issue-79/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SXSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SXSW</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Cryptocurrencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryptocurrencies</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BlueSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueSky</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Web3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Web3</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>New York Times: ‘Will I Lose My Job?’ Federal Workers Flock to Reddit for Answers.. This link goes to a gift article. “With the Trump administration’s rapid downsizing of the federal bureaucracy, subreddits where government workers previously posted the occasional tale about a Zoom meeting mishap or health plan question have become crowded forums for fears, anxieties and tidbits of […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/new-york-times-will-i-lose-my-job-federal-workers-flock-to-reddit-for-answers/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/new-york-times-will-i-lose-my-job-federal-workers-flock-to-reddit-for-answers/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Fred Rocha: How I use Mastodon in 2025. “These are exciting times to be on Mastodon, one of the flavours of the Fediverse. Things are evolving fast, towards a space worthy of healthier online debate and exchange. Some of these conversations can be found on my own profile, if you’re curious. Here are some of the cool things I have discovered Mastodon lets you do. If you’ve found some neat […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/fred-rocha-how-i-use-mastodon-in-2025/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/fred-rocha-how-i-use-mastodon-in-2025/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>DigitalTrends: Discord is supercharging games with built-in messaging and voice chats. “Discord has announced a new Social SDK to allow developers to integrate Discord-powered communication features directly into their games. This means gamers will be able to message, invite, and voice chat with their friends super easily — even if they don’t have a Discord account.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/digitaltrends-discord-is-supercharging-games-with-built-in-messaging-and-voice-chats/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/digitaltrends-discord-is-supercharging-games-with-built-in-messaging-and-voice-chats/</a></p>
Lydia Repke<p>🎬 Last Friday, I discussed the social impact of COVID-19 on "Volle Kanne – Service täglich" (ZDF).</p><p>📌 Many friendships &amp; family ties broke due to COVID-related disagreements.<br>📌 Social loss led to increased loneliness.<br>📌 New workplace connections formed but differed from lost personal bonds.<br>📌 Digital communication didn’t harm mental health, but in-person contact was key.</p><p>💡 Future crises need social solutions, not just medical ones!</p><p>📺 <a href="https://www.zdf.de/play/magazine/volle-kanne-104/lydia-repke-zu-polarisierter-gesellschaft-corona-100#t=ausschnitte" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zdf.de/play/magazine/volle-kan</span><span class="invisible">ne-104/lydia-repke-zu-polarisierter-gesellschaft-corona-100#t=ausschnitte</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/LoneCovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoneCovid</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a></p>
Xamanismo Coletivo<p>"<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> represents somethin radically different from other <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a> that came before it… is really the first <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> platform that is truly decentralized. What I mean by this is: It’s not based on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/followergraphs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>followergraphs</span></a>. If you look at Instagram Reels or Twitter, how many people see a video or a piece of content is highly correlated with how many followers that person has. TikTok is a lot more random…a lot of content that never would have gotten a lot of views on Twitter or on TV to suddenly escape containment and get directly into the eyes of people who don’t care that much about <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>."</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-david-shor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E4.6J-B.ysXRXFP-tmAN&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/18/opinion</span><span class="invisible">/ezra-klein-podcast-david-shor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5E4.6J-B.ysXRXFP-tmAN&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>