#social-networks — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #social-networks, aggregated by home.social.
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I pushed a post “Mastodon kinda hates AI” that is basically what it says on the tin https://nathanherald.com/posts/mastodon-kinda-hates-ai/
I saw this post by 1Password https://1password.social/@1password/116569353856438624 and the replies were pretty overwhelmingly negative on Masto, but not anywhere else.
Do you see the same thing? Is it good/bad/neutral that Masto overall has biases?
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Reuters: Exclusive-LinkedIn planning to lay off 5% of staff in latest tech-sector cuts, source says. “The Microsoft-owned social network plans to cut about 5% of its headcount as it reorganizes teams and focuses personnel on areas where its business is growing, said one of the people, on condition of anonymity.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/14/reuters-exclusive-linkedin-planning-to-lay-off-5-of-staff-in-latest-tech-sector-cuts-source-says/ -
#Instagram Removes #EndToEndEncryption From #DirectMessages, Giving #Meta Access to Chat Content
:skype_giggle:
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If you thought that it couldn't get any worse than #SocialMedia #addiction,... I come bearing bad news. Check out this #horror:
#AI #Psychosis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxmIIYj5FQE
You didn't expect the #oligarchs to leave a revolutionary new #technology uncorrupted, did you?
Just get off the #internet and create real-world #SocialNetworks. We can retrofit #technology into it according to OUR needs. Oh, BTW! Keep the KIDS OFF OF IT! This isn't #BrainRot. This is literal #BrainDamage!
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Variety: Trump Media, Parent of Truth Social, Reports Q1 Sales of $871,000 and $405.9 Million Net Loss. “For the first quarter, TMTG generated net sales of $871,200, up 6% year over year. The company reported a $405.9 million net loss and a $387.8 million adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) loss for the first quarter of 2026.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/10/variety-trump-media-parent-of-truth-social-reports-q1-sales-of-871000-and-405-9-million-net-loss/ -
AFP: Europe’s new social media apps face uphill battle against tech giants. “A flurry of new schemes to launch Europe-based social networks faces a steep, rocky road to seduce users away from American and Asian giants in the sector. Founders nevertheless see opportunity in the disillusionment and distrust of major platforms that have spiked alongside transatlantic tensions under Donald […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/09/afp-europes-new-social-media-apps-face-uphill-battle-against-tech-giants/ -
📣WhatsApp, Facebook and Co. are more than communication tools: Joel Abah explains how digital networks increasingly serve as alternative governance systems in displacement camps across Benue State, Nigeria – central to the coordination of camp life and authority.
⬇️Now on #PRIFblog: https://blog.prif.org/2026/05/05/from-silence-to-power-how-displaced-youth-use-digital-networks-to-govern-nigerias-camps/
#SocialNetworks #GovernanceSystems #RefugeeCamps #Nigeria #BenueState #DisplacedYouth #Refugees
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The Register: Friendster rises from the grave to make social media great again. “It’s been more than a decade since social media platform Friendster went dark, but a new owner has brought it back from the dead – sort of – with the hope he can give exhausted users of modern platforms a reprieve.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/04/the-register-friendster-rises-from-the-grave-to-make-social-media-great-again/ -
Very good news this morning:
In a rare coordinated action, three #German parties (Greens, Left, Social Democrats) have declared they're leaving #X (formerly #Twitter).
This goes for their official party accounts as well as for the accounts of their respective parliamentary caucuses. They're also recommending their party members and MPs leave X.
All three parties have published a coordinated statement.
E.g., SPD on Instagram
Via a privacy-preserving frontend: Imginn:»In recent years, X has descended into chaos and is increasingly dominated by right-wing trolls. Political debates thrive on dialogue and on reaching and informing people. We no longer wish to foster a platform like X that promotes right-wing populist content, hate, and disinformation. That is why we have decided, across party lines, to stop posting on our account. We remain active on various other platforms and will continue to engage in dialogue there.«
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#SoTrue
“Either you accept a lower share price and don’t commit atrocities or you become evil. There is no third option.”
Mat Duggan @matdevdug
#Capitalism #Morals #ShareholderValue #SocialNetworks
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EFF: A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts. “Think of it like a radio broadcast: you want to reach people and don’t care where they are or what device they’re using. For example, in theory, a Bluesky user can follow someone on Mastodon or Threads without having to create a Mastodon or Threads account. But these systems are still a work in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/02/a-bridge-to-somewhere-how-to-link-your-mastodon-bluesky-or-other-federated-accounts-eff/ -
A Bridge to Somewhere: How to Link Your Mastodon, Bluesky, or Other Federated Accounts
#ThePublicInterestInternet #Creativity&Innovation #SocialNetworks
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CNBC: Reddit reports 69% jump in revenue, topping analyst estimates. “Reddit reported better-than-expected profit and revenue in its first-quarter earnings report on Thursday, and also issued an optimistic forecast. The stock jumped over 9% in extended trading.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/01/cnbc-reddit-reports-69-jump-in-revenue-topping-analyst-estimates/ -
I'm enjoying playing around with a small, single person #snac instance that I am experimenting with. Snac? Social Networks Are Crap 😀 . It's running off a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W using a Cloudflare Tunnel
More info https://codeberg.org/grunfink/snac2
#selfhosting #selfhosted #socialnetworks -
Liebe (Drecks-)Influencer
Wusstet ihr schon, dass ihr Kurzvideos auf euren Lieblingsnetzwerken auch ohne künstlich hinzugefügte und unnötige Scheißmusik posten könnt?
Selbiges gilt auch für künstlich hinzugefügtes Lachen und sinnlose Overlays, die einen darauf hinweisen, dass das ja alles so lustig ist.
Was ist nur kaputt bei euch? Ach ja, sonst reicht die Aufmerksamkeitsspanne wieder nicht, gell?
#shortpost #blogpost #blog #SocialNetworks #Influencer #Musik #KünstlicheDummheit
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Born again social network Friendster aims to resurrect real-life friends networks
Even after Friendster stopped being a social network I still checked in on the website from time to time. It's evidently been a while since I did that though. Last time I looked, Friendster — having gone through a number of changes in direction — was a gaming platform, but, as I've learned, ceased operations in 2015. After almost a decade in the wilderness, American developer and entrepreneur Mike Carson has revived the old virtual community, but things are little bit different this […]https://disassociated.com/born-again-social-network-friendster/
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Stop
Fucking
Posting
Links
To
Bluesky
And
Masquerading
Them
As
Images.
It’s infuriating! If you can’t be bothered to post an image, don’t post an image. But DO NOT post links pretending to be images!!!
#Peeves #Bridging #SocialNetworks #BlueSky #Fediverse -
Fast Company: Bluesky set out to fix social media. Now it’s running into familiar problems. “Once lauded as the heroic anti-X, a more principled and moralistic Twitterverse, Bluesky now appears to be struggling to retain users and build a sustainable, competitive business model. Its identity as an alternative to Twitter drew in waves of oppositional voices, often labeled ‘Resistance Twitter,’ […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/23/fast-company-bluesky-set-out-to-fix-social-media-now-its-running-into-familiar-problems/ -
PC Mag: Mastodon Plans End-to-End Encryption for Private Messages. “Decentralized social media platform Mastodon plans on adopting its own end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for private messages. Mastodon announced the upcoming feature in a blog post about receiving €614,000 ($724,000) from the Sovereign Tech Fund, an effort backed by the German government to support open-source software.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/17/pc-mag-mastodon-plans-end-to-end-encryption-for-private-messages/ -
Réseaux sociaux : vers une restriction européenne pour les plus jeunes ? - France 24 - Infos, news
Un point où tous ceux qui veulent restreindre les libertés individuelles pour garder leur pouvoir vont tomber d’accord.
Un exemple de plus où l’on brandit un vrai problème (avec lequel on ne peut qu'être d’accord) pour justifier des mesures liberticides avec de mauvaises solutions qui impacteront tout le monde. Mais c’est voulu, n'en doutez pas.
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Bitsocial is an Open Source P2P Network for Social Apps
There are so many peer-to-peer networks now in existence that I have seriously lost count of them. You may think that they just come and go, but that is because they are not really visible outside of their own network. Secure Scuttlebutt, where I ju ...continues
See https://gadgeteer.co.za/bitsocial-is-an-open-source-p2p-network-for-social-apps/
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Bitsocial is an Open Source P2P Network for Social Apps
https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-c19d2720-7a63b2a346745bb8
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The EFF is quitting X
https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-6957e2ea-a6eafdb03c419b92
