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Surf<p>Watch <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.social/@mike" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mike</span></a></span> give a live demo of Surf at SXSW. Learn what Surf is for, how it brings together content and communities across platforms, and how to make your own custom feed. Audience questions at the end are also 👌.<br> <a href="https://flipboard.video/w/rFyohvCiuPMm5ad7MyHy6h" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/rFyohvCiuPMm</span><span class="invisible">5ad7MyHy6h</span></a></p><p>Want to join the waitlist? Sign up here with the referral code DEMO: <a href="https://waitlist.surf.social/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">waitlist.surf.social/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FediverseHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediverseHouse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SXSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SXSW</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocialWeb</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/customfeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customfeeds</span></a></p>
The Steam Powered Story Teller<p>Finally deleted my Facebook account a little earlier than I said but I need to do it.</p><p>Myself it is a relief as I am finally free of the mainstream social networks. It feels so good to be free of such toxic places at last.</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/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p>Scale and monoculture are out. Cozy corners and vibes are in.</p><p>The full “Building Communities Across the Social Web” panel is out now, featuring <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://macaw.social/@andypiper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>andypiper</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/rose.bsky.team" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rose.bsky.team</span></a></span> and Leila Brillson discussing what it takes to create and sustain healthy online communities in 2025. Recorded live at the Fediverse House at SXSW in March.</p><p><a href="https://flipboard.video/w/fr6Ajy9YxgmW3ZGdAycBca" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.video/w/fr6Ajy9YxgmW</span><span class="invisible">3ZGdAycBca</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FediverseHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediverseHouse</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SXSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SXSW</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlineCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OnlineCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineCulture</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocial</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/OpenSocialWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSocialWeb</span></a></p>
Hervé @ Puma - IT Services 🐧<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@mpldr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mpldr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@dweb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dweb</span></a></span> <br>Thanks, most will do: Thunderbird, and CardDav compatible apps. But I would like to automate/connect with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> via API for example, to avoid the manual entries 😉</p>
The Steam Powered Story Teller<p>I still think some on Facebook I know really don't believe I'm leaving it even with 8 days to go!</p><p>It is also highlighting who is tech savy or not.🙂</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/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a></p>
Danie<p><strong>Bluesky Is Rolling Out Official Verification</strong></p> <p><a href="https://squeet.me/display/962c3e10-cb1bfbd5-bfe18bb72cf8a184" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">squeet.me/display/962c3e10-cb1</span><span class="invisible">bfbd5-bfe18bb72cf8a184</span></a></p>
Danie van der Merwe<p>Bluesky Is Rolling Out Official Verification</p><p>“Starting today, Bluesky is rolling out a new verification system, complete with the familiar blue check marks popularized by Twitter. The highest-priority accounts right now are government officials, news organizations and journalists, and celebrit ...continues</p><p>See <a href="https://gadgeteer.co.za/bluesky-is-rolling-out-official-verification/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gadgeteer.co.za/bluesky-is-rol</span><span class="invisible">ling-out-official-verification/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluesky</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>
Open Risk<p>Explosive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/virality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virality</span></a> is one of the emergent features of a hyperconnected <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalsociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsociety</span></a>. It can be enhanced by the incentives and designs of platforms, but is intrinsic to the low friction and dense topology of digital <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a>.</p><p>Like so many tech changes, cannot be simply labelled as "bad" or "good". It simply means more people act in a coordinated, synchronized fashion. </p><p>*What* their action is is the real issue. Good or bad gets multiplied dramatically.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitaltransformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitaltransformation</span></a></p>
The Steam Powered Story Teller<p>Would I recommend that people leave Meta and X?</p><p>I would as since I have left them my mental health has improved by leaps and bounds and I now have better control over my presence and what I see on the Internet.</p><p>Just do it now!</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/x" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>x</span></a></p>
The Steam Powered Story Teller<p>Well only less than 15 days to go and I will be finally free of Facebook and Meta which will be a great relief in the end.</p><p>Since not using Facebook my mental health has improved greatly.</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a> <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/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a></p>
Hervé @ Puma - IT Services 🐧<p>What I miss the most is an <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AddressBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AddressBook</span></a> for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SocialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialNetworks</span></a> and the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Decentralized</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Interoperable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Interoperable</span></a>. A spreadsheet is just a decent solution for the moment. For Friends, Clients, Partners, Groups, Thematic interests, you name them... Nothing like this with Buffer, Publer, Metricool, SocialBee, etc</p><p>The next massive feature for software and platforms for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> Management, is a Contact manager: </p><p>👇</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Concordia University: New Concordia research shows social networks are vulnerable to relatively simple AI manipulation and polarization. “It seems that no matter the topic of conversation, online opinion around it will be split into two seemingly irreconcilable camps. That’s largely a result of these platforms’ design, as the algorithms driving them direct users to like-minded peers. This […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/17/concordia-university-new-concordia-research-shows-social-networks-are-vulnerable-to-relatively-simple-ai-manipulation-and-polarization/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/17/concordia-university-new-concordia-research-shows-social-networks-are-vulnerable-to-relatively-simple-ai-manipulation-and-polarization/</a></p>
Michael Daum<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@homlett" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>homlett</span></a></span> We've been working enthusiastically on the basis of a sharing culture since the 2000s, when <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/blogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blogs</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/wikis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wikis</span></a> became a thing. Then <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a> emerged.</p><p>That basic assumption doesn't work anymore. The social aspect of the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> is being exploited for various purposes.</p><p>What was once a grassroots initiative is now being used against us. It is our own content that is being sold back to us in the form of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> services.</p><p>But if we stop sharing, it'll just cause more problems.</p>
Harry W.<p>Hahahahaha nope! </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/15/liz-truss-to-launch-uncensored-social-network-to-counter-mainstream-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">apr/15/liz-truss-to-launch-uncensored-social-network-to-counter-mainstream-media</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/social" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>social</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/socialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialNetworks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>
icastico<p>Morning read - I think we all knew this, but is nice to see it studied well. <a href="https://c.im/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>development</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/socialNetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialNetworks</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/early-experiences-shape-brain-s-communication-superhighways-affect-cognition" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/content/article/ea</span><span class="invisible">rly-experiences-shape-brain-s-communication-superhighways-affect-cognition</span></a></p>
The Steam Powered Story Teller<p>I am finding very funny that some people on Facebook still do not get the fact that I am leaving Facebook for real.</p><p>They must be suffering from Facebook blindness for the truth.🤣</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/socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialnetworks</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Spotted on Mastodon: a spreadsheet of 900 media outlets with a Fediverse presence. “I did it! Although it’s still very rough &amp; really not pretty, I got my spreadsheet with (&gt; 900) verified accounts of media organizations in the <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://rbfirehose.com/tag/fediverse/" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> away from <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://rbfirehose.com/tag/google/" target="_blank">#Google</a>. The solution was <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://rbfirehose.com/tag/datatables/" target="_blank">#DataTables</a> all along.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/spotted-on-mastodon-a-spreadsheet-of-over-900-media-outlets-with-a-fediverse-presence/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/09/spotted-on-mastodon-a-spreadsheet-of-over-900-media-outlets-with-a-fediverse-presence/</a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Russian bots hard at work spreading political unrest on Romania’s internet – Source: www.bitdefender.com <a href="https://ciso2ciso.com/russian-bots-hard-at-work-spreading-political-unrest-on-romanias-internet-source-www-bitdefender-com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ciso2ciso.com/russian-bots-har</span><span class="invisible">d-at-work-spreading-political-unrest-on-romanias-internet-source-www-bitdefender-com/</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/rssfeedpostgeneratorecho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rssfeedpostgeneratorecho</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/CyberSecurityNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurityNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/grahamcluleycom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grahamcluleycom</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialnetworks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/VladimirPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirPutin</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Grahamcluley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grahamcluley</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Guestblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guestblog</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Law%E2%84%B4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lawℴ</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Election</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Royal Holloway University of London: Disturbing findings in new study reveal unregulated internet platforms are a breeding ground for racism, misogyny and religious hate. “Platforms such as these remain breeding grounds for extreme ideologies, with the latest study delving into the troubling prevalence of hate speech on 4chan’s politically incorrect discussion board, known as /pol/, using […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/08/royal-holloway-university-of-london-disturbing-findings-in-new-study-reveal-unregulated-internet-platforms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-racism-misogyny-and-religious-hate/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/08/royal-holloway-university-of-london-disturbing-findings-in-new-study-reveal-unregulated-internet-platforms-are-a-breeding-ground-for-racism-misogyny-and-religious-hate/</a></p>
Pyrzout :vm:<p>Russian bots hard at work spreading political unrest on Romania’s internet <a href="https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/russian-bots-hard-at-work-spreading-political-unrest-on-romanias-internet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hot</span><span class="invisible">forsecurity/russian-bots-hard-at-work-spreading-political-unrest-on-romanias-internet</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Socialnetworks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Socialnetworks</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/VladimirPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VladimirPutin</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Guestblog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guestblog</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Law%E2%84%B4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lawℴ</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Romania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romania</span></a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a></p>