Ich möchte diese überraschenden Zuwachszahlen von followerstarken Accounts auf Bluesky und Mastodon gerne mit einem Zitat des "allwissenden" Sascha Lobo kommentierten:

-Lobo: Es gibt Mastodon ...

ZEIT: ... eine nicht-kommerzielle Social-Media-Plattform, vergleichbar mit X ...

Lobo: ... es interessiert bloß keine Sau außer zwölf Nerds. Das liegt an der Publikumserwartung. Die meisten digitalen Produkte müssen sich ständig weiterentwickeln, wenn sie nachhaltig Erfolg haben wollen. Und das ist extrem teuer, das geht mit sehr wenigen Ausnahmen nur unternehmerisch.-

#socialmedia #microblogging #freiesinternet #fedivers #mastodon #bluesky

https://netzbegruenung.de/blog/das-ende-der-dominanz-microblogging-wandel-in-deutschland-in-zahlen/

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Ranking von Bluesky Details lesbar via Link im Post

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Ranking von Mastodon Details lesbar via Link im Post

Meta introduces new paid services for Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

Meta introduces new paid services for its platforms worldwide. In addition to Plus plans for stories and chats, Meta is testing AI subscriptions for Meta AI.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Meta-introduces-new-paid-services-for-Instagram-Facebook-and-WhatsApp-11309248.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Apps #Facebook #Instagram #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #MetaPlatforms #SocialMedia #WhatsApp #news

Hanoi Old Quarter: Where Colonial Charm, Street Kitchens, and Endless Motion Collide, Vietnam
#Photography #socialmedia #Vietnam #travelphotography
Travel, Documentary and Photography in Southeast Asia
https://www.strangphotography.com/hanoi-vietnam-between-history-street-life-and-the-endless-motion#hanoi-old-quarter-where-colonial-charm-street-kitchens-and-endless-motion-collide

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116645486985827346

@_elena took it upon herself to explore W Social.

I got weird vibes when W Social was announced at Davos. Elena's piece confirmed these feelings.

In my words:
W Social seem to be opportunists looking for a way to benefit from the need for better socials. In whatever way. They seem to operate in similar ways as #bigtech & their main objective does not seem to align with their more lofty "save democracy" statements.

Recommended reading!

#WSocial #Fediverse #ATProto #SocialMedia #PubConf2026

AodeRelay boosted

Elena Rossini ⁂ » 🌐 2026-05-27
@_elena@mastodon.social

🚨 New post alert 📝

A deep dive into #WSocial with some fascinating findings: candid statements about their motives, a Greta Thunberg connection, potential AI plans (!!!)

Why write about it again? I still had so many questions after publishing my first article.

I spent 3 weeks watching every interview I could find and connecting the dots.

I hope you'll enjoy this piece:

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-untold-story-about-w-social-unconventional-beginnings-strategic-pitches-conflicting-signals/

#blog #longread #privacy #DataMining #Europe

Nearly 70% of companies in Japan have no rules on employees' social media conduct, a survey showed, underscoring that most leave posts to individual judgment despite concern about information leaks and online conflicts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/27/social-media-posts-rules/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #teikokudatabank #surveys #socialmedia

Run your own decentralized social platform on shared hosting or a tiny VPS WITHOUT Redis, PostgreSQL, or complex infrastructure.

What it makes so special to me? It looks awesome, comes with a great admin web interface and does not require a VPS instance where it can also be operated on a cheap shared hosting systems. By the given requirements, it also easily runs on a #RaspberryPI and all kind of systems, including #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #Illumos and more!

This all makes it perfect to everyone and even beginners to run their own instance. With relay support (e.g., fedi-relay.gyptazy.com) it even can consume and post content over non-directly connected instances in the #fediworld!

Kudos to the author of Starling: @df@s.dfaria.eu

More information:
GitHub project: https://github.com/dfaria-eu/Starling
My blog post: https://gyptazy.com/blog/starling-simple-fediverse-server/

#fedi #fediwall #opensource #decentralized #social #socialmedia #alternatives #mastodon

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Starling as a Fediverse/ActivityPub Server

BitcoinCash + Nostr

The real Bitcoin just works better in any situation.

https://bchnostr.com/

#crypto #nostr #bitcoin #bch #bitcoincash #socialmedia #freedom #decentralization

The consultation that could see digital ID checks sweep across the Internet ends today ⌛️

ORG has submitted a response, outlining the threats to privacy and freedom of expression posed by the government's proposals.

We set out a better way forward that tackles the cause of online harms.

Read more ⬇️

https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/growing-up-in-an-online-world-org-consultation-response/

#onlinesafety #consultation #socialmedia #privacy #ageverification #digitalID #freedomofexpression #digitalrights #interoperability #fediverse #ukpolitics #ukpol

We're calling on the UK government to change its approach to online safety.

This means pulling back from creating new harms through the expansion of insecure ID checkpoints, VPN restrictions and blocks on access to information and support.

Have your say in the consultation before it closes TODAY ⬇️

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/growing-up-in-the-online-world-a-national-consultation

#onlinesafety #consultation #socialmedia #privacy #ageverification #digitalID #freedomofexpression #digitalrights #interoperability #fediverse #ukpolitics #ukpol

Because some folk haven't received the message:

There is No Such Thing as Reverse Discrimination.
🤔 Why not you ask...

👉 Because Whites have always held all the Political and Financial Power and overwhelmingly they still do...you can not discriminate against the those who are the most powerful.

No comment as to why I am posting this so don't ask!

#Racism #WhiteSupremacy
#Extremism #Hate #SocialMedia

How fast-moving is this place, actually?
How often should I post?

I have enough material to fire something out every hour, but I also don’t want to annoy people or make a bad first impression. 😄

Still figuring out the rhythm here.

#Mastodon #Fediverse #NewHere #Blogging #OldWeb #SocialMedia

🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters

“Judge considers ordering Meta to revamp its apps https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/22/meta-judge-trial-public-nuisance-facebook-00934485?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #SocialMedia...”

https://social.espeweb.net/objects/aafc5da5-7688-4865-86b0-97eac53ec0cb

🤖 via RSS feed. Not an endorsement.

Ho Chi Minh City – Street Life Between Tradition and Modern Vietnam
#Photography #socialmedia #travelphotography #Vietnam #Saigon
Moments from Saigon’s vibrant streets, daily life, and timeless contrasts captured through my lens.
https://www.strangphotography.com/ho-chi-minh-city-street-life-between-tradition-and-modern-vietnam

#AIPAC keeps getting community notes for buying elections.

https://x.com/AssalRad/status/2057307771457163374

🌎 #SOLIDARITY AGAINST
🇺🇸 #IMPERIALISM

#DonaldTrump #IsraelFirst #MIGA

#FreePalestine #StopGenocide #IsraelWarCrimes #GazaGenocide

#Lebanon #GreaterIsrael #war #USA #press #military #Europe #cdnpoli #Canada #Iran #Tehran #straitofhormuz #MiddleEast #resistance #activism @politics #Palestine #Gaza #news #law #socialmedia #mastodon #icc #media @socialmedia #cdnpoli #uspol #globalsumudflotilla #STOPAIPAC #US

"The undersigned organisations condemn Meta’s recent decision to restrict the Facebook and Instagram accounts of independent NGOs, researchers, and civil society figures from reaching audiences in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is the latest in a pattern of major technology companies, including Meta, acting as enforcement arms for repressive governments in the Gulf. We call on Meta to uphold its human rights responsibilities and ensure that users’ content is not arbitrarily restricted.

Since 30 April 2026, Gulf-focused NGOs ALQST for Human Rights and Democratic Diwan, as well as Saudi researcher Abdullah Alaoudh and human rights defender Yahya Assiri, have had their Facebook accounts rendered “unavailable” in Saudi Arabia at the request of the Saudi government, in a form of “geo-blocking”. Similar restrictions have been imposed in the UAE, including against an academic. According to Meta's publicly available content restriction reports, over 100 Facebook pages and Instagram accounts have been restricted since March 2026. This follows a similar pattern on X (formerly Twitter). Most recently, the Saudi government requested that a number of X accounts belonging to prominent Saudi activists be geo-blocked. As of the publication date (20 May), X had not complied.

The undersigned organisations consider these measures arbitrary, discriminatory, and a direct violation of the right to freedom of expression and access to information. Affected users were notified that Meta acted in response to a “local legal requirement” or a “request from a government” (i.e. Saudi Arabia and the UAE), demonstrating the company’s willingness to comply with demands from state authorities that routinely suppress, surveil, and criminalise online expression."

https://www.alqst.org/en/post/meta-blocks-human-rights-accounts-from-reaching-audiences-in-saudi-arabia-and-the-uae

#SocialMedia #SaudiArabia #UAE #Censorship #Meta #Instagram #Facebook