💯 Totally on board with this. I read Cory's article this morning and realized that is exactly what I was complaining to my banker about a few months back. I would love to give #RBC the boot but it would just be so painful and costly. It should be as easy as changing cell phone provider (or #Mastodon instance for that matter).

Then again these new rules are only for USA. Canadian banks will continue to rape and pillage til the cows come home.

#banks #cdnpoli

I write my bachelor's thesis about Mastodon as an alternative social network and how its users perceive the platform.

I would be gratful if you would participate in my survey:
https://umfragen.uni-paderborn.de/index.php/346443?lang=en

It only takes 10-15 minutes and would help me a lot.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

In case you want to support me, you can repost the access link, which would also help me.

Thank you!

#MediaStudies#AlternativeMedia#Mastodon#Survey

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.13 👩‍🚀

"The #Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same."

https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-fediverse-has-empowered-me-to-take-back-control-from-big-tech-now-i-want-to-help-others-do-the-same/

with mentions of @forgeandcraft (who made this awesome Fediverse t-shirt) @phanpy @ivory @Tusky @nimi @Roneyb @davidoclubb

#FOSS#FLOSS#Matrix#TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #activism#BigTech #socialmedia #education

https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/one-year-after-x-embracing-open-science-on-mastodon?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into THE FEDIVERSE VS. CORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA @the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom

I'm Hannah and currently working on the research project to understand the role of #Mastodon in #academia during my internship here.

If you haven’t done so already, please consider participating in the project. I would love to hear from you:

🔗https://rug.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9M1VEyMQ8k4xv94

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already participated in the survey! It is really insightful to read your opinions and experiences.

#AcademicChatter#OpenScience#Plushtodon#SocialMedia

* Running two Mastodon instances against each other
* Running Mastodon against WordPress + plugins

and even running three Mastodon instances against each other, for tests such as "if A posts, B reshares, and C gets it, and then A deletes the post, will it disappear on C" Happy to report that in case of Mastodon, it does!

Check them out: https://feditest.org/contrib/results/

#Mastodon#Wordpress#ActivityPub#Fediverse #testing

https://thenextweb.com/news/decline-of-x-opportunity-social-media-safe-profitable-challenge?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into THE FEDIVERSE VS. CORPORATE SOCIAL MEDIA @the-fediverse-vs-corporate-social-media-mobileatom

You can get an RSS feed for any mastodon account by appending ".rss" to the URL.

My local public transit - @hochbahn - runs a mastodon account and also provides info about service disruptions there. So i just subscribe to that account, instead using apps like Telegram or Notify for it. No ads, no tracking.

#Twitter#X#Mastodon

Context: this is for publishing posts.

#MastoDev#Mastodon#Design

v4.3.1

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.3.1

#Mastodon#Mastoadmin

If anyone would be interested in trying this out on their site, feel free to reach out!

#fediverse #mastodon #fedidev #mastodev #opensource

"There’s a better way!"

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/a-fediverse-invitation-for-artists/

Feel free to share, and be sure to add your signature!

#fediverse #mastodon #creatives #artists #musicians #twitter #x

This piece by @pluralistic really drives this point home: https://pluralistic.net/2024/10/16/keep-it-really-simple-stupid/#read-receipts-are-you-kidding-me-seriously-fuck-that-noise

*e.g. #bluesky and #mastodon

One of the best arguments for RSS you'll ever find.

I was a heavy user of #GoogleReader until G pulled the plug. I haven't found an adequate replacement since then. And I've tried many.

I'm excited by the possibilities of #Mastodon as an RSS reader. If you want to follow a site with an RSS feed, you can follow it on Mastodon with @birb.

I follow dozens of RSS feeds on Mastodon & add new ones almost every day.

https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-plushie

- Unlisted → Quiet Public
- Followers only → Followers
- Mentioned people only → Specific people

So far, I only see Mona using "Quiet Public" https://mastodon.social/@cheeaun/112071331585947439

Relevant PR: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/28119/files#diff-c90a488c48cdde7667e4f5b0b743d2502f144e77a7f33f9703759c376bed1503

#Mastodon#MastoDev