(Not an April Fools joke)
After being (mostly) off of #Threads for almost a week, I've gotta say that I don't miss it as much as I thought I would. Matter of fact, I almost don't miss it at all...
A guest post – The Mess of the Current #OpenWeb Path: A User’s Experience
Setting up a #Mastodon account to move away from supremacist platforms like #Twitter, #Threads, #Bluesky, and #LinkedIn felt like the right step. But almost immediately, I ran into one of the core failures of the so-called #openweb—drastic post length limits, artificial restrictions, and a general lack of usability. At first glance, Mastodon appears no different from the mainstream platforms it’s supposed to replace. With the post lengths, why are we still replicating big tech […]https://hamishcampbell.com/a-guest-post-the-mess-of-the-current-openweb-path-a-users-experience/
The post I went to was about Portland seasons from a government account. 2 clicks and I was in "France is doomed because of all of the black people living there" with video of black people existing in France.
Jengi on huolissaan tekoälyn eettisyydestä, mutta ei esimerkiksi somejättien (kuten Meta ja Threads) eettisyydestä. Vain osan teknologiasta tulee olla ekologista ja eettistä? Ymmärrän anti-AI ja anti-corporate -asenteet avoimen lähdekoodin algoritmivapaassa Fediversumissa, mutta että Metan alustoilla. Mielenkiintoista.
Four years ago, human rights campaigner Tanya O’Carroll took on social media giant Meta when they refused to stop collecting and processing her personal data for targeted advertising.
In March 2025, Meta settled and agreed to honour O’Carroll’s right to object.
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