#Instagram partners with schools to prioritize reports of online bullying and student safety
@renwillis@mstdn.socialMicroblogging peaked when Tumblr peaked. I'm surprised no one has made an app that adjusted the #Mastodon feed to look more like #Tumblr (content ABOVE the caption, + text only posts, reblog comments BELOW original content, etc).
I saw @dansup was heading that direction in OG #pixelfed days years back, but more #Instagram style later.
But yo, #Fediverse - what do you think? Do you miss peak Tumblr? Am I crazy?
I don't know how to break this down any more clearly: the usual, quasi-antagonistic relationship between #socialmedia companies and govt. -in which the former would demand at least a valid subpoena before giving user info to the latter- is over.
#Musk and #Zuckerberg will probably start giving the #Trump admin direct access to activists' private data, if they haven't already, and there is nothing legal or technical that can stop them.
Get off those platforms NOW.
Studie: Jeder sechste Jugendliche von Cybermobbing betroffen
Eine gehässige Nachricht, ein peinliches Foto: Cybermobbing kann viele Formen haben. Viele Jugendliche kennen Betroffene oder wurden selbst schon Zielscheibe.
Someone check my post history. A few days ago, I talk about how we're already helping the government.
An example, I gave, was how the word "protest" is now being monitored.
#Meta #Facebook #Threads #Instagram #WhatsApp
RE: https://mastodon.social/users/violetblue/statuses/114202455632251492
"The new feature would likely be an unwelcome one for users who would rather keep comments AI-free on Instagram, especially those who believe their friends deserve genuine comments as opposed to AI slop."
https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/meta-spotted-testing-ai-generated-comments-on-instagram/
Clickbait to Catastrophe: How a Fake Meta Email Leads to Password Plunder
A sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Meta Business accounts has been uncovered by the Cofense Phishing Defense Center. The attack begins with a fake Instagram alert claiming the user's ads are suspended due to policy violations. Victims are directed to a fraudulent page mimicking Meta's business help center, where they're prompted to interact with a fake chat support or follow step-by-step instructions. The ultimate goal is to trick users into adding the attacker's device as a secure login method via Two-Factor Authentication, effectively hijacking the account. The campaign employs convincing email templates, landing pages, and even includes live agent support to add credibility. Users are urged to verify communications and examine URLs carefully before taking action to protect their social media credentials.
Pulse ID: 67dd406e35e3344749124f94
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/67dd406e35e3344749124f94
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-03-21 10:33:18
Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.
If you claim to be a leftist and you are trying to convince people to move to #BlueSky rather than the community driven #ActivityPub options (#mastodon / #PixelFed / etc) I cannot take you seriously as a leftist.
A major component of leftist thought is community organizing and defense. It is opposition to centralized power and control. Intentionally helping people move or set up on centralized systems, regardless of what their CEO's claim about them, is directly in opposition to leftist ideals.
Yes some people are sometimes confused by the #Fediverse options. It's your job to help them find an appropriate community and work through the technical hurdles. The platforms they are moving away from, such as #Twitter, #Facebook & #Instagram were all confusing and overwhelming for people when they first joined. This is no different, it's always a learning curve.
Actually help and protect your communities by helping them not only escape corporate controlled networks but also by helping them find and utilize networks that are community run, moderated and controlled.
Social Media: Fülle an Fehlinformation zu ADHS bei TikTok
Promis outen sich, im Netz wird verstärkt nach Selbsttests gesucht: Immer mehr Menschen vermuten, ADHS zu haben. Wie TikTok-Videos diesen Trend beeinflussen.
Instagramista on näköjään tulossa pelkkä AI-sovellus. Artikkelissa on kuvakaappauksia siitä, että joillain käyttäjillä näkyy mahdollisuus kirjoittaa kommentteja tekoälyn avulla. (Testiominaisuus vielä siis.)
Saahan AI-kommenteilla somesta vielä vähän nopeampaa, kun ei tarvitse pysähtyä ajattelemaan, että mitä ihmisenä kirjoittaisi toiselle ihmiselle. Tehokkuus ja sisällöntuottaminen on toki tärkeämpää kuin aitojen kontaktien ja keskustelujen mahdollistaminen käyttäjille... 
No Metahan on puhunut tästä omasta mahtavasta tekoälyprojektistaan jo jonkin aikaa, että ei sinänsä pitäisi yllättää, että sitä halutaan tunkea joka paikkaan.
Tulipa myös mieleen seuraavaa:
Jos henkilö A käyttää tekoälyä kommentin keksimisen henkilön B kuvasta.
Artikkelin kuvakappauksessa luki, että käyttämällä työkalua hyväksyy tekoälyehdot ja että tiedot "saattaa" siirtyä Meta AI:n hyödynnettäväksi. Jos henkilö A on siis kieltänyt aiemmin sen, että Meta ei voi käyttää A:n sisältöä tekoälyn kouluttamiseen, niin voikohan tuossa tapauksessa käydä niin, että AI-kommentteja tekemällä sen henkilön A kieltokin jotenkin purkautuu, koska "hyväksyy ne ehdot"? En yllättyisi, jos näin olisi, koska Meta haluaa jengiltä kaiken datan.
#sosiaalinenmedia #instagram #tekoäly #meta
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-tests-ai-generated-comments-posts/742633/
Zugang zu diversen Internet-Plattformen in der Türkei eingeschränkt
Online-Angebote wie X, YouTube und Social Media sind in der Türkei nur noch stark eingeschränkt verfügbar. Anlass dürften Proteste gegen die Regierung sein.
"Protest"
This is one of the new keywords that Meta (Facebook) is helping monitor.
Everyone is so focused on Elon Musk, that they've forgotten that Mark Zuckerberg controls a social media platform larger and more widely used, and recently started becoming closer to Donald Trump's regime.
#Meta #WhatsApp #Facebook #Instagram #Threads #MarkZuckerberg #Zuckerberg #ElonMusk #Musk #Protest
@pixelfed Having a social media preview card that shows some of these pictures would be pretty neat!
It would certainly work better when I share the link to my #Pixelfed portfolio on Facebook and tell people: "Look at this neat alternative to #Instagram !"
In the @newyorktimes: 
"#ActivityPub has also led to a wave of start-up efforts such as #Mastodon, a microblogging service that now has more than 14 million accounts connected by a network of over 14,000 host computers, as well as start-ups like #Pixelfed and #PeerTube, distributed services that offer features similar to #Instagram and #YouTube."
A Long-Shot Bet to Bypass the Middlemen of #SocialMedia
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/technology/mike-mccue-surf-browser-decentralized-internet.html
Thank you @pixelfed! That's why our #retrocomputer #popart #vector #graphics and #IT #pioneer #portraits are NOT available on #Suckaborg's #instagram. Those #vintage #computer #svg #illustrations can be found on @pixelfed, only.
https://pixelfed.social/gfkDSGN
Meta Platforms beginnt Feldtests von "Community Notes"
Fakten prüfende Profis sind out bei Meta. Die User sollen "Kontext" liefern, gratis. Auf das Geschäft soll sich das bitte nicht auswirken.
#Meta have just won an emergency injunction against their former director of global public policy, Sarah Wynn-Williams, to stop her distributing copies of her book, Careless People. The New York Times Book Review described it as, "an ugly, detailed portrait of one of the most powerful companies in the world".
I have just ordered a copy and also sent a recommendation to the #CERN library to buy a copy.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/13/meta-careless-people-book-former-employee
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Careless-People-by-Sarah-Wynn-Williams/9781035065929
This disgusting person is, according to her Insta account, a "Outdoor enthusiast & hunter ➶ Wildlife Biologist & Environmental Scientist | MSc" #animals
Hope Sam Jones goes broke now and gets blacklisted from more places than Australia. She needs to be booted from #Instagram
US tourist filmed running off with baby wombat may have visa canceled, official says | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/travel/australia-us-tourist-wombat-visa-intl-hnk/index.html
Viele schimpfen auf Musk und Trump, dennoch sehe ich kaum jemanden, der auch dementsprechend konsequent handelt, auch bereit ist seine jahrelange Gewohnheit aufzugeben. Zum Beispiel #Facebook und #Instagram. Aber auch #whatsapp müßte verabschiedet werden. Es gibt sehr gute Alternativen! #trump #musk
