ErikJonker (@ErikJonker@mastodon.social)
I would like to encourage everyone to use a profile picture in their Mastodon account (whatever you like) and not leave the grey standard icon. For me it is sometimes a reason not to let people follow me, if you don't take this minimal effort, why should i bother...
#social #profilepicture #mastodon
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kkarhan (@kkarhan@infosec.space)
@MxAlba @dalias @dave The #Mastodon #Developers are just evidently unwilling to address these issues…
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kkarhan (@kkarhan@infosec.space)
@dave bonus points when the victim is blocked and not able to report report said harrassment…
- They can even prevent admins from seeing the posts in question
- This is a serious issue that #Mastodon #developers refuse to address, alongside the unwillingness to address basic features that every other internet-facing application has, like blocklist feed support…
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penworks (@penworks@mementomori.social)
Longread about social media and other tech platform bias.
Bluesky, Eurosky, Mastodon and academic metrics.
So Bluseky did a $100m VC deal last April and didn't tell anyone. Wooaa. Hidden agenda or what? Bluesky is without doubt the corporate big tech alternative to XTwtr, and Bluesky users are about to find that out. Ads, blue ticks, premium content/accounts etc etc. Everyone in the work or influencer community think Bluesky is the professional solution choice. This now includes the EU zone seeking to build Eurosky, a frankly naïve and rather silly attempt to have 'their own' sovereign socmed.
Well. Bluseky has never worked for me, or probably anyone like me. Zero followers beyond the nice people from Mastodon who also use BS, and some stragglers from random starter packs, with big names and zero interest in nobodies like me. After that, grifters: people selling books, health supplements, gofundme issues or startup ideas. No one ever engages, there is literally zero social aspects to BS. Big academic names do well, prominent political voices, vibey influence types, news sources or famous tech people all do well. The algorithms like them. But ordinary people? Not a chance.
In Mastodon there are people who have more than 50k followers. There are also many people who have less than 1k, like me. But we all get a fair crack. Everyone is 'seen' in the same way. Hashtag boosts really work. Your followers have actually made the decision to follow you. There is very little starter pack behaviour. I get a lot of interaction and social aspects to being in the Mastodon community.
I had 1 boost and 1 like (same person) on BS for a post about my recent paper. In contrast, I had an interaction with a quite prominent academic in a conversation thread, plus 7 boosts and 6 likes from different people, on Mastodon, 2 different posts.
The only metrics that are seen by academic Altmetrics are any that are visible in Bluesky. This can include bridgey Fed Mastodon interactions, but all others are missed. In other business circles this would be called fixing the playing field to only value some companies, but not others. Bias, in other words. Metrics in academic contexts are important. They give traction to the work and even influence your chance at jobs, or research funding. But yours are only counted if youre on Bluesky.
This works the same for LinkedIn (I suspect it can also see Facebook etc). There is no justifyable reason that things work like this, other than companies and academic people basically being ignorant, or in bed with the big tech platforms. Luckily, a lot of European orgs and unis choose Mastodon, for its genuine value and total independence.
#academia #academicchatter #metrics #analytics #bigtech #bluesky #mastodon
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cortex359 (@cortex359@chaos.social)
@ordnung Ich möchte #mastodon als Alternative anbieten, so dass zumindest niemand meinetwegen auf den #metaplatforms sein muss. Darf ich mir dazu eine Pipeline einrichten, um gleichzeitig auf IG und #chaossocial zu posten, oder zählt das schon als unerlaubtes Crossposting, selbst wenn beides unter dem gleichen Username und nur einmal im #fediverse erscheint? #diday
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velo (@velo@norden.social)
Oder:
Fahrradfahren hatte ich als Kind anfangs holprig begonnen, dann mit dem Ziel, der Gravitation irgendwie trotzen. Stürzfälle und Schrammen später wird es immer besser. Wieder später kristallisieren sich Vorlieben zum fahrbaren Untersatz, zur eigenen Fahrdynamik heraus. Erörterungen wie "Will ich nur von A nach B oder will ich mehr Radfahrvergnügen" lassen dann den Umgang und auch das Wissen mit Werkzeug feiner gestalten.
Und so weiter.
Irgendwie ist das so für mich hier bei #Mastodon.
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WebAppsMagazine (@WebAppsMagazine@mastodon.uno)
Twidere X : #client #OpenSource per il #fediverso di #Mastodon
@diggita @opensource @tecnologia
https://webappsmagazine.blogspot.com/2026/03/twidere-x-client-open-source-per-il.html
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ElenaMusk (@ElenaMusk@tuiter.rocks)
🦝 @mapachedescribe actualizado. Novedades:
OCR con EasyOCR para carteles, capturas de pantalla y memes - el texto visible ahora aparece en el ALT. Reglas de limpieza movidas a JSON externo, más fácil de actualizar. Mejor detección de capturas de navegador, tiendas (AliExpress, Amazon...) y WhatsApp. Respuesta cuando la imagen es vídeo o GIF. Correcciones de artefactos de LibreTranslate.
Todo corre localmente. Las imágenes no salen del servidor.
Código:
https://git.mapache.rocks/elenamusk/mapachedescribe/
Sigue siendo beta. Si lo pruebas y ves algo raro, cuéntame. 🌱
#Mastodon #Accesibilidad #ALT #Fediverse #Python
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hazz223 (@hazz223@mstdn.social)
The core issue I have with #bluesky ; gotta pay for those servers at some point. So far, it’s been investment. How long until it’s not?
It’s the classic playbook, yet folks seem very ok with it being played?
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/bluesky-announces-100m-series-b-after-ceo-transition/
#social #mastodon #SocialMedia #enshittification
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houba (@houba@spore.social)
OK Mastodon.
The mastodon network is rooted in the anglophone west. With its current escalation in imperialism, if you are posting and boosting frear-mongering about foreign nations like Russia or China or Iran being a problem and not about the crimes that your countries, the original colonisers, are currently engaged in.
You are part of the problem, the rest of the world and a number of people in the imperial core are sick and tired with your deflectionary bullshit.
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lindasgoluppiart (@lindasgoluppiart@mastodonapp.uk)
Foreground, middle and distant. #fediverse #mastodon #eryri
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Joshua344 (@Joshua344@mastodon.social)
Spending my day working distributing manure on the farm.
Farming isn't just about growing crops, it's about nurturing communities, preserving traditions, and feeding futures. Let's celebrate the backbone of our food system and the farmers who work tirelessly to bring food to our tables!
# Uganda Sustainable Community Initiative
#FoodSecurity #nature #climatechange #gardening #environment #mastodon #vegetables #humanity
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