Sometimes I wonder what goes on in our brains. Countless studies show that TikTok manipulates people, and they get ignored. Now, Trump indirectly controls the manipulation, and people flee from TikTok. Big Ask: Could Trump take over Facebook and Microsoft?
#politics #socialmedia
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-u-s-deal-finalized/
Just hours after reports emerged that CBP commander #GregBovino would be leaving #Minnesota imminently, anti-ICE activists, along with other members of the community, gathered outside Bovino’s hotel.
https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2016157037999087775
#immigration #USpoli #socialmedia
#Ice #fuckICE

Os compartimos esta convocatoria urgente de la Confederació Sindical d'Habitatge de Catalunya
Ha caigut la moratòria contra els desnonaments perquè Junts hi ha votat en contra: 60.000 famílies vulnerables queden ara en perill de ser expulsades de casa seva!
🗓️ Dimecres 28/01 a les 18.30 h
📌 Seu de Junts (Passatge de Bofill, 11, Barcelona)
https://www.instagram.com/p/DUBIbcviKks/
#activismo #desnonament #socialmedia


Britisches Oberhaus will Altersverifikation für VPNs und #SocialMedia | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Britisches-Oberhaus-will-Altersverifikation-fuer-VPNs-und-Social-Media-11154656.html #VPN #VirtualPrivateNetwork #Datenschutz #privacy
TikTok has settled a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before trial. It was one of three companies — along with Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube — facing claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
Details of the settlement were not disclosed.
On the Matter of TikTok Alternatives
I have never been a fan of TikTok and long called for it to be banned yesterday. Despite having come close, President Trump was derermined to snag partial defeat from the jaws of victory, potentially ameliorating some, but certainly not all, of the concerns I have raised about TikTok in a deal of questionable legality under the TikTok divestment law. Even were we to sepparate the Chinese Communist Party concerns from TikTok, its rapid fire short video format combined with its promotion of […]https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/on-the-matter-of-tiktok-alternatives-01-27-26/
Why are we banning all new accounts on COMUNIQ? https://comuniq.xyz/post?t=762 #community #Developers #socialmedia

»TikTok says it’s still working to recover its U.S. infrastructure« https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/tiktok-says-its-still-working-to-recover-its-u-s-infrastructure/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia
Shutting Out the Noise
https://www.brittanynwoods.com/blog/shutting-out-the-noise
Communication, entertainment, everything in between - another great post by @ploum that will inspire you, offend you, educate you- all the things great writing should do. It'll make you think, challenge your assumptions- there are too many great quotable parts of this, I couldn't even pick one to use as a blurb here. Worth it to just read the full deal 🔥: https://ploum.net/2025-12-15-communication-entertainment.html
#communication #entertainment #SocialMedia
🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
Social media ban for under 16s sees growing support in the Netherlands - https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-news/social-media-ban-under-16s-sees-growing-support-netherlands?ref=feedle.world
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#web #internet #socialmedia #blogging