strypey (@strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)
"You could imagine somebody creating one of these viral-type apps, or social media platforms, or confession platforms, solely just to gather data."
#TaylorLorenz, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-dTz5FsXA
Easily. I mean, this is the standard business justification for creating an online service, and has been well over a decade.
Remember Cambridge Analytica weren't doing anything fringe. That was Business-As-Usual for FarceBook data use.
#privacy #DataFarming #SocialMedia #TechStartUps
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techradar (@techradar@c.im)
#TechRadar I tried using TikTok to find new movies and shows, and I ended up watching a man getting cooked into a pie and a woman chop off her own finger https://techrad.ar/6Xne #SocialMedia #Computing #Internet #Tiktok
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Strangphotography (@Strangphotography@mastodon.social)
https://thailand-becausewecan.picfair.com/images/022859024-stunning-cityscape-of-da-nang-modern-buildings-hotels-in-vietnam-southeast-asia
Stunning Cityscape of Da Nang: Modern Buildings, Hotels in Vietnam, Southeast Asia
Captured with the Sony ILCE-7M4 + Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM II,
f/8, 1/10, 50mm, ISO 2500
Resolution 7008 x 4672px
#Vietnam #danang #photography #Travel #travelphotography #socialmedia #asia #southeastasia #photographer
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trendsZA (@trendsZA@mastodon.africa)
The following hashtags are trending across South African Mastodon instances:
#southafrica
#aiart
#music
#ai
#dreamed
#socialmedia
#funnies
#solar
#Wordle
#wordle1516
Based on recent posts made by non-automated accounts. Posts with more boosts, favourites, and replies are weighted higher.
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ambientdread (@ambientdread@toot.io)
Tarot Dread
#SocialSplatter #Sundries #Poems #posts #SocialMedia #YesterdaysRiff #haiku #writingcommunity #blogging #tanka #TankaTuesday
https://ambientdread.net/2025/08/13/aug-12-2025/
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bibliolater (@bibliolater@qoto.org)
"_According to Hinge, 70% of my generation say they feel anxious about meeting people in real life, and 52% say mental health challenges often prevent them from attending social events_"
#GenZ #Loneliness #Friendship #SocialMedia
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medien (@medien@mastodon.social)
»Lost in Untertitel-Translation« https://uebermedien.de/108249/lost-in-untertitel-translation/?Multiplikator.in #Medien #SocialMedia
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emaechler (@emaechler@masto.maechler.cloud)
der neueste furz der #rechten ist auch lustig. sie fordern ein #boykott auf alle #usa #produkte
1. fordern sie das auf #socialmedia kontrolliert von den usa
2. werden die linken das nie mitmachen sondern tun das gegenteil und damit würde man die #us umsätze dieser #konzerne fördern....
und 3. was tun die rechten ohne ihre handys und internet und computer? achja das ist ja chinesisch nicht usa :P
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theguardian_us_opinion (@theguardian_us_opinion@halo.nu)
The Trump administration has decided coal is female – here’s why | Arwa Mahdawi https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/13/the-trump-administration-has-decided-coal-is-female-heres-why #Fossilfuels #Socialmedia #USpolitics #Energy #Coal
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openonline (@openonline@mastomondo.net)
📰 L’estate hot di TikTok: l’intelligenza artificiale invade la piattaforma con brani hard mai esistiti
#️⃣ #TECNOLOGIA #Musica #Socialmedia #TikTok #Openonline #News #Notizie #Italia #mastomondo
🔗 https://www.open.online/2025/08/13/ltiktok-canzoni-hot-cantoscena-trend/
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feedle (@feedle@mastodon.social)
🔁 From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
At least five interesting things: Cool research edition (#68) - https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/at-least-five-interesting-things-48e?ref=feedle.world
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See other stories like this one here: https://feedle.world/digital-crossroads
#web #internet #socialmedia #blogging
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feed2mastodon (@feed2mastodon@mastodon.hexix.de)
📚 Leopoldina fordert Verbot von Social Media für Kinder unter 13 Jahren.
• • Keine Social-Media-Accounts unter 13 Jahren.
• • Schutz vor negativen Auswirkungen von Social Media.
https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/gesundheit/jugendliche-social-media-leopoldina-100.html
#Leopoldina #SocialMedia #Jugendschutz #Kinder
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