unituebingen (@unituebingen@xn--baw-joa.social)
Scientists are increasingly using #socialmedia to communicate their #research — but visibility can also bring harassment. In this online talk, Dr. Jana Laura Egelhofer explores how online hostility affects scientists and discusses strategies for safer #sciencecommunication.
📅 10 March
⏰ 5 p.m.
📍 Online via Zoom
🎟 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/harassment-of-scientists-on-social-media-implications-and-ways-forward-tickets-1983959626650?aff=oddtdtcreator
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heiseonlineenglish (@heiseonlineenglish@social.heise.de)
"Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die": Fear of progress as a fever dream
We urgently need to turn off our phones. Because of all these feeds and because of AI. This isn't a proper analysis? At least it's enough for a movie.
#Entertainment #Kino #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Metaverse #SocialMedia #VirtualReality #news
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variety_feed (@variety_feed@mastodon.social)
Indonesia Bans Social Media for Under-16s, Following Australia’s Lead: ‘Parents No Longer Have to Fight Alone Against the Giants of the Algorithm’
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #Indonesia #SocialMedia
https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/indonesia-social-media-ban-under-16s-1236680829/
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alecmuffett (@alecmuffett@mastodon.social)
“JUST A LINK CAN LEAVE A TRACE” | UK Counter-Terrorism Police are feeding teenagers with horrific, emotional anti-social-media fearmongering that may end in multiple *tragedy*
https://alecmuffett.com/article/148288
#CounterTerrorism #JustALink #SocialMedia #SocialMediaBan #TerrorismPolice #censorship #terrorism
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r (@r@fed.brid.gy)
Indonesia Bans Social Media for Under-16s, Following Australia’s Lead: ‘Parents No Longer Have to Fight Alone Against the Giants of the Algorithm’
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article (@article@alecmuffett.com)
“JUST A LINK CAN LEAVE A TRACE” | UK Counter-Terrorism Police are feeding teenagers with horrific, emotional anti-social-media fearmongering that may end in multiple *tragedy*
“I ONLY SHARED A LINK…”
Working in Facebook’s Trust & Safety team taught me many things, including: when someone’s at risk of online coercion & extortion (financial, sexual, political) one thing that you DO NOT do, is throw fuel on the fire.
With that in mind, let’s watch this UK Terrorism Police video, circulating on TikTok & Instagram:
“I MIGHT GET A CRIMINAL RECORD…”
Cue an utterly terrified teenager with wailing sirens behind him, whose “mum couldn’t believe it” and “might not be able to go to college”
TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS BULLSHIT. IF THIS REALLY REFLECTS HOW COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGISLATION WORKS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THEN IT NEEDS TO BE URGENTLY REFORMED:
https://www.tiktok.com/@terrorismpolice/video/7607800508195097878
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?
This is right up there with “AIDS – DON’T DIE OF IGNORANCE!” and with the Twitter Joke Trial.
If you are telling a bunch of teenagers that having “shared a link” their lives are now essentially over, what the hell do you think they are going to do next?
- Happily get on with their lives in a mustn’t grumble kind of way?
- Think of the Police as their friend?
No; the emotional ones are going to harm or even kill themselves, much like the various servicemen killing themselves over sextortion — or, perhaps worse, this campaign will be used as evidence of a “hostile environment” of anti-terrorism policing and used to drag kids into crime, “Oliver Twist” style where they are practically dragged underground into an anti-establishment cult.
This is the most self-defeatingly, tone-deaf, patronising, patrician, misapprehensive and outright stupid anti-social-media campaign that I’ve ever had the horror to witness.
It should be cancelled and utterly reworked, in association with at least SOME civil society organisation which respects kids enough to not try scaring them into “good behaviour”.
They should apologise to the nation’s youth.
#censorship #counterTerrorism #justALink #socialMedia #socialMediaBan #terrorism #terrorismPoliceShow Original Post
JuniPers (@JuniPers@mastodon.art)
Tijden geleden uit Instagram en Facebook gestapt en een account op Pixelfed gemaakt, maar heel lang had ik geen energie en tijd om daar iets mee te doen. Nu onze verhuizing en het klussen grotendeels achter de rug zijn, ga ik er vanaf deze week elke dag een paar foto's op zetten en het wat actiever gebruiken.
https://pixelfed.social/JuniPers
#socialmedia #pixelfedart
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medien (@medien@mastodon.social)
»AfD Sachsen-Anhalt gegen Rundfunk: Radio Corax dreht weiter auf« https://taz.de/AfD-Sachsen-Anhalt-gegen-Rundfunk/!6159687/?Multiplikator.in #Medien #SocialMedia
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janekdererste (@janekdererste@det.social)
I mostly use #mastodon as my choice of #socialmedia. However, sometimes I get #instagram or #youtube #shorts links and my mind is absolutely not prepared to cope with this kind of seduction.
I get sucked into the endless feed of videos, and before I know it an hour of lifetime has vanished.
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medien (@medien@mastodon.social)
»Lügengeschichte bei Ronzheimer, Buchläden, Krieg als Computerspiel« https://bildblog.de/152557/luegengeschichte-bei-ronzheimer-buchlaeden-krieg-als-computerspiel/?Multiplikator.in #Medien #SocialMedia
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display (@display@anonsys.net)
#meme #art #artwork #teenager #selfie #danger #internet #online #cyberspace #youth #future #crime #drugs #depression #health #risk #protection #children #bigtech #likes #algorithm #socialmedia #abuse #mentalhealth #health #challenge #problem #society #humanity #politics #joy
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media (@media@eicker.news)
Meta will let rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in EU: The company was pressured by the EU Commission to allow competitors access in an effort to prevent regulatory proceedings. This marks a significant concession for the tech giant. https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-to-let-rival-ai-chatbots-on-whatsapp-in-eu/814007/ #Media #SocialMedia #AI
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