https://www.comradegallery.com/journal/fabrication-photographs-stalin-soviet-state
As I apply Mastodon filters to more and more celebrities, I gain a better understanding of the pleasure Stalin must have felt in having Trotsky and other sometime comrades retouched out of the photographic record.
#SocialMedia #Mastodon #Filters #Celebrities #Stalin #PhotoRetouching
Dissecting the art of apologising, from MAFS men to Tucker Carlson
By Virginia Trioli
There's almost something weaponised about the contemporary apology, and perversely the social media culture that aims to teach self-awareness and accountability might just be responsible for it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-25/art-of-apologising-weaponised-social-media-blame/106566624
#SocialMedia #HumanInterest #VirginiaTrioli
Popsicles Links
https://linktr.ee/itspopsicles
#Popsicles #Mastodon #SocialMedia #Fyp #Foryou

"For two decades, “social media” has been the master lens through which scholars have understood digital communication—an era defined by user-generated content, networked publics, and participatory culture.
That era is drawing to a close."
https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/6nue7_v1
Mum 'had no idea' healthy daughter was planning assisted suicide at Swiss clinic

Norway proposes nationwide ban on social media access for children under 16
📰 Original title: Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️
View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/norway-proposes-nationwide-ban-on-social-media-access-for-children-under-16/?redirpost=73a2080c-783a-431e-b77d-e8e377184687
#technology #socialmedia #norway #onlinesafety
Norway proposes nationwide ban on social media access for children under 16
📰 Original title: Norway Set to Become Latest Country to Ban Social Media for Under 16s
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️
View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/norway-proposes-nationwide-ban-on-social-media-access-for-children-under-16/?redirpost=73a2080c-783a-431e-b77d-e8e377184687
#technology #socialmedia #norway #onlinesafety
#Putin #SocialMedia #Internet #Russia #Russian #Max #BBC #SteveRosenberg #WhatsApp #Telegram #SocialMediaApps #Apps #Tech #Technology #News #Media
My favourite news correspondent, the BBC’s Steve Rosenberg, on Putin’s latest attempt to control the internet in Russia and spy on civilians via the “official” Russian super messaging app “Max.” Bear in mind Trump’s pushing for Putin to attend the G20. A wannabe dictator inviting a dictator…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c75kpx2w452o
Simple kitchen scrap that will give Hydrangeas a 'stunning' blue colour

On my blog: Toots 🦣 from 04/20 to 04/24 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2026/04/24/week.html
This week, we have midterm election security, Big Tech tracking, accountability, women in politics, MAGA infighting, resilience, TV ads, Orbán's defeat, and Arab American Heritage.
#linkDump #socialMedia #quotes #week
Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage
FYI: YouTube ends push notifications for inactive subscribers in new rollout: YouTube is stopping push notifications for inactive 'All' subscribers, based on experiment results showing fewer viewers turned off notifications entirely. https://ppc.land/youtube-ends-push-notifications-for-inactive-subscribers-in-new-rollout/ #YouTube #PushNotifications #Subscribers #SocialMedia #DigitalMarketing