simsus (@simsus@social.tchncs.de)
Klingbeil will klare Regeln bei sozialen Medien für Kinder | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Klingbeil-will-klare-Regeln-bei-sozialen-Medien-fuer-Kinder-11176587.html #SocialMedia #SocialMediaVerbot #Bildung #education #Digitalkompetenz
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snoopy10 (@snoopy10@ohai.social)
#Merz #afd und die verwahrloste #spd gefährden die Funktionsfähigkeit des Staates und vor allem des #sozialstaat
Der #Entwurf zur Abschaffung des #Bürgergeldgesetz ist in weiten Teilen verfassungswidrig. Er wirft die gerade gefestigte #Rechtsprechung um und verletzt dadurch das #Rechtsstaatsprinzip
#Merz muss abgewählt werden!
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JazzyKindaFella (@JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us)
#bannedbooks #justice #reparations #health #intergenerationaltrauma #trauma #socialmedia #indigenous
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NeuroPhilosophie (@NeuroPhilosophie@mastodon.social)
So, dear Friends, Freunde, ich bin nun hier, weil ich #Meta nicht mehr füttern wollte und nun stelle ich fest, dass all die #SocialMedia Alternativen, die angeblich Alternativen sein wollen, einfach nur eine alte Slotmaschine/Karussel sind und es fehlt die geniale #AI, die mich lesen kann und genau weiß, was ich will. Statt einen Algorithmus, den ich selbst anpassen kann, sehe ich nun wem oder was ich folge ohne Werbung. That's IT. Wo gibt's das, was ich will? #algorithmen #ethik #ki #instagram
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100D (@100D@mastodon.social)
#CharlieParker (1920-1955)
If you don't live it, it won't come out your horn.
#Bird #Bebop #Jazz #Saxophone #Music #Socialmedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMaykUgR4_4
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chris (@chris@olsberg.social)
@alex Ich denke, dass viele #SocialMedia als #Werbemaschine und #Präsentationsplattform begreifen. Man muss ja dabei sein, weil fast alle es sind und weil man sonst etwas verpasst.
Ich denke, man sollte SocialMedia anders begreifen und erklären: Als #Kommunikationsplattform.
Wenn man dann noch das Fediverse als konzern- und werbefreie Kommunikationsplattform begreift und erklärt, ist schon viel gewonnen!
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JazzyKindaFella (@JazzyKindaFella@zirk.us)
FEBRUARY 12, 2026
‘What We’re Witnessing Is a #Genocide Sustained’:
https://fair.org/home/what-were-witnessing-is-a-genocide-sustained/
#Palestine #Gaza ##uspol #trump #fascism #cdnpoli #politics #canada #europe #usa #socialmedia #FreeSpeech #Censorship #humanrights #icc #law #ACCOUNTABILITY #ISRAEL #NEVERAGAIN #maatodon #fediverse #education @democracy @politics @socialmedia @socialmedia @socialsciences @journalismandcomment #uk #france #germany #belgium #spain #ireland #iran #yemen #lebanon #china #russia #MiddleEast @humanities
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7sleepersmusic (@7sleepersmusic@mastodon.social)
Can anyone confirm? Hearing reports that #Upscrolled was removed from #GooglePlay, then later restored. It's still available on #Apple's #AppStore. #SocialMedia #Media #Tech https://en.royanews.tv/news/67740/Palestinian-social-app-Upscrolled-removed-from-Google-Play-Store
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Edent (@Edent@mastodon.social)
🆕 blog! “Social Media Payments and Perverse Incentives”
At the recent "Protocols for Publishers" event, a group of us were talking about news paywalls, social media promotion, and the embarrassment of having to ask for money.
What if, we said, you could tip a journalist directly on social media? Or reward your favourite creator without leaving the…
👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/social-media-payments-and-perverse-incentives/
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#BSky #mastodon #money #SocialMedia
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blog (@blog@shkspr.mobi)
Social Media Payments and Perverse Incentives
https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/social-media-payments-and-perverse-incentives/At the recent "Protocols for Publishers" event, a group of us were talking about news paywalls, social media promotion, and the embarrassment of having to ask for money.
What if, we said, you could tip a journalist directly on social media? Or reward your favourite creator without leaving the platform? Or just say thanks by buying someone a pint?
Here's a trivial mock-up:
Of course, this hides a ton of complexity. Does it show your local currency symbol? Does the platform take a cut or does it just pass you to the poster's preferred platform? Do users want to be able to tip as well as / instead of reposting and favouriting?
But I think the real problem is the perverse incentives it creates. We already know that relentless A|B testing of monetisation strategies leads to homogeneity and outrage farming. Every YouTuber has the same style of promotional thumbnail. Rage-baiters on Twitter know what drives the algorithm and pump out unending slurry.
Even if we ignore those who want to burn the world, content stealers like @CUTE_PUPP1E5 grab all the content they can and rip-off original creators. At the moment that's merely annoying, but monetisation means a strong incentive to steal content.
When people inevitably get scammed, would that damage the social media platform? Would promoting a payment link lead to liability? Now that money is involved, does that make hacking more attractive?
And yet… Accounts add payment links to their profiles all the time. Lots of accounts regularly ask for donor and sponsors. GitHub sponsors exist and I don't see evidence of people impersonating big projects and snaffling funds.
It is somewhat common for platforms to pay for publishers to be on their site. If you're starting up a new service then you need to give people an incentive to be there. That might be as a payer or receiver.
Personally, I'd love a frictionless way to throw a quid to a helpful blog post, or effortlessly donate to a poster who has made me laugh. Selfishly, I'd like it if people paid me for my Open Source or (micro)blogging.
I don't know whether Mastodon or BlueSky will ever have a payments button - and I have no influence on their decision-making process - but I'd sure like to see them experiement.
You can read more discussion on Mastodon.
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100D (@100D@mastodon.social)
#MichelPortal RIP (1935-2026)
Il doit bien exister quelque part une ou des formes musicales à trouver qui permettraient à chaque musicien d’être libre, et s’il est réellement musicien, de faire sa musique. (1960 -Jazz Hot)
#Jazz #Musique #Saxophone #Clarinette #Compositeur #MusiqueContemporaine
#Music #Socialmedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O-1jOo9pbg
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100D (@100D@mastodon.social)
J’en ai eu marre de crier vraiment ; de faire semblant d’être un chanteur post-punk.
#Squid #PostPunk #Punk #Experimental #Slowcore #Krautrock #Ambient #UK #Music #Socialmedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNOjtCMIqBQ&t=60s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtC7XlQ1OV8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=runV6tRBuAI
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