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Hatred of Elon Musk!
Protesters rally against Elon Musk in Schaumburg, IL call for Tesla boycott
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Musk #Twitter #x #Fediverse #socialmedia #Tesla
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-rally-against-elon-musk-schaumburg-call-tesla-boycott
@Gargron Greetings! Thank you for creating and releasing Mastodon for everyone to build communities, make connections, and support a decentralized Internet. I’m really curious about the long-term vision for Mastodon. As the network grows, what are some of the things the development team is most excited about building or improving, while still staying true to the principles of decentralization and user control?
𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒍𝒈𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑪𝒂𝒈𝒆
"The private companies in control of social-media networks possess an unprecedented ability to manipulate and control the populace."
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/trump-administration-voter-perception/681598
From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
AI's impact on the open web - https://www.manton.org/2025/03/15/ais-impact-on-the-open.html?ref=feedle.world
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New blog post: #SocialMedia Principles: A Beginner’s Guide to the #Fediverse
Getting started in the fediverse: How to choose a community, make an account and find other people
https://www.viennawriter.net/blog/social-media-principles-beginners-guide-to-the-fediverse/
FOSS NEWS
FreeBSD 13.5 released with updated packages, support for Purism keyboards with Coreboot and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/freebsd-13-5-released-as-the-final-update-to-the-freebsd-13-series/
A Latvian film titled "Flow", made with Blender, won Oscar, beating Disney:
https://proton.me/blog/open-source-flow-oscar
(Now we have something to show for the elitist normies, who laugh at FOSS, think that only proprietary software can be good 
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Bluesky adds support for uploading videos up to 3 minutes long, option to accept/reject chat requests from unknown users, support for muting account directly from a post etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/bluesky-now-lets-users-upload-videos-up-to-3-minutes-long-and-enhances-dm-spam-filtering/
Audacity 3.7.2 released with improvements for AppImage bundle for 22.04 LTS, option to turn off automatic tempo detection, new “get effects” button next to the ‘Upload Audio’ button, UUID instance support, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-2-improves-the-linux-appimage-bundle-for-ubuntu-22-04-lts
Framework Mono 6.14 released as the first release under WineHQ, with native ARM64 support for macOS, System.Windows.Forms improvements, improved Clipboard and Drag and Drop features etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/framework-mono-6-14-released-with-native-arm64-support-and-stability-boosts-under-winehq/
Spotube 4.0 released with redesigned UI, support for yt-dlp and NewPipe, home screen widget support for Android, custom editable Piped and Invidious instance support, bug fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/spotube-4-0-brings-a-redesigned-ui-and-other-improvements-to-this-free-spotify-client/
(Linux news in original post)
"Nonpolitical", a new synonym for reactionary and fascist bullshit propaganda, disinformation, and blatant lies mixed with bad jokes:
"- We found 320 online shows — 191 right-leaning and 129 left-leaning — that were active in 2024 and covered news and politics and/or had related guests. These shows had at least 584.6 million total followers and subscribers.
- We found substantial asymmetry in total following across platforms: Right-leaning online shows had at least 480.6 million total followers and subscribers — nearly five times as many as left-leaning.
- Across platforms — YouTube, Rumble, Twitch, Kick, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok — right-leaning online shows accounted for roughly 82% of the total following of the online shows we assessed.
- Comparatively, left-leaning online shows had nearly 104 million followers and subscribers across the eight platforms — nearly five times less.
- Nine out of the 10 online shows with the largest followings across platforms were right-leaning, with a total following of more than 197 million. The only left-leaning show among the top 10 was What Now? with Trevor Noah, which had 21.1 million total followers and subscribers across platforms.
- Our analysis — which looked entirely at shows with an ideological bent — found over a third self-identify as nonpolitical, even though 72% of those shows were determined to be right-leaning. Instead, these shows describe themselves as comedy, entertainment, sports, or put themselves in other supposedly nonpolitical categories.
- Out of 320 online shows, right-leaning programs categorized as comedy — 15 shows in all — had 117.5 million followers and subscribers, or 20% of the total following of all programs we assessed. This category included The Joe Rogan Experience, This Past Weekend with Theo Von, and Full Send Podcast."
https://www.europesays.com/1917590/ At least 59 people killed in nightclub fire in North Macedonia | Humanitarian Crises News #europe #HumanitarianCrises #investigation #music #News #NorthMacedonia #SocialMedia #world #WorldNews #WorldTopics
As the NBA's ties with China thaw, Knicks star Jalen Brunson is one of several NBA players looking to establish an online presence in the country by hiring local social media managers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/16/basketball/nba/nba-stars-china-media-presence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #basketball #nba #china #jalenbrunson #socialmedia #internet
From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
What the “Writer’s Web” means to me - https://andysylvester.com/2025/03/14/what-the-writers-web-means-to-me/?ref=feedle.world
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ReadBeanIceCream Chatter
Sometimes, I have a lot to say. Sometimes, I don't. From now on, when I do not have much to say, but still want to say or share something, I will just add to the Chatter.
https://readbeanicecream.surge.sh/2025/03/15/readbeanicecream-chatter/
I have noticed something big and important and cool.
When I was writing on Medium for clicks and followers and claps and money, I once got up to 1K revenue in a month. But I was miserable, and felt like I was running toward avarice and away from authenticity.
Now that I’ve swept all that off the table I rarely bring in more than $100 on any platform. But I’m filled with peace and contentment, nicely warmed by that elusive authenticity! (1 of 2)
From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
A moment with snow and trees - https://manuelmoreale.com/a-moment-with-snow-and-trees?ref=feedle.world
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https://www.europesays.com/1916464/ Moldova accuses Russia of trying to rig its EU referendum – POLITICO #AidAndDevelopment #borders #Digital #DISINFORMATION #elections #ElectionsInEurope #enlargement #gas #intelligence #Kremlin #LawEnforcement #MaiaSandu #media #missions #Moldova #Platforms #referendum #resilience #Russia #security #SocialMedia #war
From our "Digital Crossroads" collection:
How (and Why) I Write Newsletters That Don’t Pay the Bills - https://curtismchale.ca/2025/03/15/how-and-why-i-write-newsletters-that-dont-pay-the-bills/?ref=feedle.world
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On #Mastodon there are now
381 verified accounts from #news organizations in
21 languages and on
116 instances.
179 were active today.
Some accounts, that were active today are
@aiaraldea (BAQ)
@EsquerdaNet (POR)
@TheConversationUS (ENG)
@heisedeveloper (GER)
@RadioCORAX (GER)
Find the whole list on:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ixsccIFQ4uD2HFlf92Ag7VS3rNOGwa97wFsSb3JxCwo/edit#gid=876665327
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Trump’s tech bros pose ‘existential threat’ to EU, says Brussels
“A foreign power exerting pressure on the @EUCommission to rewrite its regulations is really an attack on the commission’s raison d’etre.”
