Oh dear... X in the UK has seen the advertising spend drop by nearly 60% in one year according to its latest accounts (for 2023/4) with the firm admitting that the reduction was,

'driven by a reduction in spend from large brand advertisers due to concerns about brand safety, reputation and/or content moderation'

Yup, even X seems to understand the enshitification under the leadership of Elon Musk has had significant financial impact on the firm.

#SocialMedia #advertising
h/t Guardian

The EU, as well as every country in the world, should be taking seriously the importance of sovereign systems for communicating and disseminating information.

The ActivityPub protocol is proven and makes many platforms compatible and accessible to each other, allowing for effective information sharing and communication.

The only reason many people do not leave X is that many important services and public figures remain on that platform. Therefore, if countries truly care about digital sovereignty and resilience, they should adopt and promote the use of open source platforms and networks based on the ActivityPub protocol, whether it is Mastodon, Pleroma, Vebinet, or another platform.

#fediverse #ActivityPub #Vebinet #Mastodon #Pleroma #socialmedia #X #Twitter #DigitalSovereignty #EU #Europe #EUpol #OpenSource #technology

The EU, as well as every country in the world, should be taking seriously the importance of sovereign systems for communicating and disseminating information.

The ActivityPub protocol is proven and makes many platforms compatible and accessible to each other, allowing for effective information sharing and communication.

The only reason many people do not leave X is that many important services and public figures remain on that platform. Therefore, if countries truly care about digital sovereignty and resilience, they should adopt and promote the use of open source platforms and networks based on the ActivityPub protocol, whether it is Mastodon, Pleroma, Vebinet, or another platform.

#fediverse #ActivityPub #Vebinet #Mastodon #Pleroma #socialmedia #X #Twitter #DigitalSovereignty #EU #Europe #EUpol #OpenSource #technology

The latest round of #protests in #Iran is large, significant and sharp. We shall hope and see if the people of Iran have success this time

Here's a little #socialMedia wrinkle and it is amazing

#Women have been lighting pictures of the #Ayatollah on fire, and lighting cigarettes with it

Burning photos of the supreme leader is a serious offense

Women smoking is restricted

Not a single (mandatory) #hijab to be seen

https://www.newsx.com/viral-news/symbol-of-resistance-iranian-women-ignite-viral-protest-by-lighting-cigarettes-with-supreme-leader-ali-khameneis-photos-see-pics-143567/

#JinJiyanAzadî #WomenLifeFreedom #WomensRights

Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.

It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musks-x-must-be-banned/

#tech #socialmedia #elonmusk #x #grok #twitter #everythingapp #deepfake

A new @iftas report brings insights from fediverse moderators, administrators, and community managers: worsening mod-to-user ratio, spam, burnout, lack of tools.

"Moderators are the backbone of a safer social web – but most are unpaid, under-supported, and under constant strain. If we want a future for decentralised platforms that respects user agency, civil speech, and community autonomy, we need to support the infrastructure that keeps it safe."

https://about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/

#fediverse #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #SocialMedia #IFTAS

A new @iftas report brings insights from fediverse moderators, administrators, and community managers: worsening mod-to-user ratio, spam, burnout, lack of tools.

"Moderators are the backbone of a safer social web – but most are unpaid, under-supported, and under constant strain. If we want a future for decentralised platforms that respects user agency, civil speech, and community autonomy, we need to support the infrastructure that keeps it safe."

https://about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/

#fediverse #FediAdmin #MastoAdmin #SocialMedia #IFTAS

Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.

It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.

https://disconnect.blog/elon-musks-x-must-be-banned/

#tech #socialmedia #elonmusk #x #grok #twitter #everythingapp #deepfake

this button should be removed, it just makes things worse for the Fediverse..

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMedia #SafeSpaces

Do we think Paedophilia is reason enough for fellow Brits to come off Twitter?

They can turn a blind eye to noncing if they want to, they're go to a Nazi Bar, they're capable of depravity if everyone else is doing it.

"Oh sure, it's owned by a Nazi and it pumps out kiddie porn, but......"

#Twitter #DeepFakePorn #CSAM #ClanOfPaedophiles #Nonces #SocialMedia #TechBros

Nice headline.

Who's who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
https://www.ft.com/content/ad94db4c-95a0-4c65-bd8d-3b43e1251091?accessToken=zwAGR7kzep9gkdOtlNtMlaBMZdO9jTtD4SUQkQ.MEYCIQCdZajuC9uga-d9b5Z1t0HI2BIcnkVoq98loextLRpCTgIhAPL3rW72aTHBNL_lS7s1ONpM2vBgNlBNHDBeGbHkPkZj&sharetype=gift&token=a7473827-0799-4064-9008-bf22b3c99711

#X #SocialMedia #Twitter

Nice headline.

Who's who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
https://www.ft.com/content/ad94db4c-95a0-4c65-bd8d-3b43e1251091?accessToken=zwAGR7kzep9gkdOtlNtMlaBMZdO9jTtD4SUQkQ.MEYCIQCdZajuC9uga-d9b5Z1t0HI2BIcnkVoq98loextLRpCTgIhAPL3rW72aTHBNL_lS7s1ONpM2vBgNlBNHDBeGbHkPkZj&sharetype=gift&token=a7473827-0799-4064-9008-bf22b3c99711

#X #SocialMedia #Twitter

I know this is already on Mastodon team's radar, but I do want to stress how important this feature is.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762

We won't get rid of the racism and the mansplaining on the fediverse overnight, but giving people control over their replies would significantly improve everyone's experience, and make this place a lot more inviting.

#mastodon #fediverse #SocialMedia

I know this is already on Mastodon team's radar, but I do want to stress how important this feature is.

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/14762

We won't get rid of the racism and the mansplaining on the fediverse overnight, but giving people control over their replies would significantly improve everyone's experience, and make this place a lot more inviting.

#mastodon #fediverse #SocialMedia

Meanwhile, having seen the negative impact of social media on sociability Biz Stone (Twitter co-founder) & Evan Sharp (Pinterest) have launched a new more civil App. Tangle for 'intentional living'.

Sharp recently said he was 'really trying to understand what we fundamentally disrupted with the phone & social media so that I could . . . help make that a little bit better'....

So, of course, *another* App.

Its a classic myopic response; actually we less Apps not more!

#SocialMedia
h/t FT

Found this deep dive into how Russia (unconvincingly and somewhat hilariously) censors American TV shows quite fascinating https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/19/arts/television/russia-tv-censorship.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Reddit #tiktok #x #disinformation #FacebookFediverse #bereal #Twitter #socialmediause #socialmedia #twitter #mastodon #threads #facebook #pinterest #instagram #Facebook #meta #algorithms #newsmast

Found this deep dive into how Russia (unconvincingly and somewhat hilariously) censors American TV shows quite fascinating https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/19/arts/television/russia-tv-censorship.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Reddit #tiktok #x #disinformation #FacebookFediverse #bereal #Twitter #socialmediause #socialmedia #twitter #mastodon #threads #facebook #pinterest #instagram #Facebook #meta #algorithms #newsmast

We sent out hundreds of invitations to the Surf Social beta over the holidays! Got feedback, ideas, or just created a really cool feed? Let us know in the comments! And if you're yet to join the party, sign up for the waitlist here:

https://waitlist.surf.social/

#SocialMedia #OpenSocial #ActivityPub

We sent out hundreds of invitations to the Surf Social beta over the holidays! Got feedback, ideas, or just created a really cool feed? Let us know in the comments! And if you're yet to join the party, sign up for the waitlist here:

https://waitlist.surf.social/

#SocialMedia #OpenSocial #ActivityPub