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I am optimistic that in the future we will see, for those users who want that, an automatic and permanent, complete bridge and #interoperability between #bluesky and #mastodon after our discussion today at the #ijf26 in #perugia with Rose Wang Felix Hlatky Björn Staschen. See Video of our […]

The far-right is creating lots of fake AI generated avatars supporting their political leadership on Social Media. In the US, pro-Trump https://archive.is/1q1zM In Brazil, there are videos pro-Bolsonaro (not the father in jail, but one of his sons) […]

As more and more people abandon X for Masto and BSky, this is the shitshow that remains:

We are really glad to see @openpetition. They were our choice to host the petition for the #leavex, in January 2025. https://www.openpetition.eu/petition/online/an-open-letter-to-all-european-politicians-and-leaders-to-abandon-x-twitter We tried to host our letter (https://leavex.eu/letter) at […]

RE: https://bewegung.social/@neuSoM/116425879933047455 EN: And so, visitors to the website https://openpetition.de no longer click the #x logo as it was for a long time. Instead, the pioneers of #citizenparticipation have now even added a share button / #sharebutton to their petition pages […]

The Parliament of Estonia is orders of magnitude smarter than whoever is in the Parliament of Canada (including Mark Carney). "Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says" […]

I’ll be on stage with @mellifluousbox.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy at the #2mr festival in Hamburg as an #atproto representative of @eurosky.social on May 4th in case anyone wants to come! Don’t come if expect a fight though - we’re talking collaboration :) Here’s the link: https://2mr.social

I want to applaud @rose.bsky.team and @mellifluousbox for appearing on stage together and expressing a desire to cooperate. As I've said for a long time, #bluesky and #mastodon, #activitypub and #atprotocol should not be fighting each other. The real opposition are the oligarch-controlled […]

To be clear, we are not against EuroSky, and we want to avoid protocol wars. However, we just received an email from @eurosky.social asking for a donation on the same day that their decentralized feature seems to have encountered significant issues. How […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

@leavex PDS is one part of the network, you also need a relay, and an AppView. Even Blacksky, the only "independent" community still relies on Bluesky to some degree. See a great explainer thread here: https://mastodon.social/@mcc/116415821939972420

We prefer #Mastodon for several reasons, the main one being its ability to easily form independent, community-driven interoperable instances. Nevertheless, we have a #Bluesky account so as not to exclude people who prefer this alternative. Recently we […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

We’re happy to share that Mastodon has been awarded a service agreement from the Sovereign Tech Fund @sovtechfund 🎉 This covers five major initiatives through 2026 and 2027. We are very grateful for this support. Read about the details in our blog post […]

#Hungary has spoken. Orbán's 16-year reign is over. 🇭🇺🇪🇺 Dear JD Vance, your last-minute campaign appearance for #Orbán was truly decisive. We strongly suggest you tour #Europe and support the far-right wherever you can.

RE: https://eupolicy.social/@hpod16/116391672583732361 When we scraped the MEP data, the total was different by one. So we have chosen the closest figure. Spoiler: here's the (approximate?) answer https://leavex.eu/politicians #eu #mep #leavex

Europe should regulate Big Tech instead of banning kids from social media, Estonia says https://archive.is/2026.04.10-165315/https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-should-stand-up-to-big-tech-instead-of-imposing-social-media-bans-estonia-says/ #bigtech #socialmedia #estonia #eu

RE: https://mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/116385262060097378 EN: Just as relevant today as it was last Sunday: In Hungary, the leading figure among right-wing authoritarian, pro-Russian actors—from the AfD to MAGA—could lose an election tomorrow. Pro-Orbán propaganda from Russia shows how the […]

Conspiracy theories are nothing new, but digital platforms have transformed their scale, speed and influence. They are now a major part of the disinformation ecosystem, shaping public debate and eroding trust. This latest paper explores what drives […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

RE: https://chaos.social/@dreirik/115876170130580367 Oh no! Can someone attending the event inform about the #leavex campaign? Unfortunately, we didn't know about it until today. #bigtech #cableresist

Men Are Buying Hacking Tools to Use Against Their Wives and Friends https://archive.is/2026.04.08-144754/https://www.wired.com/story/men-are-buying-hacking-tools-to-use-against-their-wives-and-friends/ #ai #sexualabuse #survaillance #telegram

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116368379234020589 Cher Président Macron, pourquoi n'êtes-vous pas encore présent sur le Fediverse ? Cessez de laisser cet espace aux trolls et aux extrémistes, quittez X. #leavex

Damn #fediverse hooligans. Putting their grafiti on the #nyc subway. Stupid decentralised anarchy.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116337015253122494 I very much appreciate the way they wrote this: "SpaceX, which recently reported two Starlink satellite failures that created new space debris, yesterday accused Amazon and its launch partner Arianespace of negligence that 'needlessly […]

I've said it before an I'll say it again: This entire project of identity verification with Apple/Google-account bound mobile devices is going to lead the continent down a dark, dark path into full technological submission to the US

https://bmi.usercontent.opencode.de/eudi-wallet/wallet-development-documentation-public/latest/architecture-concept/06-mobile-devices/02-mdvm/ So, it turns out the German implementation of eIDAS (electronic ID wallet for e.g. age attestation) will require an Apple/Google account to function […]

I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds do, it’s the foundation of the modern world. It’s why this app exists. It’s why child mortality rate isn’t 50% anymore. It’s how we’re able to launch people to the moon. It’s how we’re able to grow food that feeds half the world’s […]

"Every time any of LinkedIn’s one billion users visits linkedin.com, hidden code searches their computer for installed software, collects the results, and transmits them to LinkedIn’s servers and to third-party companies including an American-Israeli cybersecurity firm. The user is never asked […]

RE: https://mstdn.social/@stux/116337052513452953 EN: What is our government still doing on #x? X, formerly #twitter: it used to be a pretty cool platform, but then it just got worse and worse. X isn’t what it used to be since #musk took over. Is it really smart for the #dutch #government to […]

The article discusses how journalists and opportunistic actors can fuel anxiety through speculation, hypothetical discussion, rumor, or intentionally seeded misleading narratives. -- Chatter and fear about US military draft emerge as Trump’s Iran war drags on | US military […]

Nice to see a Mastodon shout-out on The Daily Show last night, thanks to @eff Executive Director Cindy Cohn! It's a longer segment, with some interesting nuance around social media and censorship later in the conversation. (disclosure: I am an EFF Member / […] [Original post on macaw.social]

Instagram drops end-to-end encrypted chats: What it means https://proton.me/blog/instagram-end-to-end-encryption What does that mean? It means that millions of people are unaware of this danger and will passively accept the loss of their privacy. #instagram #meta #digitalprivacy #leaveinstagram

RE: https://mastodon.social/@leavex/116312007575014591 Have you ever thought about how ridiculous all this discussion about banning social media is? What about sharing our IDs with Big Tech? I have, and I'm sure many others have as well. But why can't our decision makers enforce companies to […]

Human rights chief warns against banning social media for kids https://archive.is/2026.03.24-204653/https://www.politico.eu/article/michael-oflaherty-human-rights-council-of-europe-children-social-media-ban/ Ban the harmful algorithms of Big Tech social media instead. #bigtech #socialmedia #eu […]

Some of America's most powerful tech oligarchs seem pathologically unreflective. Yet these are the people who most need to understand themselves, Thomas Chatterton Williams argues […]

"Big Tech has been addicting and harming our kids for years, and they knew it." I keep hearing this from politicians. Fair enough. But I rarely see the same energy directed at parents. I've seen mobile devices used as digital pacifiers. I've seen adults glued to their phones while supposedly […]

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-musk-twitter-takeover-highlights-danger.html #x #twitter #musk #democracy #savingdemocracy #leavex #socialmedia #meta #zuckerberg Musk's Twitter takeover highlights danger of owner-dominated social media platforms by #joestafford #universitymanchester "They were […]

We're writing this in the fediverse so we're guessing most of you don't need this reminder from @parismarx, but just in case, here are all the reasons you should stop posting on Twitter. https://flip.it/YmTcJQ #socialmedia #technology #tech #twitter

Great! Now they'll only make slightly fewer billions while doing the same thing. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/24/meta-new-mexico-jury #meta #childabuse #instagram #facebook #bigtech #socialmedia #zuckerberg

Court again rules in favor of Bits of Freedom: freedom of choice for Instagram and Facebook users remains intact https://www.bitsoffreedom.nl/2026/03/10/court-again-rules-in-favor-of-bits-of-freedom-freedom-of-choice-for-instagram-and-facebook-users-remains-intact/ The court ruled on Meta's […]

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@micahflee/116280092246319522 🥳👏💪 #leavefacebook.#DeleteFacebook #diday

We've heard this argument too often: not deleting a Twitter account because someone could impersonate you. Interestingly, after checking the links of several politicians who deleted their accounts, we found that no one has impersonated them. Have you seen a case like that, or is it just […]

RE: https://mastodon.social/@wearenew_public/116279901680916325 👀 Knight Foundation is an American philanthropic organization that provides grants for the arts, journalism, research, and community development, with a focus on impact. #ATProto #Bluesky #interoperability #fediverse #activitypub

Next step: how to go from theory to practice? Criminalisation of hate speech and hate crime in selected EU countries European Parliament, 2024 "All Member States have criminalised hate speech, specifically mentioning the grounds of race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origin […]

Brazilian law aims to protect minors from harmful online content https://apnews.com/article/brazil-internet-regulation-social-media-cd5d8f51ecbc0bb28f43a741dd95bc05 P𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄: • 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 feeds with no natural stopping points • 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 video […]

RE: https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/top-stories-u7govdf1z/-/a-EzCX7fI3TbOa4zMsb5PU6Q%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0 How are the disinformation campaigns going on in Slovenia? #disinformation #slovenia #farright

RE: https://mastodon.social/@digitalrechte/116254621410017136 Guter Hintergrundartikel von @digitalrechte inkl. Verweis auf einen "Leitfaden zum Wechseln" https://digitalrechte.de/news/auf-x-aktiv-bleiben-oder-nicht #leavex #twittermigration #twitter @neuSoM #savesocial

RE: https://mstdn.social/@VoltEuropa/116251270684633227 We hope more political parties join the #fediverse! #leavex #democracy

Isn't it scary that a corrupt heir with delusions of grandeur has amassed enough power and money to destroy democracies and science, two things that have contributed so much to improving our lives on this planet? #science #democracy #greed #farright #disinformation #hatespeech #capitalism

A cure for social media is - decentralisation! Says German NGO @hateaid.org in their report "Safety by design" which mentions the Fediverse and Eurosky as building blocks of a digital European future. The presentation of the report starts now @publix. #savesocial

RE: https://verkehrswende.social/@ehrba/116263277370636805 EN: Another example of why campaigns like ⁨@leavex⁩ or ⁨#DIDay⁩ are so important. And another example that these campaigns aren’t reaching a wide enough audience yet. The only correct course of action for ⁨#Liverpool⁩ now would be to […]