Joshua Casey 😷 @JoshuaACasey@social.cleverlibre.org

Heads up that we're continuing to work away at running Matrix over MLS (Messaging Layer Security) - the new end-to-end encryption protocol being worked on within IETF, as an alternative to Olm/Megolm. You can now keep up with progress at... https://arewemlsyet.com!!! 🚀😱🎉👻🫶🚀

Good article from the @eff -

"The fediverse is an evolving project, and it won’t solve all of the challenges that we’ve seen with big social media platforms. Like other distributed systems, it does have some drawbacks and complications. But a federated social media ecosystem represents some possible escape hatches from some of the more serious problems we have been experiencing in the centralized, platform social media world."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/11/fediverse-could-be-awesome-if-we-dont-screw-it

Engagement > Reach

Community > Audience

Sometimes, with #SocialMedia, more doesn't always mean "better." A universal constant: better is relative. Consider that when you're planning your goals, shaping your strategies.

#Mastodon meets Google+ — WHAT?!

It's all thanks to a web app called Cuckoo+ — basically an alternate interface for accessing whatever Mastodon instance you're already using:

https://cuckoo.social/

Anyone goin' all in on this?!

(via https://chromeunboxed.com/mastodon-google-plus-cuckoo-social/ — what a find!)

Former President Donald Trump is not fit for public office, and government officials across the country can take steps to prevent him from holding office in the future.

Read our full statement: https://www.pogo.org/press/release/2022/officials-who-engaged-in-insurrection-can-be-disqualified-from-holding-office

Here's the format to get a RSS feed:

[server]/users/[username].rss

Since \@SlackHQ messages aren't end-to-end encrypted, everyone should be cautious about what you say about your boss on that platform. They might be reading it... #MakeDMsSafe
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/musk-fires-twitter-engineers-for-correcting-criticizing-him-on-twitter-slack/amp/

US #Senate #Democrats, including Majority Leader Chuck #Schumer , joined with Republicans to call for repeal of pandemic public health emergency in the US, which will hurt ordinary Americans, but is a nice piece of empty political symbolism for our craven leaders. This is what happens when the public emergency is lifted in the US.

https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/press-release/ending-covid-19-emergency-declarations-will-bring-an-end-to-flexibilities-that-aided-patients-providers-insurers-and-public-programs-in-responding-to-the-pandemic/

Encrypt data before you upload it to the cloud so that companies like Google and Microsoft don't deactivate your accounts forever without notice and hang an investigation on you even though you haven't done anything illegal.

A Microsoft user just went through this: [DE]
https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Automatisierte-Scans-Microsoft-sperrt-Kunden-unangekuendigt-fuer-immer-aus-7324608.html

Recently, a Google user had a similar experience:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/21/technology/google-surveillance-toddler-photo.html

A foretaste of the possibly soon coming #chatcontrol?

PixelFed is an Instagram-style photo sharing platform on the Fediverse.

Find out more including servers to join at their new website:

➡️ https://pixelfed.org

You can follow PixelFed accounts from Mastodon and vice versa. For example, click on @Picturavis

There's an official iPhone app in public beta at:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/5HpHJD5l

There's a third party Android app at:

https://pixeldroid.org

Mastodon apps will also work with PixelFed accounts.

#Fediverse

Evan Prodromou, who helped inspire & create the #ActivityPub protocol that makes @Mastodon run, called this recent #Twittermigration a “tipping point”.

“I have not been this excited about federated social networks since we published ActivityPub. The shift has started. … We’re doing this. Don’t be on the wrong side of history.” @evan

Blog post here: https://evanp.me/2022/11/11/its-happening/?utm_source=thenewstack&utm_medium=website&utm_content=inline-mention&utm_campaign=platform

The illusion of privacy fostered by \@Apple is extremely powerful, but also extremely false. They collect tons of data on users, including backups of messages that people believe to be end-to-end encrypted. Apple should #MakeDMsSafe http://makedmssafe.com
https://gizmodo.com/apple-iphone-privacy-analytics-class-action-suit-1849774313