ML2 @mathlover@social.cleverlibre.org

Today there was a slowdown in media uploads and general media access. This was caused by an issue with my Object Storage provider but it's solved: https://public-cloud.status-ovhcloud.com/incidents/2nt6rj7dl6vm

Also, I would like to let you know that currently there should be no issues on Masto.host hosted instances and the performance degradation experienced last week has been completely resolved.

Sorry for any trouble you might have experienced and unless there is a higher flood of new users/activity we should be good :) Thanks 🐘

The Washington Post's @cristianolima has an excellent story about (some) Members of Congress moving to Mastodon, why they're doing so, and what that means for decentralized and centralized social media.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/28/democrats-join-twitter-alternative-mastodon-protest-musk/

#USPOL #congress #mastodon

I am amused that SignalApp joined mastodon.

The fediverse is everything they stand against.

- federation instead of centralization
- open, community driven protocol
- using pseudonyms
- multiple implementations of client and server software

Not sure what I mean, check out their blog post on these topics: https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/

As for the multiple implementations, Signal denied a request to have a 100% open source fork of their app in F-droid. See for yourself:
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9966#issuecomment-681943985

PSA: Do Not Use Services That Hate The Internet. As you look around for a new social media platform, I implore you, only use one that is a part of the World Wide Web. tl;dr avoid Hive and Post. If posts in a social media app do not have URLs that can...
https://jwz.org/b/yj62

The founder of Post said today that the company is explicitly *not* focused on accessibility. Disappointing to read something like this in 2022
#tech #technology #Disability #twitter #postnews #twittermigration

Who owns your tweets? I think you do, even if Elon Musk has possession. The question of archiving Twitter’s past has some urgency. https://activehistory.ca/2022/11/archiving-twitter-during-the-upheaval/

I'm proud and excited to announce that Mastodon Canada has partnered with @cira to help develop our community!

Thank you to @spencer for all of your help in securing this incredible opportunity.

Read more: https://news.mstdn.ca/cira-teams-up-with-mastodon-canada-to-support-canadian-digital-communities/

#cira #mstdnca #partnership

The Cochise County Board of Supervisors is meeting at 10 am MT/12 pm ET to vote on certifying the county's election results.

AZ Sec. of State Katie Hobbs (D) and others have threatened legal action if the county doesn't certify by today's deadline.

Watch this space for updates.

People of #ontario should be up in arms about this massive #taxpayer subsidy to already lucrative residential developments and extremely wealthy #developers. The #greenbelt sell-off is such obvious #corruption that this developer fee hand out is not getting much attention, but Guelph and Hamilton both already projected big property tax hikes in response to #Bill23 #onpoli

https://tinyurl.com/3upd978a

Reminder that American tech companies put profits over democracy, every single time:

From Quartz: “Anti-government protests flared in several Chinese cities and on college campuses over the weekend. But the country’s most widespread show of public dissent in decades will have to manage without a crucial communication tool, because Apple restricted its use in China earlier this month.”

https://qz.com/apple-airdrop-china-protest-tool-1849824435

When I turned 70, I thought, “Well, that’s it. I’ve had a great career, but it’s winding down.”
Boy, was I wrong. I found social media, and then a second wind at my sails in my 70s! I made my Broadway debut at 78, and I’ll make my London debut at 85.
Life is truly wonderful and magical.

If you’re in London, come see me in Allegiance starting in January. Tix here: https://allegiancemusical.com

People in China challenging XJP are risking it all for everything.

If you're planning to leave Twitter because a sociopath CEO makes you sick to your stomach and is wrecking the place, please think twice before heading to another centralized service where you risk the same problem at some point.

Decentralized is the best way forward.