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I am Jonahstein@sfba.social, checking our some new features after an invite from Jerry Bell. I may move here some day.

@Blob_Calder @jasonkoebler @SkipHuffman

Are the “metrics of bias and reliability” at play here though?

IME, advertisers don’t want to have their ads on pages that mention subjects like abortion, tobacco, firearms, Gaza, etc. regardless of the slant or bias

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Due to popular demand, here is a list of the fedi-services that are part of the infosec.* family:
1 - https://infosec.exchange - Glitch-soc fork of Mastodon (this instance does not block threads.net)
2 - https://relay.infosec.exchange - Activitypub relay
3 - https://video.infosec.exchange - Peertube instance (like youtube)
4 - https://infosec.press - WriteFreely blog*
5 - https://pixel.infosec.exchange - Pixelfed instance (like instagram)
6 - https://matrix.infosec.exchange - Synapse (with sliding sync) homeserver*
7 - https://infosec.place - Akkoma instance (like mastodon)
8 - https://infosec.town - iceshrimp instance (like mastodon)
9 - https://infosec.pub - Lemmy instance (like reddit)
10 - https://fedia.io - General interest mbin instance (also like reddit)
11 - https://fedia.social - General interst Iceshrimp instance
12 - https://elk.infosec.exchange - Elk web interface for Mastodon
13 - https://books.infosec.exchange - Bookworym instance (like goodreads)
14 - https://meetups.infosec.exchange (mobilizon)
15 - https://infosec.space - Glitch-soc fork of Mastodon (this instance does
block threads.net)

*indicates the instance authenticates against Infosec.exchange

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Sometimes this whole infosec thing collapses for the simplest reasons... Like millions US military emails going to .ml instead of .mil.

or the problem begin ignored for a decade.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66226873
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@jerry Is there some easy to find link to all of your instances in the Fediverse? I failed to bookmark the Lemmy instance and now I can't find it.

OOPS. I found it. But cross linking may be a good idea anyway.

https://infosec.pub/
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@climatenews Bloomberg seems to be burying the led here.
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@shauna Furthermore, is there a user level defederation option which allows an instance to federate but block individual users when they are flagged as abusive (or potentially if they are blocked by a majority of the users on an instance)
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Is there a federation mode (in Mastodon or another platform) that is, essentially, "this server is blocked by default, but individual users on my server can follow individual users on that server, and that content will be fetched/can be boosted, etc".

Basically "blocked by default but overridable on a case by case basis".

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Still can’t get over the fact that an editor of the Financial Times said that we need to do away with in order to deal with the . If that’s not a sign of mainstream economics/finance finally waking up to the reality of the situation we’re in, I don’t now what is.

edit to add link (thanks Boud): https://archive.ph/2023.06.29-113742/https://www.ft.com/content/86d71297-3f34-48f3-8f3f-28b7e8be03c6

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@marcprecipice Don't leave species extinction off that list.
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@lauren IDK that Mastodon is in the middle. Feels more like an alternative reality.
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@detritus 98 for ads in search engines but I remember banner ads in 1996.
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When an app asks for permissions, the OS should not only let you answer yes or no. Every category should havev a "yes, but feed the app fake data" option.

Want my contacts for no reason? Have these generated fake ones! Wanna listen to my microphone? Here's random ambiance sounds! Location? I'm on a tiny 5x5m island!

Hell yeah! Put it all in your databases mfers!

Actively punishing services wins over boycotts any day. Didn't want that junk in the database? Don't ask for it!

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@lrhodes and the pediverse
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Still, just because they could convince 30M people to try out Threads (a fraction of their userbase) doesn't mean success is inevitable. If it did, we'd be having this conversation on Google+.

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@cirriustech @jerry @jerry @webhat The EU is blocking the first Threads "Instagram" app because of privacy violations and the article makes it clear/obvious that Meta intends to monetize their Fediverse play by including ads in their reader.

I can't see how a reader with ads (and deeply embedded user surveillance) will effectively compete with the free alternatives in a truly federated implementation. Meta is probably relying on being defederated by most instance.

IMO, a federated Threads app will introduce a large number of people to the Fediverse and the smartest segment of that audience will gradually disperse to new instances where they can escape the advertising.
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Interesting read about Meta/Instagram's "Threads" app, aka Fediverse Instance, is banned in the EU because of pernicious privacy invasion.

Many people are opposed to federating with Meta because they fear co-option of ActivityPub by corporations but I think this reveals that Meta will struggle if they embrace true federation. How can an ad based app would compete with ad free apps to view the same content?

https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-no-eu-launch/
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I deceded to let my FB account die, after countless vain attempts to change the password, following what looked like a hack. At FB, the lights are on but nobody's home. They wouldn't accept TWO bona fide utility bills as proof that I'm me, and to hell with gambling on escalating that to providing my passport or driving licence. FB is a single point of failure for so many people who rely on it. It really doesn't take much to lose your account there. I should have known better.

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@jerry Sadly, you can make friends, followers and supporters by publicly bullying people they don't like.
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@jerry You mean we can't change someone's mind by bullying them?
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I feel like I shouldn’t have to say this, but here we are.

If you get into a disagreement with someone here or for whatever reason the person you’re messaging with asks you to disengage, just stop. I’ve been around since the dawn of online arguments and I’ve never seen a person realize the error of their ways because someone was trolling and/or being an asshole to them in the replies.

If someone asks you to stop, stop. If they block you, take a cue from Elsa and Let It Go. Don’t find alternate ways to continue engaging. I’m sure it the parting shot feels good, or you think you have the perfect reply to help them see the reality of a situation, but it isn’t so.

Please, just stop and think: AITA in this situation?

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