#x
Meanwhile... I've been drilling down on the Kerfuffle over "Morning Joe" and sidekick house-calling on Sir...
Not privy to what actually went on down in the swamps of Mar-a-lago, nor the context of whose idea it was, the goal, the "fear" or "service" or $$ - (or stay out of jail cards?) justifying the effort, etc. etc....
Right now there are many big discussions - reactions, & reflections - about #MSNBC, &/or its management or individual journalist/reporters - and same for CNN, NBC, Fox, et al - plus the nonstop #disinformation from the bubbles of #Truth #X , and the sacred podcasts of #doublespeak spew from the Ministry of " #Truth ". Plus occasional #BrainSpur - induced #WordSalad" proclamations.
And of course - widening the lens - "the press" writ large is now anticipating the incoming dynasty of Lord #TrumpVirus and his Senators of #insanity and #nihilism, our new arbiters of #reality as sold on their own media platforms in #GQP world &or #Muskville
‘Morning Joe’ Hosts Hit Back at Critics After Jon Stewart Mocks Them on ‘Daily Show’
So I'll let Jon Stewart tie it all up.
I ended up following the wormhole of #media bias and #corporate #propaganda, etc... and ended "here".
With some context and a video, along with a much-needed smile. Enjoy!
The London economic (traduction DeepL.com/Translator)
La Fédération européenne des journalistes cesse de publier du contenu sur X
https://mcinformactions.net/la-federation-europeenne-des-journalistes-cesse-de-publier-du-contenu-sur-x
#journalisme #Musk #X #Trump
Iemand verbaasd?
Geen van de grote online platformbedrijven voldoet aan EU-regels voor veiligheid en transparantie
NRC
Digitale veiligheid - Techplatforms als Google, Amazon en Meta zijn sinds dit jaar verplicht een accountant aan te stellen die controleert of ze voldoen aan de Europese digitaledienstenwet. Op dit moment krijgt alleen Wikipedia een voldoende.
(Tekst loopt door onder de foto.)
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Foto Ruchama van der Tas
Geen enkel groot onlineplatformbedrijf voldoet aan EU-regels voor veiligheid en transparantie. Dat blijkt uit de eerste onafhankelijke beoordeling die negentien platforms, waaronder Meta, TikTok, Google en Amazon, de afgelopen weken moesten publiceren. Het is bijvoorbeeld niet duidelijk hoe de aanbevelingsalgoritmes van deze bedrijven werken. Ook doen de platforms niet genoeg om kinderen te beschermen en halen ze illegale inhoud niet snel genoeg offline. (...)
Zo merkt de accountant van TikTok op dat nieuwe medewerkers van een team dat ingrijpt bij noodgevallen, al aan de slag gingen voor hun training was afgerond. Dat team moet actie ondernemen bij acute gebeurtenissen zoals een livestream waarop iemand aan zelfverwonding doet. X controleert niet nauwkeurig genoeg of gebruikers oud genoeg zijn. Amazon maakt te weinig duidelijk hoe aanbevelingen van producten tot stand komen. Bij Apples downloadwinkel, de App Store, was niet altijd duidelijk wie de aanbieder van een app was. Booking bracht zelf in kaart welke ontwerpelementen van zijn site misleidend kunnen zijn, maar haalde die vervolgens niet allemaal weg. (...)
De bedrijven geven tot nu toe weinig uit aan het voldoen aan de regels, vertellen beide accountants. „Ze hebben veel juristen in dienst, maar tot nu toe heel weinig mensen die zich bezighouden met het verkleinen van risico’s en het voldoen aan de wet”. (...)
Tags: #nederlands #sociale_media #social_media #SocialMedia #meta #facebook #tiktok #google #amazon #x #apple #booking #eu #europese_unie #EuropeseUnie #algoritme #dsa #instagram #aliexpres #digitaledienstenwet
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#Religion is poison.
The abstract is this: the Blue Church is a kind of narrative / ideology #control structure that is a natural result of #mass-media.
We can trace its roots at least as far back as the beginning of the 20th Century where it emerged in response to the new capabilities of mass media for #social-control. By mid-century it began to play an increasingly meaningful role in forming and shaping American culture-producing institutions; became pervasive through the last half of the 20th and seems to have peaked in its influence somewhere in the first decade of the 21st Century.
#Warning, it seems that all words in that article are hidden links to X, former #twitter.
#Trump fired his first minister before he took office. Trump thought he was no longer viable after it came out that he wasn't hitting on enough women. The guy was too woke.
Trump wants to sell #Poland to #Russia. The deal was arranged by Elon #Musk. In return, Russia will place more #advertising on #X.
Trump will shift all #government and official #communication to X. US citizens will have to buy X-Premium in order to communicate with the authorities. Trump confirmed these steps by saying that he is not interested in low-income earners anyway and that excluding them would make everything more efficient.
du pôle réseaux sociaux à Mediapart
Pourquoi les médias devraient créer des serveurs Mastodon maintenant
https://mcinformactions.net/pourquoi-les-medias-devraient-creer-des-serveurs-mastodon-maintenant
#medias #reseauxsociaux #X #helloquitx #Mastodon
@Bundesregierung@social.bund.de und alle, die meinen, X sei ein ort, wo man leute erreichen könne und informationen austauschen ....
musk meint dazu, dass alle accounts auf X ihm gehörten! alle!
Oh Elon, need to help a fellow right-wing propagandist by preventing his precious account from falling into "enemy" hands?
Musk's X claims ownership of InfoWars accounts in sale to The Onion https://www.axios.com/2024/11/26/musk-x-infowars-onion-social-media
"Regardless of the accounts' use, X Corp. is plainly the owner of the X Accounts and the Services, and the Trustee cannot sell, assign, or otherwise transfer what it does not own or have an interest in," the company argued.
I can't remember this ever happening before, so Elon Musk may (try to) set a dangerous precedent here. The key may now be the user agreement. Does it say that all accounts belong to the company running the platform? If yes, I would expect a large user movement away from X, because your account can be snatched by the big boss whenever he feels so.
If that statement is however not part of the user agreement and X wants to enforce that view, it would affect all users on all social media platforms. That's a can of worms even the richest person in the world may not want to open...
Canadian MPs among social media users pivoting from X to Bluesky in the wake of U.S. vote
Seems to be a stampede now!
Some experts are concerned X or its owner Elon Musk could influence the next Canadian election
New Democrat MP Charlie Angus decided he had enough.
"I have tried three times to get off X because it is a dismal, toxic, hole of disinformation," said Angus, who used to regularly post to his 47,200 followers on X, formerly known as Twitter.
"After seeing what went down with the Trump election, the belligerent role of Elon Musk in undermining democracy, there is no way that I can be part of that."
A few days ago, Angus opened an account on Bluesky, a social media platform that began as a research project at Twitter before cutting ties with Twitter after Musk acquired the company and rebranded it as X.
"I had no idea what to expect," Angus said. "I thought I would end up with 10 followers and be just calling out in the wilderness. It has been a phenomenal experience. I feel like I have woken up sober after a month on a bender with rot gut."
I’ve joined Bluesky and it feels like a breath of fresh air – in some ways…
The Guardian
The flourishing new platform may be like Twitter once was. The problem is the limited algorithmic scope of all social media.
Bluesky may make those feeds more congenial, but it won’t change the fact that we are still reduced to communicating in channels with a bandwidth not much wider than that of smoke signals.
Tags: #english #social_media #mastodon #bluesky #x #twitter #algorithm #democracy
#Austria: Left-wing journalists leave #Musk's platform #X hand in hand
Source: https://www.postdiscus.com/2024/11/austria-left-wing-journalists-leave.html
#news #Twitter #hate #protest #moderation #fail #problem #freespeech #journalism #boycott #politics #economy
Why #BlueSky Isn’t the Alternative to #X (Formerly #Twitter) You’re Looking For — and Why #Mastodon Is the Better Choice Over X, Threads, and BlueSky
Aidan Raymond
..."Mastodon, by contrast, operates under a completely different structure. From the moment you visit the site, Mastodon’s core values are clear: “Your home feed should be filled with what matters to you most, not what a corporation thinks you should see.” This speaks to its non-profit nature — Mastodon is maintained by a small non-profit team with the help of volunteers, relying solely on donations from users and supportive companies, not venture capital. There are no shares to buy, no board of directors seeking profits, and no ads.
Mastodon’s commitment to its users is strengthened by its open-source, decentralized model, which allows anyone to create and operate a server within the broader Mastodon ecosystem. This ecosystem is ad-free and open to individual and organizational control. Essentially, it’s a community where the users have the power, not investors.
Mastodon isn’t just a platform — it’s part of the Fediverse, a network of interconnected platforms (like Threads, Pixelfed, and Lemmy) all built on ActivityPub. This means that as a Mastodon user, you can interact across platforms seamlessly. For instance, I’m only on Mastodon, yet I can interact with friends on Threads, thanks to this shared protocol. Threads users currently have limitations on the Fediverse, such as not being able to see Mastodon posts, but with Meta’s plan to eventually support full ActivityPub integration, we can expect improved interactivity — although, knowing Meta’s pace, we might have to wait.
The power of ActivityPub lies in its openness, giving users a choice between platforms while still allowing communication across networks. This integration is fundamental to building a decentralized web, where users can connect without being locked into one corporate ecosystem.
While I generally avoid politics on this blog, it’s hard to ignore the political biases permeating X and BlueSky. X has veered heavily toward far-right ideologies, while BlueSky is often associated with far-left communities. This polarized landscape doesn’t work for those of us seeking a neutral space for meaningful interactions. Mastodon’s structure, lacking an algorithm to push specific content, gives users freedom to create a feed that genuinely reflects their interests.
For those who are politically inclined, Mastodon has communities and accounts covering all sides, but there’s no algorithm driving you toward any specific viewpoint.
My BlueSky Experience: Why I Left Twice
I joined BlueSky when it was invite-only, drawn by the promise of a Twitter-like experience without the noise. At first, I was optimistic, but I quickly noticed content issues. Even with NSFW content settings turned off, sexual content would still show up on my feed. After leaving once, I decided to give it another shot in September, only to encounter the same problem. The platform’s ATprotocol, which theoretically should support decentralization , has failed to fulfill that promise. BlueSky has yet to federate fully with other networks, and it’s doubtful they ever will. This lack of openness confines users to BlueSky alone, making it difficult to connect with friends on other platforms without creating a separate account. You can bridge a BlueSky account to the ActivityPub, but I suspect BlueSky might restrict that soon enough.
Conclusion: Mastodon Is the Future
When considering all these factors, Mastodon emerges as the clear winner. It’s free from investor influence, ad-free, and controlled by a community that values user autonomy over profit. Major accounts leaving X are finding a new home on Mastodon, and if you’re tired of being the product, Mastodon is the place for you. Here, you’re not at the mercy of rich investors, algorithmic biases, or ad-based revenue models. Instead, you have a voice, control, and the freedom to build a feed that genuinely reflects your interests."...
X on World Cafe (Full Interview & Performance)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kILkBGvvq1A
28:29 min video
(Recorded at WXPN's performance studios in Philadelphia on 10.01.24)
00:00 Ruby Church
02:05 Interview Pt 1
06:10 Water and Wine
08:41 Interview Pt 2
24:30 Smoke and Fiction
Stephen King just announced he can no longer stomach X/Twitter and is gone (to Threads), many others joining the exodus.
Here's a post reacting to King, which in turn (for the #psychology - #media - #socialscience - #socialmedia of it) has a quite interesting thread of reaction, both the "patriots" celebrating the 'return' of #truth & the vanquishing of libs, w/others agreeing, or not.
#StephenKing just publicly left " #Twitter " given how #X has become a dumpster & doublespeak/ #disinformation booster, while muting 'leftists".
As a social scientist/psychologist I'm fascinated by not only the morphing of the Ministry of " #Truth " / #TrumpVirus but by the conversation there now, E.g., reaction on the thread of this post. A lot of "you libs are back in the minority" and "Twitter was a liberal pit" kind of "patriot" posts. Elon just smiles (or maybe works on his jump shot). 🤮🤒
https://newsmast.social/@newsmast/113487187981924788 newsmast@newsmast.social - This is a powerful statement from UK journalists and we agree.
X is no longer neutral and no longer a home for journalists.
We are ready to support any and all journalists who make the move to open social networks, now and in the New Social future.
Please, feel free to send journalists or publications our way if they have any questions. Or, if you're a journalist yourself, feel free to reach out.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dFfEZ8xl8GZChTl17FAoOghAQs-PFEaAyGH1y_vGk6E/edit?tab=t.0
#SocialMedia #X #Journalism #News #OpenSocial #Mastodon #Fediverse
Ein Wahlkampf auf X ist ein Albtraum
Ich mag Mastodon nicht, aus denselben Gründen, aus denen ich schon um Twitter einen großen Bogen gemacht habe: Darlegungen und Dispute im Stil von Kurznachrichten degenerieren meist zu Bullshit. Alles aber noch harmlos im Relation zu dem, was dem Vernehmen zufolge nach der Übernahme durch einen vermögenden und bekennenden Soziopathen daraus geworden ist.
Mir fehlt ebenfalls jedes Verständnis dafür, dass ein Habeck in dieses Drecksloch zurückkehrt. Ein Grund könnte allerdings sein, dass eine Beschränkung auf Verweise auf andere Plattformen wahrscheinlich zur Verbannung führen würde. Ob allerdings ein beliebiger Manipulation ausgesetzter Account und mehr als ein willkommenes Feigenblatt sein wird? Ich habe Zweifel.
ich trage hiermit auch mal eine eule nach athen ...
#internet #socmed #x #twitter #fediverse
Twitter: Want to fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk? Delete your X accounts. https://slate.com/technology/2024/11/delete-your-x-twitter-account-threads-elon-musk-donald-trump.html