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Ian Robinson @ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 9h

The tech billionaires expect people to lose the will to boycott their shit and just wait it out. The steady stream of people returning to X shows they are right. I won't join the stream.

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

By the way, how large and active is the Ukrainian community here on the #Fediverse? I'd be particularly interested in hearing from Ukrainians: what do you think about #Zelenskyy continuing to use X? Do you see it as a necessary communication channel, or as a dependence Ukraine should try to […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

If Zelensky really wanted that, he wouldn't still be on X. Like Trump on his own social media, all journalists would follow what Zelensky had to say wherever he goes. #LeaveX #USPol #Ukraine #Zelensky

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

Fantastic! The Open Social Web is making its way into the German Bundestag (@bundestag)! MP **Anna Lührmann** (@annaluehrmann) speaks about the Open Social Web Alliance, Mastodon and Eurosky in the German parliament, and invites the federal government to […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Björn Staschen @bjoernsta.eimsbuettel.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

In einer Woche steigt unser Webinar zur digitalen Unabhängigkeit in Kommunen & Verwaltung: Noch sind einige Plätze frei!

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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

One of the main reasons people are seeking alternatives to Big Tech social media is the threat these platforms pose to democracy, particularly through algorithms that amplify polarization and hate speech. If we can't convince democratic institutions and influential public figures to join the […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

EN: A comparison of the frequency of posts with their frequency of appearance in the X feed reveals a strong bias toward extreme party positions (#noAfD, #BSW): About half of the posts displayed came from AfD politicians, even though AfD politicians had posted only about one-sixth of the posts […]

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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

A prominent German politician like Norbert Röttgen can have 150,000 followers and international visibility, yet feel unable to move because his audience is locked into infrastructure controlled by someone else. That *is* power. And every politician, journalist and institution that concludes "I […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

A #Chrome extension has been released that "turns off" the noise and bias on #X. It works simply: once enabled, it prevents X from opening. Via @thatgiga #LeaveX

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giga 🔻 @thatgiga.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Pubblicata un'estensione per #Chrome che "spegne" il rumore e i pregiudizi su #X. Il suo funzionamento è semplice: una volta attivata, impedisce di aprire X.

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@DigitalNaiv/117104… EN: A brief summary of the research: On X, you’re rewarded for insults; on Bluesky, for emotional restraint; on Mastodon, for nuance. Three platforms, three personalities—and they all have a bit of a toxicity problem. Rika Baack on […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Age verification in the Fediverse: How the KIDS Act challenges Mastodon www.heise.de/en/background/Age-veri… "The EU’s planned KIDS Act poses technical and organizational challenges for the Fediverse. However, it […]

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DW Innovation @dw-innovation.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

"Giving users control over their exposure to 'the algorithm' alone won’t be enough." Zoe Daniel on how to hold big tech accountable (via The Guardian): www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2… […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

RE: chaos.social/@samvie/11736647666368… EN: 🔥 Read the latest @epicenter_works newsletter for a clear analysis of what the EU Kids Act means for the Fediverse and its services like Mastodon. 🧵 Bye Bye Fediverse "And to top it all off, unlike under the DSA, small platforms like […]

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Matt Tutt @matttutt.todon.nl.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@_elena/11735456325… Thinking about this talk (thanks @douwe) - I can't help but think 2 things: 1 - What needs to change to ensure that public organisations like a city council is able to pay/fund groups like Mastodon (as Douwe says, I think for bureaucratic […]

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@BjornW@mastodon.social @bjornw.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/1173… Good question: "if Trump can communicate through his own social media platform and media outlets still follow and report what he says there, why wouldn't the same happen if another major political leader moved elsewhere?" […]

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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: chaos.social/@vgrass/11733251177434… If Germany has around 5 million weekly users on X, 1.7 million on Bluesky and 1.7 million on Mastodon, there is no reason for political communication to depend exclusively on X. Politicians can reach people beyond X, a social media platform […]

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@BjornW@mastodon.social @bjornw.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

My talk @berlinfediday on #DoeiDag has been published: fair.tube/w/wvoVJcNgUK3TbCtvGwJFLZ DoeiDag is inspired by the German #DiDay. Each first Sunday of the month we share experiences on the awesome tech available outside of #BigTech & inspire each other to become more digital […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

RE: chaos.social/@vgrass/11733251177434… EN: The new ARD/ZDF Media Study 2026 also highlights the use of decentralized social networks—yay! However, with only 2 percent of the German population using #Mastodon and #Bluesky, there’s still plenty of room for growth. At least #LeaveX […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/1173… EN: I have two pieces of advice for the Union: Stay away from X and start talking to regular people again—and stop deluding yourselves that you can ally with Springer and everything will be fine. #LeaveX

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Medieval Illumination @medieval-illuminations.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Rabbits with cell phones? Gorleston Psalter, England 14th century. British Library, Add 49622, fol. 107v. #medieval #MedievalArt

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

"Gilded Rage": Jacob Silverman on How a Radicalized Silicon Valley Shapes Trump's AI Policies One of the features we see in … a lot of the billionaire tech elites is a real kind of anger,” says Jacob Silverman, author of "Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley" […]

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Klassengesellschaft Deutschland @klassismus.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026

Mehr als 120 Journalisten von Business Insider & Politico protestieren gegen die Entscheidung von Springer, #Thiel zu ehren, & argumentieren, dass die Ehrung des Tech-Investors im Widerspruch zum erklärten Bekenntnis des Unternehmens zur #Pressefreiheit steht. Fehlt nur noch der FIFA-Friedenspreis!💩

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

At the moment, there are more police officers protecting the Axel Springer building than there are protesters. 🥺 #PeterThiel #AxelSpringer #Berlin

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Berlin FediDay @berlinfediday.berlin.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

📢 Have a look, share the videos and help bring the ideas and discussions from Fediday even further into the Fediverse! 🐘💚 And: Fediday should continue! ❤️ If you’d like to support #Fediday 2027, you can do so here: 👉 digitalegesellschaft.de/weitermachen #Fediverse #PeerTube […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

Interesting event tonight in Berlin: Peter Thiel ante portas Three days before Peter Thiel receives the Axel Springer Award, the CCC Berlin is hosting a talk and discussion about Thiel, Palantir, his political networks and worldview, and the relationship between tech power, surveillance and […]

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Leave X - Protect Democracy @leavex.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/1173… EN: Russian disinformation networks are once again gleefully spreading the fairy tale about alleged election fraud targeting the #AfD (fake, of course). Just in case anyone still has any doubts about which parties are Putin’s parties […]

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Aktionsb. neue soziale Medien @neusom.bewegung.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

"Islamistische Radikalisierung findet heute oft dort statt, wo Jugendliche ohnehin einen großen Teil ihrer Zeit verbringen - auf Instagram, TikTok, Telegram, aber auch beim Gaming." www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellscha… […]

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Henrik Schönemann @lavaeolus.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

RE: fedihum.org/@lavaeolus/117248029115… The webarchiving effort of #noblogs I'm involved in (one of many independent efforts) is nearing completion. For a couple days now, the task is quality assurance to catch potential systemic issues. (Luckily nothing like this has manifested […]

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DW Innovation @dw-innovation.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

“People being able to feed you into an AI tool and then spew you out with whatever their gross fantasies are has just supercharged a really divisive, hateful space that, unfortunately, seems to have taken over social media” – says British Labour Party politician Jess Asato, who's fighting xAI […]

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KING CONSULT | Kommunikation @kingconsult.berlin.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Österreich: #Bürgermeister auf Facebook & Co. gesperrt > Kein #Facebook, kein #Instagram und auch kein #WhatsApp: Der Bürgermeister von Tieschen, Martin Weber (#SPÖ), ist auf allen drei #Meta-Plattformen dauerhaft gesperrt.¹ ➡️ Liebe Kommunen, Städte & öffentliche Einrichtungen: Es ist Zeit […]

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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

@dw_innovation Very cool that you mentioned it! And it was nice to meet @lxplm and @Silbendrechsler! I hope more journalists will become aware of the harmful impact that Big Tech social media can have, and of how journalism, together with civil society, can become one of our strongest forces […]

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DW Innovation @dw-innovation.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Last weekend, roughly 200 media, IT, and policy people attended #FediDay Berlin to discuss the status quo & future of the #Fediverse & decentralized #SocialMedia. Our @lxplm also attended – albeit on behalf of #SWR X Lab (welcome to the #ARD federation) […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

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Tobias Eigen @tobias.social.tobiaseigen.org.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Super impressed with some of the peope I am meeting at #fediday in Berlin and the incredible German initiatives I am learning about, like this one about #digitalzwang. As usual I am not quite able to find a perfect translation for the word. Something like “digital coercion” […]

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Berlin FediDay @berlinfediday.berlin.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Good Morning #FediDay! Today we'll continue with engaging talks onboard @cbase and via livestream. Day tickets for 20 Euro (10 at the reduced prize). Say no to the tech bro and yes to community networking! #Berlin

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Berlin FediDay @berlinfediday.berlin.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Guten Morgen #FediDay! Auf der @cbase und im Livestream geht es heute weiter mit spannenden Vorträgen. Tagestickets 20 Euro (ermässigt 10) an der Kasse. Say no to the tech bro and yes to community networking!

Hausfassade mit zwei Fediverse Transpis, 'Never mind the billionäres' und 'FediDay2026'

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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

Amazing work being done by @douwe in Amsterdam! Civil society 🤝 policymakers 🤝 media. A #Fediverse instance for public officials. And it doesn’t stop there: media outlets quoting posts from publicly funded social media infrastructure. Political […] [Original post on social.vivaldi.net]

A speaker at FediDay presents a slide titled “Big changes in media” at c-base in Berlin. The slide shows several Dutch media articles about journalism, digital autonomy and social media, including references to Mastodon and Bluesky. A banner reading “Offene Netzwerke” is visible on the left, and a c-base sign stands below the projection.

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everton137 @everton137.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

I loved it! Who put it here? Kudos for the person who made it! @cavallette #FediDay #AutisticiInventati #Fediverse

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KING CONSULT | Kommunikation @kingconsult.berlin.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

@floriankoenig präsentiert das Projekt social.berlin, eine Fediverse-Instanz für öffentliche Einrichtungen in #Berlin @berlinfediday Der Livestream wird aufgezeichnet. #Fedivers #Fediday #SocialMedia #Kommunikation #Verwaltung #Demokratie

Foto von Florian König mit Mikrofon vor einer Leinwand auf der ein Berliner Bär zu sehen ist und die Überschrift social.Berlin Chancen für eine Hauptstadtinstanz in Berlin

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