Corporate Social Media is Junk Food
SocialMedia is part of your daily diet - so why not make it healthy?
Corporate platforms feed you ads, algorithms, and infinite scroll designed to keep you hooked on junk food. The #Fediverse is different:
✅ No ads, no algorithms
✅ Real communities run by real people
✅ Diverse cultures and positive content
Stop feeding on junk. Switch to something organic!
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Goldbeak (2025) Official Trailer - David Henrie, Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter
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Netanyahu spokesperson denies Cairo trip amid Gaza ceasefire push
A spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday rejected reports the Israeli leader was traveling to Cairo for negotiations over a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
While the Biden administration said negotiations over recent days for a ceasefire have been “productive,” there’s little word from Israel’s side of forward movement on a truce that would lead to the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“Contrary to the wave of rumors, Prime Minister Netanyahu is not in Cairo,” the spokesperson said in a statement shared with The Hill by Israel’s Embassy in Washington.
Israel’s Netanyahu tours buffer zone inside Syria
Israel's Netanyahu tours buffer zone inside Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu entered Syrian territory on Tuesday during a security tour of the buffer zone seized by Israel in the past few days since the fall of Bashar Assad.AP News
Israel continues expansion into Syrian Golan Heights
Israel continues expansion into Syrian Golan Heights : Peoples Dispatch
Following the fall of the Assad government, Israel has launched an aerial bombing campaign to demilitarize Syria while expanding into the Golan Heights in the South.Aseel Saleh (Peoples Dispatch)
Americans can now visit China for up to 10 days without a visa
Americans can now visit China for up to 10 days without a visa
China said Tuesday it was expanding its visa-free transit policy, allowing eligible foreign travelers to stay in parts of the country as long as 10 days.Mithil Aggarwal (NBC News)
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COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US | University of Oxford
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has found that, between 2021 and 2022, COVID-19 was a leading cause of death in children and young peoplewww.ox.ac.uk
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Israel planning offensive against Yemen, report says
The Israeli army is planning to strike Yemen in response to recent Houthi missile and drone attacks, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Kan reported on Monday.
The Houthi movement, known officially as Ansar Allah, claimed to have struck a "military target" near Tel Aviv on Monday with a hypersonic ballistic missile.
The group's military spokesman Yahya Saree declared in a televised address that the operation was a success, though Israeli media reported intercepting the missile before it entered its airspace.
The Houthis have been launching attacks against Israel since the outbreak of the war in Gaza last year. They say the attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians.
The Yemeni group has also targeted shipping lanes in the Red Sea, describing these operations as part of their efforts to pressure Israel into halting the war on Gaza.
Israel planning offensive against Yemen, report says
The Israeli army is planning to strike Yemen in response to recent Houthi missile and drone attacks, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation Kan reported on Monday.Mera Aladam (Middle East Eye)
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I actually thought they would go for Syria first and then Iraq.
Destroying Yemen in between I didn't think of.
Switzerland bans Hezbollah a week after it banned Hamas
Switzerland has taken another significant step away from its traditional neutrality, with its parliament approving a proposal to classify Hezbollah as a "terrorist organization".
This decision follows Switzerland’s move, last week, to outlaw Palestinian Resistance group Hamas from holding any form of activity within the country.
Both Hezbollah and Hamas are designated as terrorist organizations by the United States and many other nations, while they are, in parallel considered Resistance groups by many others.
The Swiss government, however, has tried to downplay the significance of these bans, stating that they do not constitute "a paradigm shift in the generally cautious practice of banning organizations."
Switzerland bans Hezbollah a week after it banned Hamas
Switzerland’s parliament has approved a ban on Hezbollah, aligning with its recent decision to outlaw Hamas, signaling a shift away from its traditional neutrality.Al Mayadeen English (Switzerland bans Hezbollah a week after it banned Hamas)
Leading cancer scientist Sun Shao-Cong returns to China amid US investigations
World-leading Chinese cancer scientist Sun Shao-Cong has left US for Beijing
After three decades of distinguished work in the United States, world-leading cancer researcher Sun Shao-Cong has returned to China to establish a new lab in Beijing, following what a source saidLing Xin (South China Morning Post)
Leading cancer scientist Sun Shao-Cong returns to China amid US investigations
World-leading Chinese cancer scientist Sun Shao-Cong has left US for Beijing
After three decades of distinguished work in the United States, world-leading cancer researcher Sun Shao-Cong has returned to China to establish a new lab in Beijing, following what a source saidLing Xin (South China Morning Post)
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in reply to Fediverse Champion • • •Not gonna lie, I'd still love to eat that donut.
Should've used one of those photos of McDonald's where they look at an ad for a menu item and then show a sad photo of the real thing.
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in reply to Fediverse Champion • • •I've got news for you: Many people from other places don't particularly like xenophiliacs treating them like zoo animals.
Many of those who do play along with it are trying to get something out of you. Shitty people exist everywhere.
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in reply to Ogmios • • •It took 3 hours and we already got to gatekeeping culture.
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in reply to Ogmios • • •I recognize that issue but I don't need necessarily read the example on OP, as exemplifying that.
Disclaimer: I'm a white North American (ergo no culture) so I'm open to discussing this further as I'd like to hear your experience.
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in reply to Fediverse Champion • • •Browsing shallow memes and political outrage here is basically just home-made junk food instead of store-bought junk food. Likely less unhealthy, but that's not exactly eating a bowl of vegetables lol - that would perhaps be reading a book or something. Not a great fit for the comparison imo.
(as an aside, it seems plausible that junk food in small quantities as part of a balanced diet might boost mental health vs strictly never indulging)
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in reply to MHLoppy • • •Yeah, let's be realistic here. No one is going to believe the fediverse is shining beacon of positivity on the internet and any one who might would be turned off by the reality they find.
And that reality is, this is the internet, and any venue with a large amount of people is going to have some issues. We should highlight how the fediverse approaches that differently (and positively) first and foremost.
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in reply to Zorque • • •Friendly reminder that reddit-style community shorthand is less helpful here. Old habits die hard but on Lemmy communities require context of instance as well.
Edit: but agreed, this is very propaganda-like
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in reply to Fediverse Champion • • •Nima
in reply to Fediverse Champion • • •i mean... a lot of the content on the fediverse is literally just lifted straight from the other "junk food" social media websites that were just named.
its just a federated experience. not a "healthy" one. I'm all for moving more people over to the fediverse but let's maybe take it down a couple notches with the weird propaganda-esque ads?