I remember first learning about mastodon and other federated media from other people's tweets announcing their #twittermigration. That's why I'm here now, it's a better model, and I want to be part of the early days of a better web.
But now I think back, I can't remember which of #elonmusk 's actions were the last straw for me.. maybe his treatment of his employees? What about you?
2/2 Followup question: Do you still use any commercial social media? The only legacy #socialmedia I'm still on is #Facebook to keep up with local events that don't post elsewhere and a few people . I actually think it could be a good place for doing what it was originally designed to do, if only it had stayed there. But then I get hooked by the sponsored posts and end up scrolling through a bunch of trivial stuff I didn't want to spend time on.
I moved in Nov 2022, I think in the week before he officially bought Twitter, but when it was clear it was actually happening. Deleted my account there shortly after.
I set up an Instagram account around then to follow some folks who moved there, but I don't really use it. I dropped my FB account within a year, first paring down my account, then seeing how terrible the suggestions from algorithm are if you don't "like" any pages.
I moved a bit earlier from the twitter migration and Melon taking over it. A previous coworkers was rightfully criticizing twitter on a bunch of aspects (unclear algorithm, oversold hype, etc ...) and pointed me toward mastodon.
It was cumulative for me. First, the constant appearance of Elon’s childish tweets though I don’t follow him. Then all the “pay for this” and advertising crap. Finally his promoting of Neo Nazis.
@douggreenfield Oh yes, I remember that day, when everybody had to see a Elon tweak. I think that was after Elon called in his (remaining) engineers to work on an "engagement emergency" because President Biden got more likes on a tweet than he did.
Nelson Mandela’s grandson Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela was reportedly denied entry to the UK ahead of a planned speaking tour at pro-Palestine events. #Palestine 🇵🇸 #FreePalestine #Gaza #OpIsrael #Anonymous #OpGaza - Keeping you informed.
A screenshot of a social media post with text that criticizes a charity organization for their actions. The text says that the charity, BTC, has not donated money to the organizations it claims to be helping in Ukraine and Serbia. It also mentions the organization's involvement in Gaza. The post concludes by expressing sadness for the animals of Gaza and the people who donate to BTC, who may be unaware of the organization's real activities.
Israel's unabated bombardments across the war-torn Gaza Strip have claimed the lives of 36 Palestinians, including 34 from northern Gaza, since dawn today, medical sources told Al Jazeera.
Israeli troops are besieging Al Awda Hospital in Jabalia, the only remaining partially functioning one in Jabalia after they raided Kamal Adwan Hospital.
163 patients and staff are trapped inside with no one to help them.
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The next step in Sam's A-Z program of ethics is to be a conscious consumer. Only consume when necessary and when you do, vote with your wallet for more ethical products and services
To make it easier on the wallet Sam has compiled a page of discounts ; however it is for the UK so not very relevant to me. If you are in the UK though go for it ethicalrevolution.co.uk/consum…
An exception is the cloud storage services Filen (German) and Sync (Canadian) which are available internationally. Coincidentally, I had recently done a search for privacy respecting and secure alternatives to Google and OneDrive, and independently settled upon these two very providers as the best deals! I did not even know Filen was non-fossil fuel powered although I'd been looking for that very thing. Filen has generous free storage and an amazing deal on a lifetime plan. Sync is very highly rated for collaborative features and file syncing if that's what you need. I got a lifetime pl
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The next step in Sam's A-Z program of ethics is to be a conscious consumer. Only consume when necessary and when you do, vote with your wallet for more ethical products and services
To make it easier on the wallet Sam has compiled a page of discounts ; however it is for the UK so not very relevant to me. If you are in the UK though go for it ethicalrevolution.co.uk/consum…
An exception is the cloud storage services Filen (German) and Sync (Canadian) which are available internationally. Coincidentally, I had recently done a search for privacy respecting and secure alternatives to Google and OneDrive, and independently settled upon these two very providers as the best deals! I did not even know Filen was non-fossil fuel powered although I'd been looking for that very thing. Filen has generous free storage and an amazing deal on a lifetime plan. Sync is very highly rated for collaborative features and file syncing if that's what you need. I got a lifetime plan with Filen and am using Sync's free allotment; I especially recommend Sync's interface for ease of use and would pick it's paid plan if I had higher needs, or was running a business.
The provincial government has interfered with free collective bargaining again—this time suspending the right to strike for education support workers at Edmonton Public Schools after they voted 97% in favour of job action.
The Alberta Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade is, again, using an obscure piece of the Alberta Labour Code to restrict the right of education support workers to take job action by imposing a Disputes Inquiry Board (DIB) on CUPE Local 3550.
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Sérgio lives on the edge of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest – a crucial but often overlooked ecosystem compared to the Amazon. Like much of the land in Brazil, Sérgio’s property had once been cleared of trees to make space for cattle grazing. Realizing that he can make a difference, Sérgio decided to restore the forest in his own backyard.
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Living on the edge of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, Sérgio has made it his mission to restore it, starting in his own backyard. Ten years later, his hard work has paid off. Check out our latest video to see for yourself!
"As the leader of the Green Party of Canada, I feel myself first and foremost to be a servant leader, to the Greens, as an employee of my constituents, and - hoping not to sound too goody-two shoes about it! - to the people of Canada. In that role I have probably never felt the need to put Canada first, and my party second, as I have had since the issue of foreign interference started to dominate the headlines...Now we are immersed in an even more shocking series of revelations that a foreign government has actually murdered Canadians on Canadian soil." nationalnewswatch.com/2024/10/…
> "Nous brûlons" Quelques heures après avoir fini son ultime illustration, la Palestienne @MahasenAlkhatib est tuée par Israël. En sa mémoire, voici quelques unes de ses illustrations #stopGenocideInGaza #stopColonialWar #freePalestineNow
Fiona Gregory
in reply to Fiona Gregory • • •Evan Heisman
in reply to Fiona Gregory • • •I moved in Nov 2022, I think in the week before he officially bought Twitter, but when it was clear it was actually happening. Deleted my account there shortly after.
I set up an Instagram account around then to follow some folks who moved there, but I don't really use it. I dropped my FB account within a year, first paring down my account, then seeing how terrible the suggestions from algorithm are if you don't "like" any pages.
Olivier Leroy
in reply to Fiona Gregory • • •Doug G. (Map of the Week)
in reply to Fiona Gregory • • •Fiona Gregory
in reply to Doug G. (Map of the Week) • • •GM7077
in reply to Fiona Gregory • • •Nov 22 is when I joined the Fediverse. It took a while to gain traction to be honest, but now it is my main social media platform.
I still keep a small footprint on X for Palestine/Lebanon info, and animal rescue work.