Clearly a trial to keep an eye on. Some of those internal memos might prove decisive.

Indeed, it's just can't be called decentralized...

There was indeed another path for social media... Let's hope the Fediverse stay on this course.

Not all reading is born equal. The intent matters quite a lot. Build the skill, it'll last a life time.

Or why the focus on fact checking is doomed to fail. You can't ignore our biases, the social context, and above all the toxic architecture of the big social medias.

This is a welcome development at the W3C. Let's hope this working group will bring good things and stewardship for the related standards.

Indeed, social media even the fediverse isn't really about communication or community, it's about consuming content.

Such a nice business model... not. There's really a lack of regulation in this space.

I think the title should say "social media" rather than "the Internet". That said, the trend is indeed clear... those big tech companies look more and more like TV broadcaster. So remember you turned off the TV for a reason.

These extensions look really neat for discovering Mastodon and RSS feed. I think I'll check them out.

A paper showing that social media algorithms foster political polarization and societal division. Who knew?? Sarcasm aside, the real value of the paper is showing that by modifying those algorithms we could quickly have positive effects. Most of the participants didn't even notice they changed how they perceive others.

Unsurprisingly the news ain't good on the front of social media and short form videos. Better stay clear of those.

Another nice one about the power of RSS and why it's an important technology.

Definitely a good move to have more sustainable income for Mastodon.

I think I would use something like this.

Interesting, there are definitely some trends benefiting saner alternatives... But are we really seeing the end of the big social media platforms as we know them? Let's wait and see.

Nice and clear indicators of how decentralized the fediverse and the "atmosphere" really are.

This is already an old article now. Still the core of it still rings true. The optimistic note at the end of it didn't come to pass though.

The approach is good, the results are encouraging as well. Not much effort and a very visible change. We need more such initiatives.

Nice to see one more implementation available for the fediverse. This one comes with interesting features actually.