Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter are being expressly used for fascist propaganda, control, and targeted attacks. They are unsafe. If you have to be there, be there, but it's not ceding the digital space to leave fascist platforms for new and safe alternatives. Community is where we make it.
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I got so much content from Canada, AU, NZ and the rest of the world.
What was missing? BOTS. There were no bots with their political propaganda. No brigading comments about Pierre Poilievre being PM. No anti-Liberal sentiment.
It was peaceful. And now it’s over.
I'm also on Discord.
Perhaps we should bring back internet forums and bulletin boards.
I recently started a blog myself!
https://ncore9.wordpress.com/
Check it out!
Pixelfed is hoppin' these days btw! I understand if you want to give it a few more days to expand capacity since it grew so much that it's been failwhale-ing, but it's giving Early Instagram in the best way.
…Apropos of nothing …I’ve said this before and I’ll say it now:
I have to be on Facebook for work. I don't give it money.
Was never on TikTok.
Have left Twitter (though kept account open, but locked it).
Will be on Instagram only till the Bluesky photo app is up and running.
Great post, sir.
Life through photos. I needed that escape of just lovely, fun, interesting pictures- different from other socials.
Hope someone creates something similar that isn’t corrupted by meta.
Find a space that isn't overrun with right wingers and AI slop and defend it.
If you have built up a following on any meta platform you have to remember that those platforms will be unusable in a couple of months so now is the time to think about making an exit.
Working on ATproto node kits too. We need actively resistant SM.
Will the fascists be less aware of my existence? That can be argued but I really don't think representation is going to be helpful in those places.
THOSE ARE NOT PUBLIC SQUARES.
They are OWNED and OPERATED by fascists, the content is PROMOTED or SUPPRESSED according to the wishes of those fascists.
There is only ONE THING you can do there.
And that is BE A FUCKING DUPE.
Block me if you want, but I will not apologize.
I'm sorry. There's no way to say this that's not insulting. To think it's a public square is both delusion and abject stupidity.
And advertising is just around the corner, it is not sustainable to run something like this without it.
The tech industry is in it for the money.
(i know its coming)
'BlueSky:Our Internal Engine, To Search for Better'
We both did the right thing leaving that platform, though.
Trying to find some kind of reliable option and I hope we don't only have behance and linkedin.
The illustration industry is really struggling right now
However, as Bsky gets more and more popular, the Nazis are bound to start trickling in here, too.
Even the Fediverse isn't safe from them.