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The Nexus of Privacy

@ thenexusofprivacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

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  • Media Liberation Day: how can we help newcomers get started and have a good experience on fedi?

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  • good to know, I'll include i link to it!

  • Media Liberation Day: how can we help newcomers get started and have a good experience on fedi?

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  • Thanks -- those are useful guides, I'll include links to them.

  • Media Liberation Day: how can we help newcomers get started and have a good experience on fedi?

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  • Great point ... it comes from a good place but all the suggestions can be really overwhelming (especially when they sometimes contradict each other).

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Media Liberation Day: how can we help newcomers get started and have a good experience on fedi?

    privacy.thenexus.today /how-to-help-newcomers-for-media-liberation-day/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Media Liberation Day: how can we help newcomers get started and have a good experience on fedi?

    privacy.thenexus.today /how-to-help-newcomers-for-media-liberation-day/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    This is what solidarity looks like

    thenexusofprivacy.net /what-solidarity-looks-like
  • NSFW

    There's a lot of discussion of Mississippi's age verification law for social media today, after Bluesky announced they're blocking the state.

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  • Yeah, don't listen to anybody who says "they can't fine me or sue me if I'm in a different state" or "they can't do anything about it if they win." Of course we don't know who they'll target when they start enforcing the law, and it's possible that the law will be found unconstitutional ... still, they can fine you, and they can sue, so if you decide not to geoblock them yet make sure you're thinking through the risks.

    I haven't seen anything yet on how strong a defense geoblocking Mississippi will be in practice. Bluesky obviously thinks it puts them in a stronger position than not geoblocking, but at this point we really don't know.

  • NSFW

    There's a lot of discussion of Mississippi's age verification law for social media today, after Bluesky announced they're blocking the state.

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  • It's ignorant how you don't realize that Spark and Blacksky have built their own stacks on AT Protocol.

  • NSFW

    There's a lot of discussion of Mississippi's age verification law for social media today, after Bluesky announced they're blocking the state.

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  • Most do but not all. And similarly most of the replies on Mastodon show up here but not all. So to follow the entire conversation you have to look in both places.

  • NSFW

    There's a lot of discussion of Mississippi's age verification law for social media today, after Bluesky announced they're blocking the state.

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  • Thanks for the update. It really is exhausting, and depressing; you're right about Wyoming being next, and there's loads of others out there as well.

    And It really is our fight to. Laws like this are part of a worldwide attack on independent social media, as well as trans and queer people, people looking for reproductive health care, youth in general, and sex workers. It's a really challenging situation.

  • NSFW

    There's a lot of discussion of Mississippi's age verification law for social media today, after Bluesky announced they're blocking the state.

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  • yeah it really is tiring and depressing. It isn't clear what the risks really are right now, and how that might change over time. It's also not completely clear how much geoblocking will reduce the risks' at least with the Online Safety Act, regulators said earlier this year that geoblocking is sufficient -- although of course they could change their minds at some point. Really hard to know what to do ...

  • NSFW

    There's a lot of discussion of Mississippi's age verification law for social media today, after Bluesky announced they're blocking the state.

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  • NSFW

    There's a lot of discussion of Mississippi's age verification law for social media today, after Bluesky announced they're blocking the state.

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  • Other apps can ignore the geoblock. From the Bluesky announcement:

    This decision applies only to the Bluesky app, which is one service built on the AT Protocol. Other apps and services may choose to respond differently.

  • I made a Firefox fork with Fediverse integration - Now with standalone FF extension.

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  • Yeah. Interesting to think if there are ways to get around that problem. Still, very interesting work @rozodru@lemmy.world, and great idea splitting it out into an extension!

  • Mastodon admins can now bridge entire instances to Bluesky

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  • Yep. Ryan (the only BridgyFed dev at the time) really did absorb the feedback and changed direction, and Anuj also gets the importance of consent.

  • What are Fedi Admins doing to block Meta scrapers?

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  • Agreed, it's all about changing the cost-benefit analysis, great framing. And also agreed, blocking -- and/or shifting to allow-list federation or something more nuanced (to deal with the point @CameronDev@programming.dev makes about Meta just being able to spin up a new instance -- is a really important complement to preventing scraping.

  • What are Fedi Admins doing to block Meta scrapers?

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  • Thanks! Does it seem like that's affective, or are you getting the feel that that the bots are just changing user agent to get aroud it?

  • What are Fedi Admins doing to block Meta scrapers?

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  • Yeah I think most admins are concerned about both. And whether or not it's "stealing" (in the legal sense), a lot of people want to keep their content and personal information out of these AI systems.

  • Fediverse @piefed.social
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    What are Fedi Admins doing to block Meta scrapers?

  • Should large Fediverse instances and Bluesky encourage, not require, users to opt-in to bridges that connect the Fediverse to Bluesky and other non-fedi social web platforms?

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  • wafrn and Hubzilla both do this. But in general, developers of most ActivityPub-based platforms prefer to focus on AP, and already have a lot on their plate; Bluesky wants to focus on AT, and similarly has a lot on their plate; and most users don't actually care that much ... so nobody's likely to prioritize it.

  • Is the Fediverse stalling?

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  • It's an interesting perspective. Historically the fediverse was more European; Mastodon is based in Germany and initially got a lot of traction in France, NLNet has contributed a lot of the funding, and there's historically more adoption by European governmental organizations than US. But these days a lot of the energy is being driven by corporate interests (Flipboard, Wordpress, Meta, Ghost) which are primarily American (Ghost being the only exception), so that's leading to a change of dynamics. Distressing, especially given what's going on here in the US!

  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Notes on genocide prevention and other kinds of organizing, mutual aid, and activism on social networks

    privacy.thenexus.today /notes-on-genocide-prevention-and-other-kinds-of-organizing-mutual-aid-and-activism-on-social-networks-d/

  • Suggestions for people on Fosstodon considering moving

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  • Thanks! "Feckless" is a good description of the admin response :)

  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Suggestions for people on Fosstodon considering moving

    infosec.exchange /@thenexusofprivacy/114407487558144938
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Suggestions for people on Fosstodon considering moving

    infosec.exchange /@thenexusofprivacy/114407487558144938
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    On FediForum (and not just FediForum)

    privacy.thenexus.today /not-just-fediforum/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    More notes on Organizing, Mutual Aid, and Activism on decentralized social networks

    privacy.thenexus.today /more-notes-on-organizing/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Notes (and thoughts) on organizing in the fediverses and the ATmosphere

    privacy.thenexus.today /notes-on-organizing-in-the-fediverses/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    If not now, when? Mutual aid and organizing in the fediverses, the ATmosphere, and whatever comes next (REVISED DRAFT)

    privacy.thenexus.today /if-not-now-when/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Organizing on decentralized social networks: a survey!

    privacy.thenexus.today /organizing-on-decentralized-social-networks/
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Resources for choosing the right fediverse instance

    privacy.thenexus.today /resources-for-choosing-instances/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Resources for choosing the right fediverse instance

    privacy.thenexus.today /resources-for-choosing-instances/

  • Can We Build Tech That Is Not Oppressive?

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  • Great points ... and yes that is a key question!

  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Can We Build Tech That Is Not Oppressive?

    substack.com /home/post/p-155550585
  • Technology @beehaw.org
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Can We Build Tech That Is Not Oppressive?

    substack.com /home/post/p-155550585
  • Fediverse @lemmy.world
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    #GivingTuesday in the fediverse: instance admins, mutual aid, 501(c)(3)s, and more

    privacy.thenexus.today /giving-tuesday-in-the-fediverse/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    #GivingTuesday in the fediverse: instance admins, mutual aid, 501(c)(3)s, and more

    privacy.thenexus.today /giving-tuesday-in-the-fediverse/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Decentralization and erasure: Blacksky, Bluesky, and the ATmosphere

    privacy.thenexus.today /decentralization-and-erasure-blacksky-bluesky-and-the-atmosphere-2/
  • The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone
    The Nexus of Privacy @lemmy.blahaj.zone

    Accessibility resources for Mastodon and compatible software (DRAFT)

    privacy.thenexus.today /mastodon-accessibility-resources/