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“Content warning: US, mass surveillance # UnitedStates # surveillance
You thought Flock is bad already?
New mass surveillance law introduced in the US: identification based on the signals coming off EVERY devic...”

https://mas.to/@gruby/116692284138597837

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“@ alienghic @ viq @ heiseonlineenglish It would be good to have a version for # Linux phones, but I normally don't carry any phone with me. Or it's switched off. The IR lights are nice, but then it's d...”

https://framapiaf.org/@debacle/116692277343501332

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RE: https://eupolicy.social/@hpod16/116691205021254314

Hey #Fediverse koennt ihr mir mal einen Gefallen tun und fuer die Community manager der @EUCommission abstimmen und ihnen den Ruecken staerken?

Ich finde das grossartig, wie die ihre Arbeit hier durchziehen. Den Link fuer die Award-Abstimmung findet ihr hier 👉https://enonet.eu/survey/index.php/227332?lang=en und Hannahs Team ist das Projekt Nummer 32.

Gerne boosten!

Danke fuer euren Support!

@evan I understand your intention behind tags.pub. And honestly, if you want to offer this service I'm fine with it. But I think to roll it out as an OptOut service is the wrong way. As this is it that annoys people. All people criticising this "service" tried to get rid of it and it didn't work. But I learnt it's fixed in the meantime.
However: As far as I understood your intention is to make hashtags more visible all over the #Fediverse as in certain cases they aren't visible on all instances. This is obviously a weakness of the Activitypub protocol according to Hashtags. So this should lead to an improvement of the protocol.
However, probably the most people don't have a problem with it. That's why I think your service should be an OptIn service as I described this morning already.
I don't know what it would mean to eliminate the design weakness of the ActivityPub protocol. But this should be done. And once it's done tags.pub is no longer neccessary.
@march @tux @bewitchedmind @feb

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Michael Geist: “The disconnect is dizzying: the government cannot claim privacy as a fundamental right in the morning and enact mandatory metadata retention that overrides it in the afternoon.”
# privacy # digitalri...”

https://cosocial.ca/@mike_vlasman/116692046386571921

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"Aggressive caching for a Mastodon reverse proxy: what to cache, what to never cache, and why content negotiation will eventually betray you"

A 34 min read

Coming tomorrow, on IT Notes!

#ITNotes #StayTuned #Mastodon #Fediverse #nginx #IT #SysAdmin

🔆 #FediTips for https://PrivacySafe.Social & the #fediverse

“Do you want to copy your followed hashtags from one Mastodon account to another Mastodon account? This was previously impossible to do automatically, but there is now an unofficial tool that lets you do this: ➡️ https...”

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips/116692901952615639

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Bienvenidos a masto.es, servidor de Mastodon para hispanohablantes de temática general.

Ampliación del límite de caracteres en una publicación a 2000 caracteres.

https://masto.es

Acerca de: https://masto.es/about
Administrado por: @rober

#FeaturedServer #Español #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse

🇬🇧 Ever wondered how burningboard.net actually runs?

Fully self-hosted in Germany, no trackers, no external logging. Isolated FreeBSD jails, a strict firewall, ZFS and encrypted off-site backups (restore-tested twice a year). Sovereign and transparent. All the details: https://meta.burningboard.net/infrastruktur.html

🇩🇪 Wie läuft burningboard.net eigentlich?

Komplett selbst gehostet, in Deutschland, ohne Tracker und ohne externes Logging. Isolierte FreeBSD-Jails, strikte Firewall, ZFS und verschlüsselte Offsite-Backups (2x im Jahr per Restore getestet). Souverän und transparent. Alle Details: https://meta.burningboard.net/infrastruktur.html

#mastoadmin #freebsd #zfs #gdpr #digitalsovereignty #fediverse

Der di.day bietet nun auch die Möglichkeit sich als Helfer_in einzutragen. Ihr findet mich hier: https://experts.di.day/experts/17

Tragt euch doch auch ein, damit wir möglichst vielen Menschen helfen können ihr digitales Leben etwas freier und sicherer zu gestalten.

#di #diday #dutgemacht #linux #fediverse #selfhosting

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“"[C]riminal cover up." "Attorneys representing Jarius Brown, a man who was beaten to the point of hospitalization by the DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office in September 2019, are accusing the Louisiana State Police of helpi...”

https://mastodon.social/@harmscommitted/116688575435683479

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““Do not let the word ’ metadata’ reassure you. # Metadata is the 2 a.m. phone call, the clinic you contacted, the lawyer you retained, the organizer you met and the journalist you trusted,” he told MPs.
“A mandate t...”

https://mstdn.party/@GoWeaponsHot/116687992584804836

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⚠️ Word is from Admins and Mods, bot farm accounts are becoming a real problem so the advice I'm hearing is, carefully vet new accounts following you and any you might want to follow.

#Fediverse #Mastodon

edit: Look below this post--I will add a couple articles about how to spot a bot account

⚠️

An article about how to spot a bot account:

edit: I think the article I added below this one is better

#BotAccount #fediverse #Mastodon
#Bots
#SocialMedia

https://stateofsurveillance.org/guides/basic/bot-network-detection-social-media/

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“A whiff of mystery? NYC cops investigate groups entering sewers at night
The investigation follows the emergence of surveillance footage, which was circulated on social media, appearing to show a group of men climbing o...”

https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@glnews_mirror/116687674000141247

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Servers currently using Starling:
https://starling.fediverse.observer/list

#Starling #PHP #fediverse #ActivityPub #ATProtocol

Here some #ducks for #fediverse shot with @halide.

My free trial has ended, and I’m still not sure about this camera app. It is not for everyday use for sure, because a lot of photos will require editing after the shoot. Still, the results are beautiful. I’m dreaming about #fujifilm #X100VI. #halidemarkiii has reminded me about pictures I saw taken by that legendary camera.

I’m trying to justify buying the subscription. And maybe resurrect my #Pixelfed account =)

#photography

@evan Maybe you don’t think it’s possible, but it happens. That’s why I added the hashtag #Fediverse to all of my replies to you. The domain tags.pub is blocked by me and your bots are going on boosting me.
An other user already mentioned that even your proposed hashtags in the profile don’t stop your Bot army from boosting.

@evan As I already wrote as an answer to another of your messages. It's not only about the notifications. And switching of notifications from all users that don't follow me just to get rid of the notifications of your "Bot army" cuts me fully off from a function that I want. Sorry, but this is one reason why i call your bots intrusive.

And maybe think about that not everybody is being interested in this "range extender" mayby the most users are happy as it is. And now, due to the bot they get something that they don't want at all.
As I already wrote in an other reply: Rethink the design of the bot and do it as an optIn Bot. Who's in the #Fediverse and still thinks that range matters can use it. But stop forcing it to the whole Fediverse. Again: That is intrusive.
@tux @jools @tux@anonsys.net

@evan I just double checked. Your Domain "tags.pub" is blocked by me (screenshot). Your bots are boosting my posts anyway. Also on one of my two threads I started about this topic yesterday a user mentioned that adding the No..... Hashtags to the profile doesn't work and don't stop the bots from boosting.
I also know that there are users that moved to post private now due to being annoyed of your bots. That means that I won't see any hashtags of these users anymore as I don't follow them and don't want to follow them.

So that clearly shows me that your "Bot armee" has a destructive and destroyable influence to the #Fediverse

Smaller instances can use relays to extend their range. To program an "agressive Bot armee" like this isn't helpful at all. Such a bot instance should always be OptIn only!

And oping out by using hashtags on the profile isn't what the profile is meant for!

Maybe you should rethink this project and stop it before it's ruining even more than it already did!

🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“A whiff of mystery? NYC cops investigate groups entering sewers at night
The investigation follows the emergence of surveillance footage, which was circulated on social media, appearing to show a group of men climbing o...”

https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@glusnews_mirror/116687472259431591

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“Home Depot And Lowe’s Are Reading Your Plates, And Connecticut Wants Answers The concern isn’t just that the cameras exist, but how long the information is stored, who can access it, and whether it’s ultimately ending u...”

https://mastodon.social/@gtbarry/116687245907524305

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Meta workers can opt out of being tracked at work up to 30 min (bbc.com) https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/c93x0k19 4yno # surveillance # meta # tracking # privacy # work”

https://mas.to/@vnzn/116687017158591252

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“The government wants more power to spy on you. Contact your senators at the link. # ACLU # surveillance # privacy
https:// action.aclu.org/send-message/s top-mass-warrantless-surveillance-reform-section-70...”

https://mstdn.social/@Bongolian/116686857027820466

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“US/Canada Border To Be Militarized # News # TechNews # Canada # USA # Surveillance # Military https:// youtu.be/HEFWiR5Yuvo”

https://mastodon.social/@NickAEsp/116686707973521072

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🛡️ #Cybersecurity news & tips across the #fediverse

“Oh wonderful :( "A group of scientists in Germany have discovered that standard Wi-Fi routers can be used to identify humans by studying the way radio waves reflect off our bodies." https:// mymodernmet.com/wifi-acc...”

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Some of you have been asking why the #EU digital policy account isn't on the #Fediverse..
Well, today they are! Go follow the official #DigitalEU account: @digitaleu for updates about #OpenSource, #Tech and #DigitalSovereignty, and much more!
Today is a good day for the open source community. Stay tuned for more announcements.

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A screenshot of the first post of @DigitalEU Hello Fediverse! Your @EUCommission account for all things tech and digital is here. Stay tuned, big news are coming! The visual they use features a classical painting with the text: Here we are! Everything Digital & More!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116686738841941842

According to the @EUCommission #TechSovereignty package, released today, the #EU is currently reliant on foreign providers for over 80% of its critical digital products, services, and infrastructure. We're thrilled to see the Commission acknowledge that this is an issue, and lay out a strategy to fix it.

We view this announcement as validation of Mastodon’s mission at the highest level; the Commission’s strategy is grounded in European values that Mastodon shares including security, sustainability, and human-centric design.

What’s more, the EU's explicit strategy is to build and deeply invest in #OpenSource offerings across the entire technology stack. The significant nature of this commitment provides institutional validation and will bring significant policy, funding, and competitive advantages to open source projects like #Mastodon.

#Fediverse #OpenWeb #SocialWeb #SocialMedia #FOSS #OSS

How do you translate automatically on Mastodon ? #fedi #fediverse #mastodon

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“Hundreds of thousands of EU jobs at risk, Commission to warn https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-jobs-risk-energy-industry-green-transition-economy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Comp...”

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The @EUCommission just released a statement positioning open source as central to #Europe’s #TechSovereignty.

We couldn’t agree more. #OpenSource is critical to a robust and independent society.

Here’s our full statement: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/europes-new-tech-strategy-puts-open-source-front-and-centre/

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenWeb #DigitalSovereignty

@digitaleu Welcome to the #Fediverse, colleagues! 🐘 💜 It's a good day for #DigitalSovereignty

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“Come out and share your opinion on Flock on June 25, let’s pack the house! Do your research, and come prepared with facts and data to make this a fruitful discussion. # Flock # surveillance # ALPR # 29palms ...”

https://mastodon.social/@deflock29/116682399152571284

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“Liberals accused of rushing hot-button police data interception bill
The Liberal government is being accused of rushing through Parliament a deeply controversial bill that would make it easier for police and spies to ta...”

https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@cbcpolitics_mirror/116682019884153442

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“There was even a Simpsons meme related to this: “Won't somebody please think of the children?!”
⸺ Helen Lovejoy # privacy # spying # surveillance # WontSomeonePleaseThinkOfTheChildren”

https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116681930669121399

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“RE: https:// mastodon.social/@eff/116681830 635448558 Spying and mass surveillance are often rebranded as “child safety”. # privacy # spying # surveillance”

https://mastodon.social/@reiver/116681877289847476

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Der #Microsoft Deal mit Bayern ist geplatzt und ich finde ihr solltest das wissen... falls ihr es nicht schon mitbekommen habt 👉 https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/bayern/sieg-fuer-die-digitale-vernunft-bayern-laesst-deal-mit-us-software-hersteller-platzen-art-1135125

Moin #Fediverse und euch einen gesunden Start in diesen Mittwoch. Alles wird gut!

RE: https://loma.ml/display/373ebf56-956a-1fad-06a7-400855033888

Diese Bot-Instanz „tags.pub“ betreibt allen ernstes fast 350.000 Boost-Bots. Und Instanz blocken hilft nicht um die los zu werden.
Hilfe! Lasst uns so einen Dreck aus dem #Fediverse schmeißen, bevor es durch sowas zerstört wird.

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“Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re recording" https://www. techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the -day-by-oracle-co-founder-larry-ellison-citizens-will-be-on-their-best-behavior-because-we...”

https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/116681776814170704

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“Exclusive-Meta tool to track employee mouse clicks on collision course with EU privacy rules Meta employees have complained that MCI was consuming so much data that it was causing their home internet usage to spike, in ...”

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@broodcoffee/116454754564011275

@mutualaid@ovo.st @mutualaid@fedigroups.social
@mutualaid@a.gup.pe @mutual_aid @MutualAidNet

Hoping I get 20 folks able to spare $20 each so I can finally pay off my loan before 06/12

Can't cover interests/penalty for late payment as I wish to get thru this month (tryin to be functional w/ depression & all)

Pls help 💸💕

https://ko-fi.com/broodcoffee/goal

#MutualAidRequest #crowdfund #FediAid #HelpFolksLive2026 #mutualaid #FediHelp #fediverse #BIPOCMA #MutualAidSavesLives #maboost #spoonie #kofi #helpneeded #directaid #SignalBoost

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“A walking tour of surveillance infrastructure in Seattle https:// coveillance.org/a-walking-tour -of-surveillance-infrastructure-in-seattle/ # HackerNews # surveillance # Seattle # privacy # technolo...”

https://mastodon.social/@h4ckernews/116680891734737325

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“Side quest: Home Assistant with Reolink cameras and Frigate (AI object and event classification). To catch the jerk of a dog who has sneaking food from tables. Detects only dogs and alerts my phone. I have a renote c...”

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Ihr kenn die Instanz „tags.pub“? Das ist diese Domain, die Hunderte von Bots betreibt, nur um bestimmte Hashtags zu boosten.
DAS NERVT!

Ich habe schon die ganze Domain tags.pub blockiert, um diese ganzen scheiß Boost Bots die dort alle laufen los zu werden. Die Boosten mich immer noch. Ich will das nicht. Warum wird die Blockade der ganzen Domain ignoriert? Muss ich diese Hunderte von Drecksbots wirklich alle einzeln blockieren?
Oder können wir die Instanz einfach mal aus dem #Fediverse schmeißen?

Kann man irgendwie einen generellen Complain gegen so eine Instanz machen?

#followerpower #fedihelp #genervt

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“I can see # bigtech forking into two distinct camps, # left and # capitalist Tech has been resoundingly # leftist since day one, decades ago. We're not happy with the way the greedy capitalist pigs have tw...”

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Scientists have finally cracked the case on a bizarre geological mystery! 🗺️🔍

For decades, a series of strange earthquakes have been hitting Utah, and researchers couldn't figure out why. Now, it turns out that the massive drying up of the Great Salt Lake is actually causing the Earth's crust to rebound and flex, triggering these tremors! 🤯🌊

Read the full breakdown of how human-driven climate changes are literally moving the ground beneath us: https://www.vice.com/en/article/scientists-finally-figured-out-why-strange-earthquakes-have-been-hitting-utah-for-decades/ 🌐

#Utah #NaturalDisaster #ScienceNews #Geology #NatureMysteries #ClimateChange #Fediverse

Still looking for a new home for PeerTube

#fediverse #peertube

NEW FAV

#Mastodon #Fediverse #Meme

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@tomstafford

The #Fediverse is the best place to be connected to other cats

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