openSUSE Linux<p>From cost savings to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> management: how <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> succeeded where <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Windows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Windows</span></a> struggled in real-world deployments. Watch the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TheGreatMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheGreatMigration</span></a> Parts I & II on the practical path to migration. <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/oSC25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oSC25</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/openSUSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSUSE</span></a> <a href="https://youtu.be/2HHle_OmqRE?si=TXfylAA2TBU4sS22" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/2HHle_OmqRE?si=TXfylA</span><span class="invisible">A2TBU4sS22</span></a></p>
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contrapunctus ✊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/discord" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Discord</a> users, <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/xmpp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMPP</a> is <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/federated" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federated</a> and immune to this kind of <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/enshittification" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#enshittification</a> ! 🙂</p><p>Move yourself, move your friends, move your communities. To all <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/centralized" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralized</a> and <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/proprietary" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#proprietary</a> networks, declare - “Never again!”</p><p><a href="https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Quick and Easy Guide to Jabber/XMPP</a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@emaytch/114747736099579585" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@emaytch/114747736099579585</a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>Everyone share everywhere:</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/YRJHIJy5Nno" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/YRJHIJy5Nno</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_elena" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>_elena</span></a></span> 's primer on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a></p><p>In an ideal world everyone would leave the lying, spying, manipulating <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigot</span></a>'s playground that is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialMedia</span></a> </p><p>so let us get the word out and make it happen!</p>
contrapunctus ✊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️<p><span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.ml/@fgntfg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fgntfg</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a class="u-url mention" href="https://gts.skobk.in/@tennoseremel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tennoseremel</span></a></span> As someone who uses XMPP as their <em>only</em> chat and calling medium, I beg to differ 😉</p><p>Also, people are now quitting <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/telegram" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Telegram</a> because of their AI bullshit. Like any <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/centralized" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#centralized</a> platform, it was bound to abuse its users sooner or later. <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/federated" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Federated</a> protocols like <a class="hashtag" href="https://fe.disroot.org/tag/xmpp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMPP</a> are the only sensible option.</p><p>I suggest you come and rediscover XMPP. Check out some good clients and servers -<br><a href="https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html#getting-started" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html#getting-started</a></p><p>And find yourself some channels -<br><a href="http://search.jabber.network/tags/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://search.jabber.network/tags/</a></p>
contrapunctus ✊🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@dgar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dgar</span></a></span> Love the variety of synonyms for "died" 😆</p><p>Lessons to be learned - <br>• Boycott <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> software - use <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/FreedomRespecting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomRespecting</span></a> software (a.k.a. <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/Libre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Libre</span></a> / <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> / <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a>) which is free of corporate control, and <br>• Boycott <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> services - use <a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/federated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>federated</span></a> services so you aren't locked into one service.</p><p><a href="https://en.osm.town/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> is still around, and thriving.<br><a href="https://contrapunctus.codeberg.page/the-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">contrapunctus.codeberg.page/th</span><span class="invisible">e-quick-and-easy-guide-to-xmpp.html</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hear-me.social/@debby" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>debby</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Mumble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mumble</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRC</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a> (+OMEMO = <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a>) & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Linphone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Linphone</span></a> (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIP</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoIP</span></a>) are the better options. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NextcloudTalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NextcloudTalk</span></a> also exist and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> as well as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Stuxhost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Stuxhost</span></a></span> offer that.</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Session" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Session</span></a> are <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solutions!</p></li><li><p>And <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Matrix</span></a> is just a shittier <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a>. Give <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>delta</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DeltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaChat</span></a> a try instead.</p></li></ul><p>OfC <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/JitsiMeet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JitsiMeet</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WebCall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebCall</span></a> are also great!</p><p><a href="https://webcall.timur.mobi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">webcall.timur.mobi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Éric Freyssinet<p>Une indication de plus que Bluesky ne sera jamais décentralisé, l'entreprise va valider des tiers (Trusted Verifier) pour afficher des coches de vérification.</p><p><a href="https://www.bsky.social/about/blog/04-21-2025-verification" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bsky.social/about/blog/04-21-2</span><span class="invisible">025-verification</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlueSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueSky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralized</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/blog/lukadjo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lukadjo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.wales/@ApAlun" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ApAlun</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Crispius" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Crispius</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@fedilore" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fedilore</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@freeagent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>freeagent</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@vfrmedia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>vfrmedia</span></a></span> </p><p>just an idea</p><p>(not an original one):</p><p>the problem with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/algorithms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algorithms</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialMedia</span></a> is that they can be manipulated</p><p>on the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> why not have a menu of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openSource</span></a> algorithms that anyone can write (audited so they are genuinely manipulation-free)?</p><p>people can freely choose one, and they can sink into their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algorithm</span></a> stupor</p><p>if that's what they want</p><p>is there harm in that?</p><p>i'm not saying they *have* to do that</p>
Jon Juarez<p>Decentralization against AI:</p><p>Big Tech's sole interest is to control the narratives through biases, algorithms, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a>.<br>In the past, they bought newspapers and journalists; now they buy platforms and bots. But without users, they have no value. Underfeeding <a href="https://mas.to/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> networks is the way against AI⚡️ <br>1/5 ⬇️</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> It's not <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/disinfo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinfo</span></a> when one points out that you demand <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumbers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneNumbers</span></a> from Users and that is literally a architectural vulnerability, alongside your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centralized</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a>.</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> being a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Solution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solution</span></a> is literally the reason why I consider it <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/insecure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insecure</span></a>.</li></ul><p>Not to mention the lack of <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a> support with an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a> or the willingness to fulfill <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cyberfacist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberfacist</span></a> <em>"Embargoes"</em> or shilling a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> named <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileCoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobileCoin</span></a>!</p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a> <em>is</em> the illicit activity!!!</li></ul><p>And don't get me started on the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cyberfacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyberfacism</span></a> that is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a>.</p><ul><li>If you were secure, criminals would've used your platform so hard, it would've been shutdown like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EncroChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EncroChat</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SkyECC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyECC</span></a>.</li></ul><p>I may nit have allvthe.evidence yet, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> stenches like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AN%C3%98M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ANØM</span></a>: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Honeypot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Honeypot</span></a>-esque!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@ueeu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ueeu</span></a></span> I think crucial parts is looking at it's components, dependencies, size and for apps permissions.</p><ul><li>Also make shure it uses <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenStandards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenStandards</span></a>, because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> can be just a <em>"smoke grenade"</em> when it's a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/proprietary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>proprietary</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solution.</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReproduceableBuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproduceableBuilds</span></a> for example are important, so the actually released source code is what people actually get served as basis.</p><ul><li>Both of the latter points are something that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> does perfectly and that <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> completely fails at!</li></ul><p>Plus in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>, choose *real <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/E2EE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>E2EE</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfCustody" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfCustody</span></a> of all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Keys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keys</span></a>!</p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@tshirtman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tshirtman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@mloxton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mloxton</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.io/@tarheel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tarheel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>inthehands</span></a></span> </p><p>agreed. in this regard, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialMedia</span></a> can be a force multiplier for good as well as what it is now: a force multiplier for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a></p><p>but that makes our communities a target</p><p>so we need something like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> where we can squash the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trolls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trolls</span></a> without the "fReEzEpEaCh!" <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigoted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigoted</span></a> morons and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> social media indifference or tacit support for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ignorance</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a></p><p>we need the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> to grow</p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Oneleggedjedi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Oneleggedjedi</span></a></span> </p><p>Welcome.</p><p>It's not perfect here.</p><p>Nowhere is.</p><p>You'll find many others here in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanctuary</span></a> like yourself, and myself.</p><p>Together we can take <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> beyond mere sanctuary and grow to kill <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialMedia</span></a>.</p><p>I know, I know.</p><p>One can dream.</p><p>I need this dream. Many of us do.</p><p>We'll dream together.</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@dalias" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dalias</span></a></span> I <em>sincerely disagree</em> because none of my claims got debunked and no evidence against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> have come up to me as of today.</p><ul><li><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> being a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solution subject to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> by virtue of being located in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <em>WILL NOT JUST BLOW UP IN PEOPLES FACES, BUT GET PEOPLE KILLED</em> under <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a>!</li></ul><p>I hope to be proven wrong, but up until now I've always been at the position of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBgeCZW3upg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">saying</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ToldYaSo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToldYaSo</span></a>!</p><ul><li>Whereas with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> you have way stricter <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtection</span></a> (cuz there are no <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataProtevtionLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataProtevtionLaws</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> that actually get enforced, otherwise <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>'s minions.would've been jailed of not killed for trespassing and hacking critical systems!) <em>AND</em> unlike <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a>, <a href="https://monovles.eu" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">monocles</a> doesn't demand any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> whatsoever! <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/113999675511028742" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1139996</span><span class="invisible">75511028742</span></a></li></ul><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.laurenweinstein.org/@lauren" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lauren</span></a></span></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@SearingTruth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SearingTruth</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@hamishb" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>hamishb</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@JapanProf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>JapanProf</span></a></span> </p><p>i disagree</p><p>if something is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a> it can't be taken over by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a></p><p>that's a huge difference in my view</p><p>you're worried about the dominant human sentiment</p><p>positive aspects of human sentiment can become dominant again in a system where <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ignorance</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indecency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indecency</span></a> is warded against, rather than amplified on purpose by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrat</span></a> agendas like on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a></p><p>a system like the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> *has* to grow</p><p>to save us</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rysiek</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://circumstances.run/@agturcz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>agturcz</span></a></span> that's not how you fix <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliteracy</span></a>, espechally since things changed for the better.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>monocles</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>monoclesChat</span></a> & <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gajim</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gajim</span></a> are quite easy, whereas <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>signalapp</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> demands <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> in the form of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Phone</span></a> number which is more often than not not legally obtainable without <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KYC</span></a>"</em> aka. <em>"forced <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SelfDoxxing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SelfDoxxing</span></a>"</em> all whilst being an extremely <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleVendor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleVendor</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SingleProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SingleProvider</span></a> solution that falls under <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CloudAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CloudAct</span></a> ant thus <em>cannot</em> adhere to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BDSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BDSG</span></a>!</p><ul><li>Sorry, but <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechPopulism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechPopulism</span></a>"</em> alike <a href="https://mstdn.social/@rysiek/113869169340313254" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><code>"JuSt UsE sIgNaL !"</code></a> won't fix <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliteracy</span></a> but rather provide false sense of security to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> when the <em>correct solution</em> is to teach <em>proper</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechLiteracy</span></a> like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cryptoparty@chaos.social</span></a></span> / <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.earth/@cryptoparty" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>cryptoparty@mastodon.earth</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CryptoParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoParty</span></a> does...</li></ul><p>Otherwise we'd only perpetuate the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Lifecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lifecycle</span></a> as has happened with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIM</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ICQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICQ</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBM</span></a> and so many more...</p><ul><li>Mark my words, cuz I've been proven correct up to this point.</li></ul><p>If <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Signal</span></a> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Mer__edith</span></a></span> <em>actually cared</em>, they would've setup their system <em>truly decentralized</em> as an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OnionService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnionService</span></a> over <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@torproject" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>torproject</span></a></span> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tor</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/THXBYE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>THXBYE</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EOD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ITsec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITsec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ComSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DigitalSnakeoil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalSnakeoil</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeSec</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gooba42" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gooba42</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Harrybear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Harrybear</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://threads.net/@thebadastronomer/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>thebadastronomer</span></a></span></p><p>and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/moderation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>moderation</span></a></p><p>for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plutocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plutocrat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> moderation is a cost center. the imperative is to reduce cost</p><p>so they say "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a>"</p><p>aka: the most antifreedom <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigot</span></a> can spew their mental vomit</p><p>doesn't matter: it's just about less mods to hire</p><p>furthermore <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> attracts <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drama</span></a>, drama attracts attention and emotional thrall</p><p>rotting our psychology, society, politics-</p><p>but</p><p>that thrall means they get to serve you more ads</p>
Raccoon🏳️🌈<p>I may have already posted this, but a good metric to consider with an organization I've been thinking about lately is, "how fucked would you be if the person in charge suddenly became a full on Nazi?"</p><p>With a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> Network like <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/BlueSky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlueSky</span></a>, where you can't just pick up and go somewhere else, you are absolutely fucked. Everything you have work to build on that network is now part of a Nazi Network, whose systems are run by Nazis for the Nazi effort. This is what happened on <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitter</span></a>: the company was bought by a Nazi who made it a Nazi propaganda mill.</p><p>With a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/decentralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralized</span></a> network like <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>, you don't have that problem.</p><p>Even if Eugen Rochko randomly decided that, instead of photos, he was into bringing back the Third Reich, and that <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> would now be software explicitly for pushing the white supremacist agenda, we would just move on and let the forks pick up where he'd left off.</p><p>Even if the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> team became a White Semen Cult of some kind, the protocol is public: we'd be fine.</p>
Darrell Bowles<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>FediTips</span></a></span> Yes but if you are only on one server, and your server goes down, you and your users are screwed, unless you are on every single blasted server! <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/disadvantages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disadvantages</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@eloquence" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>eloquence</span></a></span></p><p>this <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whataboutism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whataboutism</span></a> blows my mind</p><p>your rationale is the same as "sure russia invaded ukraine, but we can't go after them because usa and china are also bad"</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> is rat poison</p><p>kill it</p><p>that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> is also rat poison and should also be killed has absolutely zero bearing on that</p><p>i cannot for the life of me comprehend this showboating on some sort of impotent high mindedness over tiktok, merely because other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/centralized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>centralized</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> shit still exists</p><p>utterly alien and absurd</p>
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